Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 02:40:57 +1000 From: Andrew Kenneth Milton <akm@mail.theinternet.com.au> To: Andrew Kenneth Milton <akm@mail.theinternet.com.au> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Syscons flag to turn off random_harvest in scmouse? Message-ID: <20001127024056.F14398@zeus.theinternet.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20001126200925.D14398@zeus.theinternet.com.au>; from Andrew Kenneth Milton on Sun, Nov 26, 2000 at 08:09:25PM %2B1000 References: <20001126200925.D14398@zeus.theinternet.com.au>
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+-------[ Andrew Kenneth Milton ]---------------------- | I've now tried 5 different Sound Cards in an effort to find one that doesn't | spew | | pcm0: hwptr went backwards 2060 -> 1872 Ok so I've been told this is related to the random module. Having had a look through the code I now understand what the problem is. I think that for those people using /dev/sysmouse under X that having random_harvest in scmouse.c is probably ill advised. Those running X without using moused won't be being affected. Can we have a flag for syscons to turn this off, or do we just turn off moused and run X with direct access to the mouse? Since it seems you can do this, there wouldn't seem to be harm in having a flag. I still need the random module to use ssh (and I used to have it built into my kernel, so I could simply unload it). It seems a bit of a shame that if you want to use your sound card that you give up X, or you give up ssh. -- Totally Holistic Enterprises Internet| P:+61 7 3870 0066 | Andrew Milton The Internet (Aust) Pty Ltd | F:+61 7 3870 4477 | ACN: 082 081 472 ABN: 83 082 081 472 | M:+61 416 022 411 | Carpe Daemon PO Box 837 Indooroopilly QLD 4068 |akm@theinternet.com.au| To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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