[ltp] OT: Google Release GoogleEarth Linux

[Alex Deucher]

On 6/13/06, Hugo <hscarrer@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 6/13/06, Tino Keitel <tino.keitel@tikei.de> wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 13, 2006 at 09:43:44 -0300, Hugo wrote:
> > > On 6/13/06, Jiang Qian <qian2@fas.harvard.edu> wrote:
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> > > I got it working too on my T23 (using etch) it runs fine, but I don't
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> > > OpenGL or whatever the name is for hardware accel. My machine has an  S3
> > > Inc. SuperSavage IX/C and apparently it is not possible to get 3D accel
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> > > it. Is this true?
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> > No. It works alt least with XOrg 6.9 and 7.0.
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> > Regards,
> > Tino
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> Great news! from /var/log/Xorg.0.log
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> X Window System Version 7.0.0
> Release Date: 21 December 2005
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> So I should be able to make this work!
> Now how do I do that?
> Maybe Thinkwiki?
> Any pointers?

It should just work with 6.9 or 7.0.  It's probably already enabled.
take a look at your xorg log and see if it says direct rendering is
enabled, if not, post your log.

Alex

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> Thanks a lot
> Hugo
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