Hello Philippe, it happens consistently. Every time.
My internet connection is flawless. If I restart GNUBG it fetches the next (first for the next match) 500 numbers without any problem. I have no idea what to change. Greets Peter 2020-08-11 22:21 GMT+02:00, Philippe Michel <[email protected]>: > On Sat, Aug 08, 2020 at 02:40:24PM +0200, Peter Lederer wrote: > >> I use GNU Backgammon 1.06.001 Feb 28 2018 on Linux Mint 19.3 as it >> comes from the distribution repository. >> >> As dice generator I use random.org. The fetching of the first 500 dice >> works fine. When required to receive the second portion of dice it >> says "Your dice generator isn't working. Failing back on >> RNG_MERSENNE". At the same time the dice settings jump back to >> "Mersenne Twister" and stay there. > > The most likely cause is that gnubg couldn't contact random.org when it > tried to pull the second batch of dice. > > Does it happen consistently ? If not, does your machine have internet > access when it does ? > > FWIW, I couldn't reproduce the problem with the current gnubg version > (and not on linux Mint ; the random.org related code hasn't changed > since 1.06.001, but the system library used to establish connections is > almost certainly at a different version). > > >
