diff --git a/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000-cards.c b/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000-cards.c
index 146c7e8..6e51486 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000-cards.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000-cards.c
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@
 #define TM6010_BOARD_BEHOLD_VOYAGER_LITE	15
 #define TM5600_BOARD_TERRATEC_GRABSTER		16
 
+#define is_generic(model) ((model == TM6000_BOARD_UNKNOWN) || \
+			   (model == TM5600_BOARD_GENERIC) || \
+			   (model == TM6000_BOARD_GENERIC) || \
+			   (model == TM6010_BOARD_GENERIC))
+
 #define TM6000_MAXBOARDS        16
 static unsigned int card[]     = {[0 ... (TM6000_MAXBOARDS - 1)] = UNSET };
 
@@ -64,6 +69,9 @@ static unsigned long tm6000_devused;
 
 struct tm6000_board {
 	char            *name;
+	char		eename[16];		/* EEPROM name */
+	unsigned	eename_size;		/* size of EEPROM name */
+	unsigned	eename_pos;		/* Position where it appears at ROM */
 
 	struct tm6000_capabilities caps;
 	enum            tm6000_inaudio aradio;
@@ -139,6 +147,9 @@ struct tm6000_board tm6000_boards[] = {
 	[TM5600_BOARD_10MOONS_UT821] = {
 		.name         = "10Moons UT 821",
 		.tuner_type   = TUNER_XC2028,
+		.eename       = { '1', '0', 'M', 'O', 'O', 'N', 'S', '5', '6', '0', '0', 0xff, 0x45, 0x5b},
+		.eename_size  = 14,
+		.eename_pos   = 0x14,
 		.type         = TM5600,
 		.tuner_addr   = 0xc2 >> 1,
 		.caps = {
@@ -205,6 +216,9 @@ struct tm6000_board tm6000_boards[] = {
 	},
 	[TM6010_BOARD_HAUPPAUGE_900H] = {
 		.name         = "Hauppauge WinTV HVR-900H / WinTV USB2-Stick",
+		.eename       = { 'H', 0, 'V', 0, 'R', 0, '9', 0, '0', 0, '0', 0, 'H', 0 },
+		.eename_size  = 14,
+		.eename_pos   = 0x42,
 		.tuner_type   = TUNER_XC2028, /* has a XC3028 */
 		.tuner_addr   = 0xc2 >> 1,
 		.demod_addr   = 0x1e >> 1,
@@ -370,7 +384,7 @@ struct tm6000_board tm6000_boards[] = {
 
 /* table of devices that work with this driver */
 struct usb_device_id tm6000_id_table[] = {
-	{ USB_DEVICE(0x6000, 0x0001), .driver_info = TM5600_BOARD_10MOONS_UT821 },
+	{ USB_DEVICE(0x6000, 0x0001), .driver_info = TM5600_BOARD_GENERIC },
 	{ USB_DEVICE(0x6000, 0x0002), .driver_info = TM6010_BOARD_GENERIC },
 	{ USB_DEVICE(0x06e1, 0xf332), .driver_info = TM6000_BOARD_ADSTECH_DUAL_TV },
 	{ USB_DEVICE(0x14aa, 0x0620), .driver_info = TM6000_BOARD_FREECOM_AND_SIMILAR },
@@ -729,16 +743,10 @@ static void tm6000_config_tuner(struct tm6000_core *dev)
 	}
 }
 
-static int tm6000_init_dev(struct tm6000_core *dev)
+static int fill_board_specific_data(struct tm6000_core *dev)
 {
-	struct v4l2_frequency f;
-	int rc = 0;
-
-	mutex_init(&dev->lock);
+	int rc;
 
-	mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
-
-	/* Initializa board-specific data */
 	dev->dev_type   = tm6000_boards[dev->model].type;
 	dev->tuner_type = tm6000_boards[dev->model].tuner_type;
 	dev->tuner_addr = tm6000_boards[dev->model].tuner_addr;
@@ -756,16 +764,80 @@ static int tm6000_init_dev(struct tm6000_core *dev)
 	/* initialize hardware */
 	rc = tm6000_init(dev);
 	if (rc < 0)
-		goto err;
+		return rc;
 
 	rc = v4l2_device_register(&dev->udev->dev, &dev->v4l2_dev);
 	if (rc < 0)
-		goto err;
+		return rc;
 
