[ltp] OT: Google Release GoogleEarth Linux

[Brian D. Ropers-Huilman]

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I use the fglrx drivers and can suspend and resume just fine and Google
Earth runs smooth as glass.

T43p with Gentoo and a 2006.0 profile:

x11-misc/googleearth-4_beta
x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.24.8
x11-base/xorg-x11-6.8.2-r7
sys-power/acpid-1.0.4-r3
sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.16-r6

ibis linux # grep -i ACPI /usr/src/linux/.config
# Power management options (ACPI, APM)
# ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) Support
CONFIG_ACPI=y
CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP=y
CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP_PROC_FS=y
# CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP_PROC_SLEEP is not set
CONFIG_ACPI_AC=y
CONFIG_ACPI_BATTERY=y
CONFIG_ACPI_BUTTON=m
CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO=m
# CONFIG_ACPI_HOTKEY is not set
CONFIG_ACPI_FAN=m
CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR=m
CONFIG_ACPI_THERMAL=m
# CONFIG_ACPI_ASUS is not set
CONFIG_ACPI_IBM=y
# CONFIG_ACPI_TOSHIBA is not set
CONFIG_ACPI_BLACKLIST_YEAR=0
# CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG is not set
CONFIG_ACPI_EC=y
CONFIG_ACPI_POWER=y
CONFIG_ACPI_SYSTEM=y
# CONFIG_ACPI_CONTAINER is not set
CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ=m
CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_CENTRINO_ACPI=y
# CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ_PROC_INTF is not set
CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_ACPI=y
CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_ACPI_IBM=y
CONFIG_PNPACPI=y
# CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_ACPI is not set

ibis linux # grep -v ^# /boot/grub/grub.conf
default 0
timeout 5
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz

title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.16-gentoo-r6
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.16-gentoo-r6 root=/dev/sda3 acpi_sleep=s3_bios
hdc=noprobe libata.atapi_enabled=1

title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.15-gentoo-r1
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.15-gentoo-r1 root=/dev/sda3 acpi_sleep=s3_bios

Alexander Gerasiov said the following on 06/16/2006 09:35 AM:
> Hamish Marson wrote:
>> Alexander Gerasiov wrote:
>>
>>>> Norman Walsh wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It's obviously an old message, so maybe there's hope. Can the
>>>>> direct rendering stuff be made to work on a T42p, does anyone
>>>>> know?
>>>> fglrx will help you.
>> fglrx is part of the proprietary ATI drivers. Don't touch them. I
>> don't believe they've ever worked successfully 100% on a laptop
>> (Someone correct me if I'm wrong & they've actually seen suspend/resume
>> work correctly).
> Well I've seen it on my t42 %) Not sure about 100%, but at least works.
> From the box (aptitude install fglrx-glx fglrx-kernel-source, m-a a-i
> fglrx-kernel-source). And I like this way more, than making some tricks
> with self-building MESA from CVS. =\
> 
> *Wating for 3d support on radeon9600 in Debian's X.Org* :)

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