{
        struct e1000_nvm_info *nvm = &hw->nvm;
        struct e1000_dev_spec_ich8lan *dev_spec = &hw->dev_spec.ich8lan;
-       union ich8_hws_flash_status hsfsts;
-       u32 gfpreg;
-       u32 sector_base_addr;
-       u32 sector_end_addr;
+       u32 gfpreg, sector_base_addr, sector_end_addr;
        u16 i;
 
        /* Can't read flash registers if the register set isn't mapped. */
        /* Adjust to word count */
        nvm->flash_bank_size /= sizeof(u16);
 
-       /*
-        * Make sure the flash bank size does not overwrite the 4k
-        * sector ranges. We may have 64k allotted to us but we only care
-        * about the first 2 4k sectors. Therefore, if we have anything less
-        * than 64k set in the HSFSTS register, we will reduce the bank size
-        * down to 4k and let the rest remain unused. If berasesz == 3, then
-        * we are working in 64k mode. Otherwise we are not.
-        */
-       if (nvm->flash_bank_size > E1000_ICH8_SHADOW_RAM_WORDS) {
-               hsfsts.regval = er16flash(ICH_FLASH_HSFSTS);
-               if (hsfsts.hsf_status.berasesz != 3)
-                       nvm->flash_bank_size = E1000_ICH8_SHADOW_RAM_WORDS;
-       }
-
        nvm->word_size = E1000_ICH8_SHADOW_RAM_WORDS;
 
        /* Clear shadow ram */
        struct e1000_nvm_info *nvm = &hw->nvm;
        struct e1000_dev_spec_ich8lan *dev_spec = &hw->dev_spec.ich8lan;
        u32 act_offset;
-       s32 ret_val;
+       s32 ret_val = 0;
        u32 bank = 0;
        u16 i, word;
 
                goto out;
 
        ret_val = e1000_valid_nvm_bank_detect_ich8lan(hw, &bank);
-       if (ret_val)
-               goto release;
+       if (ret_val) {
+               hw_dbg(hw, "Could not detect valid bank, assuming bank 0\n");
+               bank = 0;
+       }
 
        act_offset = (bank) ? nvm->flash_bank_size : 0;
        act_offset += offset;
 
+       ret_val = 0;
        for (i = 0; i < words; i++) {
                if ((dev_spec->shadow_ram) &&
                    (dev_spec->shadow_ram[offset+i].modified)) {
                }
        }
 
-release:
        e1000_release_swflag_ich8lan(hw);
 
 out:
 {
        struct e1000_nvm_info *nvm = &hw->nvm;
        struct e1000_dev_spec_ich8lan *dev_spec = &hw->dev_spec.ich8lan;
-       s32 ret_val;
        u16 i;
 
        if ((offset >= nvm->word_size) || (words > nvm->word_size - offset) ||
                return -E1000_ERR_NVM;
        }
 
-       ret_val = e1000_acquire_swflag_ich8lan(hw);
-       if (ret_val)
-               return ret_val;
-
        for (i = 0; i < words; i++) {
                dev_spec->shadow_ram[offset+i].modified = 1;
                dev_spec->shadow_ram[offset+i].value = data[i];
        }
 
-       e1000_release_swflag_ich8lan(hw);
-
        return 0;
 }
 
         */
        ret_val =  e1000_valid_nvm_bank_detect_ich8lan(hw, &bank);
        if (ret_val) {
-               e1000_release_swflag_ich8lan(hw);
-               goto out;
+               hw_dbg(hw, "Could not detect valid bank, assuming bank 0\n");
+               bank = 0;
        }
 
        if (bank == 0) {
                iteration = 1;
                break;
        case 2:
-               if (hw->mac.type == e1000_ich9lan) {
-                       sector_size = ICH_FLASH_SEG_SIZE_8K;
-                       iteration = flash_bank_size / ICH_FLASH_SEG_SIZE_8K;
-               } else {
-                       return -E1000_ERR_NVM;
-               }
+               sector_size = ICH_FLASH_SEG_SIZE_8K;
+               iteration = 1;
                break;
        case 3:
                sector_size = ICH_FLASH_SEG_SIZE_64K;
 
        /* Start with the base address, then add the sector offset. */
        flash_linear_addr = hw->nvm.flash_base_addr;
-       flash_linear_addr += (bank) ? (sector_size * iteration) : 0;
+       flash_linear_addr += (bank) ? flash_bank_size : 0;
 
        for (j = 0; j < iteration ; j++) {
                do {