I have installed the latest .deb Google Earth from Google, but the Google window is black (where the earth should be) Plus all 3D options are greyed out.

I have checked my graphics card, and 3D is enabled.

As shown here:

pst007x@pst007x-ubuntu64:~$  /usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p  

OpenGL vendor string:   Tungsten Graphics, Inc

OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) Ironlake Mobile 

OpenGL version string:  2.1 Mesa 7.11



Not software rendered:    yes

Not blacklisted:          yes

GLX fbconfig:             yes

GLX texture from pixmap:  yes

GL npot or rect textures: yes

GL vertex program:        yes

GL fragment program:      yes

GL vertex buffer object:  yes

GL framebuffer object:    yes

GL version is 1.4+:       yes



Unity 3D supported:       yes

pst007x@pst007x-ubuntu64:~$ 

I have never been able to get Google earth to work on Radeon, Nvidia and Intel cards.

I have followed installation instructions, but no luck.

What is odd that in the options menu, the 3D settings page is all greyed out, I am unable to select any option.

I have looked at other threads and no answers.

I have set my DNS to manual, ipv6 is off....

I am at a loss on this one...

UPDATE:

I now get the error: We are unable to connect to the Google Earth servers

However I do not use a Proxy. I tried opening all ports in my routers firewall.

Still only a black window.

Now using Ubuntu 11.10 64bit..