There is no link between the two. Ensure that the NIC is on outside
the code of the EEPROM handling.
Signed-off-by: Emmanuel Grumbach <emmanuel.grumbach@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Wey-Yi Guy <wey-yi.w.guy@intel.com>
        /*****************
         * 4. Read EEPROM
         *****************/
+       /* switch the NIC on before accessing the EEPROM */
+       iwl_apm_init(priv);
        /* Read the EEPROM */
        err = iwl_eeprom_init(priv, hw_rev);
+       /* Reset chip to save power until we load uCode during "up". */
+       iwl_apm_stop(priv);
        if (err) {
                IWL_ERR(priv, "Unable to init EEPROM\n");
                goto out_free_trans;
 
        }
        e = (__le16 *)shrd->eeprom;
 
-       iwl_apm_init(priv);
-
        ret = iwl_eeprom_verify_signature(trans(priv));
        if (ret < 0) {
                IWL_ERR(priv, "EEPROM not found, EEPROM_GP=0x%08x\n", gp);
 err:
        if (ret)
                iwl_eeprom_free(priv->shrd);
-       /* Reset chip to save power until we load uCode during "up". */
-       iwl_apm_stop(priv);
 alloc_err:
        return ret;
 }