The latest works on my machines. One is 10.6.8 MacBook Pro, one is 10.8.3, mini. Are you using the same installer on both or did you d/l them separate?
Odd that you have the same problem on two machines.
#593427 - 04/17/1303:38 PMRe: Google Earth
[Re: Reboot]
MacBozo Nut Dood
Registered: 04/21/02
Posts: 17704
Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida
On the Google Earth Forums, there are several posts about this problem. I dl'd 6.2 and installed that and all is well. It is, apparently, something that Google has broken which may be related to the GMA950 graphics chip since both of my Minis have that chip.
For anyone else having this problem, here is the download page for older Earth versions:
#593466 - 04/18/1312:50 AMRe: Google Earth
[Re: MacBozo]
MacBozo Nut Dood
Registered: 04/21/02
Posts: 17704
Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida
The plot thickens:
Google Earth 6 places the Google Earth Web Plug-in in root/Library/Internet Plug-ins.
GE 7 places it in User/Library/Internet Plug-ins.
Looking at my Console System Log, GE 7 is having trouble determining which plug-in to use.
Even more interesting: Seems to be a call JAVA applet error which the JAVA Security update may have closed that down.
System Log output for GE 7 launch:
Quote:
Apr 17 20:38:21 mail198 [0x0-0x184184].com.Google.GoogleEarthPlus[5778]: Intrinsic Alchemy v3.5 Beta-1219 (Static/Production) Apr 17 20:38:21 mail198 [0x0-0x184184].com.Google.GoogleEarthPlus[5778]: Built by keyhole-build on Wed Dec 19 00:00:00 2012 Apr 17 20:38:23 mail198 Google Earth[5778]: invalid drawable Apr 17 20:38:26: --- last message repeated 1 time --- Apr 17 20:38:26 mail198 Google Earth[5778]: Cannot find executable for CFBundle 0xd51ce80 </Applications/Google Earth.app/Contents/PlugIns/imageformats> (not loaded) Apr 17 20:38:26 mail198 Google Earth[5778]: Cannot recognize type of executable for CFBundle 0xd513b30 </Library/Internet Plug-Ins/MRJPluginCarbon.plugin> (not loaded) Apr 17 20:38:27 mail198 Google Earth[5778]: Error loading /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/MacOS/JavaAppletPlugin: dlopen(/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/MacOS/JavaAppletPlugin, 265): no suitable image found. Did find: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/MacOS/JavaAppletPlugin: mach-o, but wrong architecture Apr 17 20:38:28 mail198 Google Earth[5778]: Error loading /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin/Contents/MacOS/AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: dlopen(/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin/Contents/MacOS/AdobePDFViewerNPAPI, 262): no suitable image found. Did find: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin/Contents/MacOS/AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: mach-o, but wrong architecture Apr 17 20:38:28 mail198 Google Earth[5778]: Cannot recognize type of executable for CFBundle 0x11c57e50 </Library/Internet Plug-Ins/DRM Plugin.bundle> (not loaded) Apr 17 20:38:28 mail198 [0x0-0x184184].com.Google.GoogleEarthPlus[5778]: NP_Init called Apr 17 20:38:28 mail198 Google Earth[5778]: Error loading /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Scorch.plugin/Contents/MacOS/Scorch: dlopen(/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Scorch.plugin/Contents/MacOS/Scorch, 262): no suitable image found. Did find: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Scorch.plugin/Contents/MacOS/Scorch: mach-o, but wrong architecture Apr 17 20:38:28 mail198 [0x0-0x184184].com.Google.GoogleEarthPlus[5778]: objc[5778]: Class GoogleEarthPluginBundleDummyType is implemented in both /Applications/Google Earth.app/Contents/MacOS/../Frameworks/libnpgeinprocessplugin.dylib and /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin/Contents/MacOS/libnpgeplugin.dylib. One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined. Apr 17 20:38:28 mail198 [0x0-0x184184].com.Google.GoogleEarthPlus[5778]: NP_Init called Apr 17 20:38:48 mail198 [0x0-0x184184].com.Google.GoogleEarthPlus[5778]: -- GetMIMETypeList() called
Launching GE 6 to see what that generates....
Looks the same to me:
Quote:
Apr 17 20:45:03 mail198 [0x0-0x188188].com.Google.GoogleEarthPlus[5795]: Intrinsic Alchemy v3.5 Beta-0404 (Static/Release) Apr 17 20:45:03 mail198 [0x0-0x188188].com.Google.GoogleEarthPlus[5795]: Built by keyhole-build on Wed Apr 4 00:00:00 2012 Apr 17 20:45:03 mail198 [0x0-0x188188].com.Google.GoogleEarthPlus[5795]: INFO: Using OpenGL Context. Apr 17 20:45:06 mail198 [0x0-0x188188].com.Google.GoogleEarthPlus[5795]: Qt: QCursor: Cannot create bitmap cursor; invalid bitmap(s) Apr 17 20:45:09: --- last message repeated 7 times --- Apr 17 20:45:09 mail198 [0x0-0x188188].com.Google.GoogleEarthPlus[5795]: NP_Init called Apr 17 20:45:10 mail198 Google Earth[5795]: Error loading /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/MacOS/JavaAppletPlugin: dlopen(/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/MacOS/JavaAppletPlugin, 265): no suitable image found. Did find: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/MacOS/JavaAppletPlugin: mach-o, but wrong architecture Apr 17 20:45:10 mail198 Google Earth[5795]: Error loading /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Scorch.plugin/Contents/MacOS/Scorch: dlopen(/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Scorch.plugin/Contents/MacOS/Scorch, 262): no suitable image found. Did find: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Scorch.plugin/Contents/MacOS/Scorch: mach-o, but wrong architecture Apr 17 20:45:10 mail198 Google Earth[5795]: Cannot recognize type of executable for CFBundle 0x1f0f3d70 </Library/Internet Plug-Ins/DRM Plugin.bundle> (not loaded) Apr 17 20:45:10 mail198 Google Earth[5795]: Cannot recognize type of executable for CFBundle 0x1f0f4390 </Library/Internet Plug-Ins/MRJPluginCarbon.plugin> (not loaded) Apr 17 20:45:10 mail198 Google Earth[5795]: Error loading /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin/Contents/MacOS/AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: dlopen(/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin/Contents/MacOS/AdobePDFViewerNPAPI, 262): no suitable image found. Did find: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin/Contents/MacOS/AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: mach-o, but wrong architecture Apr 17 20:45:11 mail198 [0x0-0x188188].com.Google.GoogleEarthPlus[5795]: objc[5795]: Class GoogleEarthPluginBundleDummyType is implemented in both /Applications/Google Earth 2.app/Contents/MacOS/libnpgeinprocessplugin.dylib and /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin/Contents/MacOS/libnpgeplugin.dylib. One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined. Apr 17 20:45:11 mail198 [0x0-0x188188].com.Google.GoogleEarthPlus[5795]: NP_Init called Apr 17 20:47:01 mail198 [0x0-0x188188].com.Google.GoogleEarthPlus[5795]: -- GetMIMETypeList() called
Still, GE 6 launches with graphics/imagery and GE 7 does not.