04-08-2016, 01:35 PM
Hello Mike,
I never did resolve the patchy pixel problem with my initial setup and basically gave up. But eventually it got the better of me and after a rethink I un-installed the current Googleearth version (7+?) and installed version 6.2.1.6014 (beta). It's an old version (2/3/2012) and uses OpenGL as the rendering engine. Bingo! No more missing pixels in either map or street view and the maps are current. The downside is the fonts are not as legible as the latest version, but a small price to pay to finally have good resolution. BTW, I'm using LL 2.6, 64bit installed and running from a USB stick.
Also, you might consider installing Slimjet browser http://www.slimjet.com/
It's very fast, secure and configurable and IMHO the best browser out there. I just love it's ability to have bookmarks hidden on the left and its built-in down loader, adblock etc etc. Have a read of their webpage for all the goodies. Just add showmystreet to your bookmarks and use in lieu of GE, albeit without measurement functions etc.. http://showmystreet.com/
Showmystreet renders perfectly in map and street views in both 32 and 64 bit versions of every linux I've tried.
HTH.
I never did resolve the patchy pixel problem with my initial setup and basically gave up. But eventually it got the better of me and after a rethink I un-installed the current Googleearth version (7+?) and installed version 6.2.1.6014 (beta). It's an old version (2/3/2012) and uses OpenGL as the rendering engine. Bingo! No more missing pixels in either map or street view and the maps are current. The downside is the fonts are not as legible as the latest version, but a small price to pay to finally have good resolution. BTW, I'm using LL 2.6, 64bit installed and running from a USB stick.
Also, you might consider installing Slimjet browser http://www.slimjet.com/
It's very fast, secure and configurable and IMHO the best browser out there. I just love it's ability to have bookmarks hidden on the left and its built-in down loader, adblock etc etc. Have a read of their webpage for all the goodies. Just add showmystreet to your bookmarks and use in lieu of GE, albeit without measurement functions etc.. http://showmystreet.com/
Showmystreet renders perfectly in map and street views in both 32 and 64 bit versions of every linux I've tried.
HTH.