I've not tested, but could this be a problem at random.org? Maybe we should start using their new JSON-RPC based API? -Øystein
On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 10:40 AM Peter Lederer <[email protected]> wrote: > 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). > > > > > > > >
