To have BitBabbler device(s) begin feeding entropy to the kernel at boot, add these lines to /etc/rc.d/rc.local: # Start BitBabbler TRNG. if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.seedd ]; then . /etc/rc.d/rc.seedd start fi It's a good idea to stop devices before capturing the entropy pool on reboot/shutdown, so add these lines to /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown: # Stop BitBabbler TRNG. if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.seedd ]; then . /etc/rc.d/rc.seedd stop fi Additional configuration of BitBabbler devices on boot can be set in /etc/bit-babbler/seedd.conf. Finally, ensure relevant files are executable: chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/rc.local \ /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown \ /etc/rc.d/rc.seedd N.B. If changes to the udev rules are needed, cp /lib/udev/rules.d/90-bit-babbler.rules /etc/udev/rules.d and modify the copy in /etc/udev/rules.d. eudev will only use the copy in /etc/udev/rules.d so long as the filenames are the same.