--- zzzz-none-000/linux-2.4.17/drivers/net/wireless/hermes.c	2001-10-09 22:13:03.000000000 +0000
+++ sangam-fb-322/linux-2.4.17/drivers/net/wireless/hermes.c	2004-11-24 13:23:27.000000000 +0000
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
 #define DMSG(stuff...) do {printk(KERN_DEBUG "hermes @ 0x%x: " , hw->iobase); \
-			printk(#stuff);} while (0)
+			printk(stuff);} while (0)
 
-#define DEBUG(lvl, stuff...) if ( (lvl) <= HERMES_DEBUG) DMSG(#stuff)
+#define DEBUG(lvl, stuff...) if ( (lvl) <= HERMES_DEBUG) DMSG(stuff)
 
 #else /* ! HERMES_DEBUG */
 
@@ -98,10 +98,17 @@
 */
 static int hermes_issue_cmd(hermes_t *hw, u16 cmd, u16 param0)
 {
+	int k = CMD_BUSY_TIMEOUT;
 	u16 reg;
 
-	/* First check that the command register is not busy */
+	/* First wait for the command register to unbusy */
 	reg = hermes_read_regn(hw, CMD);
+	while ( (reg % HERMES_CMD_BUSY) && k ) {
+		k--;
+		udelay(1);
+		reg = hermes_read_regn(hw, CMD);
+	}
+	DEBUG(3, "hermes_issue_cmd: did %d retries.\n", CMD_BUSY_TIMEOUT-k);
 	if (reg & HERMES_CMD_BUSY) {
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
@@ -223,8 +230,8 @@
 			       hw->iobase);
 			err = -ENODEV;
 		} else 
-			printk(KERN_ERR "hermes @ 0x%x: CMD register busy in hermes_issue_command().\n",
-			       hw->iobase);
+			printk(KERN_ERR "hermes @ 0x%x: Error %d issuing command.\n",
+			       hw->iobase, err);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -325,7 +332,7 @@
 
 	k = BAP_BUSY_TIMEOUT;
 	reg = hermes_read_reg(hw, oreg);
-	while ((reg & HERMES_OFFSET_BUSY) & k) {
+	while ((reg & HERMES_OFFSET_BUSY) && k) {
 		k--;
 		udelay(1);
 		reg = hermes_read_reg(hw, oreg);