Looks like a new card - my start up message looks like:

	ae0 at nubus 0 slot c, Ethernet A-Series, 16KB memory

In addition to the slot number (which I'm guessing you just forgot to
type in), the normal config process reads the card's ID from its on-
board NuBus declaration ROM - hence the "Ethernet A-Series" in my
output.  Since your card apparently came back with an empty string, it's
probably only minimally conformant to Apple's NuBus card specs.  :(

So, you'll need to do a little bit more digging to figure out what this
card's ID _really_ is, and how to talk to it.  The "slots" program,
available somewhere on Apple's ftp site, can help with part of this
process, at least to get the card's identification info.  But you'll
probably need to dig a _lot_ deeper to find out where the card's control
registers are, and what we need to put into them, and what we need to do
for interrupt handling.  Get ready for lots of practice with MacsBug, or
finding another card that is supported.  :(

On Thu, 27 Aug 1998, Michael Bartosh wrote:

> >If you the the ae0: Device timeout message it means that we attempted to
> >send a packet out the interface, and never got an interrupt to indicate
> >the transmit completed.
> >
> >So, what is the _specific_ information about your ae0 card?  What are
> >the chips' numbers?  If there is a 68000 on the board, then we most
> >definitely don't support it...  Otherwise, it might be an "almost clone"
> >bof a supported board, but with a slight difference in register address
> >or something.
> >
> 
> [SNIP]
> 
> Startup mssg is
> 
> ae0 at nubus 0 , 32KB memory
> ae0: Ethernet address 00:80:35:02:06:2b
> 
> Card is a Technology Works, no 68000 that I can see (aren't they square?
> anyway no 68000 on any chip) 2 large rectangular chips; one says:
> 
> 	B9130
> 	NMC27C128BQ
> 	200
> 
> The other:
> 
> 	DCB-0509S250X
> 	    KAPPA
> 	      9201T
> 
> And one square chip that says:
> 
> 	S9136BX
> 	DP83901AV
> 
> Sound familiar to anyone?
> 
> There are 2 sets of jumpers 10TJ1 and 10TJ2. I have not messed with them at
> all.
> 
> -mab
> 
> 
> 

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