diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c b/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c
index 234cdca..a30aa74 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c
@@ -513,6 +513,11 @@
 	ret = socket_setup(skt, setup_delay);
 	if (ret == CS_SUCCESS) {
 		skt->state |= SOCKET_PRESENT;
+
+		printk(KERN_NOTICE "pccard: %s card inserted into slot %d\n",
+		       (skt->state & SOCKET_CARDBUS) ? "CardBus" : "PCMCIA",
+		       skt->sock);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_CARDBUS
 		if (skt->state & SOCKET_CARDBUS) {
 			cb_alloc(skt);
@@ -598,6 +603,7 @@
 
 static void socket_remove(struct pcmcia_socket *skt)
 {
+	printk(KERN_NOTICE "pccard: card ejected from slot %d\n", skt->sock);
 	socket_shutdown(skt);
 	cs_socket_put(skt);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
index 39d096b..7f8219f 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
@@ -544,6 +544,9 @@
 	list_add_tail(&p_dev->socket_device_list, &s->devices_list);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pcmcia_dev_list_lock, flags);
 
+	printk(KERN_NOTICE "pcmcia: registering new device %s\n",
+	       p_dev->devname);
+
 	pcmcia_device_query(p_dev);
 
 	if (device_register(&p_dev->dev)) {
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/i82365.c b/drivers/pcmcia/i82365.c
index 4ddd762..4d56bc9 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/i82365.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/i82365.c
@@ -1339,10 +1339,7 @@
 	.resume = pcmcia_socket_dev_resume,
 };
 
-static struct platform_device i82365_device = {
-	.name = "i82365",
-	.id = 0,
-};
+static struct platform_device *i82365_device;
 
 static int __init init_i82365(void)
 {
@@ -1352,7 +1349,14 @@
     if (ret)
 	return ret;
 
-    ret = platform_device_register(&i82365_device);
+    i82365_device = platform_device_alloc("i82365", 0);
+    if (i82365_device) {
+	    ret = platform_device_add(i82365_device);
+	    if (ret)
+		    platform_device_put(i82365_device);
+    } else
+	    ret = -ENOMEM;
+
     if (ret) {
 	driver_unregister(&i82365_driver);
 	return ret;
@@ -1365,7 +1369,7 @@
 
     if (sockets == 0) {
 	printk("not found.\n");
-	platform_device_unregister(&i82365_device);
+	platform_device_unregister(i82365_device);
 	release_region(i365_base, 2);
 	driver_unregister(&i82365_driver);
 	return -ENODEV;
@@ -1377,7 +1381,7 @@
     
     /* register sockets with the pcmcia core */
     for (i = 0; i < sockets; i++) {
-	    socket[i].socket.dev.dev = &i82365_device.dev;
+	    socket[i].socket.dev.dev = &i82365_device->dev;
 	    socket[i].socket.ops = &pcic_operations;
 	    socket[i].socket.resource_ops = &pccard_nonstatic_ops;
 	    socket[i].socket.owner = THIS_MODULE;
@@ -1415,7 +1419,7 @@
 	    if (socket[i].flags & IS_REGISTERED)
 		    pcmcia_unregister_socket(&socket[i].socket);
     }
-    platform_device_unregister(&i82365_device);
+    platform_device_unregister(i82365_device);
     if (poll_interval != 0)
 	del_timer_sync(&poll_timer);
     if (grab_irq != 0)