{
        u32 supported;
 
-       if (iscopper(hw)) {
+       if (hw->copper) {
                supported = SUPPORTED_10baseT_Half
                        | SUPPORTED_10baseT_Full
                        | SUPPORTED_100baseT_Half
        ecmd->transceiver = XCVR_INTERNAL;
        ecmd->supported = skge_supported_modes(hw);
 
-       if (iscopper(hw)) {
+       if (hw->copper) {
                ecmd->port = PORT_TP;
                ecmd->phy_address = hw->phy_addr;
        } else
        adv = PHY_AN_CSMA;
 
        if (skge->autoneg == AUTONEG_ENABLE) {
-               if (iscopper(hw)) {
+               if (hw->copper) {
                        if (skge->advertising & ADVERTISED_1000baseT_Full)
                                ct1000 |= PHY_M_1000C_AFD;
                        if (skge->advertising & ADVERTISED_1000baseT_Half)
        /* Set hardware config mode */
        reg = GPC_INT_POL_HI | GPC_DIS_FC | GPC_DIS_SLEEP |
                GPC_ENA_XC | GPC_ANEG_ADV_ALL_M | GPC_ENA_PAUSE;
-       reg |= iscopper(hw) ? GPC_HWCFG_GMII_COP : GPC_HWCFG_GMII_FIB;
+       reg |= hw->copper ? GPC_HWCFG_GMII_COP : GPC_HWCFG_GMII_FIB;
 
        /* Clear GMC reset */
        skge_write32(hw, SK_REG(port, GPHY_CTRL), reg | GPC_RST_SET);
 static int skge_reset(struct skge_hw *hw)
 {
        u16 ctst;
-       u8 t8, mac_cfg;
+       u8 t8, mac_cfg, pmd_type, phy_type;
        int i;
 
        ctst = skge_read16(hw, B0_CTST);
                     ctst & (CS_CLK_RUN_HOT|CS_CLK_RUN_RST|CS_CLK_RUN_ENA));
 
        hw->chip_id = skge_read8(hw, B2_CHIP_ID);
-       hw->phy_type = skge_read8(hw, B2_E_1) & 0xf;
-       hw->pmd_type = skge_read8(hw, B2_PMD_TYP);
+       phy_type = skge_read8(hw, B2_E_1) & 0xf;
+       pmd_type = skge_read8(hw, B2_PMD_TYP);
+       hw->copper = (pmd_type == 'T' || pmd_type == '1');
 
        switch (hw->chip_id) {
        case CHIP_ID_GENESIS:
-               switch (hw->phy_type) {
+               switch (phy_type) {
                case SK_PHY_BCOM:
                        hw->phy_addr = PHY_ADDR_BCOM;
                        break;
                default:
                        printk(KERN_ERR PFX "%s: unsupported phy type 0x%x\n",
-                              pci_name(hw->pdev), hw->phy_type);
+                              pci_name(hw->pdev), phy_type);
                        return -EOPNOTSUPP;
                }
                break;
        case CHIP_ID_YUKON:
        case CHIP_ID_YUKON_LITE:
        case CHIP_ID_YUKON_LP:
-               if (hw->phy_type < SK_PHY_MARV_COPPER && hw->pmd_type != 'S')
-                       hw->phy_type = SK_PHY_MARV_COPPER;
+               if (phy_type < SK_PHY_MARV_COPPER && pmd_type != 'S')
+                       hw->copper = 1;
 
                hw->phy_addr = PHY_ADDR_MARV;
-               if (!iscopper(hw))
-                       hw->phy_type = SK_PHY_MARV_FIBER;
-
                break;
 
        default: