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Up to yesterday, Google Earth was working perfectly. As of today, every time I run it, as soon as the splashscreen appears the X server resets itself (just like if I hit Ctrl-Alt-Backspace). Any idea why this might be or how I can diagnose it?
Kubuntu Edgy, nvidia 6200 Turbocache PCI-E.
I haven't changed anything since yesterday, but hadn't rebooted in a few days after doing some small updates suggested by adept before a power-cut this morning.
If you've applied an update to X, you need to re-run the Nvidia installer. The X updates "fix" the changes made by the Nvidia installer. When you run a GLX application after that happens, X crashes.
OK, will try that. Bit of a pain, these kernel updates. Each time they create a new menu.lst with the wrong grub entries and make my system unbootable, then break something in the video display!
I wasn't referring to a kernel update. Since you said you had not rebooted, a kernel change could not be the cause. The only other possibility is an X update, which can cause the symptom you reported.
This issue just occurred to me as well (fresh install of openSUSE 10.2 though). Thing is, had no updates (X or otherwise).
Running the nvidia installer won't help me (I believe) as the card was recognized during install and, as such... didn't install any other nvidia drivers.
If you aren't using the nv or nvidia driver, then you are running with the generic vesa driver, which would still be a different issue. Check your /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
Then you typo'd the command, or you are experiencing a miracle (you are using a driver without it being loaded).
In the first case, since you are having a problem with the open source driver, you have a different issue. Open a new thread to get the attention of someone that can help you with that.
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