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Old 08-16-2006, 05:56 PM   #1
jrmints
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Can't download NVIDIA driver for FC5


I am a Linux Newb and have been trying to download the NVIDIA driver for my FC5, however after I download it and try and open it I get this error, "gedit has not been able to detect the character coding. Please check that you are not trying to open a binary file. Select a character coding from the menu and try again." The file is NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8762-pkg1.run. Could someone help me figure this out? Thanks
 
Old 08-16-2006, 06:16 PM   #2
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You don't need to open it - it's executable. Go to the nvidia website and read the install notes - they're very detailed.
 
  


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