static int if_usb_reset_device(struct usb_card_rec *cardp)
 {
+       struct cmd_ds_command *cmd = (void *)&cardp->bulk_out_buffer[4];
        int ret;
-       struct lbs_private *priv = cardp->priv;
 
        lbs_deb_enter(LBS_DEB_USB);
 
-       /* Try a USB port reset first, if that fails send the reset
-        * command to the firmware.
-        */
+       *(__le32 *)cardp->bulk_out_buffer = cpu_to_le32(CMD_TYPE_REQUEST);
+
+       cmd->command = cpu_to_le16(CMD_802_11_RESET);
+       cmd->size = cpu_to_le16(sizeof(struct cmd_ds_802_11_reset) + S_DS_GEN);
+       cmd->result = cpu_to_le16(0);
+       cmd->seqnum = cpu_to_le16(0x5a5a);
+       cmd->params.reset.action = cpu_to_le16(CMD_ACT_HALT);
+       usb_tx_block(cardp, cardp->bulk_out_buffer, 4 + S_DS_GEN + sizeof(struct cmd_ds_802_11_reset));
+
+       msleep(10);
        ret = usb_reset_device(cardp->udev);
-       if (!ret && priv) {
-               msleep(10);
-               ret = lbs_reset_device(priv);
-               msleep(10);
-       }
+       msleep(10);
 
        lbs_deb_leave_args(LBS_DEB_USB, "ret %d", ret);
 
                        return;
                }
                if (bootcmdresp.u32magicnumber != cpu_to_le32(BOOT_CMD_MAGIC_NUMBER)) {
-                       lbs_pr_info(
-                               "boot cmd response wrong magic number (0x%x)\n",
-                               le32_to_cpu(bootcmdresp.u32magicnumber));
+                       if (bootcmdresp.u32magicnumber == cpu_to_le32(CMD_TYPE_REQUEST) ||
+                           bootcmdresp.u32magicnumber == cpu_to_le32(CMD_TYPE_DATA) ||
+                           bootcmdresp.u32magicnumber == cpu_to_le32(CMD_TYPE_INDICATION)) {
+                               lbs_pr_info("Firmware already seems alive; resetting\n");
+                               cardp->bootcmdresp = -1;
+                       } else {
+                               lbs_pr_info("boot cmd response wrong magic number (0x%x)\n",
+                                           le32_to_cpu(bootcmdresp.u32magicnumber));
+                       }
                } else if (bootcmdresp.u8cmd_tag != BOOT_CMD_FW_BY_USB) {
                        lbs_pr_info(
                                "boot cmd response cmd_tag error (%d)\n",
                } while (cardp->bootcmdresp == 0 && j < 10);
        } while (cardp->bootcmdresp == 0 && i < 5);
 
-       if (cardp->bootcmdresp == 0) {
+       if (cardp->bootcmdresp <= 0) {
                if (--reset_count >= 0) {
                        if_usb_reset_device(cardp);
                        goto restart;