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From: "Daniel M. Eischen" <deischen@iworks.InterWorks.org>
To: dlowe@sirius.com, questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Bay Networks Netgear FA310tx - anyone?
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> I have a Bay Networks "Netgear" FA310tx Fast ethernet PCI adapter.  It is
> enabled on boot from the GENERIC 2.2-BETA_A kernel as "de0", but causes
> the error:
>
> /kernel: de0: transmission timeout
>
> whenever it is used.
>
> The question is, is there any plan for support of this card?  Is there
> some magic kernel config option to make it work?

What's the chipset shown during the device probe?  If it's the 
21140A, Matt Thomas is rewriting the de driver to better handle 
these chips.  I think he hangs out in -hackers or -current.  Search
the hackers/current mailing list archives for more info.

I'm having the same problem :-(

Dan Eischen
deischen@iworks.InterWorks.org