diff --git a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-cards.c b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-cards.c
index 05264c6..4cd4941 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-cards.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-cards.c
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@
 #include "em28xx.h"
 #include "tuner-xc2028.h"
 
+static int tuner = -1;
+module_param(tuner, int, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(tuner, "tuner type");
+
+struct em28xx_hash_table {
+	unsigned long hash;
+	unsigned int  model;
+	unsigned int  tuner;
+};
+
 struct em28xx_board em28xx_boards[] = {
 	[EM2800_BOARD_UNKNOWN] = {
 		.name         = "Unknown EM2800 video grabber",
@@ -342,70 +352,178 @@
 	{ USB_DEVICE(0x0ccd, 0x0047), .driver_info = EM2880_BOARD_TERRATEC_PRODIGY_XS },
 	{ },
 };
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE (usb, em28xx_id_table);
 
+static struct em28xx_hash_table em28xx_hash [] = {
+	{ 0, 0, 0 },
+};
+
+/* Since em28xx_pre_card_setup() requires a proper dev->model,
+ * this won't work for boards with generic PCI IDs
+ */
 void em28xx_pre_card_setup(struct em28xx *dev)
 {
 	/* request some modules */
 	switch(dev->model){
-		case EM2880_BOARD_TERRATEC_PRODIGY_XS:
-		case EM2880_BOARD_HAUPPAUGE_WINTV_HVR_900:
-		case EM2880_BOARD_TERRATEC_HYBRID_XS:
-			{
-				em28xx_write_regs_req(dev, 0x00, 0x08, "\x7d", 1); // reset through GPIO?
-				break;
-			}
+	case EM2880_BOARD_TERRATEC_PRODIGY_XS:
+	case EM2880_BOARD_HAUPPAUGE_WINTV_HVR_900:
+	case EM2880_BOARD_TERRATEC_HYBRID_XS:
+		/* reset through GPIO? */
+		em28xx_write_regs_req(dev, 0x00, 0x08, "\x7d", 1);
+		break;
 	}
 }
 
+static int em28xx_tuner_callback(void *ptr, int command, int arg)
+{
+	int rc = 0;
+	struct em28xx *dev = ptr;
+
+	if (dev->tuner_type != TUNER_XC2028)
+		return 0;
+
+	switch (command) {
+	case XC2028_TUNER_RESET:
+		/* FIXME: This is device-dependent */
+		dev->em28xx_write_regs_req(dev, 0x00, 0x48, "\x00", 1);
+		dev->em28xx_write_regs_req(dev, 0x00, 0x12, "\x67", 1);
+
+		msleep(140);
+		break;
+	}
+	return rc;
+}
+
 static void em28xx_config_tuner (struct em28xx *dev)
 {
 	struct v4l2_priv_tun_config  xc2028_cfg;
 	struct xc2028_ctrl           ctl;
+	struct tuner_setup           tun_setup;
+	struct v4l2_frequency        f;
 
-	memset (&ctl,0,sizeof(ctl));
+	if (!dev->has_tuner)
+		return;
 
-	ctl.fname   = XC2028_DEFAULT_FIRMWARE;
-	ctl.max_len = 64;
+	tun_setup.mode_mask = T_ANALOG_TV | T_RADIO;
+	tun_setup.type = dev->tuner_type;
+	tun_setup.addr = dev->tuner_addr;
+	tun_setup.tuner_callback = em28xx_tuner_callback;
 
-	xc2028_cfg.tuner = TUNER_XC2028;
-	xc2028_cfg.priv  = &ctl;
+	em28xx_i2c_call_clients(dev, TUNER_SET_TYPE_ADDR, &tun_setup);
 
