Bug#516223: linux-image-2.6.26-1-xen-amd64, linux-image-2.6.26-1-amd64: intel-rng module fails to load
Package: linux-2.6
Version: 2.6.26-13
Severity: normal
Using either of the kernel images listed in the subject on an Intel 1CPU
4Core Xeon 1U server, the intel-rng module fails to load:
nwp@mrslim:/stor/home/nwp$ sudo modprobe intel-rng
FATAL: Error inserting intel_rng (/lib/modules/2.6.26-1-xen-amd64/kernel/drivers/char/hw_random/intel-rng.ko): No such device
The hardware is there:
nwp@mrslim:/stor/home/nwp$ lspci -nn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 3200/3210 Chipset DRAM Controller [8086:29f0]
00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82566DM-2 Gigabit Network Connection [8086:10bd] (rev 02)
00:1a.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:2937] (rev 02)
00:1a.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 [8086:2938] (rev 02)
00:1a.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 [8086:2939] (rev 02)
00:1a.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 [8086:293c] (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:2940] (rev 02)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 5 [8086:2948] (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:2934] (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:2935] (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:2936] (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 [8086:293a] (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge [8086:244e] (rev 92)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801IR (ICH9R) LPC Interface Controller [8086:2916] (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801IR/IO/IH (ICH9R/DO/DH) 4 port SATA IDE Controller [8086:2920] (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:2930] (rev 02)
00:1f.5 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) 2 port SATA IDE Controller [8086:2926] (rev 02)
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G200e [Pilot] ServerEngines (SEP1) [102b:0522] (rev 02)
03:02.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82541GI Gigabit Ethernet Controller [8086:1076] (rev 05)
There appears to be some reference to this problem at:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=215144
...although it's talking about an older kernel. I haven't (yet?) tried the
patch listed there.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0
APT prefers stable
APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-xen-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_NZ.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.26-1-xen-amd64 depends on:
ii initramfs-tools 0.92o tools for generating an initramfs
ii linux-modules-2.6.26-1-xen-am 2.6.26-13 Linux 2.6.26 modules on AMD64
linux-image-2.6.26-1-xen-amd64 recommends no packages.
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.26-1-xen-amd64 suggests:
ii grub 0.97-47lenny2 GRand Unified Bootloader (Legacy v
pn linux-doc-2.6.26 <none> (no description available)
-- no debconf information
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