modprobe: FATAL: Error inserting hw_random
i compiled an lfs system. it works properly but at bott time shows the foll mesg.
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Loading modules for system devices how do i solve this? |
is it
/lb/modules/ or /lib/modules/ |
yeah..sorry. its /lib/modules..
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It's not fatal at all. I mean, it's fatal to the module, but nothing else. And it's probably fatal because you don't HAVE a hardware RNG. :)
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so does that mean i dont need random numer generator for my LFS install (since it is continuing to boot properly and also running without a hitch as of yet)?
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Linux will instead use its internal pseudo random number generator, so you will be fine.
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You can see if your machine supports RNG. Although hw_random failures that appear in the syslog are a good indication that your chipset does not support RNG, there are other ways of determining for certain whether this applies to your machine.
How do I know if my machine supports RNG? Nothing to be worried about if you see "hw_random" FATAL errors in your syslog (at startup). Just means your system does not support the feature (INTEL disabled RNG in most of their newer chipsets). Hope this helps! :jawa: |
I wish I had a nice HW RNG. :)
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