[hpsdr] Metis f/w update funny

[Chris Smith]

Hi Phil

Thanks for reply. It seems it wasn't just the first byte which was read incorrectly as the MAC address differed in every nibble!

Cheers

Chris G4NUX

Sent from my iPad

On 1 Jul 2013, at 01:41, "Phil Harman" <phil at pharman.org> wrote:

> Hi Chris,
> 
> In the very early releases of Metis code there was a 'feature' in the code
> that read the MAC address from the EEPROM whereby the first byte was read
> incorrectly.
> 
> This has been fixed in subsequent releases so I don't anticipate it being
> an issue in the future.
> 
> 73 Phil...VK6APH
> 
> 
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>> 
>> Hi
>> 
>> I haven't been active with my Metis/Mercury/Pennylane kit recently. But,
>> in anticipation of the Munin kits arriving in the not too distant future,
>> I decided to bite the bullet and do a complete update on the boards'
>> firmware.
>> 
>> Latest versions I could find were:
>> 
>> Metis 2.6b
>> Mercury 3.4
>> P'lane 1.8
>> 
>> After a bit of a wobble following the update to Metis I managed to update
>> the other two boards. However, I was puzzled to find that Metis was no
>> longer at the IP address I expected.
>> 
>> It turns out the MAC address of Metis has changed with the updated f/w. Is
>> this to be expected?
>> 
>> I have changed the entry in my DHCP server so Metis is back to the IP I
>> would expect to see it at. Will this happen every time I update Metis f/w
>> from now on?
>> 
>> Cheers & 73
>> 
>> Chris G4NUX
>> 
>> 
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