-	em28xx_i2c_call_clients(dev, TUNER_SET_CONFIG, &xc2028_cfg);
+	if (dev->tuner_type == TUNER_XC2028) {
+		memset (&ctl, 0, sizeof(ctl));
+
+		ctl.fname   = XC2028_DEFAULT_FIRMWARE;
+		ctl.max_len = 64;
+
+		xc2028_cfg.tuner = TUNER_XC2028;
+		xc2028_cfg.priv  = &ctl;
+
+		em28xx_i2c_call_clients(dev, TUNER_SET_CONFIG, &xc2028_cfg);
+	}
+
+	/* configure tuner */
+	f.tuner = 0;
+	f.type = V4L2_TUNER_ANALOG_TV;
+	f.frequency = 9076;     /* just a magic number */
+	dev->ctl_freq = f.frequency;
+	em28xx_i2c_call_clients(dev, VIDIOC_S_FREQUENCY, &f);
+}
+
+static int em28xx_hint_board(struct em28xx *dev)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(em28xx_hash); i++) {
+		if (dev->hash == em28xx_hash[i].hash) {
+			dev->model = em28xx_hash[i].model;
+			dev->tuner_type = em28xx_hash[i].tuner;
+
+			em28xx_errdev("Your board has no unique USB ID.\n");
+			em28xx_errdev("A hint were successfully done, "
+				      "based on eeprom hash.\n");
+			em28xx_errdev("This method is not 100%% failproof.\n");
+			em28xx_errdev("If the board were missdetected, "
+				      "please email this log to:\n");
+			em28xx_errdev("\tV4L Mailing List "
+				      " <video4linux-list@redhat.com>\n");
+			em28xx_errdev("Board detected as %s\n",
+				      em28xx_boards[dev->model].name);
+
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+	em28xx_errdev("Your board has no unique USB ID and thus need a "
+		      "hint to be detected.\n");
+	em28xx_errdev("You may try to use card=<n> insmod option to "
+		      "workaround that.\n");
+	em28xx_errdev("Please send an email with this log to:\n");
+	em28xx_errdev("\tV4L Mailing List <video4linux-list@redhat.com>\n");
+	em28xx_errdev("Board eeprom hash is 0x%08lx\n", dev->hash);
+
+	em28xx_errdev("Here is a list of valid choices for the card=<n>"
+		      " insmod option:\n");
+	for (i = 0; i < em28xx_bcount; i++) {
+		em28xx_errdev("    card=%d -> %s\n",
+				i, em28xx_boards[i].name);
+	}
+	return -1;
 }
 
 void em28xx_card_setup(struct em28xx *dev)
 {
 	/* request some modules */
-	switch(dev->model){
-		case EM2820_BOARD_HAUPPAUGE_WINTV_USB_2:
-			{
-				struct tveeprom tv;
+	switch (dev->model) {
+	case EM2820_BOARD_HAUPPAUGE_WINTV_USB_2:
+	{
+		struct tveeprom tv;
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
-				request_module("tveeprom");
-				request_module("ir-kbd-i2c");
-				request_module("msp3400");
+		request_module("tveeprom");
+		request_module("ir-kbd-i2c");
 #endif
-				/* Call first TVeeprom */
+		/* Call first TVeeprom */
 
-				dev->i2c_client.addr = 0xa0 >> 1;
-				tveeprom_hauppauge_analog(&dev->i2c_client, &tv, dev->eedata);
+		dev->i2c_client.addr = 0xa0 >> 1;
+		tveeprom_hauppauge_analog(&dev->i2c_client, &tv, dev->eedata);
 
-				dev->tuner_type= tv.tuner_type;
-				if (tv.audio_processor == AUDIO_CHIP_MSP34XX) {
-					dev->i2s_speed=2048000;
-					dev->has_msp34xx=1;
-				} else
-					dev->has_msp34xx=0;
-				break;
-			}
-		case EM2820_BOARD_KWORLD_PVRTV2800RF:
-			{
-				em28xx_write_regs_req(dev,0x00,0x08, "\xf9", 1); // GPIO enables sound on KWORLD PVR TV 2800RF
-				break;
-			}
-
+		dev->tuner_type = tv.tuner_type;
+		if (tv.audio_processor == AUDIO_CHIP_MSP34XX) {
+			dev->i2s_speed = 2048000;
+			dev->has_msp34xx = 1;
+		}
+		break;
 	}
+	case EM2820_BOARD_KWORLD_PVRTV2800RF:
+		/* GPIO enables sound on KWORLD PVR TV 2800RF */
+		em28xx_write_regs_req(dev, 0x00, 0x08, "\xf9", 1);
+		break;
+	case EM2820_BOARD_UNKNOWN:
+	case EM2800_BOARD_UNKNOWN:
+		em28xx_hint_board(dev);
+	}
+
+	dev->is_em2800 = em28xx_boards[dev->model].is_em2800;
+	dev->has_tuner = em28xx_boards[dev->model].has_tuner;
+	dev->has_msp34xx = em28xx_boards[dev->model].has_msp34xx;
+	dev->tda9887_conf = em28xx_boards[dev->model].tda9887_conf;
+	dev->decoder = em28xx_boards[dev->model].decoder;
+	dev->video_inputs = em28xx_boards[dev->model].vchannels;
+
+	if (tuner >= 0)
+		dev->tuner_type = tuner;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
+	/* request some modules */
+	if (dev->has_msp34xx)
+		request_module("msp3400");
+	if (dev->decoder == EM28XX_SAA7113 || dev->decoder == EM28XX_SAA7114)
+		request_module("saa7115");
+	if (dev->decoder == EM28XX_TVP5150)
+		request_module("tvp5150");
+	if (dev->has_tuner)
+		request_module("tuner");
+#endif
+
 	em28xx_config_tuner (dev);
 }
-
-MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE (usb, em28xx_id_table);
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-i2c.c b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-i2c.c
index a33878e..e200345 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-i2c.c
@@ -292,6 +292,31 @@
 	return rc;
 }
 
