int i;
        struct sd *sd = (struct sd *) gspca_dev;
 
+       /* frames start with:
+        *      ff ff 00 c4 c4 96       synchro
+        *      00              (unknown)
+        *      xx              (frame sequence / size / compression)
+        *      (xx)            (idem - extra byte for sn9c103)
+        *      ll mm           brightness sum inside auto exposure
+        *      ll mm           brightness sum outside auto exposure
+        *      (xx xx xx xx xx)        audio values for snc103
+        */
        if (len > 6 && len < 24) {
                for (i = 0; i < len - 6; i++) {
                        if (data[0 + i] == 0xff
                            && data[5 + i] == 0x96) {   /* start of frame */
                                frame = gspca_frame_add(gspca_dev, LAST_PACKET,
                                                        frame, data, 0);
-                               if (i < (len - 10)) {
-                                       atomic_set(&sd->avg_lum, data[i + 8] +
+                               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));
                                } else {
-                                       atomic_set(&sd->avg_lum, -1);
-#ifdef CONFIG_VIDEO_ADV_DEBUG
-                                       PDEBUG(D_STREAM, "packet too short to "
-                                               "get avg brightness");
-#endif
+                                       atomic_set(&sd->avg_lum,
+                                               data[i + 9] +
+                                                       (data[i + 10] << 8));
                                }
                                data += i + sd->fr_h_sz;
                                len -= i + sd->fr_h_sz;