Okay, this is a crappy Intel video chip here in my notebook, but at least it worked before with Opensuse 10.3. When I now install Google Earth, it halts my system upon launch. I can shove the mouse cursor around, that’s all. I need to violently reboot using Magic keys.
Anyone?
Uwe
Errr, I should add it is KDE4, with KDE composite effects enabled or disabled (doesn’t matter).
Uwe
Uwe, In my rc1 install, I have GoogleEarth up on my nForce5 desktop with Nvidia 7600GT video using KDE4, with KDE composite effects enabled Other than a pause when I start it, GoogleEarth works 100%.
I can’t help with Intel video, but I would start looking at xorg.conf & other video related files.
What does /var/log/messages say at the date & time of the halting of the system – give you an idea of where to start looking.
Are there a series of drivers for your card available like
vesa – basic driver will get you up
nv – 2D, comes with SuSE package & is very good
nvidia – 3D & excellent (I’m running on the latest OEM driver)
What’s available for yours?
I am getting the same problem on RC1 with GoogleEarth. The only thing in my /var/log/messages is :
kernel: [drm:i915_getparam] ERROR Unknown parameter 5
I too have an integrated Intel graphics card
kernel: - Google Search[drm%3Ai915_getparam]+ERROR+Unknown+parameter+5+&btnG=Search
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=425480
Says it’s resolved?
I’d check for a later driver,
then submit a bug report & they will reopen the issue.
On 11/29/2008 snakedriver wrote:
> Can you find an OEM driver and install it?
Nope. Since the Intel drivers are open source, I don’t expect any OEM to tinker with the drivers.
I have this one in my messages in conjunction with one crash only (I had a few today playing with Google Earth :-):
Nov 29 10:13:08 titanium kernel: [drm:i915_wait_irq] ERROR EBUSY – rec: 2244777 emitted: 2244780
Judging from what I find through Google, it seems that I should turn off 3D, but actually I cannot imagine this would help me with Google Earth 
Uwe
I am having the same problem with a Lenovo 3000 N500 notebook and a Intel GMA4500 graphics card and opensuse 11.1. The last kernel messages are:
[drm:i915_wait_irq] ERROR EBUSY – rec: 100985 emitted: 100988
This happens also with a number of other applications or games using GL. The display freezes but I can still login and shutdown the system over network.
Any hints how to solve this problem?
Thanks
Matthias
I have an Intel Graphics system with the same problem to fix it it put the following lines in xorg.conf which can be found in /etc/X11
Under Section “Device” below the line VendorName “Intel” I put the following
Option “AccelMethod” “Xaa”
You need root priveledges to modify xorg.conf
My kernel module loads with:
[drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
[drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20060119 on minor 0
[drm:i915_getparam] ERROR Unknown parameter 5
which may not be fatal, and glxinfo indicates:
libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/lib64/dri/i965_dri.so
libGL error: __driCreateNewScreen_20050727 not defined in i965_dri.so!
I think it’s a bona fide bug – and others have indicated the same. The problem is I don’t know that anyone is working on it. No amount of xorg options will make up for a missing reference
Same problem here with a Dell XPS 1330 and integrated Intel 965 GM graphics chipset. Starting google-earth will block the whole system and make it not respond any more. Can’t even switch to console.
What about the Xaa mode? Isn’t that an old mode that is not worked on any longer and wouldn’t it be better to stick with current settings and just not use google earth atm??