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RE: [CentOS] is everyone aware of this?
by Bisbal, Prentice 19 Oct '06

19 Oct '06

-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces(a)centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Yiorgos Stamoulis Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 3:33 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: [CentOS] is everyone aware of this? BRUCE STANLEY wrote: > I am having some issues (e.g. System lock ups) with my ATI 9250 Video > card. > > I am thinging about replacing it with either a Nvidia > > FX5200, FX5500, or a FX5600 card. > > Is anyone using one of these cards on Centos 4.1 with the stock (XORG) > nv driver? I have been using the nvidia driver although I do not need the 3D acceleration, just because it was available. However, a few of days ago I came across this: http://kerneltrap.org/node/7228 http://download2.rapid7.com/r7-0025/ what does this list think about this matter? I have now reverted to the standard xorg nv driver --------------------------------------- You have to weigh the risk of th exploit with the benefits of using the software. What are the odds that someone is really going to target your computer out of the millions connected to the Internet? What value does using this driver provide? Is that value worth the risk? For me, without using this driver, I can't provide the hardware-accelerated 3D stereo my users need to do their work. Since my systems are behind a firewall with NAT, I think the risk of falling victim to this exploit is pretty low (yes, I know firewalls are hardly a panacea). In my case, the benefits clearly outweigh the risks. As to why NVidia hasn't fixed this problem, that's a discussion for another mailing list. Prentice The contents of this communication, including any attachments, may be confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. They are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose the contents of this communication. Please notify the sender immediately and delete the communication in its entirety.

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CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 20, Issue 7
by centos-announce-request＠centos.org 19 Oct '06

19 Oct '06

Send CentOS-announce mailing list submissions to centos-announce(a)centos.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-announce or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to centos-announce-request(a)centos.org You can reach the person managing the list at centos-announce-owner(a)centos.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of CentOS-announce digest..." Today's Topics: 1. CESA-2006:0720-01: Critical CentOS 2 i386 kdelibs security update (John Newbigin) 2. CESA-2006:0720 Critical CentOS 3 s390(x) kdelibs - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 3. CESA-2006:0720 Critical CentOS 4 s390(x) kdelibs - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 4. CESA-2006:0720 Critical CentOS 3 ia64 kdelibs - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 5. CESA-2006:0720 Critical CentOS 4 ia64 kdelibs - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 6. CESA-2006:0710 Important CentOS 3 ia64 kernel - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:29:51 +1000 From: John Newbigin <jnewbigin(a)ict.swin.edu.au> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CESA-2006:0720-01: Critical CentOS 2 i386 kdelibs security update To: centos-announce(a)centos.org Message-ID: <4536C6FF.2070508(a)ict.swin.edu.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed The following errata for CentOS-2 have been built and uploaded to the centos mirror: RHSA-2006:0720-01 Critical: kdelibs security update Files available: arts-2.2.2-21.EL2.i386.rpm kdelibs-2.2.2-21.EL2.i386.rpm kdelibs-devel-2.2.2-21.EL2.i386.rpm kdelibs-sound-2.2.2-21.EL2.i386.rpm kdelibs-sound-devel-2.2.2-21.EL2.i386.rpm More details are available from the RedHat web site at https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/rh21as-errata.html The easy way to make sure you are up to date with all the latest patches is to run: # yum update -- John Newbigin Computer Systems Officer Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne, Australia http://www.ict.swin.edu.au/staff/jnewbigin ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 05:27:34 +0300 From: Pasi Pirhonen <upi(a)centos.fi> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CESA-2006:0720 Critical CentOS 3 s390(x) kdelibs - security update To: centos-announce(a)centos.org Message-ID: <20061019022734.GH18119(a)centos.fi> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" CentOS Errata and Security Advisory 2006:0720 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0720.html The following updated files have been uploaded and are currently syncing to the mirrors: s390: updates/s390/RPMS/kdelibs-3.1.3-6.12.s390.rpm updates/s390/RPMS/kdelibs-devel-3.1.3-6.12.s390.rpm s390x: updates/s390x/RPMS/kdelibs-3.1.3-6.12.s390x.rpm updates/s390x/RPMS/kdelibs-devel-3.1.3-6.12.s390x.rpm -- Pasi Pirhonen - upi(a)iki.fi - http://pasi.pirhonen.eu/ Top-postings silently ignored

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CentOS guest for VMware, any similar setup?
by Ugo Bellavance 19 Oct '06

