#include <linux/firmware.h>
 
 #include "smscoreapi.h"
+#include "sms-cards.h"
 
 int sms_debug;
 module_param_named(debug, sms_debug, int, 0644);
                sms_info("failed to open \"%s\"", filename);
                return rc;
        }
-       sms_info("read FW %s, size=%d\"", filename, fw->size);
+       sms_info("read FW %s, size=%d", filename, fw->size);
        fw_buffer = kmalloc(ALIGN(fw->size, SMS_ALLOC_ALIGNMENT),
                            GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
        if (fw_buffer) {
        {"none", "none", "none", "cmmb_vega_12mhz.inp"}
 };
 
+static inline char *sms_get_fw_name(struct smscore_device_t *coredev,
+                                   int mode, enum sms_device_type_st type)
+{
+       char **fw = sms_get_board(smscore_get_board_id(coredev))->fw;
+       return (fw && fw[mode]) ? fw[mode] : smscore_fw_lkup[mode][type];
+}
 
 /**
  * calls device handler to change mode of operation
                }
 
                if (!(coredev->modes_supported & (1 << mode))) {
+                       char *fw_filename;
+
                        type = smscore_registry_gettype(coredev->devpath);
-                       rc = smscore_load_firmware_from_file(
-                               coredev, smscore_fw_lkup[mode][type], NULL);
+                       fw_filename = sms_get_fw_name(coredev, mode, type);
+
+                       rc = smscore_load_firmware_from_file(coredev,
+                                                            fw_filename, NULL);
                        if (rc < 0) {
-                               sms_err("load firmware failed %d", rc);
-                               return rc;
+                               sms_err("error %d loading firmware: %s, "
+                                       "trying again with default firmware",
+                                       rc, fw_filename);
+
+                               /* try again with the default firmware */
+                               rc = smscore_load_firmware_from_file(coredev,
+                                       smscore_fw_lkup[mode][type], NULL);
+
+                               if (rc < 0) {
+                                       sms_err("load firmware failed %d", rc);
+                                       return rc;
+                               }
                        }
                } else
                        sms_info("mode %d supported by running "