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** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Confirmed

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Title:
  Can't load intel-rng module

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I have a laptop with Haswell processor which has a hardware random number 
generator. I confirmed that with the command 'grep rdrand /proc/cpuinfo'.
  The problem is when I try to load the 'intel-rng' kernel module to use the 
device with rngd daemon, it says 'no such device'. I'm not a great Linux 
expert, but the problem seems the PCI IDs for my computer's chipset isn't on 
module, so become impossible to detect the device. I tried the same with 
4.10rc7 kernel from PPA and the problem continues. I'm having a problem how to 
which PCI device contains RNG support and how create a new modalias to bypass 
the detection. If I could do that, I could report exactly what is the PCI IDs 
to correct the RNG detection.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
  Package: linux-image-4.9.0-16-generic 4.9.0-16.17
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.9.0-16.17-generic 4.9.6
  Uname: Linux 4.9.0-16-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC2:  marcos     6288 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/controlC1:  marcos     6288 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  marcos     6288 F.... pulseaudio
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Sun Feb 12 19:06:49 2017
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=120c9111-82df-448d-a8d1-dc6b4822f7ac
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-03 (192 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 
(20160719)
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 5437
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.9.0-16-generic 
root=UUID=7b80ab6d-8a48-4582-ace8-0b11e10026b6 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-4.9.0-16-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-4.9.0-16-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.162
  SourcePackage: linux
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 06/07/2016
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A10
  dmi.board.name: 03X56P
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.board.version: A10
  dmi.chassis.type: 8
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.version: Not Specified
  dmi.modalias: 
dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA10:bd06/07/2016:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron5437:pvrNotSpecified:rvnDellInc.:rn03X56P:rvrA10:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrNotSpecified:
  dmi.product.name: Inspiron 5437
  dmi.product.version: Not Specified
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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