unsigned char brightness;
        unsigned char autogain;
        unsigned char autogain_ignore_frames;
+       unsigned char frames_to_drop;
        unsigned char freq;             /* light freq filter setting */
        unsigned char saturation;
        unsigned char hue;
 #define SENSOR_HV7131R 0
 #define SENSOR_OV6650 1
 #define SENSOR_OV7630 2
-#define SENSOR_OV7630_3 3
-#define SENSOR_PAS106 4
-#define SENSOR_PAS202 5
-#define SENSOR_TAS5110 6
-#define SENSOR_TAS5130CXX 7
+#define SENSOR_PAS106 3
+#define SENSOR_PAS202 4
+#define SENSOR_TAS5110 5
+#define SENSOR_TAS5130CXX 6
        char sensor_has_gain;
        __u8 sensor_addr;
+       __u8 reg11;
 };
 
 #define COMP2 0x8f
        0x10, 0x20, 0x30, 0x40, 0x50, 0x60, 0x70, 0x80, /* r21 .. r28 */
        0x90, 0xa0, 0xb0, 0xc0, 0xd0, 0xe0, 0xf0, 0xff  /* r29 .. r30 */
 };
-static const __u8 ov7630_sensor_init_com[][8] = {
+static const __u8 ov7630_sensor_init[][8] = {
        {0xa0, 0x21, 0x12, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x10},
        {0xb0, 0x21, 0x01, 0x77, 0x3a, 0x00, 0x00, 0x10},
 /*     {0xd0, 0x21, 0x12, 0x7c, 0x01, 0x80, 0x34, 0x10},          jfm */
        {0xa0, 0x21, 0x7d, 0xf7, 0x8e, 0x00, 0x30, 0x10},
        {0xd0, 0x21, 0x17, 0x1c, 0xbd, 0x06, 0xf6, 0x10},
 };
-static const __u8 ov7630_sensor_init[][8] = {
-       {0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, /* delay 200ms */
-       {0xa0, 0x21, 0x11, 0x01, 0xbd, 0x06, 0xf6, 0x10},       /* jfm */
-       {0xa0, 0x21, 0x10, 0x57, 0xbd, 0x06, 0xf6, 0x16},
-       {0xa0, 0x21, 0x76, 0x02, 0xbd, 0x06, 0xf6, 0x16},
-       {0xa0, 0x21, 0x00, 0x10, 0xbd, 0x06, 0xf6, 0x15},       /* gain */
-};
-static const __u8 ov7630_sensor_init_3[][8] = {
-       {0xa0, 0x21, 0x2a, 0xa0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x10},
-       {0xa0, 0x21, 0x2a, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x10},
-};
 
 static const __u8 initPas106[] = {
        0x04, 0x03, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x81, 0x40, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
 
        switch (sd->sensor) {
        case  SENSOR_OV6650:
-       case  SENSOR_OV7630_3:
        case  SENSOR_OV7630: {
                __u8 i2cOV[] =
                        {0xa0, 0x00, 0x06, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x10};
        case SENSOR_OV6650:
                gain >>= 1;
                /* fall thru */
-       case SENSOR_OV7630_3: {
+       case SENSOR_OV7630: {
                __u8 i2c[] = {0xa0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x10};
 
