(host->caps & MMC_CAP_MMC_HIGHSPEED)) {
                err = mmc_switch(card, EXT_CSD_CMD_SET_NORMAL,
                        EXT_CSD_HS_TIMING, 1);
-               if (err)
+               if (err && err != -EBADMSG)
                        goto free_card;
 
-               mmc_card_set_highspeed(card);
-
-               mmc_set_timing(card->host, MMC_TIMING_MMC_HS);
+               if (err) {
+                       printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: switch to highspeed failed\n",
+                              mmc_hostname(card->host));
+                       err = 0;
+               } else {
+                       mmc_card_set_highspeed(card);
+                       mmc_set_timing(card->host, MMC_TIMING_MMC_HS);
+               }
        }
 
        /*
                err = mmc_switch(card, EXT_CSD_CMD_SET_NORMAL,
                                 EXT_CSD_BUS_WIDTH, ext_csd_bit);
 
-               if (err)
+               if (err && err != -EBADMSG)
                        goto free_card;
 
-               mmc_set_bus_width(card->host, bus_width);
+               if (err) {
+                       printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: switch to bus width %d "
+                              "failed\n", mmc_hostname(card->host),
+                              1 << bus_width);
+                       err = 0;
+               } else {
+                       mmc_set_bus_width(card->host, bus_width);
+               }
        }
 
        if (!oldcard)
 
 {
        int err;
        struct mmc_command cmd;
+       u32 status;
 
        BUG_ON(!card);
        BUG_ON(!card->host);
        if (err)
                return err;
 
+       /* Must check status to be sure of no errors */
+       do {
+               err = mmc_send_status(card, &status);
+               if (err)
+                       return err;
+               if (card->host->caps & MMC_CAP_WAIT_WHILE_BUSY)
+                       break;
+               if (mmc_host_is_spi(card->host))
+                       break;
+       } while (R1_CURRENT_STATE(status) == 7);
+
+       if (mmc_host_is_spi(card->host)) {
+               if (status & R1_SPI_ILLEGAL_COMMAND)
+                       return -EBADMSG;
+       } else {
+               if (status & 0xFDFFA000)
+                       printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: unexpected status %#x after "
+                              "switch", mmc_hostname(card->host), status);
+               if (status & R1_SWITCH_ERROR)
+                       return -EBADMSG;
+       }
+
        return 0;
 }
 
 
 #define R1_STATUS(x)            (x & 0xFFFFE000)
 #define R1_CURRENT_STATE(x)    ((x & 0x00001E00) >> 9) /* sx, b (4 bits) */
 #define R1_READY_FOR_DATA      (1 << 8)        /* sx, a */
+#define R1_SWITCH_ERROR                (1 << 7)        /* sx, c */
 #define R1_APP_CMD             (1 << 5)        /* sr, c */
 
 /*