/* initialization part two -- after registering i2c bus */
 void __devinit bttv_init_card2(struct bttv *btv)
 {
-       int tda9887;
        int addr=ADDR_UNSET;
 
-       btv->tuner_type = -1;
+       btv->tuner_type = UNSET;
 
        if (BTTV_BOARD_UNKNOWN == btv->c.type) {
                bttv_readee(btv,eeprom_data,0xa0);
                        btv->tuner_type = bttv_tvcards[btv->c.type].tuner_type;
        if (UNSET != tuner[btv->c.nr])
                btv->tuner_type = tuner[btv->c.nr];
-       printk("bttv%d: using tuner=%d\n",btv->c.nr,btv->tuner_type);
+
+       if (btv->tuner_type == TUNER_ABSENT ||
+           bttv_tvcards[btv->c.type].tuner == UNSET)
+               printk(KERN_INFO "bttv%d: tuner absent\n", btv->c.nr);
+       else if(btv->tuner_type == UNSET)
+               printk(KERN_WARNING "bttv%d: tuner type unset\n", btv->c.nr);
+       else
+               printk(KERN_INFO "bttv%d: tuner type=%d\n", btv->c.nr,
+                      btv->tuner_type);
 
        if (btv->tuner_type != UNSET) {
                struct tuner_setup tun_setup;
        if (!autoload)
                return;
 
+       if (bttv_tvcards[btv->c.type].tuner == UNSET)
+               return;  /* no tuner or related drivers to load */
+
        /* try to detect audio/fader chips */
        if (!bttv_tvcards[btv->c.type].no_msp34xx &&
            bttv_I2CRead(btv, I2C_ADDR_MSP3400, "MSP34xx") >=0)
        if (bttv_tvcards[btv->c.type].needs_tvaudio)
                request_module("tvaudio");
 
-       /* tuner modules */
-       tda9887 = 0;
-       if (btv->tda9887_conf)
-               tda9887 = 1;
-       if (0 == tda9887 && 0 == bttv_tvcards[btv->c.type].has_dvb &&
-           bttv_I2CRead(btv, I2C_ADDR_TDA9887, "TDA9887") >=0)
-               tda9887 = 1;
-       /* Hybrid DVB card, DOES have a tda9887 */
-       if (btv->c.type == BTTV_BOARD_DVICO_FUSIONHDTV_5_LITE)
-               tda9887 = 1;
-       if (btv->tuner_type != UNSET)
+       if (btv->tuner_type != UNSET && btv->tuner_type != TUNER_ABSENT)
                request_module("tuner");
 }