+/* based on linux/sunrpc/svcauth.h and linux/hash.h
+ * The original hash function returns a different value, if arch is x86_64
+ *  or i386.
+ */
+static inline unsigned long em28xx_hash_mem(char *buf, int length, int bits)
+{
+	unsigned long hash = 0;
+	unsigned long l = 0;
+	int len = 0;
+	unsigned char c;
+	do {
+		if (len == length) {
+			c = (char)len;
+			len = -1;
+		} else
+			c = *buf++;
+		l = (l << 8) | c;
+		len++;
+		if ((len & (32 / 8 - 1)) == 0)
+			hash = ((hash^l) * 0x9e370001UL);
+	} while (len);
+
+	return (hash >> (32 - bits)) & 0xffffffffUL;
+}
+
 static int em28xx_i2c_eeprom(struct em28xx *dev, unsigned char *eedata, int len)
 {
 	unsigned char buf, *p = eedata;
@@ -335,7 +360,11 @@
 			printk("\n");
 	}
 
-	printk(KERN_INFO "EEPROM ID= 0x%08x\n", em_eeprom->id);
+	if (em_eeprom->id == 0x9567eb1a)
+		dev->hash = em28xx_hash_mem(eedata, len, 32);
+
+	printk(KERN_INFO "EEPROM ID= 0x%08x, hash = 0x%08lx\n",
+	       em_eeprom->id, dev->hash);
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Vendor/Product ID= %04x:%04x\n", em_eeprom->vendor_ID,
 	       em_eeprom->product_ID);
 
@@ -392,43 +421,6 @@
 }
 
 
-static int em28xx_tuner_callback(void *ptr, int command, int arg)
-{
-	int rc = 0;
-	struct em28xx *dev = ptr;
-
-	if (dev->tuner_type != TUNER_XC2028)
-		return 0;
-
-	switch (command) {
-	case XC2028_TUNER_RESET:
-		/* FIXME: This is device-dependent */
-		dev->em28xx_write_regs_req(dev, 0x00, 0x48, "\x00", 1);
-		dev->em28xx_write_regs_req(dev, 0x00, 0x12, "\x67", 1);
-
-		msleep(140);
-		break;
-	}
-	return rc;
-}
-
-static int em28xx_set_tuner(int check_eeprom, struct i2c_client *client)
-{
-	struct em28xx *dev = client->adapter->algo_data;
-	struct tuner_setup tun_setup;
-
-	if (dev->has_tuner) {
-		tun_setup.mode_mask = T_ANALOG_TV | T_RADIO;
-		tun_setup.type = dev->tuner_type;
-		tun_setup.addr = dev->tuner_addr;
-		tun_setup.tuner_callback = em28xx_tuner_callback;
-
-		em28xx_i2c_call_clients(dev, TUNER_SET_TYPE_ADDR, &tun_setup);
-	}
-
-	return (0);
-}
-
 /*
  * attach_inform()
  * gets called when a device attaches to the i2c bus
@@ -487,9 +479,11 @@
 			break;
 
 		default:
+			if (!dev->tuner_addr)
+				dev->tuner_addr = client->addr;
+
 			dprintk1(1,"attach inform: detected I2C address %x\n", client->addr << 1);
-			dev->tuner_addr = client->addr;
-			em28xx_set_tuner(-1, client);
+
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-video.c b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
index fb0fa57..18b8568 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 #include "em28xx.h"
-#include <media/tuner.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-common.h>
 #include <media/msp3400.h>
 