                i2c[1] = sd->sensor_addr;
                break;
            }
        case SENSOR_OV6650:
-       case SENSOR_OV7630_3: {
+       case SENSOR_OV7630: {
                /* The ov6650 / ov7630 have 2 registers which both influence
                   exposure, register 11, whose low nibble sets the nr off fps
                   according to: fps = 30 / (low_nibble + 1)
                   The code maps our 0 - 510 ms exposure ctrl to these 2
                   registers, trying to keep fps as high as possible.
                */
-               __u8 i2c[] = {0xb0, 0x00, 0x10, 0x00, 0xc0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x10};
-               int reg10, reg11;
+               __u8 i2c[] = {0xb0, 0x00, 0x10, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x10};
+               int reg10, reg11, reg10_max;
+
                /* ov6645 datasheet says reg10_max is 9a, but that uses
                   tline * 2 * reg10 as formula for calculating texpo, the
                   ov6650 probably uses the same formula as the 7730 which uses
                   tline * 4 * reg10, which explains why the reg10max we've
                   found experimentally for the ov6650 is exactly half that of
                   the ov6645. The ov7630 datasheet says the max is 0x41. */
-               const int reg10_max = (sd->sensor == SENSOR_OV6650)
-                               ? 0x4d : 0x41;
+               if (sd->sensor == SENSOR_OV6650) {
+                       reg10_max = 0x4d;
+                       i2c[4] = 0xc0; /* OV6650 needs non default vsync pol */
+               } else
+                       reg10_max = 0x41;
 
                reg11 = (60 * sd->exposure + 999) / 1000;
                if (reg11 < 1)
                else if (reg10 > reg10_max)
                        reg10 = reg10_max;
 
+               /* In 640x480, if the reg11 has less than 3, the image is
+                  unstable (not enough bandwidth). */
+               if (gspca_dev->width == 640 && reg11 < 3)
+                       reg11 = 3;
+
                /* Write reg 10 and reg11 low nibble */
                i2c[1] = sd->sensor_addr;
                i2c[3] = reg10;
                i2c[4] |= reg11 - 1;
-               if (sd->sensor == SENSOR_OV7630_3) {
-                       __u8 reg76 = reg10 & 0x03;
-                       __u8 i2c_reg76[] = {0xa0, 0x21, 0x76, 0x00,
-                                           0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x10};
-                       reg10 >>= 2;
-                       i2c_reg76[3] = reg76;
-                       if (i2c_w(gspca_dev, i2c_reg76) < 0)
-                               PDEBUG(D_ERR, "i2c error exposure");
-               }
-               if (i2c_w(gspca_dev, i2c) < 0)
+
+               /* If register 11 didn't change, don't change it */
+               if (sd->reg11 == reg11 )
+                       i2c[0] = 0xa0;
+
+               if (i2c_w(gspca_dev, i2c) == 0)
+                       sd->reg11 = reg11;
+               else
                        PDEBUG(D_ERR, "i2c error exposure");
                break;
            }
 
        switch (sd->sensor) {
        case SENSOR_OV6650:
-       case SENSOR_OV7630_3: {
+       case SENSOR_OV7630: {
                /* Framerate adjust register for artificial light 50 hz flicker
-                  compensation, identical to ov6630 0x2b register, see ov6630
-                  datasheet.
-                  0x4f -> (30 fps -> 25 fps), 0x00 -> no adjustment */
+                  compensation, for the ov6650 this is identical to ov6630
+                  0x2b register, see ov6630 datasheet.
+                  0x4f / 0x8a -> (30 fps -> 25 fps), 0x00 -> no adjustment */
                __u8 i2c[] = {0xa0, 0x00, 0x2b, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x10};
                switch (sd->freq) {
                default:
 
        switch (sd->sensor) {
 /*     case SENSOR_OV6650: */
-       case SENSOR_OV7630_3:
        case SENSOR_OV7630: {
                __u8 i2c[] = {0xa0, 0x00, 0x03, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x10};
                i2c[1] = sd->sensor_addr;
 
        switch (sd->sensor) {
 /*     case SENSOR_OV6650: */
-       case SENSOR_OV7630_3:
        case SENSOR_OV7630: {
                __u8 i2c[] = {0xa0, 0x00, 0x04, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x10};
                i2c[1] = sd->sensor_addr;
 
        switch (sd->sensor) {
 /*     case SENSOR_OV6650: */
-       case SENSOR_OV7630_3:
        case SENSOR_OV7630: {
                __u8 i2c[] = {0xa0, 0x00, 0x05, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x10};
                i2c[1] = sd->sensor_addr;
 
