nightmorph 06/09/20 10:02:42 Modified: gentoo-sparc-faq.xml Log: Updated Sparc FAQ for bug 148276
Revision Changes Path 1.12 xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-sparc-faq.xml file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-sparc-faq.xml?rev=1.12&view=markup plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-sparc-faq.xml?rev=1.12&content-type=text/plain diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-sparc-faq.xml?r1=1.11&r2=1.12 Index: gentoo-sparc-faq.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-sparc-faq.xml,v retrieving revision 1.11 retrieving revision 1.12 diff -u -r1.11 -r1.12 --- gentoo-sparc-faq.xml 26 May 2006 20:55:10 -0000 1.11 +++ gentoo-sparc-faq.xml 20 Sep 2006 10:02:42 -0000 1.12 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-sparc-faq.xml,v 1.11 2006/05/26 20:55:10 nightmorph Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-sparc-faq.xml,v 1.12 2006/09/20 10:02:42 nightmorph Exp $ --> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> <guide link="/doc/en/gentoo-sparc-faq.xml"> @@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> <license/> -<version>1.7</version> -<date>2006-05-26</date> +<version>1.8</version> +<date>2006-09-20</date> <chapter> <title>Documentation Notes</title> @@ -376,12 +376,11 @@ </ul> <p> -Also, Gentoo/SPARC developer Sven Blumenstein keeps a list of PC hardware that -has been tested with the PCI based SPARC64 systems at -<uri>http://dev.gentoo.org/~bazik/hw.php</uri>. Feel free to add your results -at testing PC or non-Sun hardware to the list by emailing <mail -link="[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</mail> with the information on the -hardware as displayed in the existing hardware list. +Also, the Gentoo/SPARC team maintains a <uri +link="/proj/en/base/sparc/hwlist.xml">list of non-Sun PCI hardware that has +been tested on Gentoo/SPARC</uri>. To submit additions to the list, email +<mail>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</mail> with the information on the hardware as displayed +in the existing hardware list. </p> </body> @@ -392,8 +391,60 @@ <body> <p> -The UltraLinux FAQ has the answer at -<uri>http://www.ultralinux.org/faq.html#q_2_1</uri>. +The <uri link="http://www.ultralinux.org/faq.html#q_2_1";>UltraLinux FAQ</uri> +has the answer. +</p> + +</body> +</section> +<section> +<title>My box has more than one Sun Ethernet device. Why do they all have the +same MAC address and how do I fix it?</title> +<body> + +<p> +First, the reason they all they all have the same setting is due to a value in +OpenBoot PROM (OBP). The story goes that in times past, it was assumed that if +a host had multiple interfaces, the interfaces would not reside on the same +Ethernet and therefore having the MAC address unique to a machine rather than +to a NIC wouldn't be a problem. As time went on and different technologies +developed, the opposite was proven. +</p> + +<p> +As for fixing the issue, there are two ways to it; from OBP and from Linux. The +OBP variable <c>local-mac-address?</c> controls this behavior. The following +commands will help you to determine what <c>local-mac-address?</c> is set to: +</p> + +<pre caption="View local-mac-address? setting from OBP"> +ok <i>printenv local-mac-address?</i> +local-mac-address? = false +</pre> + +<pre caption="View local-mac-address? setting from Linux"> +# <i>eeprom local-mac-address?</i> +local-mac-address?=false +</pre> + +<p> +As you'll notice from the samples above, <c>local-mac-address?</c> is set to +<b>false</b>. This will cause all interfaces on a SPARC to use the same MAC +address. To change this behavior, use either of the commands below (depending +on whether you do it from OBP or Linux): +</p> + +<pre caption="Set local-mac-address? from OBP"> +ok <i>setenv local-mac-address?=true</i> +local-mac-address? = true +</pre> + +<pre caption="Set local-mac-address? from Linux"> +# <i>eeprom local-mac-address?=true</i> +</pre> + +<p> +Note that you may need to reboot to see the changes take affect. </p> </body> -- [email protected] mailing list
