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Random generator looking for missing module bcm2708-rng

leo
2018-07-28
2018-08-02
  • leo

    leo - 2018-07-28

    On fresh install of raspbx
    Trying to regenerate SSH keys:

    #regen-hostkeys
    modinfo: ERROR: Module bcm2708-rng not found.
    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree
    Reading state information... Done
    rng-tools is already the newest version (2-unofficial-mt.14-1).
    

    Trying to load the module gives:

    #modprobe rng_bcm2708
    modprobe: FATAL: Module rng_bcm2708 not found in directory /lib/modules/4.14.56-v7+
    

    Shouldn't modprobe bcm2835_rng be used instead anyways? Why regen-hostkeys is looking for bcm208-rng?

     

    Last edit: leo 2018-07-29
  • Gernot

    Gernot - 2018-08-02

    You can ignore this error message. The module bcm2708-rng is only required on the old Pi 1. Pi2 and later are not using this module (and also don't need it). The script has been made to work on all Pi models, but unfortunately shows the error message on newer versions.

     

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