/* wait until bus not busy */
        wait_for_bb ();
 
-       /* try to read one byte */
+       /* try to write one byte */
        writew (1, &i2c_base->cnt);
        /* set slave address */
        writew (chip, &i2c_base->sa);
        /* stop bit needed here */
-       writew (I2C_CON_EN | I2C_CON_MST | I2C_CON_STT | I2C_CON_STP, &i2c_base->con);
+       writew(I2C_CON_EN | I2C_CON_MST | I2C_CON_STT | I2C_CON_TRX |
+              I2C_CON_STP, &i2c_base->con);
 
-       while (1) {
-               status = wait_for_pin();
-               if (status == 0 || status & I2C_STAT_AL) {
-                       res = 1;
-                       goto probe_exit;
-               }
-               if (status & I2C_STAT_NACK) {
-                       res = 1;
-                       writew(0xff, &i2c_base->stat);
-                       writew (readw (&i2c_base->con) | I2C_CON_STP, &i2c_base->con);
-                       wait_for_bb ();
-                       break;
-               }
-               if (status & I2C_STAT_ARDY) {
-                       writew(I2C_STAT_ARDY, &i2c_base->stat);
-                       break;
-               }
-               if (status & I2C_STAT_RRDY) {
-                       res = 0;
-#if defined(CONFIG_OMAP243X) || defined(CONFIG_OMAP34XX) || \
-    defined(CONFIG_OMAP44XX)
-                       readb(&i2c_base->data);
-#else
-                       readw(&i2c_base->data);
-#endif
-                       writew(I2C_STAT_RRDY, &i2c_base->stat);
-               }
-       }
+       status = wait_for_pin();
+
+       /* check for ACK (!NAK) */
+       if (!(status & I2C_STAT_NACK))
+               res = 0;
+
+       /* abort transfer (force idle state) */
+       writew(0, &i2c_base->con);
 
-probe_exit:
        flush_fifo();
        writew (0, &i2c_base->cnt); /* don't allow any more data in...we don't want it.*/
        writew(0xFFFF, &i2c_base->stat);