[U-Boot-Users] Autobooting limitation on .3 ? : kernel 2.4 detect mac address unset after rebooting

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <200510041905.53643.mathieu.deschamps at com2gether.net> you wrote:
> 
> It faults, I guess, because of bootd behavior. Explanation:

No. The problem is that you irgored to read the FAQs.

> * After this, on rebooting my board via a reboot command (or even with a 
> pushbutton reset) to test autoboot functionnality on reboot,  kernel starts 
> but it seems it can't retrieve my mac addr. :
> .
> .
> eth0: Link now 100-FullDuplex
> eth0: AT91 ethernet at 0xfefbc000 int=24 100-FullDuplex (00:00:00:00:00:00)
> eth0: Davicom 9196 PHY (Copper)
...
> Any ideas on more reliable way-to or better way to make it work  ?

Yes. Please read the FAQ:
http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/DULG/EthernetDoesNotWorkInLinux

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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