Index: linux-2.6.25.4/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.25.4.orig/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c +++ linux-2.6.25.4/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c @@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ * Author: MontaVista Software, Inc. * ppopov@mvista.com or source@mvista.com * + * Bjoern Riemer 2004 + * riemer@fokus.fraunhofer.de or riemer@riemer-nt.de + * // fixed the link beat detection with ioctls (SIOCGMIIPHY) * ######################################################################## * * This program is free software; you can distribute it and/or modify it @@ -835,6 +838,10 @@ static int au1000_init(struct net_device control = MAC_RX_ENABLE | MAC_TX_ENABLE; #ifndef CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN + /*riemer: fix for startup without cable */ + if (!link) + dev->flags &= ~IFF_RUNNING; + control |= MAC_BIG_ENDIAN; #endif if (aup->phy_dev) {