Error Generating ElGamal Key

[Matthew M. Copeland]

I get the following error when attempting to generate a 2048 El Gamal Key
running under Red Hat Linux 5.1 (kernel 2.0.35).  I get the same problem
when I attempt to genereate a key of size 1024.  I am running gnupg0.9.3
with just the standard compile options.  Any Ideas?


We need to generate a lot of random bytes. It is a good idea to perform
some other action (work in another window, move the mouse, utilize the
network and the disks) during the prime generation; this gives the random
number generator a better chance to gain enough entropy.
.........+++++................+++++.........................+++++...+++++
...+++++...+++++.......+++++.....+++++............+++++...+++++.+++++.....
....+++++.+++++..........+++++.....+++++..+++++..+++++...................+
++++..+++++......++++++++++........+++++...................++++++++++...++
+++.........+++++..+++++.+++++..+++++.....+++++>..+++++....+++++.........+
++++.......+++++>+++++>..+++++>........+++++....+++++^^^^^


gpg: waiting for lock (hold by 21285 - probably dead) ...
gpg: waiting for lock (hold by 21285 - probably dead) ...
gpg: waiting for lock (hold by 21285 - probably dead) ...
gpg: waiting for lock (hold by 21285 - probably dead) ...
gpg: waiting for lock (hold by 21285 - probably dead) ...
gpg: waiting for lock (hold by 21285 - probably dead) ...



Matthew M. Copeland
copeland at eagle.cc.ukans.edu
matthewc at rdl.designlab.ukans.edu