Re: svn ci problem (hangs w/o error)

On 2004-08-18 11:48-0500, kfogel@collab.net wrote:
> "C. Michael Pilato" <cmpilato@collab.net> writes:
> > Markus Tacker <mtacker@itfuture.de> writes:
> > > Hoi Karl,
> > >
> > > how do I 'free up' /dev/random ?!
> >
> > By shutting down other applications that use it.
> >
> > Though, if your machine has a /dev/urandom, I recommend compiling
> > Apache/APR against that instead (using the
> > --with-devrandom=/dev/urandom configure flag).
>
> Or, try moving your mouse a *lot* when you commit, to generate more
> random data.

Or, depending your hardware and operating system, by installing
a harware random generator:

Linux Kernel:

Character devices -> Intel/AMD/VIA HW Random Number Generator support

CONFIG_HW_RANDOM:

   This driver provides kernel-side support for the Random Number
   Generator hardware found on Intel i8xx-based motherboards, AMD
   76x-based motherboards, and Via Nehemiah CPUs.

After that you will have a /dev/hw_random file, and you could use
'rngd' daemon to feed your /dev/random from /dev/hw_random.

Works like a charm here!

BR, Jani

-- 
Jani Averbach
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