GoogleEarth error in __driConfigOptions, signal 6 ; jor ubuntu

Sun Jun 20 01:51:03 UTC 2010

time  googleearth
Fatal error in __driConfigOptions line 1, column 0: unknown encoding.
Google Earth has caught signal 6.

=====  Any advice on:
1) what exactly this problem is,
2) a fix for it
3) where at google earth I'm supposed to send this error output,
3b) or if that's not necessary cause there's an easy solution for this.

Thanks :)

=====  Quick related links?:
http://www.mail-archive.com/ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com/msg2350154.html
[Bug 595887] Re: googleearth : Fatal error in __driConfigOptions line 1, column 0: unknown encoding
Mackenzie Morgan
Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:50:51 -0700
I emailed someone at Google Earth support about this.  Why they still
don't have a public bugtracker is beyond me.

http://www.mail-archive.com/ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com/msg2345683.html
[Bug 595181] [NEW] Fatal error in __driConfigOptions line 1, column 0: unknown encoding.
caleb abis
Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:10:40 -0700
Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: openssl
Google Earth has caught signal 6
** Affects: openssl (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

=====  My System HW & SW:
KUbuntu 10.4 on AMD 64bit PhenomII 4core desktop system
 - integrated ATI graphics on motherboard

=====  Preparation of Google Earth package
apt-get install googleearth-package

wget  dl.google.com/earth/client/current/GoogleEarthLinux.bin

time make-googleearth-package --verbose  --force
cat: /etc/mailname: No such file or directory
Google Earth for GNU/Linux 5.2.1.1329
Unrecognized Google Earth version; using anyway (because of --force).
Guessed Google Earth version: 5.2.1.1329
tar: Record size = 8 blocks

time  sudo dpkg -i googleearth_5.2.1.1329+0.5.7-1_amd64.deb
Selecting previously deselected package googleearth.
(Reading database ... 104857 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking googleearth (from googleearth_5.2.1.1329+0.5.7-1_amd64.deb) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of googleearth:
 googleearth depends on lib32nss-mdns; however:
  Package lib32nss-mdns is not installed.
dpkg: error processing googleearth (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

apt-get install lib32nss-mdns

time  sudo dpkg -i googleearth_5.2.1.1329+0.5.7-1_amd64.deb
{install works this time.}

ll
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 32929572 2010-06-19 17:29 googleearth_5.2.1.1329+0.5.7-1_amd64.deb
-rw-r--r-- 1 .    .        6670 2010-06-19 17:56 GoogleEarth fails __driConfigOptions signal 6.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 .    .    31388873 2010-06-11 14:00 GoogleEarthLinux.bin

======  Error when running GoogleEarth:

time  googleearth
Fatal error in __driConfigOptions line 1, column 0: unknown encoding.
Google Earth has caught signal 6.

We apologize for the inconvenience, but Google Earth has crashed.
 This is a bug in the program, and should never happen under normal
 circumstances. A bug report and debugging data have been written
 to this text file:

    /home/.../.googleearth/crashlogs/crashlog-4c1d64bf.txt

Please include this file if you submit a bug report to Google.

real    0m1.431s
user    0m0.240s
sys     0m0.020s

$ ll ~/.googleearth/crashlogs/
total 12
-rw-r--r-- 1 .. 336 2010-06-19 17:39 crashlog-4c1d6332.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 .. 336 2010-06-19 17:44 crashlog-4c1d6485.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 .. 336 2010-06-19 17:45 crashlog-4c1d64bf.txt

cat /home/./.googleearth/crashlogs/crashlog-4c1d64bf.txt 
Major Version 5
Minor Version 2
Build Number 0001
Build Date Jun 10 2010
Build Time 16:15:55
OS Type 3
OS Major Version 2
OS Minor Version 6
OS Build Version 32
OS Patch Version 0
Crash Signal 6
Crash Time 1276994751
Up Time 1.05901

Stacktrace from glibc:
/usr/lib/googleearth/libgoogleearth_free.so(+0xd030b)[0xf775c30b]
[0xf77b5400]

=====  References:
"I was using Google Earth 5.1 fine right up until today, when 5.2 came out. I uninstalled 5.1 and attempted to install 5.2, but whenever I tried to launch it I got the error message:
"Fatal error in __driConfigOptions line 1, column 0: unknown encoding.
Google Earth has caught signal 6."
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/earth/thread?tid=5da393653cabeeb0&hl=en

Different error, but has response from google person
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/earth/thread?tid=7886211b6866385e&hl=en	
LadyBugz
Google Employee
6/18/10
Best answer - LadyBugz (Google Employee)
Hi Everyone,
Please see the related forum thread referenced below.
Carolyn
References:
[1]	
Google Earth 5.2 Crash in Ubuntu 10.04 (x64)(Help Forum)
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/earth/thread?tid=5da393653cabeeb0&hl=en

google search: "google earth" "Fatal error in __driConfigOptions line 1, column 0: unknown encoding."
http://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=%22google+earth%22+%22Fatal+error+in+__driConfigOptions+line+1%2C+column+0%3A+unknown+encoding.%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

http://foolcontrol.org/   - googleearth-package creator
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GoogleEarth
http://earth.google.com/
http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2010/05/02/how-to-install-google-earth-in-ubuntu-10-04/
http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid/googleearth-package
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/googleearth-package
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/googleearth-package

googleearth-package: generally very buggy, useless on amd64
 - but the developer says not true, 
 - & someone else suggests "nvidia's libGL?"
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=577078
http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.bugs.dist/browse_thread/thread/f7c6d3073dba68ad?tvc=2

http://ace-host.stuart.id.au/russell/files/debian/lenny/googleearth-package/

=====
Any advice on 
1) what exactly this problem is,
2) a fix for it
3) where at google earth I'm supposed to send this error output,
3b) or if that's not necessary cause there's an easy solution for this.

Thanks :)