RE: blocking entropy device, serial console?

From: Rob MacGregor <freebsd.macgregor_at_blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 10:05:45 +0100
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org 
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Don Bowman
> 
> This message popped out when i tried to run vi /etc/fstab:
> Entropy device is blocking. Dance fandango on keyboard to unblock.
> 
> catch is, i'm stuck now... the vi process is blocked
> (load: 0.28  cmd: vi 167 [block] 0.00u 0.01s 0% 1256k)
> i can't ^C or anything.
> suggestions on what this might be?
> is this normal? I've never seen this before?

>From /usr/src/UPDATING:

20040409:
        Due to changes in the the Yarrow initialization process,
        /dev/random needs to be fed before operations requiring
        temp files can succeed in single user mode.  This includes
        running "make installworld". /dev/random may be fed by running
        "/etc/rc.d/initrandom start" or with 20040415 source by running
        "/etc/rc.d/preseedrandom".

Also discussed in this list at the time :)

-- 
 Rob | Oh my God! They killed init! You bastards! 
Received on Sat May 29 2004 - 00:05:56 UTC

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