<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">hello,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">When upgrading nvidia-driver, does one need to use the exact version of binutils that was used to build the kernel or can one use a newer version?</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">The problem is that it doesn't take long after installing a new kernel for new versions of g++ to require a newer version of binutils, so keeping the one used for the kernel blocks that line of upgrade.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I believe at one time one had to use the same version of linker as used to build the kernel but not sure if that is still true today.<br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">thanks for any clarification,<br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">--jack<br></div></div></body></html>