return 0;
 }
 
+static int tda18271_init(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+{
+       struct tda18271_priv *priv = fe->tuner_priv;
+       unsigned char *regs = priv->tda18271_regs;
+
+       tda18271_read_regs(fe);
+
+       /* test IR_CAL_OK to see if we need init */
+       if ((regs[R_EP1] & 0x08) == 0)
+               tda18271_init_regs(fe);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int tda18271_tune(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
                         u32 ifc, u32 freq, u32 bw, u8 std)
 {
                .frequency_max  = 864000000,
                .frequency_step =     62500
        },
-       .init              = tda18271_init_regs,
+       .init              = tda18271_init,
        .set_params        = tda18271_set_params,
        .set_analog_params = tda18271_set_analog_params,
        .release           = tda18271_release,
 
        fe->tuner_priv = priv;
 
+       tda18271_init_regs(fe);
+
        return fe;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tda18271_attach);