On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 07:44:15AM -0800, Jonathan Ryshpan wrote: > 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. you could: 1. create a new user for yourself and see if google-earth works for that user. 2. if so, start moving over your files/etc from your original account 3. make whatever changes to the ENV you need to replicate your original login, keeping track of whether any of them breaks google-earth. 4. if that all works, delete the original account and change the username for the new one. I had to do this once a few years ago, due to something (right now I misremember what) that wouldn't work right for only my login. -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------- The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. ----------------------------- Proverbs 15:3 (niv) ----------------------------- -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org