From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 29 02:05:56 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB63D16A4CE for ; Sat, 29 May 2004 02:05:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from the-macgregors.org (82-33-59-105.cable.ubr06.stav.blueyonder.co.uk [82.33.59.105]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D1B143D31 for ; Sat, 29 May 2004 02:05:55 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from freebsd.macgregor@blueyonder.co.uk) X-Urban-Legend: Mail headers contain urban legends Received: from fire (fire.macgregor [192.168.32.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by the-macgregors.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i4T95j9I023754 for ; Sat, 29 May 2004 09:05:45 GMT Message-Id: <200405290905.i4T95j9I023754@the-macgregors.org> From: "Rob MacGregor" To: Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 10:05:45 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Thread-Index: AcRFOoQbWlJftoaoRA+wIDkcHOB/NgAIWmow X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-milter (http://www.amavis.org/) Subject: RE: blocking entropy device, serial console? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 09:05:56 -0000 > -----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!