-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@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
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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
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