Am 15.02.2013 16:44, schrieb Jonathan Ryshpan: > On Thu, 2013-02-14 at 21:49 -0500, Mark LaPierre wrote: >> On 02/14/2013 08:03 AM, Jonathan Ryshpan wrote: >>> I have just installed the proprietary nvidia drivers on an x86_64 >>> system, and have found that google-earth runs correctly when invoked by >>> any user except me (root, guest, etc.), but not when invoked by me (that >>> is jonrysh). The symptom is that when invoked jonrysh everything works >>> correctly (sidebar, top bar, tour guide, etc) EXCEPT for the main >>> window, which is supposed to show the world image; this window is black. >>> When invoked by any other user, google-earth runs exactly as expected. >>> >>> The problem is not bad data in ~/.googleearth; when .googleearth is >>> deleted from my home directory things continue as before. >>> >>> System Details >>> CPU: AMD 64-bits, 4 core >>> Video: GeForce 8400GS >>> OpSys: Fedora 17 with all updates >>> Driver: kmod-nvidia-3.7.3-101.fc17.x86_64-304.64-2.fc17.5.x86_64 >>> >>> Has anyone else seen this? What's the best way to investigate? >> >> The problem is some setting in your home environment if it works for all >> other users. Delete your home and star over. > > So much is obvious. I had hoped to avoid having to recreate my > environment, which has taken me a lot of work to get right. "ls -lha ~/" if there any google folder? delete this folder kill the whole userhome for one application is an idiotic suggestion - nearly any user application has it's setting in /home/username/.appname and after delete this folder the specific application is reset
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