Index: linux-2.6/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c
+++ linux-2.6/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c
@@ -2441,6 +2441,9 @@ static int bcm43xx_chip_init(struct bcm4
 	if (err)
 		goto err_gpio_cleanup;
 	bcm43xx_radio_turn_on(bcm);
+	bcm->radio_hw_enable = bcm43xx_is_hw_radio_enabled(bcm);
+	printk(KERN_INFO PFX "Radio %s by hardware\n",
+		(bcm->radio_hw_enable == 0) ? "disabled" : "enabled");
 
 	bcm43xx_write16(bcm, 0x03E6, 0x0000);
 	err = bcm43xx_phy_init(bcm);
@@ -3172,9 +3175,24 @@ static void bcm43xx_periodic_every30sec(
 
 static void bcm43xx_periodic_every15sec(struct bcm43xx_private *bcm)
 {
+	bcm43xx_phy_xmitpower(bcm); //FIXME: unless scanning?
+	//TODO for APHY (temperature?)
+}
+
+static void bcm43xx_periodic_every1sec(struct bcm43xx_private *bcm)
+{
 	struct bcm43xx_phyinfo *phy = bcm43xx_current_phy(bcm);
 	struct bcm43xx_radioinfo *radio = bcm43xx_current_radio(bcm);
+	int radio_hw_enable;
 
+	/* check if radio hardware enabled status changed */
+	radio_hw_enable = bcm43xx_is_hw_radio_enabled(bcm);
+	if (unlikely(bcm->radio_hw_enable != radio_hw_enable)) {
+		bcm->radio_hw_enable = radio_hw_enable;
+		printk(KERN_INFO PFX "Radio hardware status changed to %s\n",
+		       (radio_hw_enable == 0) ? "disabled" : "enabled");
+
+	}
 	if (phy->type == BCM43xx_PHYTYPE_G) {
 		//TODO: update_aci_moving_average
 		if (radio->aci_enable && radio->aci_wlan_automatic) {
@@ -3198,21 +3216,21 @@ static void bcm43xx_periodic_every15sec(
 			//TODO: implement rev1 workaround
 		}
 	}
-	bcm43xx_phy_xmitpower(bcm); //FIXME: unless scanning?
-	//TODO for APHY (temperature?)
 }
 
 static void do_periodic_work(struct bcm43xx_private *bcm)
 {
-	if (bcm->periodic_state % 8 == 0)
+	if (bcm->periodic_state % 120 == 0)
 		bcm43xx_periodic_every120sec(bcm);
-	if (bcm->periodic_state % 4 == 0)
+	if (bcm->periodic_state % 60 == 0)
 		bcm43xx_periodic_every60sec(bcm);
-	if (bcm->periodic_state % 2 == 0)
+	if (bcm->periodic_state % 30 == 0)
 		bcm43xx_periodic_every30sec(bcm);
-	bcm43xx_periodic_every15sec(bcm);
+	if (bcm->periodic_state % 15 == 0)
+		bcm43xx_periodic_every15sec(bcm);
+	bcm43xx_periodic_every1sec(bcm);
 
-	schedule_delayed_work(&bcm->periodic_work, HZ * 15);
+	schedule_delayed_work(&bcm->periodic_work, HZ);
 }
 
 static void bcm43xx_periodic_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -3225,7 +3243,7 @@ static void bcm43xx_periodic_work_handle
 	unsigned long orig_trans_start = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&bcm->mutex);
-	if (unlikely(bcm->periodic_state % 4 == 0)) {
+	if (unlikely(bcm->periodic_state % 60 == 0)) {
 		/* Periodic work will take a long time, so we want it to
 		 * be preemtible.
 		 */
@@ -3257,7 +3275,7 @@ static void bcm43xx_periodic_work_handle
 
 	do_periodic_work(bcm);
 
-	if (unlikely(bcm->periodic_state % 4 == 0)) {
+	if (unlikely(bcm->periodic_state % 60 == 0)) {
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&bcm->irq_lock, flags);
 		tasklet_enable(&bcm->isr_tasklet);
 		bcm43xx_interrupt_enable(bcm, savedirqs);
Index: linux-2.6/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_radio.h
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_radio.h
+++ linux-2.6/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_radio.h
@@ -65,6 +65,22 @@ void bcm43xx_radio_init2060(struct bcm43
 void bcm43xx_radio_turn_on(struct bcm43xx_private *bcm);
 void bcm43xx_radio_turn_off(struct bcm43xx_private *bcm);
 
+static inline
+int bcm43xx_is_hw_radio_enabled(struct bcm43xx_private *bcm)
+{
+	/* function to return state of hardware enable of radio
+	 * returns 0 if radio disabled, 1 if radio enabled
+	 */
+	if (likely(bcm->current_core->rev >= 3))
+		return ((bcm43xx_read32(bcm, BCM43xx_MMIO_RADIO_HWENABLED_HI)
+					& BCM43xx_MMIO_RADIO_HWENABLED_HI_MASK)
+					== 0) ? 1 : 0;
+	else
+		return ((bcm43xx_read16(bcm, BCM43xx_MMIO_RADIO_HWENABLED_LO)
+					& BCM43xx_MMIO_RADIO_HWENABLED_LO_MASK)
+					== 0) ? 0 : 1;
+}
+
 int bcm43xx_radio_selectchannel(struct bcm43xx_private *bcm, u8 channel,
 				int synthetic_pu_workaround);
 
Index: linux-2.6/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.h
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.h
+++ linux-2.6/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.h
@@ -352,6 +352,10 @@
 #define BCM43xx_UCODEFLAG_UNKPACTRL	0x0040
 #define BCM43xx_UCODEFLAG_JAPAN		0x0080
 
+/* Hardware Radio Enable masks */
+#define BCM43xx_MMIO_RADIO_HWENABLED_HI_MASK (1 << 16)
+#define BCM43xx_MMIO_RADIO_HWENABLED_LO_MASK (1 << 4)
+
 /* Generic-Interrupt reasons. */
 #define BCM43xx_IRQ_READY		(1 << 0)
 #define BCM43xx_IRQ_BEACON		(1 << 1)
@@ -758,7 +762,8 @@ struct bcm43xx_private {
 	    bad_frames_preempt:1,	/* Use "Bad Frames Preemption" (default off) */
 	    reg124_set_0x4:1,		/* Some variable to keep track of IRQ stuff. */
 	    short_preamble:1,		/* TRUE, if short preamble is enabled. */
-	    firmware_norelease:1;	/* Do not release the firmware. Used on suspend. */
+	    firmware_norelease:1,	/* Do not release the firmware. Used on suspend. */
+	    radio_hw_enable:1;		/* TRUE if radio is hardware enabled */
 
 	struct bcm43xx_stats stats;
 
Index: linux-2.6/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_leds.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_leds.c
+++ linux-2.6/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_leds.c
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ static void bcm43xx_led_init_hardcoded(s
 	switch (led_index) {
 	case 0:
 		led->behaviour = BCM43xx_LED_ACTIVITY;
+		led->activelow = 1;
 		if (bcm->board_vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_COMPAQ)
 			led->behaviour = BCM43xx_LED_RADIO_ALL;
 		break;