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installation/guides/arm-devices/raspberry-pi: Workaround for rngd cpu overload
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src/installation/guides/arm-devices/raspberry-pi.md

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[enable](../../../config/services/index.md#enabling-services) the `rngd`
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service, which uses the `/dev/hwrng` device to seed `/dev/random`.
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Sometimes `rngd` can cause CPU overload. To prevent this, inefficient entropy
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sources can be excluded and HWRNG device forced by creating `/etc/sv/rngd/conf`
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with the contents:
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```
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RNGD_OPTS='-x jitter -x pkcs11 -x rtlsdr -n hwrng'
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```
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## Graphical session
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The `mesa-dri` package contains drivers for all the Raspberry Pi variants, and

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