if ((ret = dvb_usb_device_init(intf,&digitv_properties,THIS_MODULE,&d)) == 0) {
                u8 b[4] = { 0 };
 
-               b[0] = 1;
-               digitv_ctrl_msg(d,USB_WRITE_REMOTE_TYPE,0,b,4,NULL,0);
+               if (d != NULL) { /* do that only when the firmware is loaded */
+                       b[0] = 1;
+                       digitv_ctrl_msg(d,USB_WRITE_REMOTE_TYPE,0,b,4,NULL,0);
 
-               b[0] = 0;
-               digitv_ctrl_msg(d,USB_WRITE_REMOTE,0,b,4,NULL,0);
+                       b[0] = 0;
+                       digitv_ctrl_msg(d,USB_WRITE_REMOTE,0,b,4,NULL,0);
+               }
        }
        return ret;
 }
        .caps = DVB_USB_IS_AN_I2C_ADAPTER,
 
        .usb_ctrl = CYPRESS_FX2,
-       .firmware = "dvb-usb-digitv-01.fw",
+       .firmware = "dvb-usb-digitv-02.fw",
 
        .size_of_priv     = 0,
 
                        { &digitv_table[0], NULL },
                        { NULL },
                },
+               { NULL },
        }
 };