Solved the problem following these instructions: This must be done on both the boot command line and in the module configuration.
/etc/default/grub: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="nomodeset" /etc/modprobe.d/radeon-kms.conf options radeon modeset=0 In other words, as root, edit the file /etc/default/grub by changing the line GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="" to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="nomodeset" (or add the line if necessary) THEN open a text editor as root, type the words options radeon modeset=0 and save it as "radeon-kms.conf" (without the quotation marks) in the folder /etc/modprobe.d/ http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/earth/thread?tid=14d1cfa87364d0c4&hl=en http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=588151 Thanks subitopiano and Berni Elbourn for your support ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #588151 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=588151 -- OpenGL graphic errors in google earth https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/570879 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-ati in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
