Hello Forum,

Intel's Starter kit on Intel's Atom Processor E660 (Tunnel Creek) family operating with 1.3 GHz clock speed with 512K cache in 32bit mode with max threads 2. CPU operates under 32bit instructions code with embedded options available.

Currently I am using MeeGo OS which is based Open Linux Image 2.6.37.2-12.1.

My immediate problem is to cope with continuously shifting MAC address on the  Atom Processor board, every time I reset (switch ON/OFF) to the board I get completely NEW MAC  address; hence, therefore, I cannot USE to setup or get booted from the PXE server aka (TFT). I need  to boot this starter kit with similar Kernel 2.6.37 from the server  just to test few application and indeed setup development, testing and debugging environment for further development.

The idea is to develop application software and modify existing device driver(s) on development machine and setup testing and debugging on the Intels' Starter Kit surf board.

IS there anybody who knew how to restrict, or stop these behavior of changing MAC address when get booted with Meego OS in to the Board?

It appears to me that the board completely isolated from the mains power supply for more than two hour it loose it BIOS setting including system Date and Time that ultimatly affect a real-time clock and require recalibration of system time and other parameters at BIOS level.

I understood a successful TFT boot operation on board to initiate its boot process  from remote require fix MAC address on post booting on board currenly I cannot achive, I wonder at Intel some body knew? Cause I can see during the BIOS setup.

In the BIOS set up screen AMI Bios   Main Advance Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit options exist  Choosing an option "Advance" gives an option of

"Launch PXE OpROM"  ---> Enabled

The details explanation read "Enable or Disable Boot Option for Legacy Network Device".

Thanks in advance

Shy