{"FM Radio-INPUT1",   0x0208, 0x9002}
 };
 
+static int  xc5000_is_firmware_loaded(struct dvb_frontend *fe);
 static int  xc5000_writeregs(struct xc5000_priv *priv, u8 *buf, u8 len);
 static int  xc5000_readregs(struct xc5000_priv *priv, u8 *buf, u8 len);
 static void xc5000_TunerReset(struct dvb_frontend *fe);
 
 static int xc_shutdown(struct xc5000_priv *priv)
 {
-       return 0;
+       return XC_RESULT_SUCCESS;
        /* Fixme: cannot bring tuner back alive once shutdown
         *        without reloading the driver modules.
         *    return xc_write_reg(priv, XREG_POWER_DOWN, 0);
        return 0;
 }
 
+static int xc5000_is_firmware_loaded(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+{
+       struct xc5000_priv *priv = fe->tuner_priv;
+       int ret;
+       u16 id;
+
+       ret = xc5000_readreg(priv, XREG_PRODUCT_ID, &id);
+       if (ret == XC_RESULT_SUCCESS) {
+               if (id == XC_PRODUCT_ID_FW_NOT_LOADED)
+                       ret = XC_RESULT_RESET_FAILURE;
+               else
+                       ret = XC_RESULT_SUCCESS;
+       }
+
+       dprintk(1, "%s() returns %s id = 0x%x\n", __func__,
+               ret == XC_RESULT_SUCCESS ? "True" : "False", id);
+       return ret;
+}
+
 static int xc_load_fw_and_init_tuner(struct dvb_frontend *fe);
 
 static int xc5000_set_analog_params(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
        struct xc5000_priv *priv = fe->tuner_priv;
        int ret;
 
-       if(priv->fwloaded == 0)
+       if (xc5000_is_firmware_loaded(fe) != XC_RESULT_SUCCESS)
                xc_load_fw_and_init_tuner(fe);
 
        dprintk(1, "%s() frequency=%d (in units of 62.5khz)\n",
        struct xc5000_priv *priv = fe->tuner_priv;
        int ret = 0;
 
-       if (priv->fwloaded == 0) {
+       if (xc5000_is_firmware_loaded(fe) != XC_RESULT_SUCCESS) {
                ret = xc5000_fwupload(fe);
                if (ret != XC_RESULT_SUCCESS)
                        return ret;
-               priv->fwloaded = 1;
        }
 
        /* Start the tuner self-calibration process */
                return -EREMOTEIO;
        }
        else {
-               /* priv->fwloaded = 0; */
                return XC_RESULT_SUCCESS;
        }
 }
                        cfg->i2c_address);
                printk(KERN_INFO
                        "xc5000: Firmware has been loaded previously\n");
-               priv->fwloaded = 1;
                break;
        case XC_PRODUCT_ID_FW_NOT_LOADED:
                printk(KERN_INFO
                        cfg->i2c_address);
                printk(KERN_INFO
                        "xc5000: Firmware has not been loaded previously\n");
-               priv->fwloaded = 0;
                break;
        default:
                printk(KERN_ERR