diff -Naur old/vp7045.c new/vp7045.c
--- old/vp7045.c	2007-11-04 22:19:39.000000000 +0200
+++ new/vp7045.c	2007-11-04 22:20:40.000000000 +0200
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 int vp7045_usb_op(struct dvb_usb_device *d, u8 cmd, u8 *out, int outlen, u8 *in, int inlen, int msec)
 {
+	int usbResult, idx; /* Hack fix to usb went wrong */
 	int ret = 0;
 	u8 inbuf[12] = { 0 }, outbuf[20] = { 0 };
 
@@ -52,10 +53,28 @@
 
 	msleep(msec);
 
+/* Hack fix: Removed code below and replaced with re-try looping	
 	if (usb_control_msg(d->udev,
 			usb_rcvctrlpipe(d->udev,0),
 			TH_COMMAND_IN, USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_DIR_IN, 0, 0,
 			inbuf, 12, 2000) != 12) {
+*/
+
+	/* Hack fix: If usb-in fails in timeout error then try to recover from it */
+	/* by re-sending the command. This seem to fix the problem with some hardware */
+ 	for (idx = 0; idx < 3; idx++) {
+		usbResult  = usb_control_msg(d->udev,
+			usb_rcvctrlpipe(d->udev,0),
+			TH_COMMAND_IN, USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_DIR_IN, 0, 0,
+			inbuf, 12, 2000 + (idx * 1000));
+
+		/* If usb-in succeeded (12 bytes) or not timed out error then do not re-try */
+		if(usbResult == 12 || usbResult != -ETIMEDOUT) break; 
+
+		err("USB control message 'in' went wrong. Trying to recover (retry idx=%d).", idx);
+	}
+
+	if (usbResult != 12) {
 		err("USB control message 'in' went wrong.");
 		ret = -EIO;
 		goto unlock;