-	/* register i2c bus */
-	rc = tm6000_i2c_register(dev);
-	if (rc < 0)
-		goto err;
+	/* initialize hardware */
+	rc = tm6000_init(dev);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+
+static void use_alternative_detection_method(struct tm6000_core *dev)
+{
+	int i, model = -1;
+
+	if (!dev->eedata_size)
+		return;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(tm6000_boards); i++) {
+		if (!tm6000_boards[i].eename_size)
+			continue;
+		if (dev->eedata_size < tm6000_boards[i].eename_pos +
+				       tm6000_boards[i].eename_size)
+			continue;
+
+		if (!memcmp(&dev->eedata[tm6000_boards[i].eename_pos],
+			    tm6000_boards[i].eename,
+			    tm6000_boards[i].eename_size)) {
+			model = i;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	if (model < 0) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO "Device has eeprom but is currently unknown\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	dev->model = model;
+
+	printk(KERN_INFO "Device identified via eeprom as %s (type = %d)\n",
+	       tm6000_boards[model].name, model);
+}
+
+static int tm6000_init_dev(struct tm6000_core *dev)
+{
+	struct v4l2_frequency f;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	mutex_init(&dev->lock);
+	mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
+
+	if (!is_generic(dev->model)) {
+		rc = fill_board_specific_data(dev);
+		if (rc < 0)
+			goto err;
+
+		/* register i2c bus */
+		rc = tm6000_i2c_register(dev);
+		if (rc < 0)
+			goto err;
+	} else {
+		/* register i2c bus */
+		rc = tm6000_i2c_register(dev);
+		if (rc < 0)
+			goto err;
+
+		use_alternative_detection_method(dev);
+
+		rc = fill_board_specific_data(dev);
+		if (rc < 0)
+			goto err;
+	}
 
 	/* Default values for STD and resolutions */
 	dev->width = 720;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000-i2c.c b/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000-i2c.c
index 18de474..8828c12 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000-i2c.c
@@ -237,35 +237,36 @@ err:
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int tm6000_i2c_eeprom(struct tm6000_core *dev,
-			     unsigned char *eedata, int len)
+static int tm6000_i2c_eeprom(struct tm6000_core *dev)
 {
 	int i, rc;
-	unsigned char *p = eedata;
+	unsigned char *p = dev->eedata;
 	unsigned char bytes[17];
 
 	dev->i2c_client.addr = 0xa0 >> 1;
+	dev->eedata_size = 0;
 
 	bytes[16] = '\0';
-	for (i = 0; i < len; ) {
-	*p = i;
-	rc = tm6000_i2c_recv_regs(dev, 0xa0, i, p, 1);
+	for (i = 0; i < sizeof(dev->eedata); ) {
+		*p = i;
+		rc = tm6000_i2c_recv_regs(dev, 0xa0, i, p, 1);
 		if (rc < 1) {
-			if (p == eedata)
+			if (p == dev->eedata)
 				goto noeeprom;
 			else {
 				printk(KERN_WARNING
 				"%s: i2c eeprom read error (err=%d)\n",
 				dev->name, rc);
 			}
-			return -1;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
+		dev->eedata_size++;
 		p++;
 		if (0 == (i % 16))
 			printk(KERN_INFO "%s: i2c eeprom %02x:", dev->name, i);
-		printk(" %02x", eedata[i]);
-		if ((eedata[i] >= ' ') && (eedata[i] <= 'z'))
-			bytes[i%16] = eedata[i];
+		printk(" %02x", dev->eedata[i]);
+		if ((dev->eedata[i] >= ' ') && (dev->eedata[i] <= 'z'))
+			bytes[i%16] = dev->eedata[i];
 		else
 			bytes[i%16] = '.';
 
@@ -280,15 +281,15 @@ static int tm6000_i2c_eeprom(struct tm6000_core *dev,
 		bytes[i%16] = '\0';
 		for (i %= 16; i < 16; i++)
 			printk("   ");
+		printk("  %s\n", bytes);
 	}
-	printk("  %s\n", bytes);
 
 	return 0;
 
 noeeprom:
 	printk(KERN_INFO "%s: Huh, no eeprom present (err=%d)?\n",
-		       dev->name, rc);
-	return rc;
+	       dev->name, rc);
+	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -314,7 +315,6 @@ static const struct i2c_algorithm tm6000_algo = {
  */
 int tm6000_i2c_register(struct tm6000_core *dev)
 {
-	unsigned char eedata[256];
 	int rc;
 
 	dev->i2c_adap.owner = THIS_MODULE;
@@ -329,8 +329,7 @@ int tm6000_i2c_register(struct tm6000_core *dev)
 
 	dev->i2c_client.adapter = &dev->i2c_adap;
 	strlcpy(dev->i2c_client.name, "tm6000 internal", I2C_NAME_SIZE);
-
-	tm6000_i2c_eeprom(dev, eedata, sizeof(eedata));
+	tm6000_i2c_eeprom(dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000.h b/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000.h
index 99ae50e..fdd6d30 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000.h
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ struct tm6000_core {
 	int				model;		/* index in the device_data struct */
 	int				devno;		/* marks the number of this device */
 	enum tm6000_devtype		dev_type;	/* type of device */
+	unsigned char			eedata[256];	/* Eeprom data */
+	unsigned			eedata_size;	/* Size of the eeprom info */
 
 	v4l2_std_id                     norm;           /* Current norm */
 	int				width, height;	/* Selected resolution */
