I have installed the latest .deb Google Earth from Google, but the Google window is black (where the earth should be) Plus all 3D options are greyed out.
I have checked my graphics card, and 3D is enabled.
As shown here:
pst007x@pst007x-ubuntu64:~$ /usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p
OpenGL vendor string: Tungsten Graphics, Inc
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) Ironlake Mobile
OpenGL version string: 2.1 Mesa 7.11
Not software rendered: yes
Not blacklisted: yes
GLX fbconfig: yes
GLX texture from pixmap: yes
GL npot or rect textures: yes
GL vertex program: yes
GL fragment program: yes
GL vertex buffer object: yes
GL framebuffer object: yes
GL version is 1.4+: yes
Unity 3D supported: yes
pst007x@pst007x-ubuntu64:~$ I have never been able to get Google earth to work on Radeon, Nvidia and Intel cards.
I have followed installation instructions, but no luck.
What is odd that in the options menu, the 3D settings page is all greyed out, I am unable to select any option.
I have looked at other threads and no answers.
I have set my DNS to manual, ipv6 is off....
I am at a loss on this one...
UPDATE:
I now get the error: We are unable to connect to the Google Earth servers
However I do not use a Proxy. I tried opening all ports in my routers firewall.
Still only a black window.
Now using Ubuntu 11.10 64bit..
36 Answers
Which (or any) of these methods have you tried?
Method A: (download binaries)
wget -q -O - | sudo apt-key add -
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list'
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install lsb-core
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs (needed for Ubuntu 11.10, 64bit)
sudo apt-get install google-earth-stableMethod B: (download & compile)
sudo apt-get install build-essential lsb-core
sudo apt-get install googleearth-package
sudo make-googleearth-package --forceYou may need to install 3D drivers if you have an Nvidia or Radeon card.
2you can also check if all the required libraries are properly linked to the executable with ldd /opt/google/earth/free/googleearth-bin , in particular look for the links with the GL related libraries.
Which country are you at? I have found out that it behaves that way with the error(We are unable to connect to the Google Earth servers) popping up each time it tries to connect due to some country censorship of 'Google Earth'.
1Found the problem. ISP DNS is rubbish! Changed my DNS and worked! OPENDNS nameservers are always: 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220, SITE LINK:
In router: Internet IP Address
Get Dynamically from ISP: yesDomain Name Server (DNS) Address
Get Automatically from ISP: yes
