In message <4.2.2.20040519091201.05090ce0 at bhawley.mailhost.luminex.com> you wrote: > ... > come out. We think that is because linux is thinking the MAC address is > ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff instead of what > it really is. u-boot doesn't seem to have a problem getting the MAC > address out of the ebony board, but > this linux kernel seems to.
U-Boot passes the MAC address to the Linux kernel, so if your kernel is configured for use with U-Boot, then it will pick up the correct MAC address. Maybe it is not? Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- Software Engineering: Embedded and Realtime Systems, Embedded Linux Phone: (+49)-8142-4596-87 Fax: (+49)-8142-4596-88 Email: wd at denx.de No one may kill a man. Not for any purpose. It cannot be condoned. -- Kirk, "Spock's Brain", stardate 5431.6 ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/