From b650a4f180b03ba83b294dcd3733de0720c06d8b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kalle Vahlman Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:25:04 +0300 Subject: Add readme with build instructions --- README | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README diff --git a/README b/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e7310d5 --- /dev/null +++ b/README @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +This tool allows one to change (permanently) the MAC address +of the SMSC 9221 Ethernet controller of Snowball boards. + +The address is written to the EEPROM of the controller to persist +over reboots. + +To build the tool simply run + + $ make + +assuming you have a cross-compiler set in your path. By default +the compiler is expected to be "arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc", but if +you want/need to use some other cross-compiler you can do so by +redefining $CC on the command line: + + $ make CC=my-funny-toolchain-gcc + +This will produce a statically linked binary that should be +usable in almost any kind of image available for Snowball. -- cgit v1.2.3