What is the actual reason/use for that hw_random module mentioned down below ?? Johan Onsdag 19 maj 2004 08:04 skrev Hartmut Meyer:
Hi,
On Wednesday 19 May 2004 05:36, Art Fore wrote:
Can someone tell me what this means;
From /var/log/boot.msg
eth0 configuration: eth-id-00:0b:db:97:5d:66 eth0 (DHCP) . . . modprobe: FATAL: Error inserting hw_random (/lib/modules/2.6.4-54.5-default/kernel/drivers/char/hw_random.ko ): Input/output error
. . <notice>pidofproc: dhcpcd 2201 IP/Netmask: 10.0.208.36 / 255.255.240.0 ('sha-linux')
and from /var/log/message
May 18 20:08:10 sha-linux kernel: eth0: no IPv6 routers present
This is a Broadcom 4400 10/100BaseT Ethernet in Dell Inspiron 8500.
That's not a eth0 problem. In fact, from those messages it appears that eth0 is set up just fine (with DHCP).
What irritates you is the "FATAL: Error inserting hw_random" message in between. For some reason a module called hw_random is trying to get loaded but this fails (doesn't match your hardware). It's not critical, though. Only irritating.
If you want to get rid of that message, you can blacklist the hw_random module in /etc/hotplug/blacklist
Greetings from Bremen hartmut