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Title: beaglebone: random MAC on boot Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: SRU Justification: Impact: after every reboot, the nic on the beaglebone gets a completely different MAC address. Fix: Apply the patches, recompile and reboot. Testcase: Try booting two times in a row with and without the patches applied and check if the MAC address of eth0 changes or not. With this series applied: ... [ 2.847766] davinci_mdio 4a101000.mdio: davinci mdio revision 1.6 [ 2.854144] davinci_mdio 4a101000.mdio: detected phy mask fffffffe [ 2.866722] libphy: 4a101000.mdio: probed [ 2.871020] davinci_mdio 4a101000.mdio: phy[0]: device 4a101000.mdio:00, driver SMSC LAN8710/LAN8720 [ 2.886827] Detected MACID = 90:59:af:5a:b6:ca ... and it won't change anymore. --- On the beaglebone, the NIC keeps getting a random MAC after every reboot, making it impossible to associate a static ip with the board: ... [ 2.839176] davinci_mdio 4a101000.mdio: davinci mdio revision 1.6 [ 2.845579] davinci_mdio 4a101000.mdio: detected phy mask fffffffe [ 2.858195] libphy: 4a101000.mdio: probed [ 2.862510] davinci_mdio 4a101000.mdio: phy[0]: device 4a101000.mdio:00, driver SMSC LAN8710/LAN8720 [ 2.872364] cpu cpu0: cpu0 regulator not ready, retry [ 2.878372] Random MACID = ee:7a:fa:cd:13:39 ... To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1452628/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
