Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Thu, 26 Apr 2018 01:00:56 -0400 | From | "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <> | Subject | Re: Linux messages full of `random: get_random_u32 called from` |
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On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 09:11:08PM -0700, Sultan Alsawaf wrote: > I noticed "systems without sufficient boot randomness" and would like to add to this. > > With the changes to /dev/random going from 4.16.3 to 4.16.4, my low-spec Chromebook does not reach > the login screen upon boot (it stays stuck on a black screen) until I provide a source of entropy to > the system via interrupts (e.g., holding down a key on the keyboard for 5 sec or moving my finger > across the touchpad a lot). After providing a source of entropy for long enough, > "random: crng init done" prints out in dmesg and the login screen finally pops up.
Thanks for the report!
I assume since you're upgrading your own kernel, you must not be running Chrome OS on your Acer CB3-431 Chromebook (Edgar). Are you running Chromium --- or some Linux distribution on it?
Thanks,
- Ted
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