Hi! At my university I have to update a pool of linux-computers and I encountered a strange problem with the forcedeth driver. The MAC is reversed or a random one is picked. btw: on some machines the reversed address is not detected as invalid.. All computers are Shuttle XPC Barebones SN95G5 with a NForce3 Ultra Chipset, network on board Previously thes computers ran Linux 2.6.24 >From dmesg: [ 37.383052] forcedeth: Reverse Engineered nForce ethernet driver. Version 0.61. [ 37.903482] forcedeth 0000:00:05.0: ifname eth0, PHY OUI 0x5043 @ 1, addr 00:30:1b:b8:65:ed [ 37.903489] forcedeth 0000:00:05.0: csum timirq gbit lnktim desc-v2 root@xpc1:~# lspci -vvv -nn -s 0000:00:05.0 00:05.0 Bridge [0680]: nVidia Corporation CK8S Ethernet Controller [10de:00df] (rev a2) Subsystem: Holco Enterprise Co, Ltd/Shuttle Computer Unknown device [1297:a551] Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0 (250ns min, 5000ns max) Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 22 Region 0: Memory at ee000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Region 1: I/O ports at e100 [size=8] Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable+ DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- root@xpc1:~# ethtool -d eth0 Offset Values -------- ----- 000: 00 00 00 00 ff 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 ca 03 18 03 010: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 030: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 040: 0e e2 20 04 55 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 050: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 060: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 070: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 080: 3c 0f 3b 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 04 00 28 00 7f 00 090: 1c 06 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 72 7f 00 00 0a0: 0f 05 14 00 16 00 00 00 00 30 1b b8 65 ed 00 00 0b0: 01 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 cd cc 00 47 9a 01 00 00 0c0: 02 00 00 10 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 0d0: 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 0e0: 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 0f0: 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 100: 00 e4 87 3f 00 e0 87 3f ff 00 7f 00 00 80 00 00 110: 32 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 68 e4 87 3f 120: e0 e2 87 3f c0 05 e9 35 f3 ff 00 a0 10 40 5d 3f 130: 1c 06 00 80 6c e4 87 3f 5c e2 87 3f 00 80 e0 0f 140: c0 41 30 00 00 25 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 150: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 160: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 170: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 180: 06 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 69 79 94 01 03 81 00 00 190: 2a 00 00 00 00 7c 00 00 6b 79 94 01 03 fd 00 00 1a0: 06 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 6d 79 94 01 03 81 00 00 1b0: 2a 00 00 00 00 7c 00 00 6f 79 94 01 03 fd 00 00 1c0: 0e 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 6d 79 94 01 03 81 00 00 1d0: 2a 00 00 00 00 7c 00 00 6f 79 94 01 03 fd 00 00 1e0: 0e 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 6d 79 94 01 03 81 00 00 1f0: 2a 00 00 00 00 7c 00 00 6f 79 94 01 03 fd 00 00 200: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 210: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 220: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 230: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 240: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 250: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 260: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 02 fe 00 01 00 00 now with Linux 2.6.30.5: root@generic-x86-ltsp:~# dmesg | grep forcedeth forcedeth: Reverse Engineered nForce ethernet driver. Version 0.64. forcedeth 0000:00:05.0: PCI INT A -> Link[APCH] -> GSI 22 (level, high) -> IRQ 22 forcedeth 0000:00:05.0: setting latency timer to 64 forcedeth 0000:00:05.0: Invalid Mac address detected: ed:65:b8:1b:30:00 forcedeth 0000:00:05.0: Please complain to your hardware vendor. Switching to a random MAC. forcedeth 0000:00:05.0: ifname eth0, PHY OUI 0x5043 @ 1, addr 00:00:6c:44:30:88 forcedeth 0000:00:05.0: csum timirq gbit lnktim desc-v2 root@generic-x86-ltsp:~# lspci -vvv -nn -s 00:05.0 00:05.0 Class [0200]: Device [10de:00e6] (rev a2) Subsystem: Device [1297:a551] Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0 (250ns min, 5000ns max) Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 22 Region 0: Memory at ee000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Region 1: I/O ports at e100 [size=8] Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable+ DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Kernel driver in use: forcedeth Kernel modules: forcedeth root@generic-x86-ltsp:~# ./ethtool -d eth0 Offset Values -------- ----- 000: 00 00 00 00 ff 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 ff ff c5 c3 010: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 030: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 040: 0e e2 20 04 55 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 050: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 060: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 070: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 080: 3c 0f 3b 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 04 00 28 00 7f 00 090: 1c 06 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 78 ff 03 80 0a0: 0f 05 14 00 16 00 00 00 00 00 6c 44 30 88 00 00 0b0: 01 00 5e 00 00 01 00 00 ff ff ff ff ff ff 00 00 0c0: 02 00 00 10 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 0d0: 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 0e0: 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 0f0: 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 100: 00 10 85 2f 00 00 85 2f ff 00 ff 01 00 80 00 00 110: 32 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 31 00 00 00 40 10 85 2f 120: 60 07 85 2f 40 00 fd 2f f4 ff 00 a0 20 10 91 2f 130: 1c 06 00 80 44 10 85 2f e4 06 85 2f 00 80 e0 0f 140: c0 41 30 00 00 25 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 150: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 160: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 170: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 180: 06 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 6d 79 94 01 03 81 00 00 190: 2a 00 00 00 00 7c 00 00 6f 79 94 01 03 fd 00 00 1a0: 06 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 6d 79 94 01 03 81 00 00 1b0: 2a 00 00 00 00 7c 00 00 6f 79 94 01 03 fd 00 00 1c0: 06 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 6d 79 94 01 03 81 00 00 1d0: 2a 00 00 00 00 7c 00 00 6f 79 94 01 03 fd 00 00 1e0: 06 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 6d 79 94 01 03 81 00 00 1f0: 2a 00 00 00 00 7c 00 00 6f 79 94 01 03 fd 00 00 200: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 210: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 220: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 230: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 240: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 250: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 260: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 02 fe 00 01 00 00 modprobe forcedeth while "7 7 7 7" in /proc/sys/kernel/printk: forcedeth: Reverse Engineered nForce ethernet driver. Version 0.64. forcedeth 0000:00:05.0: PCI INT A -> Link[APCH] -> GSI 22 (level, high) -> IRQ 22 forcedeth 0000:00:05.0: setting latency timer to 64 nv_probe: set workaround bit for reversed mac addr forcedeth 0000:00:05.0: Invalid Mac address detected: ed:65:b8:1b:30:00 forcedeth 0000:00:05.0: Please complain to your hardware vendor. Switching to a random MAC. forcedeth 0000:00:05.0: ifname eth0, PHY OUI 0x5043 @ 1, addr 00:00:6c:0b:83:43 forcedeth 0000:00:05.0: csum timirq gbit lnktim desc-v2 -- Jörg Friedrich There are only 10 types of people: Those who understand binary and those who don't. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
