Google Earth runs for all users except me

[fred smith]

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.


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