        sd->fr_h_sz = 12;               /* default size of the frame header */
        sd->sd_desc.nctrls = 2;         /* default nb of ctrls */
-       sd->autogain = AUTOGAIN_DEF;    /* default is autogain active */
-
        product = id->idProduct;
 /*     switch (id->idVendor) { */
 /*     case 0x0c45:                             * Sonix */
                case 0x6019:                    /* SN9C101 */
                case 0x602c:                    /* SN9C102 */
                case 0x602e:                    /* SN9C102 */
-                       sd->sensor = SENSOR_OV7630;
-                       sd->sensor_addr = 0x21;
-                       break;
                case 0x60b0:                    /* SN9C103 */
-                       sd->sensor = SENSOR_OV7630_3;
+                       sd->sensor = SENSOR_OV7630;
                        sd->sensor_addr = 0x21;
-                       sd->fr_h_sz = 18;       /* size of frame header */
                        sd->sensor_has_gain = 1;
-                       sd->sd_desc.nctrls = 8;
+                       sd->sd_desc.nctrls = 5;
                        sd->sd_desc.dq_callback = do_autogain;
-                       sd->autogain = 0;
+                       if (product == 0x60b0)
+                               sd->fr_h_sz = 18; /* size of frame header */
                        break;
                case 0x6024:                    /* SN9C102 */
                case 0x6025:                    /* SN9C102 */
        if (!sif) {
                cam->cam_mode = vga_mode;
                cam->nmodes = ARRAY_SIZE(vga_mode);
-               if (sd->sensor == SENSOR_OV7630_3) {
+               if (product == 0x60b0) { /* SN9C103 with OV7630 */
                        /* We only have 320x240 & 640x480 */
                        cam->cam_mode++;
                        cam->nmodes--;
        sd->brightness = BRIGHTNESS_DEF;
        sd->gain = GAIN_DEF;
        sd->exposure = EXPOSURE_DEF;
+       sd->autogain = AUTOGAIN_DEF;
        sd->freq = FREQ_DEF;
        sd->contrast = CONTRAST_DEF;
        sd->saturation = SATURATION_DEF;
        sd->hue = HUE_DEF;
-       if (sd->sensor == SENSOR_OV7630_3)      /* jfm: from win trace */
+
+       if (product == 0x60b0) /* SN9C103 with OV7630 */
                reg_w(gspca_dev, 0x01, probe_ov7630, sizeof probe_ov7630);
+
        return 0;
 }
 
 static void sd_start(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev)
 {
        struct sd *sd = (struct sd *) gspca_dev;
-       int mode, l;
+       int mode, l = 0x1f;
        const __u8 *sn9c10x;
        __u8 reg01, reg17;
        __u8 reg17_19[3];
                reg17_19[2] = 0x20;
                break;
        case SENSOR_OV7630:
-               sn9c10x = initOv7630;
-               reg17_19[0] = 0x68;
-               reg17_19[1] = (mode << 4) | COMP2;
-               reg17_19[2] = MCK_INIT1;
-               break;
-       case SENSOR_OV7630_3:
-               sn9c10x = initOv7630_3;
+               if (sd->fr_h_sz == 18) { /* SN9C103 */
+                       sn9c10x = initOv7630_3;
+                       l = sizeof initOv7630_3;
+               } else
+                       sn9c10x = initOv7630;
                reg17_19[0] = 0x68;
                reg17_19[1] = (mode << 4) | COMP2;
                reg17_19[2] = MCK_INIT1;
                reg17_19[2] = mode ? 0x23 : 0x43;
                break;
        }
-       switch (sd->sensor) {
-       case SENSOR_OV7630:
+
+       /* Special case for SN9C101/2 with OV 7630 */
+       /* HDG: is this really necessary we overwrite the values immediately
+          afterwards with the ones from the template ?? */
+       if (sd->sensor == SENSOR_OV7630 && sd->fr_h_sz == 12) {
                reg01 = 0x06;
                reg17 = 0x29;
-               l = sizeof initOv7630;
-               break;
-       case SENSOR_OV7630_3:
-               reg01 = 0x44;
-               reg17 = 0x68;
-               l = sizeof initOv7630_3;
-               break;
-       default:
+       } else {
                reg01 = sn9c10x[0];
                reg17 = sn9c10x[0x17 - 1];
-               l = 0x1f;
-               break;
        }
 
