On Wed, Apr 08, 2009 at 11:57:37PM -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote: > > Not if the MAC is stored in the volatile smc911x registers. Issuing a > > soft reset flushes these values - if U-Boot does that, the OS has no > > change getting them. > > then either your u-boot or your OS is misconfigured and you need to fix that. > > as clearly stated in docs/README.enetaddr, the environment is the place where > mac addresses live when there is no dedicated storage (like an eeprom). > > ignoring that, the mac address doesnt magically get programmed. if no > network > operation was initiated, then the part wouldnt have been programmed anyways, > so you're still left with an OS that cant get itself functional.
Ok, true. Thanks for pointing this out. Daniel _______________________________________________ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot
