Google Earth stuck in graphics emulation

[Chris Jones]

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> Thanks for the qquick reply, Chris. I'm using the Vesa driver. Should
> I switch to Radeon?

I have no personal experience with ATI hardware, but I would say almost 
certainly yes. The vesa driver doesn't (as far as I know) have any 3D 
capabilities. 
You should probably consider installing the ATI fglrx if you want decent 
performance with ATI hardware (yes, I know its closed source ... Make you own 
decision. For me, with nvidia, I *have* to install the nvidia driver since 
the OSS nv driver has zero 3D performance, and I need 3D performance for work 
reasons.)

cheers Chris