Index: acx-20070101/pci.c
===================================================================
--- acx-20070101.orig/pci.c	2007-06-04 13:22:42.489395912 +0200
+++ acx-20070101/pci.c	2007-06-04 13:22:42.557385576 +0200
@@ -925,10 +925,13 @@
 
 	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;
 	}