[OpenIndiana-discuss] problem with no randomness provider // on even new laptops ( Dell )

[Jan Owoc]

On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 7:50 PM, Richard Heil <richard.d.heil at gmail.com> wrote:
> To the list;
>  I have a nearly new laptop ( Dell ) and I am getting the no randomness
> provider error message when attempting to boot OI. I looked for the bug
> report and the fix and its part of Oracle bug for open solaris # 38. This
> report is not available from Oracle without an account and password.

For cross-reference, this is Illumos Bug #995:
https://www.illumos.org/issues/995


>  Finally, how does one over come this problem. I have tried the options
> and it offers me a command line option but it only allows me to start with
> grub. Where should I go from there?

I'm not aware of a specific solution for OI, other than updating the
bios or changing bios settings (i.e. settings on the motherboard,
before you see grub) and hoping the race condition disappears.


Jan