Problems with 'hw_random' and 'i823650' pcmcia module

VertX · 02-19-2005, 10:24 PM

Problem with laptop. centrino/855GME. Arch linux 0.7

Using custom 2.6.10 kernel
On boot i get this error (in dmesg)

Device 'i823650' does not have release() function, it is broken

Also, pcmcia services in ARCH by default tryes to load this module (i823650), but i don't need it because it is belongs to ISA bus. How to prevent loading this module?

And one more problem with HW_Random. If I compile this module into kernel, I get this error (in dmesg):

hw_random: RNG not detected

If I compile it as module, I get another error then booting arch:

:: Starting Hotplug Daemon
..can't load module hw_random
missing kernel or user mode driver hw_random

In other distros there were no problem with hw_random

urka58 · 02-21-2005, 04:16 PM

To be honest I've never seen a box with ARCH Linux installed, but supposing it puts files in a "normal" way, add those modules to your /etc/hotplug/blacklist in order you'll never get bored with these messages. Try loading those modules will not hurt your system anyway, so if you prefer yuo can leave them.
Hope this helps
Ciao