19 Oct '06

Hi, I'm about to setup a CentOS4 server to install VmWare Server on it. Then I'll run 2 main guest OS, Microsoft SBS 2003, and a CentOS development LAMP server. Except from the clock settings, is there any problems/comments? Regards, Ugo

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Changing kernel params in CentOS 4.2
by Debbie Tropiano 19 Oct '06

19 Oct '06

Hello - One of my users would like a kernel parameter changed. We're running CentOS 4.2 so I'm not sure if we need to upgrade the kernel for this change or not. He's seen that in the 2.6.11.12 kernel "PIPE_SIZE is defined in include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h and takes on the value of PAGE_SIZE" He wants PIPE_SIZE to be increased to 8*PAGE_SIZE. Can this be changed in the 2.6.9 kernel? If so, where would this be changed? If not, what kernel would be suggested for an upgrade (we have some experience with FC3 & the 2.6.11 kernel already)? Last, in your opinion does changing the kernel rev greatly change the name of what you're running? If we go to say the 2.6.16 kernel on our CentOS 4.2 system, is it still valid to call it CentOS 4.2? Thanks for any assistance, Debbie -- | Debbie Tropiano | debbiet(a)arlut.utexas.edu | | Environmental Sciences Laboratory | +1 512 835 3367 w | | Applied Research Laboratories of UT Austin | +1 512 835 3544 fax | | P.O. Box 8029, Austin, TX 78713-8029 | home email: debbie(a)icus.com |

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Re: [users] make 3.79.1 assertion failed error
by Dag Wieers 19 Oct '06

19 Oct '06

On Wed, 18 Oct 2006, Bogdan Costescu wrote: > On Wed, 18 Oct 2006, Dag Wieers wrote: > > > I was wondering if anyone knows of a better solution than explained > > in the valgrind FAQ, or better than upgrading make. > > You mean that you want/need to have CFLAGS set when starting the build ? > What's the reason for that ? One of the packaging policies is that CFLAGS is set to match %{optflags} as part of the %build phase. %configure does that. > I'm able to build the latest RF mplayer SRPM (1.0-0.20.pre7.rf) on a > CentOS 3.8 without this error. This is a real machine, not a VM, > chroot or x86_64 one compiling for i386; building as a normal user, > not as root. CFLAGS is not set when the rpmbuild command is started. Neither is it when I start rpmbuild :) > > So is this caused by a more recent configure/autotools used by the > > developers ? > > Could you please explain how you envision a different > configure/autotools changing the picture ? I meant a different make/autotools. I prefer not to change my build environment. My packages should be able to build on the original distribution, not original distribution + new make/autotools. I prefer not to deviate from Red Hat. I prefer not to replace Red Hat's make/autotools. For unmaintained distributions like RH7 or RH9 I couldn't care, but for EL2.1 and EL3 this is very much a liability. Kind regards, -- dag wieers, dag(a)wieers.com, http://dag.wieers.com/ -- [all I want is a warm bed and a kind word and unlimited power]

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CentOS 3.8 and ESS ES1878 sound chip?
by Aleksandar Milivojevic 19 Oct '06

19 Oct '06

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, I can't seem to be able to get any sound out of my CentOS 3.8 laptop. I have the ESS ES1878 chip in it. It can work in either native mode, or in SoundBlaster compatible mode. Neither is detected by CentOS 3.8. I've looked at the directory with kernel drivers, and there doesn't seem to be any kernel module that smells like either ES1878 or SoundBlaster. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (MingW32) iD8DBQFFNvoJSuSa4NZgqj8RAuKkAJ93l+8eemXrDuaBrufXibAc+vpn3gCaA4q7 7NB3nVCGqim784gQsUxyl5Q= =Eje+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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RE: [CentOS] Switch to Nvidia from ATI
by Bisbal, Prentice 18 Oct '06

