+--- a/drivers/net/r6040.c
++++ b/drivers/net/r6040.c
+@@ -742,6 +742,14 @@ static int r6040_up(struct net_device *d
+ struct r6040_private *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
+ void __iomem *ioaddr = lp->base;
+ int ret;
++ u16 val;
++
++ /* Check presence of a second PHY */
++ val = r6040_phy_read(ioaddr, lp->phy_addr, 2);
++ if (val == 0xFFFF) {
++ printk(KERN_ERR DRV_NAME " no second PHY attached\n");
++ return -EIO;
++ }
+
+ /* Initialise and alloc RX/TX buffers */
+ r6040_init_txbufs(dev);
+--- a/drivers/net/r6040.c
++++ b/drivers/net/r6040.c
+@@ -401,6 +401,9 @@ static void r6040_init_mac_regs(struct n
+ * we may got called by r6040_tx_timeout which has left
+ * some unsent tx buffers */
+ iowrite16(0x01, ioaddr + MTPR);
++
++ /* Check media */
++ mii_check_media(&lp->mii_if, 1, 1);
+ }
+
+ static void r6040_tx_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
+@@ -528,6 +531,8 @@ static int r6040_phy_mode_chk(struct net
+ phy_dat = 0x0000;
+ }
+
++ mii_check_media(&lp->mii_if, 0, 1);
++
+ return phy_dat;
+ };
+
+@@ -810,7 +815,6 @@ static void r6040_timer(unsigned long da
+ lp->phy_mode = phy_mode;
+ lp->mcr0 = (lp->mcr0 & 0x7fff) | phy_mode;
+ iowrite16(lp->mcr0, ioaddr);
+- printk(KERN_INFO "Link Change %x \n", ioread16(ioaddr));
+ }
+
+ /* Timer active again */