--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/davicom/dm9000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/davicom/dm9000.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  *	Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
  */
 
+#define DEBUG
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
@@ -132,6 +133,8 @@ typedef struct board_info {
 	struct delayed_work phy_poll;
 	struct net_device  *ndev;
 
+	struct delayed_work irq_poll;	/* for use in irq polling mode */
+
 	spinlock_t	lock;
 
 	struct mii_if_info mii;
@@ -844,6 +847,8 @@ static void dm9000_timeout(struct net_de
 	netif_stop_queue(dev);
 	dm9000_reset(db);
 	dm9000_init_dm9000(dev);
+	dm9000_reset(db);
+	dm9000_init_dm9000(dev);
 	/* We can accept TX packets again */
 	dev->trans_start = jiffies; /* prevent tx timeout */
 	netif_wake_queue(dev);
@@ -915,6 +920,12 @@ dm9000_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, s
 	/* free this SKB */
 	dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 
+	/* directly poll afterwards */
+	if (dev->irq == -1) {
+		cancel_delayed_work(&db->irq_poll);
+		schedule_delayed_work(&db->irq_poll, 1);
+	}
+
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
@@ -1156,6 +1167,18 @@ static void dm9000_poll_controller(struc
 }
 #endif
 
+static void dm9000_poll_irq(struct work_struct *w)
+{
+	struct delayed_work *dw = to_delayed_work(w);
+	board_info_t *db = container_of(dw, board_info_t, irq_poll);
+	struct net_device *ndev = db->ndev;
+
+	dm9000_interrupt(0, ndev);
+
+	if (netif_running(ndev))
+		schedule_delayed_work(&db->irq_poll, HZ /100);
+}
+
 /*
  *  Open the interface.
  *  The interface is opened whenever "ifconfig" actives it.
@@ -1169,14 +1192,15 @@ dm9000_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (netif_msg_ifup(db))
 		dev_dbg(db->dev, "enabling %s\n", dev->name);
 
-	/* If there is no IRQ type specified, default to something that
-	 * may work, and tell the user that this is a problem */
+	if (dev->irq != -1) {
+		/* If there is no IRQ type specified, default to something that
+		 * may work, and tell the user that this is a problem */
 
-	if (irqflags == IRQF_TRIGGER_NONE)
-		dev_warn(db->dev, "WARNING: no IRQ resource flags set.\n");
-
-	irqflags |= IRQF_SHARED;
+		if (irqflags == IRQF_TRIGGER_NONE)
+			dev_warn(db->dev, "WARNING: no IRQ resource flags set.\n");
 
+		irqflags |= IRQF_SHARED;
+	}
 	/* GPIO0 on pre-activate PHY, Reg 1F is not set by reset */
 	iow(db, DM9000_GPR, 0);	/* REG_1F bit0 activate phyxcer */
 	mdelay(1); /* delay needs by DM9000B */
@@ -1185,8 +1209,14 @@ dm9000_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	dm9000_reset(db);
 	dm9000_init_dm9000(dev);
 
-	if (request_irq(dev->irq, dm9000_interrupt, irqflags, dev->name, dev))
-		return -EAGAIN;
+	/* testing: init a second time */
+	dm9000_reset(db);
+	dm9000_init_dm9000(dev);
+
+	if (dev->irq != -1) {
+		if (request_irq(dev->irq, dm9000_interrupt, irqflags, dev->name, dev))
+			return -EAGAIN;
+	}
 
 	/* Init driver variable */
 	db->dbug_cnt = 0;
@@ -1194,6 +1224,9 @@ dm9000_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	mii_check_media(&db->mii, netif_msg_link(db), 1);
 	netif_start_queue(dev);
 	
+	if (dev->irq == -1)
+		schedule_delayed_work(&db->irq_poll, HZ / 100);
+
 	dm9000_schedule_poll(db);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1391,6 +1424,7 @@ dm9000_probe(struct platform_device *pde
 	mutex_init(&db->addr_lock);
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&db->phy_poll, dm9000_poll_work);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&db->irq_poll, dm9000_poll_irq);
 
 	db->addr_res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 	db->data_res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 1);