#define        DEFAULT_SHORT_RETRY_LIMIT 7U
 #define        DEFAULT_LONG_RETRY_LIMIT  4U
 
-static int ipw_sw_reset(struct ipw_priv *priv, int init)
+/**
+ * ipw_sw_reset
+ * @option: options to control different reset behaviour
+ *         0 = reset everything except the 'disable' module_param
+ *         1 = reset everything and print out driver info (for probe only)
+ *         2 = reset everything
+ */
+static int ipw_sw_reset(struct ipw_priv *priv, int option)
 {
        int band, modulation;
        int old_mode = priv->ieee->iw_mode;
        priv->essid_len = 0;
        memset(priv->essid, 0, IW_ESSID_MAX_SIZE);
 
-       if (disable) {
+       if (disable && option) {
                priv->status |= STATUS_RF_KILL_SW;
                IPW_DEBUG_INFO("Radio disabled.\n");
        }
 
        if ((priv->pci_dev->device == 0x4223) ||
            (priv->pci_dev->device == 0x4224)) {
-               if (init)
+               if (option == 2)
                        printk(KERN_INFO DRV_NAME
                               ": Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network "
                               "Connection\n");
                priv->adapter = IPW_2915ABG;
                priv->ieee->mode = IEEE_A | IEEE_G | IEEE_B;
        } else {
-               if (init)
+               if (option == 2)
                        printk(KERN_INFO DRV_NAME
                               ": Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network "
                               "Connection\n");
 
        mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
 
-       ret = ipw_sw_reset(priv, 0);
+       ret = ipw_sw_reset(priv, 2);
        if (!ret) {
                free_firmware();
                ipw_adapter_restart(priv);