Celestia Space Simulator

[Michael Miles]

JD wrote:
>
> On 09/22/2010 08:10 AM, Daniel B. Thurman wrote:
>    
>>    On 09/21/2010 10:13 PM, JD wrote:
>>      
>>> On 09/21/2010 07:00 PM, Daniel B. Thurman wrote:
>>>        
>>>>     On 09/21/2010 06:22 PM, Michael Miles wrote:
>>>>          
>>>>> Nvidia 9400 Gt
>>>>>            
>>>> Since Celestia is graphics intensive, you might
>>>> want to check this out.  I've read there were
>>>> some problems associated with Nvidia drivers...
>>>> (being proprietary)  but I could be wrong.  I
>>>> personally had problems with Nvidia way back
>>>> then and it was really bad - I since stopped
>>>> buying mobos with Nvidia, but that is just my
>>>> experience which probably does not amount to
>>>> a hill of beans ;)
>>>>
>>>> I have an ASUS P5GC-MX/1333:
>>>>          
>>>>> Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ (Graphics)
>>>>>            
>>>> Try Stellarium or other graphics intensive
>>>> apps and see if they crash or not?
>>>>
>>>> I doubt that SELinux is the issue...
>>>>
>>>>          
>>> I tried stellarium. Its not as bad a cpu hog as celestia.
>>> I also edited ~/.stellarium/config.ini
>>> and set Location to San Diego, USA  and it belched:
>>> Warning: location "San Diego, USA" is unknown
>>>
>>> Got the same warning using  San Diego, California, USA
>>>
>>> So, it seems I cannot see the view from San Diego
>>>
>>>
>>>        
>> I would not mess with the config.ini,
>> use the User Interface.
>>
>> Use the Location setting dialog available via the left-column
>> "pop out", it is hidden. : There are many setting options therein.
>>
>> By default, location is set to France
>>
>> I tried San Diego, No Errors
>> I tried Portland, OR, USA: No errors
>> I tried many other locations: No errors
>>
>>
>>      
> Found it. Thanx!
>
>    
Finally got it to work. I had to uninstall it and make sure all files 
that were missed with the uninstall were deleted and reinstalled as 
root. Will not run as root though, only as a regular user.
My 9400 gt handles the load just fine and no stagger at all.
Am flying through the universe again. Get me off of this planet for a 
bit anyway.
Beam me up Scotty