--- skge.c.orig	2008-12-23 11:11:58.000000000 +0100
+++ skge.c	2009-03-03 13:19:55.249359585 +0100
@@ -2559,6 +2559,10 @@ static void skge_qset(struct skge_port *
 	skge_write32(hw, Q_ADDR(q, Q_DA_L), (u32)base);
 }
 
+
+static irqreturn_t skge_intr(int, void *);
+
+
 static int skge_up(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct skge_port *skge = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -2640,6 +2644,14 @@ static int skge_up(struct net_device *de
 	spin_unlock_irq(&hw->hw_lock);
 
 	napi_enable(&skge->napi);
+
+	printk("enabling irq_: %d\n",hw->pdev->irq);
+        err = request_irq(hw->pdev->irq, skge_intr, IRQF_SHARED, dev->name, hw);
+	if (err) {
+	    dev_err(&hw->pdev->dev, "%s: cannot assign irq %d\n", dev->name, hw->pdev->irq);
+	    goto free_rx_ring;
+        }
+
 	return 0;
 
  free_rx_ring:
@@ -2649,6 +2661,9 @@ static int skge_up(struct net_device *de
 	pci_free_consistent(hw->pdev, skge->mem_size, skge->mem, skge->dma);
 	skge->mem = NULL;
 
+
+
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -2735,6 +2750,12 @@ static int skge_down(struct net_device *
 	kfree(skge->tx_ring.start);
 	pci_free_consistent(hw->pdev, skge->mem_size, skge->mem, skge->dma);
 	skge->mem = NULL;
+	
+	
+	printk("disabling irq_: %d\n",hw->pdev->irq);
+	free_irq(hw->pdev->irq, hw);
+		
+	
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3963,12 +3984,14 @@ static int __devinit skge_probe(struct p
 		goto err_out_free_netdev;
 	}
 
+#if 0
 	err = request_irq(pdev->irq, skge_intr, IRQF_SHARED, dev->name, hw);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "%s: cannot assign irq %d\n",
 		       dev->name, pdev->irq);
 		goto err_out_unregister;
 	}
+#endif
 	skge_show_addr(dev);
 
 	if (hw->ports > 1 && (dev1 = skge_devinit(hw, 1, using_dac))) {
@@ -4030,7 +4053,9 @@ static void __devexit skge_remove(struct
 	skge_write16(hw, B0_LED, LED_STAT_OFF);
 	skge_write8(hw, B0_CTST, CS_RST_SET);
 
+#if 0
 	free_irq(pdev->irq, hw);
+#endif	
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
 	if (dev1)