Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 10:05:45 +0100 From: "Rob MacGregor" <freebsd.macgregor@blueyonder.co.uk> To: <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: blocking entropy device, serial console? Message-ID: <200405290905.i4T95j9I023754@the-macgregors.org> In-Reply-To: <FE045D4D9F7AED4CBFF1B3B813C85337051D8DCE@mail.sandvine.com>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-current@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!
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