@@ -71,10 +70,6 @@
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(video_nr,"video device numbers");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(vbi_nr,"vbi device numbers");
 
-static int tuner = -1;
-module_param(tuner, int, 0444);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(tuner, "tuner type");
-
 static unsigned int video_debug = 0;
 module_param(video_debug,int,0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(video_debug,"enable debug messages [video]");
@@ -171,7 +166,6 @@
  */
 static void em28xx_config_i2c(struct em28xx *dev)
 {
-	struct v4l2_frequency f;
 	struct v4l2_routing route;
 
 	route.input = INPUT(dev->ctl_input)->vmux;
@@ -179,13 +173,6 @@
 	em28xx_i2c_call_clients(dev, VIDIOC_INT_RESET, NULL);
 	em28xx_i2c_call_clients(dev, VIDIOC_INT_S_VIDEO_ROUTING, &route);
 	em28xx_i2c_call_clients(dev, VIDIOC_STREAMON, NULL);
-
-	/* configure tuner */
-	f.tuner = 0;
-	f.type = V4L2_TUNER_ANALOG_TV;
-	f.frequency = 9076;	/* FIXME:remove magic number */
-	dev->ctl_freq = f.frequency;
-	em28xx_i2c_call_clients(dev, VIDIOC_S_FREQUENCY, &f);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1495,7 +1482,7 @@
  * allocates and inits the device structs, registers i2c bus and v4l device
  */
 static int em28xx_init_dev(struct em28xx **devhandle, struct usb_device *udev,
-			   int minor, int model)
+			   int minor)
 {
 	struct em28xx *dev = *devhandle;
 	int retval = -ENOMEM;
@@ -1503,7 +1490,6 @@
 	unsigned int maxh, maxw;
 
 	dev->udev = udev;
-	dev->model = model;
 	mutex_init(&dev->lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&dev->open);
 
@@ -1512,26 +1498,47 @@
 	dev->em28xx_read_reg_req_len = em28xx_read_reg_req_len;
 	dev->em28xx_write_regs_req = em28xx_write_regs_req;
 	dev->em28xx_read_reg_req = em28xx_read_reg_req;
-	dev->is_em2800 = em28xx_boards[model].is_em2800;
-	dev->has_tuner = em28xx_boards[model].has_tuner;
-	dev->has_msp34xx = em28xx_boards[model].has_msp34xx;
-	dev->tda9887_conf = em28xx_boards[model].tda9887_conf;
-	dev->decoder = em28xx_boards[model].decoder;
 
-	if (tuner >= 0)
-		dev->tuner_type = tuner;
-	else
-		dev->tuner_type = em28xx_boards[model].tuner_type;
+	/* setup video picture settings for saa7113h */
+	memset(&dev->vpic, 0, sizeof(dev->vpic));
+	dev->vpic.colour = 128 << 8;
+	dev->vpic.hue = 128 << 8;
+	dev->vpic.brightness = 128 << 8;
+	dev->vpic.contrast = 192 << 8;
+	dev->vpic.whiteness = 128 << 8;	/* This one isn't used */
+	dev->vpic.depth = 16;
+	dev->vpic.palette = VIDEO_PALETTE_YUV422;
 
-	dev->video_inputs = em28xx_boards[model].vchannels;
+	em28xx_pre_card_setup(dev);
+
+	errCode = em28xx_config(dev);
+	if (errCode) {
+		em28xx_errdev("error configuring device\n");
+		em28xx_devused &= ~(1<<dev->devno);
+		kfree(dev);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
+
+	/* register i2c bus */
+	em28xx_i2c_register(dev);
+
+	/* Do board specific init and eeprom reading */
+	em28xx_card_setup(dev);
+
+	/* configure the device */
+	em28xx_config_i2c(dev);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < TVNORMS; i++)
-		if (em28xx_boards[model].norm == tvnorms[i].mode)
+		if (em28xx_boards[dev->model].norm == tvnorms[i].mode)
 			break;
 	if (i == TVNORMS)
 		i = 0;
 
-	dev->tvnorm = &tvnorms[i];	/* set default norm */
+	dev->tvnorm = &tvnorms[i];      /* set default norm */
 
 	em28xx_videodbg("tvnorm=%s\n", dev->tvnorm->name);
 
@@ -1550,52 +1557,8 @@
 	dev->vscale = 0;
 	dev->ctl_input = 2;
 
