Re: [PATCH 1/6] tg3: Fix probe failure due to invalid MAC address

2006-03-28 Thread walt
Michael Chan wrote: Some older bootcode in some devices may report 0 MAC address in SRAM when booting up from low power state. This patch fixes the problem by checking for a valid MAC address in SRAM and falling back to NVRAM if necessary. Seems to fix the problem, thanks. Thanks to walt

[PATCH 1/6] tg3: Fix probe failure due to invalid MAC address

2006-03-27 Thread Michael Chan
Some older bootcode in some devices may report 0 MAC address in SRAM when booting up from low power state. This patch fixes the problem by checking for a valid MAC address in SRAM and falling back to NVRAM if necessary. Thanks to walt [EMAIL PROTECTED] for reporting the problem and helping to

Re: [PATCH 1/6] tg3: Fix probe failure due to invalid MAC address

2006-03-27 Thread David S. Miller
From: Michael Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 17:07:51 -0800 Some older bootcode in some devices may report 0 MAC address in SRAM when booting up from low power state. This patch fixes the problem by checking for a valid MAC address in SRAM and falling back to NVRAM if

Re: [PATCH 1/6] tg3: Fix probe failure due to invalid MAC address

2006-03-27 Thread Michael Chan
David S. Miller wrote: From: Michael Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 17:07:51 -0800 Some older bootcode in some devices may report 0 MAC address in SRAM when booting up from low power state. This patch fixes the problem by checking for a valid MAC address in SRAM and