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Re: Bug: Getting dice from random.org for the second time
From: |
Peter Lederer |
Subject: |
Re: Bug: Getting dice from random.org for the second time |
Date: |
Wed, 12 Aug 2020 10:39:55 +0200 |
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 <philippe.michel7@free.fr>:
> 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).
>
>
>
- Bug: Getting dice from random.org for the second time, Peter Lederer, 2020/08/08
- Re: Bug: Getting dice from random.org for the second time, Philippe Michel, 2020/08/11
- Re: Bug: Getting dice from random.org for the second time,
Peter Lederer <=
- Re: Bug: Getting dice from random.org for the second time, Øystein Schønning-Johansen, 2020/08/12
- Re: Bug: Getting dice from random.org for the second time, Peter Lederer, 2020/08/12
- Re: Bug: Getting dice from random.org for the second time, Guido Flohr, 2020/08/12
- Re: Bug: Getting dice from random.org for the second time, Christian Anthon, 2020/08/12
- Re: Bug: Getting dice from random.org for the second time, Øystein Schønning-Johansen, 2020/08/12
- Re: Bug: Getting dice from random.org for the second time, Christian Anthon, 2020/08/12
- Re: Bug: Getting dice from random.org for the second time, Peter Lederer, 2020/08/12
- Re: Bug: Getting dice from random.org for the second time, Philippe Michel, 2020/08/12
- Re: Bug: Getting dice from random.org for the second time, Christian Anthon, 2020/08/13