lbs_deb_usb("Setting boot2 version failed\n");
 }
 
+void if_usb_fw_timeo(unsigned long priv)
+{
+       struct usb_card_rec *cardp = (void *)priv;
 
+       if (cardp->fwdnldover) {
+               lbs_deb_usb("Download complete, no event. Assuming success\n");
+       } else {
+               lbs_pr_err("Download timed out\n");
+               cardp->surprise_removed = 1;
+       }
+       wake_up(&cardp->fw_wq);
+}
 /**
  *  @brief sets the configuration values
  *  @param ifnum       interface number
                goto error;
        }
 
+       setup_timer(&cardp->fw_timeout, if_usb_fw_timeo, (unsigned long)cardp);
+       init_waitqueue_head(&cardp->fw_wq);
+                                                                    
        cardp->udev = udev;
        iface_desc = intf->cur_altsetting;
 
  *  @param priv                pointer to struct lbs_private
  *  @return            0
  */
-static int if_prog_firmware(struct usb_card_rec *cardp)
+static int if_usb_send_fw_pkt(struct usb_card_rec *cardp)
 {
        struct FWData *fwdata;
        struct fwheader *fwheader;
 
        kfree_skb(skb);
 
+       /* reschedule timer for 200ms hence */
+       mod_timer(&cardp->fw_timeout, jiffies + (HZ/5));
+
        if (cardp->fwfinalblk) {
                cardp->fwdnldover = 1;
                goto exit;
        }
 
-       if_prog_firmware(cardp);
+       if_usb_send_fw_pkt(cardp);
 
        if_usb_submit_rx_urb_fwload(cardp);
-exit:
+ exit:
        kfree(syncfwheader);
 
        return;
-
 }
 
 #define MRVDRV_MIN_PKT_LEN     30
        cardp->totalbytes = 0;
        cardp->fwfinalblk = 0;
 
-       if_prog_firmware(cardp);
+       /* Send the first firmware packet... */
+       if_usb_send_fw_pkt(cardp);
 
-       do {
-               lbs_deb_usbd(&cardp->udev->dev,"Wlan sched timeout\n");
-               i++;
-               msleep_interruptible(100);
-               if (cardp->surprise_removed || i >= 20)
-                       break;
-       } while (!cardp->fwdnldover);
+       /* ... and wait for the process to complete */
+       wait_event_interruptible(cardp->fw_wq, cardp->surprise_removed || cardp->fwdnldover);
+       
+       del_timer_sync(&cardp->fw_timeout);
 
        if (!cardp->fwdnldover) {
                lbs_pr_info("failed to load fw, resetting device!\n");