[airo.c bug] Couldn't allocate RX FID / Max tries exceeded when issueing command

hardware: ibm thinkpad t30
kernel: 2.6.18
problem:

airo(): Probing for PCI adapters
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKC] enabled at IRQ 11
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:02.0[A] -> Link [LNKC] -> GSI 11 (level,
low) -> IRQ 11
airo(eth1): Found an MPI350 card
airo(eth1): Max tries exceeded when issueing command
airo(eth1): Couldn't allocate RX FID
airo(eth1): Could not map memory
airo(): Finished probing for PCI adapters

Any ideas?

1) Firmware upgrade/downgrade? (How?)
2) Command sequence to better reset the card? Documentation?

My complete dmesg log (at loglevel=8) follows. TIA.