[RFC RFT PATCH v1 0/1] ARM: orion5x: convert D-Link DNS-323 to the Device Tree

[Mauri Sandberg]

Hello Andrew!

On 28.4.2022 3.18, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>>> - there is no concensus on how to get ascii formatted MAC address from mtd
>>>    partitions so eth is not fully functional without setting the MAC from
>>>    userspace
>>
>> Ideally this is handled by the boot loader, but that requires being
>> able to update
>> it.
> 
> The mv643xx Ethernet driver is happy if it finds the MAC address
> already in the hardware. The vendor uboot often does this. Does tftp
> boot work in uboot? That would indicate it has access to the MAC
> address.

The u-boot is really limited and I am transferring new images over 
kermit. Tftp is not enabled.