Alex Schuster wrote:
> Roger Mason writes:
>
>  
>> Alex Schuster <wonko@(protected):
>>  
> [/dev/random, /dev/urandom]
>  
>>> Does anyone know what exactly creates these device nodes and why it
>>> could fail?
>>>    
>> Some kernel option?
>>
>> grep RANDOM /usr/src/linux/.config
>> CONFIG_HW_RANDOM=y
>> CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_INTEL=y
>> CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_AMD=y
>> CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_GEODE=y
>> CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_VIA=y
>>  
>
> No, I think they are for special hardware randoem generators only. I don't
> heve those enabled in my .config.
>
>  Wonko
>
>  

I don't have those either.

root@(protected)
# CONFIG_HW_RANDOM is not set
root@(protected) / #


Not sure where that device comes from. I do have them on my system tho.

Dale

:-) :-)
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