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ebill · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:16 pm Post subject: Google Earth

Does Google Earth work with Xandros?

I tried installing the binary file but it does not run the program. Anyone else tried this of have a solution?

Edward
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Cloudy Wizzard · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:17 pm Post subject:

what exactly did you try ?

When downloading a binary from the internet you need to set the "execute" bit before you can run it (chmod +x filename.bin).

it's also possible that the version of Google Earth is to new for your xandros, what version are you using ?
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ebill · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:02 pm Post subject: Google Earth

That worked great! I'm now enjoying the maps!

Thanks much..

Edward
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Cloudy Wizzard · Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:54 am Post subject:

n/p

It's an extra security feature added into Linux.

By default any binary (executable) that you download is stripped from the "execute" bit so you can not accidentally execute it (this makes it a bit harder to get an unwanted sruff like a trojan or virus).
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stickyman · Xplorer Joined: 24 May 2009 Posts: 1

how do you set the execute option this maybe my problem with google earth and other programmes.
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jeffrisk · Xplorer Joined: 22 May 2009 Posts: 1

Its a good software to see your location. There are 18 layers that It is using to show all over the world images. Its getting new 2009 images are very good quality. Also use Three Dimensional. That is very good.
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Davepet · Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 5:33 am Post subject: Re: how to set execute option

Emilio123 · Xplorer Joined: 03 Aug 2009 Posts: 19

Google earth is unbelievably exact...sometimes it scares me..you can find everywhere on the earth.
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smschmidt · Xplorer Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Posts: 42

fihlp · Xplorer Joined: 17 Aug 2009 Posts: 3

hi, it works well for me.

sellyanes · Xplorer Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 1

O.k., I've installed and re-installed Google Earth and 'googleearthspeedfix' about ten times, always with the same result (how do you define 'insanity'?) The GE install goes seamlessly, installing to /opt/google-earth. The speedfix also seems to go without a hitch. Anyway, I end up with 'drm_nowaitVblank.so' in /usr/lib and 'googleearth' (with the 'LD_PRELOAD="./drm_nowwaitVblank.so" modification before "exec "./googleearth-bin S*') in /usr/bin.

1. Google Earth installed in /opt/google-earth.
2. 'drm_nowaitVblank.so' in /usr/lib.
3. 'googleearth' (with appropriate line edit) in /usr/bin.

It is so slow as to be totally useless and I get the following error messages:
ERROR: ld.so: object './drm_nowaitVBlank.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded: ignored
Then the usual:
do_wait: drmwaitVBlank returned -1, IRQs don't seem to be working correctly. Try running with LIBGL_THROTTLE_REFRESH and LIB_SYNC_REFRESH unset.

I bought this machine specifically so I could have Google Earth whilst travelling, and will not swap out Xandros for XP. I'm also reluctant to switch to another Linux (i.e. Ubuntu) system.

If anyone should have any useful insights on this conundrum I'd be delighted to hear from you. I'll just be sitting here in front of my computer with a bottle of scotch (figuratively).... Thanks for sharing the post...
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sara_criss · Xplorer Joined: 22 Oct 2008 Posts: 1

googleearth package in the geek connection repository worked very well when I had the default Xandros installed. All the information about adding that repository is in the eeeuser wiki: http://wiki.eeeuser.com/addingxandrosrepos
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schrewkathy · Xplorer Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Posts: 10 Location: UK

Whenever i tried to install google earth, it takes lot of time though i have pretty well configuration.

amisun1 · Xplorer Joined: 06 Oct 2010 Posts: 1

hello evryone

i am new here

anyone can tell me that how to use the google earth ??

thanks for the psting

regards !
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