if (sync & 0x10)
                *status |= FE_HAS_SYNC;
 
+       if (sync & 0x20) /* frontend can not lock */
+               *status |= FE_TIMEDOUT;
+
        if ((sync & 0x1f) == 0x1f)
                *status |= FE_HAS_LOCK;
 
        return 0;
 }
 
+static int tda8083_read_ber(struct dvb_frontend* fe, u32* ber)
+{
+       struct tda8083_state* state = fe->demodulator_priv;
+       int ret;
+       u8 buf[3];
+
+       if ((ret = tda8083_readregs(state, 0x0b, buf, sizeof(buf))))
+               return ret;
+
+       *ber = ((buf[0] & 0x1f) << 16) | (buf[1] << 8) | buf[2];
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int tda8083_read_signal_strength(struct dvb_frontend* fe, u16* strength)
 {
        struct tda8083_state* state = fe->demodulator_priv;
        return 0;
 }
 
+static int tda8083_read_ucblocks(struct dvb_frontend* fe, u32* ucblocks)
+{
+       struct tda8083_state* state = fe->demodulator_priv;
+
+       *ucblocks = tda8083_readreg(state, 0x0f);
+       if (*ucblocks == 0xff)
+               *ucblocks = 0xffffffff;
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int tda8083_set_frontend(struct dvb_frontend* fe, struct dvb_frontend_parameters *p)
 {
        struct tda8083_state* state = fe->demodulator_priv;
        .read_status = tda8083_read_status,
        .read_signal_strength = tda8083_read_signal_strength,
        .read_snr = tda8083_read_snr,
+       .read_ber = tda8083_read_ber,
+       .read_ucblocks = tda8083_read_ucblocks,
 
        .diseqc_send_master_cmd = tda8083_send_diseqc_msg,
        .diseqc_send_burst = tda8083_diseqc_send_burst,