trace_eeprom("serial_number=%d",tvdata.serial_number);
        trace_eeprom("rev_str=%s",tvdata.rev_str);
        hdw->tuner_type = tvdata.tuner_type;
+       hdw->tuner_updated = !0;
        hdw->serial_number = tvdata.serial_number;
        hdw->std_mask_eeprom = tvdata.tuner_formats;
 
 
 
        if (!hdw->hdw_desc->fx2_firmware.cnt) {
                hdw->fw1_state = FW1_STATE_OK;
-               return 0;
+               pvr2_trace(PVR2_TRACE_ERROR_LEGS,
+                          "Connected device type defines"
+                          " no firmware to upload; ignoring firmware");
+               return -ENOTTY;
        }
 
        hdw->fw1_state = FW1_STATE_FAILED; // default result
 
        bcnt = pvr2_std_id_to_str(buf,sizeof(buf),hdw->std_mask_eeprom);
        pvr2_trace(PVR2_TRACE_STD,
-                  "Supported video standard(s) reported by eeprom: %.*s",
+                  "Supported video standard(s) reported available"
+                  " in hardware: %.*s",
                   bcnt,buf);
 
        hdw->std_mask_avail = hdw->std_mask_eeprom;
                pvr2_trace(PVR2_TRACE_INIT,
                           "pvr2_hdw_setup: Tuner type overridden to %d",
                           hdw->tuner_type);
+               hdw->tuner_updated = !0;
        }
 
-       hdw->tuner_updated = !0;
        pvr2_i2c_core_check_stale(hdw);
        hdw->tuner_updated = 0;