tp = video_std[unit_number];
                if (tp) return tp;
        }
-       if (hdw->hdw_desc->default_std_mask) {
-               return hdw->hdw_desc->default_std_mask;
-       }
        return 0;
 }
 
 {
        char buf[40];
        unsigned int bcnt;
-       v4l2_std_id std1,std2;
+       v4l2_std_id std1,std2,std3;
 
        std1 = get_default_standard(hdw);
+       std3 = std1 ? 0 : hdw->hdw_desc->default_std_mask;
 
        bcnt = pvr2_std_id_to_str(buf,sizeof(buf),hdw->std_mask_eeprom);
        pvr2_trace(PVR2_TRACE_STD,
 
        hdw->std_mask_avail = hdw->std_mask_eeprom;
 
-       std2 = std1 & ~hdw->std_mask_avail;
+       std2 = (std1|std3) & ~hdw->std_mask_avail;
        if (std2) {
                bcnt = pvr2_std_id_to_str(buf,sizeof(buf),std2);
                pvr2_trace(PVR2_TRACE_STD,
                pvr2_hdw_internal_find_stdenum(hdw);
                return;
        }
+       if (std3) {
+               bcnt = pvr2_std_id_to_str(buf,sizeof(buf),std3);
+               pvr2_trace(PVR2_TRACE_STD,
+                          "Initial video standard"
+                          " (determined by device type): %.*s",bcnt,buf);
+               hdw->std_mask_cur = std3;
+               hdw->std_dirty = !0;
+               pvr2_hdw_internal_find_stdenum(hdw);
+               return;
+       }
 
        {
                unsigned int idx;