diff -Naur SNNSv4.2/kernel/sources/init_f.c SNNSv4.2-patched/kernel/sources/init_f.c
--- SNNSv4.2/kernel/sources/init_f.c    2005-08-30 12:08:07.000000000 -0400
+++ SNNSv4.2.new/kernel/sources/init_f.c    2005-08-30 12:16:15.000000000 -0400
@@ -2259,6 +2259,12 @@
  
   range = max_weight - min_weight ;
 
+  /*
+   * PATCHED 2005-08-01 -- Sabit Cakmak
+   * Ensure the random number generator has been initialized, or an error may occur
+   */
+  krui_setSeedNo(0);
+
   /* if (range < 0.0) return (KRERR_PARAMETERS) ; */
 
   FOR_ALL_UNITS (unit_ptr) 
diff -Naur SNNSv4.2/kernel/sources/kr_ui.c SNNSv4.2.new/kernel/sources/kr_ui.c
--- SNNSv4.2/kernel/sources/kr_ui.c	2008-06-04 11:18:09.000000000 -0400
+++ SNNSv4.2.new/kernel/sources/kr_ui.c	2008-06-04 11:33:06.000000000 -0400
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@
 
 #endif
 
+/************ Random seed storage **************/
+long randomSeedVal=0;
+/***********************************************/
+
 /*****************************************************************************
   FUNCTION : krui_getNoOfUnits
 
@@ -4592,10 +4596,15 @@
 void  krui_setSeedNo(long int seed)
 {
 
-    if (seed != 0)
+    if (seed != 0) {
+	randomSeedVal = seed;
         srand48( seed );  
-    else
-        srand48( (long) time( (time_t *) 0) ); 
+    } else {
+        if (randomSeedVal == 0) {
+            randomSeedVal = (long) time( (time_t *) 0);
+            srand48( randomSeedVal ); 
+        }
+    }
 }