Hi guys: I'm the one who posted the original bug. I've found a fix that works for two of my boxen that have ati cards.
Download the file, place it in the google earth folder and rename it as per the instructions. http://n01getsout.com/blog/2006/11/26/google-earth-for-linux-freezing- with-ati/ Good luck. Tyler ** Attachment added: "put this in your google earth folder" http://librarian.launchpad.net/7036816/libGL.so.1 -- GoogleEarth freezes at splashscreen after update to 4.07 https://launchpad.net/bugs/97056 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs