> > Is anybody using linux-2.6.10 from kernel.org for testing IBM Ebony board? > > Yes, with stock boot loader and great success (bootp + NFS root). I > just use "ip=on root=/dev/nfs" and let my bootp server tell the kernel > about all other parameters.
What's your boot loader? I should ask if anybody has successful story on using uboot to boot 2.6.10 to test Ebony board. > Did you try looking at net/ipv4/ipconfig.c? This is file responsible > for this message. Yes. I did find the comment you pointed and thought it might be a problem. But another issue I don't understand is why it cannot fetch MAC addresses from VPD? Without my hack the MAC addresses fetched from VPD are all FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF. The Rom Monitor can detect the addresses, which I guess are from VPD. > /* > * If the config information is insufficient (e.g., our IP address or > * IP address of the boot server is missing or we have multiple network > * interfaces and no default was set), use BOOTP or RARP to get the > * missing values. > */ > > Probably your case - multiple ethernet devices (440GX has 4) and > you haven't specified which device should be assigned IP. Do you know how to set a default active device? Thanks, -Shawn.