18 Oct '06

Alfred, You can use xvidtune or gtf to generate modelines. Both should be included with your distribution. It's been a while since I used them, so check the man pages for how to use them. nvidia-installer should be installed when you run NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-XXXX-pkg1.run. Do 'locate nvidia-installer' or 'which nvidia-installer'. It should be installed in /usr/bin -- Prentice -----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces(a)centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Alfred von Campe Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 4:41 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Switch to Nvidia from ATI On Oct 18, 2006, at 14:42, Jay Leafey wrote: > Since you've already gone to the nVidia card it's a little late, I > know, but one of my Dell workstations has a similar display chip > (Intel 915G) and I was able to drive my Dell 2100fp at 1600x1200@60Hz > by making a couple of changes in the xorg.conf file. > Specifically, in the "Monitor" section I added a modeline for the that > resolution with some different timings: > > ModeLine "1600x1200" 160.0 1600 1664 1856 2160 1200 1201 > 1204 1250 > > Then in the "Screen" section I added 1600x1200 to the "Modes" line: > > Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" > "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" That's good to know for the future. But how did you come up with those numbers for the ModeLine entry? I played around with the HorizSync and VertRefresh entries to no avail. > It's not that hard, thankfully. You can specify the kernel version to > the installer script, as well as just installing a new kernel module > rather than a full reinstall: > > /usr/local/bin/nvidia-installer --kernel-module-only --kernel- > name=(kernel version) > > For example, when the new kernel (kernel-2.6.9-42.0.3.plus.c4) came > out, I just ran this command before rebooting to the new kernel: > > /usr/local/bin/nvidia-installer --kernel-module-only --kernel- > name=2.6.9-42.0.3.plus.c4 I have not installed the nvidia-installer, but rather I run the NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-XXXX-pkg1.run script with the -s option (silent) after rebuilding it with the --add-this-kernel option. > It does require that the kernel-devel{,-smp} package be installed for > the kernel for which you want to rebuild the driver, but that's not > really a problem for me. I've been trying to figure out how to make > this happen at boot-time before starting X, but haven't pursued it too > hard. I got this to work, but it was a bit of a hack. I'll contact you off list with the details. Alfred _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS(a)centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos The contents of this communication, including any attachments, may be confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. They are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose the contents of this communication. Please notify the sender immediately and delete the communication in its entirety.

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CUPS Problem
by Akemi Yagi 18 Oct '06

18 Oct '06

When setting up a raw queue on the CentOS box, it might be necessary to edit couple of files in /etc/cups. mime.convs - uncomment this line: #application/octet-stream application/vnd.cups-raw 0 - mime.types - uncomment this line: #application/octet-stream

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RE: [CentOS] Re: Switch to Nvidia from ATI
by Bisbal, Prentice 18 Oct '06

18 Oct '06

I'm using a dual-headed setup w/ the NVIDIA driver and it works fine, even with hardware 3D stereo. BTW - I'm using RHEL3WS. I haven't switched to CentOS yet. I subscribed before making the switch. -- Prentice -----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces(a)centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Mauricio Tavares Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 1:10 PM To: centos(a)centos.org Subject: [CentOS] Re: Switch to Nvidia from ATI Jay Leafey wrote: > BRUCE STANLEY wrote: >> I am having some issues (e.g. System lock ups) with my ATI 9250 Video >> card. >> >> I am thinging about replacing it with either a Nvidia >> >> FX5200, FX5500, or a FX5600 card. >> >> Is anyone using one of these cards on Centos 4.1 with the stock >> (XORG) nv driver? >> > > I'm currently using an nVidia FX 5600 card on my workstation running > CentOS 4.4. I used the XORG nv driver for a while with good, stable > results, but switched to the nVidia-provided driver for better 3D > performance. Gotta be able to play Quake 4, don't you know! > > For anything that does not require 3D, tho, the nv driver seems to > work just fine. How about dual head setup? _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS(a)centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos The contents of this communication, including any attachments, may be confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. They are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose the contents of this communication. Please notify the sender immediately and delete the communication in its entirety.

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RE: [CentOS] Switch to Nvidia from ATI
by Bisbal, Prentice 18 Oct '06

18 Oct '06

If you're going to do that, you definitely want to tweak the settings for Full-Scene Anti-Aliasing (FSAA). How to do that is documented somewhere in the NVidia-supplied documentation. Using Unreal Tournament, as a test case, I set FSAA to the most intensive algorithms, set the resolution to the highest that UT supported, and still had ridiculously high frame rates and ultra-smooth animation! -- Prentice -----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces(a)centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of chrism(a)imntv.com Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 1:38 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Switch to Nvidia from ATI Bisbal, Prentice wrote: > We use NVidia cards to do 3D hardware stereo graphics to view > molecules in 3D. The 3D perfomance after upgrading to the > NVidia-supplied driver is mind-blowing. > You are just trying to get me to download quake for linux! A pox on you, I say! ;-) _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS(a)centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos The contents of this communication, including any attachments, may be confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. They are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose the contents of this communication. Please notify the sender immediately and delete the communication in its entirety.

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