-	/* setup video picture settings for saa7113h */
-	memset(&dev->vpic, 0, sizeof(dev->vpic));
-	dev->vpic.colour = 128 << 8;
-	dev->vpic.hue = 128 << 8;
-	dev->vpic.brightness = 128 << 8;
-	dev->vpic.contrast = 192 << 8;
-	dev->vpic.whiteness = 128 << 8;	/* This one isn't used */
-	dev->vpic.depth = 16;
-	dev->vpic.palette = VIDEO_PALETTE_YUV422;
-
-	em28xx_pre_card_setup(dev);
-#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
-	/* request some modules */
-	if (dev->decoder == EM28XX_SAA7113 || dev->decoder == EM28XX_SAA7114)
-		request_module("saa7115");
-	if (dev->decoder == EM28XX_TVP5150)
-		request_module("tvp5150");
-	if (dev->has_tuner)
-		request_module("tuner");
-#endif
-	errCode = em28xx_config(dev);
-	if (errCode) {
-		em28xx_errdev("error configuring device\n");
-		em28xx_devused&=~(1<<dev->devno);
-		kfree(dev);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
-	/* register i2c bus */
-	em28xx_i2c_register(dev);
-
-	/* Do board specific init and eeprom reading */
-	em28xx_card_setup(dev);
-
-	/* configure the device */
-	em28xx_config_i2c(dev);
-
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->lock);
-
 	errCode = em28xx_config(dev);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
-	if (dev->has_msp34xx)
-		request_module("msp3400");
-#endif
 	/* allocate and fill v4l2 device struct */
 	dev->vdev = video_device_alloc();
 	if (NULL == dev->vdev) {
@@ -1695,7 +1658,7 @@
 	struct usb_interface *uif;
 	struct em28xx *dev = NULL;
 	int retval = -ENODEV;
-	int model,i,nr,ifnum;
+	int i, nr, ifnum;
 
 	udev = usb_get_dev(interface_to_usbdev(interface));
 	ifnum = interface->altsetting[0].desc.bInterfaceNumber;
@@ -1735,8 +1698,6 @@
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	model=id->driver_info;
-
 	if (nr >= EM28XX_MAXBOARDS) {
 		printk (DRIVER_NAME ": Supports only %i em28xx boards.\n",EM28XX_MAXBOARDS);
 		em28xx_devused&=~(1<<nr);
@@ -1752,7 +1713,8 @@
 	}
 
 	snprintf(dev->name, 29, "em28xx #%d", nr);
-	dev->devno=nr;
+	dev->devno = nr;
+	dev->model = id->driver_info;
 
 	/* compute alternate max packet sizes */
 	uif = udev->actconfig->interface[0];
@@ -1779,26 +1741,14 @@
 	}
 
 	if ((card[nr]>=0)&&(card[nr]<em28xx_bcount))
-		model=card[nr];
-
-	if ((model==EM2800_BOARD_UNKNOWN)||(model==EM2820_BOARD_UNKNOWN)) {
-		em28xx_errdev("Your board has no unique USB ID and thus can't be autodetected.\n");
-		em28xx_errdev("Please pass card=<n> insmod option to workaround that.\n");
-		em28xx_errdev("If there isn't any card number for you, please send an email to:\n");
-		em28xx_errdev("\tV4L Mailing List <video4linux-list@redhat.com>\n");
-		em28xx_errdev("Here is a list of valid choices for the card=<n> insmod option:\n");
-		for (i = 0; i < em28xx_bcount; i++) {
-			em28xx_errdev("    card=%d -> %s\n", i,
-							em28xx_boards[i].name);
-		}
-	}
+		dev->model = card[nr];
 
 	/* allocate device struct */
-	retval = em28xx_init_dev(&dev, udev, nr, model);
+	retval = em28xx_init_dev(&dev, udev, nr);
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;
 
-	em28xx_info("Found %s\n", em28xx_boards[model].name);
+	em28xx_info("Found %s\n", em28xx_boards[dev->model].name);
 
 	/* save our data pointer in this interface device */
 	usb_set_intfdata(interface, dev);
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx.h b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx.h
index d8fcc9e..e98dac7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx.h
@@ -257,6 +257,8 @@
 	int interlaced;		/* 1=interlace fileds, 0=just top fileds */
 	int type;
 
+	unsigned long hash;	/* eeprom hash - for boards with generic ID */
+
 	/* states */
 	enum em28xx_dev_state state;
 	enum em28xx_stream_state stream;