--- /dev/null
+--- acx-20060521.orig/pci.c 2007-01-25 15:43:48.000000000 +0700
++++ acx-20060521/pci.c 2007-01-25 15:43:48.000000000 +0700
+@@ -906,10 +906,13 @@
+
+ acx_lock(adev, flags);
+
+- acxpci_l_reset_mac(adev);
+-
+ ecpu_ctrl = read_reg16(adev, IO_ACX_ECPU_CTRL) & 1;
+ if (!ecpu_ctrl) {
++ acxpci_l_reset_mac(adev);
++ ecpu_ctrl = read_reg16(adev, IO_ACX_ECPU_CTRL) & 1;
++ }
++
++ if (!ecpu_ctrl) {
+ msg = "eCPU is already running. ";
+ goto end_unlock;
+ }