IM USING MANDRIVA 2007,,,under the MANDRIVA LINUX CONTROL CENTER---HARDWARE----CONFIGURE 3D DESKTOP----it says---"NO 3d desktop effects ,,,ur system doesnt support 3d effects"...
THE ERROR LOG IS------


nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Fri Nov 17 09:29:28 2006

option status:
license pre-accepted : false
update : false
force update : false
expert : false
uninstall : false
driver info : false
no precompiled interface: false
no ncurses color : false
query latest driver ver : false
OpenGL header files : true
no questions : false
silent : false
no backup : false
kernel module only : false
sanity : false
add this kernel : false
no runlevel check : false
no network : false
no ABI note : false
no RPMs : false
force tls : (not specified)
force compat32 tls : (not specified)
X install prefix : /usr/X11R6
OpenGL install prefix : /usr
compat32 install prefix : (not specified)
installer install prefix: /usr
utility install prefix : /usr
kernel name : (not specified)
kernel include path : (not specified)
kernel source path : (not specified)
kernel output path : (not specified)
kernel install path : (not specified)
proc mount point : /proc
ui : (not specified)
tmpdir : /root/tmp
ftp mirror : ftp://download.nvidia.com
RPM file list : (not specified)

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
ERROR: Unable to find the system utility `ld`; please make sure you have the
package 'binutils' installed. If you do have binutils installed, then
please check that `ld` is in your PATH.

What don't you understand? This will search your entire filesystem for ldIf that doesn't turn up anything, then install binutils using your package manager. If it does, make sure the directory is in your PATH variableThis will output a colon seperated list of directories. Make sure the directory containing ld is one of them.

For your reference, here is the output of those commands on my system.

and these are my outputs ,,,is there any problem with them-----?????

[root@localhost Desktop]# find / -name ld
/home/guest/Desktop/binutils-2.17/ld

[root@localhost Desktop]# echo $PATH
/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/lib/qt3//bin

any body out there,,?????

Why is binutils on your Desktop. It does not appear you have binutils installed.

Yes.I bet you downloaded the binutils tarball to guest's desktop, unpacked it, and that's all you did. What you found was a directory in the binutils source tree, not an executable file. I strongly recommend you install binutils using your package manager, but if you want to build it from source here's one way assuming you have a 32-bit system. DON'T skip the make check step.

You'll then need to create a link in /usr/bin to the executable. The path to the executable will depend on your system architecture.

And, please don't bump your posts. It's frowned upon.

i did what u told but still the same errors....

[root@localhost binutils-2.17]# cd ../binutils-build
[root@localhost binutils-build]# ../binutils-2.17/configure --prefix=/usr --enable-shared
creating cache ./config.cache
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether ln works... yes
checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking for gcc... no
checking for cc... no
configure: error: no acceptable cc found in $PATH
now what to do???

You don't have a c compiler (e.g., gcc). It's highly probable that you're missing other pieces of the toolchain as well. I strongly recommend that you use your package manager as it should resolve all of these issues.

However, since you seem to want to install everything from source, you will need to install gcc. There's a problem though. You can't compile a compiler with a compiler. The only way that I could tell you how to do this would be to cross-compile. That would be difficult, at best, to do in a forum and you REALLY should use your package manager!

but why is it happening,,,,im using mandriva 2007 free-kde,,,,and why do these guys create such probs,,,,why cant they include such basic things in the distros,,,,they are warding off people from using linux,,,,,such a mess

Ask them. But, if you use the package manager, you won't have these problems. They take of compiling everything for you so you don't need a toolchain. However, you can install the toolchain using the package manager if you have some reason to need it. The reality of it is that YOU'RE creating the problems because you're choosing not to use the tools that the Mandriva developers provide you...the package manager.

If you want a source-based distro try Gentoo, (C)LFS, Arch, etc.

OK I DID SEARCHED THE PACKAGE MANAGER FOR BINUTILS and gcc BUT THERE WAS NOTHIN,,,,,I ALSO UPDATED MY SYSTEM (52 PACKAGES,152 MB)....BUT STILL THAT SAME BINUTILS ERROR,,,,,
THEN I DID -----urpmi as
[root@localhost guest]# urpmi binutils
unable to access hdlist file of "contrib", medium ignored
no package named binutils

NOW WHAT TO DO?????

As you can see I am not a Mandriva user so I can't help you work with your package manager. I find it difficult to believe that gcc and binutils are not available. I would recommend that you do some research and learn how to use the package manager for Mandriva. Or, I would recommend that you choose a new distro that may be easier for you to work with.

i installed the same distro on my frends pc--pentium 4,32bit,intel 82845 g graphics,,,,,,and thw compiz is workin on his pc,,,,no binutils,,,,gcc errors,,,,,,
SO I DONT THINK THAT THERE CUD BE A PROB WITH THE CD,,,,,the only thing thats screwing it all is the NVIDIA,,,,,AAAH MANNNNNN!!!!!
now what do guys have to say?????

I think the first thing you need to do is calm down and take a breath. All this yelling (ie CAPS AND EXCLATION!!!!!!!!!!!) is not gonna get you much mileage on this forum. I agree with Arow that it is unlikely that binutils or gcc or any other build essential packages are not available, but looking at your original post, you are going to need to have binutils installed and in your path in order to install nvidias driver correctly and configure 3D. If this is a paid subscription version of Mandriva then I believe you can get some tech support, if not they may have an IRC channel on Freenode where you can get some specific help with your package manager and install the proper build essential packages so you can get nvidia installed correctly. I understand that some issues, particularly video issues, can be frustrating for a newcomer but there are alot of folks here at LQ that are willing to help. Be patient and understand that we are helping the best we can.

Regards,
Tuxsurfer

yeah agreed tux,but did u c my last post,my machine is amd and asus m2npv-vm,with nvidia 6150,,and under the control panel----3d effects,,it says ur pc doesnt suport 3d effects,,ok so i thought of upgrading the drivers.I tried both
8774 and 9742,,,but still the same errors related to binutils(unable 2 find system utility ld,pls make sure uve package binutils installed),,ok thats fine ,,no probs,,,,
but when i installed the same mandriva-2007-kde on my frends pc(P-4,intel--82845G graphics),,,then there was no probs wid compiz,,,,no drivers update requied,,,it runs so smooth,,,,,
i think it implies my graphics card is doin all the mess,,
Otherwise the same binutils errors must've popped out on my frends pc also,isnt it so?????