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From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
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On Mon, Apr 05, 2004 at 02:35:53AM +0200, Roman Neuhauser wrote:
> Booting a kernel with random compiled in, and load_random=3DYES in
> loader.conf causes a panic very similar to the one described here:
> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-alpha/2003-August/000656.html
>=20
> "Hi Mark, please fix random.ko" :-)

Sounds like a generic module problem that is known to exist on
FreeBSD.  "Don't do that" is the solution.

You can unload the preloaded kernel and/or modules from the loader to
prevent it from panicking at boot, then modify loader.conf.

Kris

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