Re: random(4) update causes mips compile fail | mips boot fail

On 7 Sep 2013, at 17:43, Sean Bruno <sean_bruno_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> trying to enable random on my DIR-825 kernconf I get this on boot:
> 
> Configuration file: /etc/cfg/hostapd.wlan0.conf
> Using interface wlan0 with hwaddr 00:00:88:88:22:22 and ssid "TESTBRUNO"
> Entropy device is blocking

Please make a change to sys/dev/random/randomdev_soft.c;

Around line 82, please change from ".seeded = 0" to ".seeded = 1".

If that works, then your report above with the "Entropy device is blocking."
is trying to read random numbers before /dev/random is secure; this is a BAD
security problem. 

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Mark R V Murray
Entropy device is blocking