It's not uncommon to find Android u-boot firmware that hardcodes the same MAC for all devices, so LE normally (re)creates a new MAC from the CPU serial which is guaranteed to be unique.
Legacy v9.2 (LTS) builds for Amlogic S805/S8X2, S905/S912 and all WeTek boxes
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dtech -
February 7, 2021 at 2:33 PM -
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It's not uncommon to find Android u-boot firmware that hardcodes the same MAC for all devices, so LE normally (re)creates a new MAC from the CPU serial which is guaranteed to be unique.
Got it, I’ll always keep that in mind now. It’s the right approach and overall it increases reliability. It’s just that sometimes it can be a bit surprising. That’s the fine line where you have to decide: “fix someone else’s mistakes or let the user fix them on their own — after all, they chose the device themselves.” Either way, everything in LE is very logical.)
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A new platform is being tested, although it is not Amlogic:
