Ubuntu
xserver-xorg-video-intel package

Google Earth crashes computer on startup

Bug #368032 reported by nicklondon28 on 2009-04-27

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu)	Invalid	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel

Running Jaunty on Dell Dimension 2400 with Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device. Starting Google Earth crashes PC. Caps Lock does not respond, nor does CTRL-ALT-Backspace or switching to another console.

Attached logs: Xorg.0.log.old, Xorg.0.log and xorg.conf

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nicklondon28 (nicklondon28) wrote on 2009-04-27:

logs Edit (55.7 KiB, text/plain)

Bryce Harrington (bryce) on 2009-04-28

tags:

added: crash

David Stansby (dstansby-deactivatedaccount) on 2009-04-28

affects:

xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) → googleearth-package (Ubuntu)

Tormod Volden (tormodvolden) on 2009-08-25

affects:

googleearth-package (Ubuntu) → xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu)

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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote on 2009-08-27:

Hi nicklondon28,

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue for you? Can you try with the latest development release of Ubuntu? (ISO CD images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/)

If it remains an issue, could you also attach a new /var/log/Xorg.0.log?
Thanks in advance.

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tags:	added: needs-verification
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Incomplete

Bryce Harrington (bryce) on 2009-09-02

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added: jaunty

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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote on 2009-10-01:

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → Invalid

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nicklondon28 (nicklondon28) wrote on 2009-10-01:

Xorg.0.log Edit (21.3 KiB, text/plain)

This is still an issue in Jaunty - logs attached

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jeffbronks (jeffbronks) wrote on 2010-01-22:

I had this bug on Jaunty too, with the same graphics chipset as nicklondon28. It still happens on Karmic (same hardware, clean install). I can run GE by using xorg.conf.failsafe, which loads the "vesa" driver instead of the default "intel". It's slower, of course, but otherwise perfect.

Nostalgic note: Several Ubuntu versions ago, I used to get full acceleration using the "i810" driver. Unfortunately that driver was dropped and, although there are some posts out there describing how to install it, I haven't been able to get it working.