Problem Running Google Earth

[br_prashant]

I have a problem running google earth on suse 10.3
i downloaded the GoogleEarthLinux.bin file
used
chmod
then
./
It did the install to my home/user_name/google-earth/*
also a link was given to my desktop
now when i open google eart form the desktop or from the menu or from the console it logs out and reaches hte login screen asking for my password
It logs in as if it is a new session

I also logged on to the root and did the install . Again the same issue.

[daark.child]

This could be caused by your graphics settings. What graphics card do you have and is the glx extension enabled in your /etc/X11/xorg.conf.

[gogalthorp]

I think you need 3D acceleration. Have you installed the Video driver for your card or chip set?

[br_prashant]

/etc/X11/xorg.conf.

Has

Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "extmod"
Load "glx"
EndSection

Section "Device"
BoardName "GeForce Go 6150"
BusID "0:5:0"
Driver "nv"
Identifier "Device[0]"
VendorName "NVidia"
EndSection


Also...

Section "Extensions"
EndSection

The extensions are empty!

[daark.child]

You are using the opensource nv driver which does not support some 3d stuff. Install the official nvidia driver. The instructions are available here.

[br_prashant]

Hmm... somehow i did get the driver installed and got it to work.
But i really dint know what i did to install it. As in the behind the scenes..
I just did what ever was told....
I had no clue to what was happening.If Anyone could explain what exactly should have happened and why it should have happened it would be nice.

And also a thanks dark.child.
As for gogalthorp- I din't quiet get your point. I am not asking you why you asked it. The thing is i dont know the difference between the card and chipset!!!

Prashant.

[gogalthorp]

Card is the video card you have. Because some video is on the mother board rather then a separate card you need to know the chip set used for video.

Some chip sets either on the mother board or on card may require earlier video drivers because the newest drivers do not support them.


If you used the one click method it just installs it. What do you want to know?

If you use the hard method you are down loading the installer and then running it. Which installs the driver. Running sax2 modifies your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file which defines what driver and options are to be used. This can also be done by hand in a text editor if you know what you are doing.

[br_prashant]

Okay , I get teh chipset and card difference.Now that google started working i dont think i need to get a older driver but some other problem and ill chek up with this.

I installed it the hard way.

This can also be done by hand in a text editor if you know what you are doing.

What should i have done if if had to be don by myself like you told..
Having an installer means you are giving control to something else, right?.

[gogalthorp]

Navigate to /etc/X11

open the file called xorg.conf

take a look This is where your keyboard, mouse and Video drivers are setup.

This can be edited if you have root level access. If you do not know what you are doing or at least have detail instructions it is best to let the utilities like sax2 do the actual changes. If you do make changes you should alway backup the current file so that you can restore it if you mess something up.

[br_prashant]

Oh! so sax2 is a utility program like say YAST ... Correct?
sax2 takes care of the hardware setup as that is what it is designed to do.
But if ill have to do the work like unwrapping and installing a file onto the computer then ill have to setup the /et/X11/ folder by myself.
Am i right?