-diff -urN linux-2.6.16.7/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c linux-2.6.16.7.new/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c
---- linux-2.6.16.7/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c 2006-04-17 23:53:25.000000000 +0200
-+++ linux-2.6.16.7.new/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c 2006-04-23 01:42:48.000000000 +0200
-@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
+--- a/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c
++++ b/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c
+@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
* Author: MontaVista Software, Inc.
* ppopov@mvista.com or source@mvista.com
*
* ########################################################################
*
* This program is free software; you can distribute it and/or modify it
-@@ -1672,6 +1675,10 @@
- aup->phy_ops->phy_status(dev, aup->phy_addr, &link, &speed);
- control = MAC_DISABLE_RX_OWN | MAC_RX_ENABLE | MAC_TX_ENABLE;
+@@ -835,6 +838,10 @@
+
+ control = MAC_RX_ENABLE | MAC_TX_ENABLE;
#ifndef CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+ /*riemer: fix for startup without cable */
+ if (!link)
+
control |= MAC_BIG_ENDIAN;
#endif
- if (link && (dev->if_port == IF_PORT_100BASEFX)) {
+ if (aup->phy_dev) {