Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750743AbWJFR3P (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 Oct 2006 13:29:15 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751260AbWJFR3P (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 Oct 2006 13:29:15 -0400 Received: from hqemgate01.nvidia.com ([216.228.112.170]:36937 "EHLO HQEMGATE01.nvidia.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750743AbWJFR3P convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 Oct 2006 13:29:15 -0400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Subject: RE: forcedeth net driver: reverse mac address after pxe boot Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 10:29:04 -0700 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <55c223960610060737p1a5fda6bl95547accc7d96468@mail.gmail.com> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: forcedeth net driver: reverse mac address after pxe boot Thread-Index: AcbpVOp/gGl9q+01TE+6rEXE+WGFGgAF9unA From: "Ayaz Abdulla" To: "Alex Owen" Cc: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Oct 2006 17:29:04.0767 (UTC) FILETIME=[EBC0F8F0:01C6E96C] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1597 Lines: 39 This has been fixed in version "243.0537". You will have to request an updated BIOS from your board vendor. Regards, Ayaz -----Original Message----- From: Alex Owen [mailto:r.alex.owen@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 7:37 AM To: Ayaz Abdulla Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: forcedeth net driver: reverse mac address after pxe boot On 05/10/06, Ayaz Abdulla wrote: > The BIOS will write to the mac address register. The address will be > written in reverse order. (Why does the BIOS have to write it out in reverse order? Seems a bit odd to my simple mind!) > This bug has already been fixed in the PXE code. Can you let me know > what version of PXE you are running (it should display the version on > the screen during boot up)? I was booting with "Nvidia Boot Agent 240.0532" when I encountered this issue. Alex Owen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/