Re: Failed to obtain MAC address <solved>

[Carl Fredricksen <cl.fredricksen@googlemail.com>]

* Carl Fredricksen <cl.fredricksen@googlemail.com> [2010-06-27 20:03]:
> > how did you solve this issue? I have exactly the same problem after
> > recovering the TS-119, updating with the current image and now trying
> > to flash debian. It seems that the correct MAC address is already in
> > place.
> >      
> It seems that the MAC address is not correct, otherwise you shouldn't
> get the error message.
>
> What's the output of:
>    ifconfig
>    iface_get_mac eth0
>    get_mac
>    
ifconfig showed a valid MAC address, but iface_get_mac eth0 and get_mac 
did not. I used iface_set_mac eth0 <MAC address> to set the MAC address 
that was given by ifconfig and then was able to continue the installation.

Thx, for your help!