On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:36:26 +0100 Florian Kulzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 14:31:53 -0800, Bob McGowan wrote: > > Frank McCormick wrote: > >> Can anyone tell me what this message in syslog is all about ??? > > [...] > > > intel_rng: > > Firmware space is locked read-only. If you can't or don't want > > to disable this in firmware setup, and if you are certain that your > > system has a functional RNG, try using the 'no_fwh_detect' option. /snip/ > > > > The only issue now is how to do it. I've never done anything with > > options on autoloaded modules, so I have no suggestions, perhaps > > others can help here. > > > So I would try to create a new configuration file in /etc/modprobe.d/; > call it, for example, "local-intel-rng". The name does not matter as > long as you avoid special characters (hyphen and underscore are OK), That did it. Below is the relevant snip of the syslog. Jan 26 09:08:23 debian kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [PCSPP,TRISTATE] Jan 26 09:08:23 debian kernel: Intel 82802 RNG detected Jan 26 09:08:23 debian kernel: intel8x0_measure_ac97_clock: measured 52011 usecs Jan 26 09:08:23 debian kernel: intel8x0: clocking to 48000 Jan 26 09:08:23 debian kernel: hda: selected mode 0x42 Thanks guys. Cheers -- Frank -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
