Index: sys/dev/vge/if_vge.c
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--- sys/dev/vge/if_vge.c	(revision 200584)
+++ sys/dev/vge/if_vge.c	(working copy)
@@ -1024,6 +1024,8 @@
 	else
 		sc->vge_phyaddr = CSR_READ_1(sc, VGE_MIICFG) &
 		    VGE_MIICFG_PHYADDR;
+	/* Enable MII auto-polling before any MII register access. */
+	vge_miipoll_start(sc);
 	error = vge_dma_alloc(sc);
 	if (error)
 		goto fail;