Update the Entropy-Gatherer to reflect a better setup - do not

use IRQ1, as the keyboard hook already gets this timing info.

Also some slight improvements to the comments.
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markm 1996-04-12 14:24:59 +00:00
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@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
# This is sysconfig - a file full of useful variables that you can set
# to change the default startup behavior of your system.
#
# $Id: sysconfig,v 1.42 1996/03/14 18:24:07 nate Exp $
# $Id: sysconfig,v 1.43 1996/04/03 17:13:59 phk Exp $
######################### Start Of Local Configuration Section ###########
@ -245,14 +245,14 @@ linux=NO
# Set to a string representing the interrupts you are going to use
# for generating entropy in the kernel (or NO to ignore).
# The keyboard (IRQ 1) is good if it used a lot.
# If the machine is networked, the Ethernet card is good.
# If the machine is networked, the Ethernet card IRQ is good.
# The IRQ on an intelligent hard disk controller is good.
# The IRQ's on most sound devices are good.
#
# The following choices are BAD:
# THe IRQ's on COM-ports (SIO devices), the IRQ used by an IDE
# disk or CDROM, and the IRQ on the system clock.
# The IRQ's on COM-ports (SIO devices), the IRQ used by a "classic"
# IDE disk or cdrom (Intelligent controllers seem to be OK), and
# the IRQ on the system clock.
#
# Experiment with the rest. The best interrupts are the ones that
# happen fairly irregularly, and never occur in very high-speed bursts.
@ -261,4 +261,10 @@ linux=NO
# /dev/random, and no problems on your system, like slowdowns,
# Sluggish net/disk activity, perhaps even errors.
rand_irqs="-s 1"
# For example - if you have a sound blaster on IRQ5, an ethernet card
# on IRQ10 and a SCSI controller on IRQ11 (eg ADAPTEC 1542) you might
# try this:
#
# rand_irqs="-s 5 -s 10 -s 11"
rand_irqs="NO"