Trying to install nVidia card - Beginner

[Pavel R]

Bradley (FC2 List) wrote:

>>Try:
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>>yum install binutils
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>>Also spend some time reading up on yum, up2date, and the rpm commands.
>>I think you will find they make installing packages much easier than
>>trying to build them yourself from source.
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>>--
>>Scot L. Harris
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>I used 'yum install binutils' and it seemed to install but if I run a
>command suggested to me earlier 'rpm -q binutils' I am told that it is not
>installed and I still don't have objcopy which is what my nVidia
>installation is looking for.
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>Any and all suggestions appreciated.
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>Thanks,
>Bradley
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Try to do it manually: find binutils rpm on fedora cdroms, then install 
it by typing (as root) 'rpm -Uvh /path/to/rpm'