        /* reg 0x01 bit 2 video transfert on */
        reg_w(gspca_dev, 0x01, ®01, 1);
        /* reg 0x17 SensorClk enable inv Clk 0x60 */
        reg_w(gspca_dev, 0x17, ®17, 1);
-/*fixme: for ov7630 102
-       reg_w(gspca_dev, 0x01, {0x06, sn9c10x[1]}, 2); */
        /* Set the registers from the template */
        reg_w_big(gspca_dev, 0x01, sn9c10x, l);
        switch (sd->sensor) {
                                sizeof ov6650_sensor_init);
                break;
        case SENSOR_OV7630:
-               i2c_w_vector(gspca_dev, ov7630_sensor_init_com,
-                               sizeof ov7630_sensor_init_com);
-               msleep(200);
                i2c_w_vector(gspca_dev, ov7630_sensor_init,
                                sizeof ov7630_sensor_init);
-               break;
-       case SENSOR_OV7630_3:
-               i2c_w_vector(gspca_dev, ov7630_sensor_init_com,
-                               sizeof ov7630_sensor_init_com);
-               msleep(200);
-               i2c_w(gspca_dev, ov7630_sensor_init_3[mode]);
+               if (sd->fr_h_sz == 18) { /* SN9C103 */
+                       const __u8 i2c[] = { 0xa0, 0x21, 0x13, 0x80, 0x00,
+                                               0x00, 0x00, 0x10 };
+                       i2c_w(gspca_dev, i2c);
+               }
                break;
        case SENSOR_PAS106:
                pas106_i2cinit(gspca_dev);
        reg_w(gspca_dev, 0x18, ®17_19[1], 2);
        msleep(20);
 
+       sd->reg11 = -1;
+
        setgain(gspca_dev);
        setbrightness(gspca_dev);
        setexposure(gspca_dev);
        sethue(gspca_dev);
        setcontrast(gspca_dev);
 
+       sd->frames_to_drop = 0;
        sd->autogain_ignore_frames = 0;
        atomic_set(&sd->avg_lum, -1);
 }
                            && data[3 + i] == 0xc4
                            && data[4 + i] == 0xc4
                            && data[5 + i] == 0x96) {   /* start of frame */
-                               frame = gspca_frame_add(gspca_dev, LAST_PACKET,
-                                                       frame, data, 0);
+                               int lum = -1;
+                               int pkt_type = LAST_PACKET;
+
                                if (len - i < sd->fr_h_sz) {
-                                       atomic_set(&sd->avg_lum, -1);
                                        PDEBUG(D_STREAM, "packet too short to"
                                                " get avg brightness");
                                } else if (sd->fr_h_sz == 12) {
-                                       atomic_set(&sd->avg_lum,
-                                               data[i + 8] +
-                                                       (data[i + 9] << 8));
+                                       lum = data[i + 8] + (data[i + 9] << 8);
                                } else {
-                                       atomic_set(&sd->avg_lum,
-                                               data[i + 9] +
-                                                       (data[i + 10] << 8));
+                                       lum = data[i + 9] +
+                                               (data[i + 10] << 8);
                                }
+                               if (lum == 0) {
+                                       lum = -1;
+                                       sd->frames_to_drop = 2;
+                               }
+                               atomic_set(&sd->avg_lum, lum);
+
+                               if (sd->frames_to_drop) {
+                                       sd->frames_to_drop--;
+                                       pkt_type = DISCARD_PACKET;
+                               }
+
+                               frame = gspca_frame_add(gspca_dev, pkt_type,
+                                                       frame, data, 0);
                                data += i + sd->fr_h_sz;
                                len -= i + sd->fr_h_sz;
                                gspca_frame_add(gspca_dev, FIRST_PACKET,