--- linux-2.6.0-test6/drivers/net/skfp/skfddi.c.orig	2003-10-06 09:47:16.000000000 -0300
+++ linux-2.6.0-test6/drivers/net/skfp/skfddi.c	2003-10-06 10:03:14.000000000 -0300
@@ -394,11 +394,15 @@
 			skb_queue_head_init(&smc->os.SendSkbQueue);
 
 			if (skfp_driver_init(dev) == 0) {
+				if (!request_region(dev->base_addr,
+					       FP_IO_LEN, dev->name)){
+					kfree (dev);
+					return -EBUSY;
+				}
+
 				// only increment global board 
 				// count on success
 				num_boards++;
-				request_region(dev->base_addr,
-					       FP_IO_LEN, dev->name);
 				if ((SubSysId & 0xff00) == 0x5500 ||
 					(SubSysId & 0xff00) == 0x5800) {
 				printk("%s: SysKonnect FDDI PCI adapter"
@@ -411,11 +415,8 @@
 			} else {
 				kfree(dev);
 				i = SKFP_MAX_NUM_BOARDS;	// stop search
-
 			}
-
 		}		// if (dev != NULL)
-
 	}			// for SKFP_MAX_NUM_BOARDS
 
 	/*
@@ -427,6 +428,7 @@
 	if (num_boards > 0)
 		return (0);
 	else {
+		release_region (dev->base_addr, FP_IO_LEN);
 		printk("no SysKonnect FDDI adapter found\n");
 		return (-ENODEV);
 	}