[Solved 17 DEC] Googleearth blues -- 64-bit, Nvidia GTX-480

[dibl]

If you look at the removed packages, when I did the "apt-get -f install", radiotray was on the list of stuff that was ripped out.  You always have to look carefully at the removals when you use -f install.

I actually use radiotray more than Googleearth, so if this situation doesn't change in a few days or a week, Googleearth may go back where it came from.

[cylverbak]

Off topic I know but thanks for Radio Tray. Wasn't aware of it. Very nice!

[towo]

GE can easy be installed, if you package it on a 32bit system and install the resulting 32bit deb.

[reddark]

install bzip2:i386 file:i386 x11-utils:i386
success ...

Google-earth: no chance ;(

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Major Version 7
Minor Version 0
Build Number 0001
Build Date Oct 29 2012
Build Time 19:13:39
OS Type 3
OS Major Version 3
OS Minor Version 6
OS Build Version 0
OS Patch Version 0
Crash Signal 11
Crash Time 1354033311
Up Time 1,35547

Stacktrace from glibc:
./libgoogleearth_free.so(+0x1e9cfb)[0xf75f9cfb]
./libgoogleearth_free.so(+0x1e9f43)[0xf75f9f43]
[0xf77b4400]


[dibl]

GE can easy be installed, if you package it on a 32bit system and install the resulting 32bit deb.

Aha -- good to know, thanks towo.  I tried that earlier and it did not work, but I believe you that it will work today.

[dibl]

Today, 17 DEC 2012, it seems to be fixed, on my 64-bit system with Nvidia graphics.

First, install googleearth-package, lsb-core, ia32-libs-gtk, and libfreeimage3.

Then, as user, run "make-googleearth-package".  As root, install the package with dpkg.

This reminds me of the old saying ... "patience is a virtue".  

[GoinEasy9]

Thanks for the confirmation dibl, I hope to try it as soon as I get some free time.  GoogleEarth was the only program I wasn't able to get running in 64 bit.  If it works for me, that will make my conversion from 32 to 64 bit complete.  \o/ Yay.