1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv0299.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv0299.c
index 889d9257215d..b1876618a37d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv0299.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv0299.c
@@ -64,8 +64,12 @@ struct stv0299_state {
         u32 tuner_frequency;
         u32 symbol_rate;
         fe_code_rate_t fec_inner;
+        int errmode;
 };
 
+#define STATUS_BER 0
+#define STATUS_UCBLOCKS 1
+
 static int debug;
 static int debug_legacy_dish_switch;
 #define dprintk(args...) \
@@ -517,8 +521,7 @@ static int stv0299_read_ber(struct dvb_frontend* fe, u32* ber)
 {
         struct stv0299_state* state = fe->demodulator_priv;
 
-        stv0299_writeregI(state, 0x34, (stv0299_readreg(state, 0x34) & 0xcf) | 0x10);
-        msleep(100);
+        if (state->errmode != STATUS_BER) return 0;
         *ber = (stv0299_readreg (state, 0x1d) << 8) | stv0299_readreg (state, 0x1e);
 
         return 0;
@@ -557,9 +560,8 @@ static int stv0299_read_ucblocks(struct dvb_frontend* fe, u32* ucblocks)
 {
         struct stv0299_state* state = fe->demodulator_priv;
 
-        stv0299_writeregI(state, 0x34, (stv0299_readreg(state, 0x34) & 0xcf) | 0x30);
-        msleep(100);
-        *ucblocks = (stv0299_readreg (state, 0x1d) << 8) | stv0299_readreg (state, 0x1e);
+        if (state->errmode != STATUS_UCBLOCKS) *ucblocks = 0;
+        else *ucblocks = (stv0299_readreg (state, 0x1d) << 8) | stv0299_readreg (state, 0x1e);
 
         return 0;
 }
@@ -708,6 +710,7 @@ struct dvb_frontend* stv0299_attach(const struct stv0299_config* config,
         state->tuner_frequency = 0;
         state->symbol_rate = 0;
         state->fec_inner = 0;
+        state->errmode = STATUS_BER;
 
         /* check if the demod is there */
         stv0299_writeregI(state, 0x02, 0x34); /* standby off */