Re: ssh-keygen not working with MERAKI kernel

[Jan Richling <jan%richling.de@localhost>]

Hi,

> Just running ssh-keygen returns almost immediately with the same
> error.
> 
> Any ideas why this might be happening?  The last time I compiled
> netbsd-current with i386, it all worked fine.

I ran in exactly the same problem with my Edimax BR6104K. The reason is
pretty simple: The device major and minors are slightly different from
i386. This especially affects /dev/random. Just recreate it with
./MAKEDEV random in /dev or replace it manually. Correct is:

br6104k2 ~ # ls -lisa /dev/random
4530143 0 cr--r--r--  1 root  wheel  39, 0 Jan 14 23:13 /dev/random

I guess yours is different... change it and ssh will run. I got the same
problem with some ptys so ./MAKDEV all is the solve-all solution.

Greetings,

Jan

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