Comment 63 for bug 102982

I have an idea on how to solve this problem. I tested it in 7.10, but it should work for others. I have an older Dell Machine (don't remember the model number off the top of my head) but I was getting this error message.

 This *should* make this module load correctly:

As root, modify the /etc/modprobe.d/options file:
> sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/options

Add this line:
option intel_rng no_fwh_detect=1

Save the file. (In nano, Ctrl-O, Enter to save. Ctrl-X to quit.)

To get this to work without a reboot, remove and reinsert the module:
sudo modprobe -r intel_rng
sudo modprobe intel_rng

Subsequent reboots should be fine.

Check your system logs to make sure that the chip is detected.