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

[Robbie Crash]

What are the repercussions of this message? I have OI running as a home
file server, so if it's just that it's cryptographicly insecure I'm not too
worried about it.
On Apr 2, 2012 10:42 PM, "Jan Owoc" <jsowoc at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 8:17 PM, Richard Heil <richard.d.heil at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > About upgrading the bios, well I bought this computer new in December.
> This
> > may be part of the problem is that this is too new so how can I upgrade?
>
> The problem with the randomness provider shows up on a variety of
> hardware and virtual machines - it isn't anything specific to your
> hardware setup. Updating the bios (or changing some things like the
> ACPI mentioned in bug 995) may change the order or length of time
> which some boot processes take.
>
> Often the bios version that is preloaded on the computer is no longer
> the current one by the time you buy it. Normally you should not update
> the bios unless you experience problems with the current one (you have
> problems, so you can try updating). The support section of Dell's
> website will let you download a Windows-only tool to update to a newer
> bios; here is the US site (I don't know what country you bought your
> Dell in):
>
> http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/DriversHome/NeedProductSelection
>
>
> >  I did try to use it on a much older laptop ( Gateway 5002 WLMI ) and it
> > get by this error message and continues to boot. I do however get a lot
> of
> > hardware issues with OI and I don't have the greater power and hardware
> > virtualization that this Dell has.
>
> Are you running OI on the bare hardware in each case, or in a virtual
> machine? In the case of the Dell, you imply that you get the error
> about the randomness provider and then booting stops; bug 995 should
> not prevent the boot process from continuing.
>
>
> Jan
>
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