Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2016 04:32:59 +0100 From: Bertram Scharpf <lists@bertram-scharpf.de> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Old laptop not able to get enough entropy in FreeBSD 11 Message-ID: <20161126033259.GA57873@becker.bs.l> In-Reply-To: <CALeGphyfmSCy8dOg-8_JHm=P6o6ucNhV2TsAZGxWMo-PULAAqg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CALeGphz-dL9jwy7=8hN0p7YtmY=ad-dgi7Ee2NqRtuURk%2Bu1ew@mail.gmail.com> <20161109121030.2f678bea@gumby.homeunix.com> <CALeGphx=UBhBmE4X_Q3H%2BwE3Zg=Tki_EWmVAs-728fjuMPzJxw@mail.gmail.com> <CALeGphyfmSCy8dOg-8_JHm=P6o6ucNhV2TsAZGxWMo-PULAAqg@mail.gmail.com>
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On Friday, 25. Nov 2016, 18:31:24 -0800, Jack L. wrote: > >> > I have an old single core AMD Turion ML-37 laptop that has nothing > >> > installed. When I boot it up, the moment it displays login:, it hangs > >> > until i press some random keys. At shutdown, it will hang until I > >> > press keys and it will not move onto the next line of shutdown until > >> > I keep pressing keys. > >> > > >> > If I cat /dev/random > ./dev/null while using the laptop, it works > >> > fine but when nothing is happening, the laptop hangs. Any ideas? It's > >> > running 11.0-STABLE > > > > Any ideas on why the laptop would have that behavior in 11? It didn't hang > > at all in 10.3-STABLE > > > >> > >> I just installed 12-CURRENT on the laptop and it also hangs even at > install/boot/shutdown until I hit keys, then it will move as long as I > continue to hit keys. I also found that if I ping the laptop, it will > respond but in between pings, it will hang. Using FreeBSD 10.3, it works > perfectly fine without any random keypresses. Any ideas? I'm convinced this behaviour it worth being analysed. Can you gain any knowlegde by calling cat through truss? Bertram -- Bertram Scharpf Stuttgart, Deutschland/Germany http://www.bertram-scharpf.de
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