diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index eb45c9fdeb21..dd1840e00a38 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -18283,7 +18283,8 @@ F:	drivers/gpu/vga/vga_switcheroo.c
 F:	include/linux/vga_switcheroo.h
 
 VIA RHINE NETWORK DRIVER
-S:	Orphan
+S:	Maintained
+M:	Kevin Brace <kevinbrace@bracecomputerlab.com>
 F:	drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c
 
 VIA SD/MMC CARD CONTROLLER DRIVER
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c
index 803247d51fe9..55b0ddab1776 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /*
 	Written 1998-2001 by Donald Becker.
 
-	Current Maintainer: Roger Luethi <rl@hellgate.ch>
+	Current Maintainer: Kevin Brace <kevinbrace@bracecomputerlab.com>
 
 	This software may be used and distributed according to the terms of
 	the GNU General Public License (GPL), incorporated herein by reference.
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
 
 #define DRV_NAME	"via-rhine"
-#define DRV_VERSION	"1.5.1"
-#define DRV_RELDATE	"2010-10-09"
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
@@ -117,10 +115,6 @@ static const int multicast_filter_limit = 32;
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/dmi.h>
 
-/* These identify the driver base version and may not be removed. */
-static const char version[] =
-	"v1.10-LK" DRV_VERSION " " DRV_RELDATE " Written by Donald Becker";
-
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Donald Becker <becker@scyld.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("VIA Rhine PCI Fast Ethernet driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
@@ -243,7 +237,7 @@ enum rhine_revs {
 	VT8233		= 0x60,	/* Integrated MAC */
 	VT8235		= 0x74,	/* Integrated MAC */
 	VT8237		= 0x78,	/* Integrated MAC */
-	VTunknown1	= 0x7C,
+	VT8251		= 0x7C,	/* Integrated MAC */
 	VT6105		= 0x80,
 	VT6105_B0	= 0x83,
 	VT6105L		= 0x8A,
@@ -1051,11 +1045,6 @@ static int rhine_init_one_pci(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	u32 quirks = 0;
 #endif
 
-/* when built into the kernel, we only print version if device is found */
-#ifndef MODULE
-	pr_info_once("%s\n", version);
-#endif
-
 	rc = pci_enable_device(pdev);
 	if (rc)
 		goto err_out;
@@ -1706,6 +1695,8 @@ static int rhine_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		goto out_free_ring;
 
 	alloc_tbufs(dev);
+	enable_mmio(rp->pioaddr, rp->quirks);
+	rhine_power_init(dev);
 	rhine_chip_reset(dev);
 	rhine_task_enable(rp);
 	init_registers(dev);
@@ -2294,7 +2285,6 @@ static void netdev_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_drvinfo *i
 	struct device *hwdev = dev->dev.parent;
 
 	strlcpy(info->driver, DRV_NAME, sizeof(info->driver));
-	strlcpy(info->version, DRV_VERSION, sizeof(info->version));
 	strlcpy(info->bus_info, dev_name(hwdev), sizeof(info->bus_info));
 }
 
@@ -2616,9 +2606,6 @@ static int __init rhine_init(void)
 	int ret_pci, ret_platform;
 
 /* when a module, this is printed whether or not devices are found in probe */
-#ifdef MODULE
-	pr_info("%s\n", version);
-#endif
 	if (dmi_check_system(rhine_dmi_table)) {
 		/* these BIOSes fail at PXE boot if chip is in D3 */
 		avoid_D3 = true;