* rom_read
  *     reads a number of bytes from the Edgeport device starting at the given
  *     address.
- *     If successful returns the number of bytes read, otherwise it returns
- *     a negative error number of the problem.
+ *     Returns zero on success or a negative error number.
  ****************************************************************************/
 static int rom_read(struct usb_serial *serial, __u16 extAddr,
                                        __u16 addr, __u16 length, __u8 *data)
                                        USB_REQUEST_ION_READ_ROM,
                                        0xC0, addr, extAddr, transfer_buffer,
                                        current_length, 300);
-               if (result < 0)
+               if (result < current_length) {
+                       if (result >= 0)
+                               result = -EIO;
                        break;
+               }
                memcpy(data, transfer_buffer, current_length);
                length -= current_length;
                addr += current_length;
                data += current_length;
+
+               result = 0;
        }
 
        kfree(transfer_buffer);
                                EDGE_MANUF_DESC_LEN,
                                (__u8 *)(&edge_serial->manuf_descriptor));
 
-       if (response < 1)
-               dev_err(dev, "error in getting manufacturer descriptor\n");
-       else {
+       if (response < 0) {
+               dev_err(dev, "error in getting manufacturer descriptor: %d\n",
+                               response);
+       } else {
                char string[30];
                dev_dbg(dev, "**Manufacturer Descriptor\n");
                dev_dbg(dev, "  RomSize:        %dK\n",
                                EDGE_BOOT_DESC_LEN,
                                (__u8 *)(&edge_serial->boot_descriptor));
 
-       if (response < 1)
-               dev_err(dev, "error in getting boot descriptor\n");
-       else {
+       if (response < 0) {
+               dev_err(dev, "error in getting boot descriptor: %d\n",
+                               response);
+       } else {
                dev_dbg(dev, "**Boot Descriptor:\n");
                dev_dbg(dev, "  BootCodeLength: %d\n",
                        le16_to_cpu(edge_serial->boot_descriptor.BootCodeLength));