#define HDSP_BIGENDIAN_MODE     0x200
 #define HDSP_RD_MULTIPLE        0x400
 #define HDSP_9652_ENABLE_MIXER  0x800
+#define HDSP_S200              0x800
+#define HDSP_S300              (0x100 | HDSP_S200) /* dummy, purpose of 0x100 unknown */
+#define HDSP_CYCLIC_MODE       0x1000
 #define HDSP_TDO                0x10000000
 
-#define HDSP_S_PROGRAM         (HDSP_PROGRAM|HDSP_CONFIG_MODE_0)
-#define HDSP_S_LOAD            (HDSP_PROGRAM|HDSP_CONFIG_MODE_1)
+#define HDSP_S_PROGRAM     (HDSP_CYCLIC_MODE|HDSP_PROGRAM|HDSP_CONFIG_MODE_0)
+#define HDSP_S_LOAD        (HDSP_CYCLIC_MODE|HDSP_PROGRAM|HDSP_CONFIG_MODE_1)
 
 /* Control Register bits */
 
 
 static int hdsp_check_for_iobox (struct hdsp *hdsp)
 {
+       int i;
+
        if (hdsp->io_type == H9652 || hdsp->io_type == H9632) return 0;
-       if (hdsp_read (hdsp, HDSP_statusRegister) & HDSP_ConfigError) {
-               snd_printk("Hammerfall-DSP: no IO box connected!\n");
-               hdsp->state &= ~HDSP_FirmwareLoaded;
-               return -EIO;
+       for (i = 0; i < 500; i++) {
+               if (0 == (hdsp_read(hdsp, HDSP_statusRegister) &
+                                       HDSP_ConfigError)) {
+                       if (i) {
+                               snd_printd("Hammerfall-DSP: IO box found after %d ms\n",
+                                               (20 * i));
+                       }
+                       return 0;
+               }
+               msleep(20);
        }
-       return 0;
+       snd_printk(KERN_ERR "Hammerfall-DSP: no IO box connected!\n");
+       hdsp->state &= ~HDSP_FirmwareLoaded;
+       return -EIO;
 }
 
 static int hdsp_wait_for_iobox(struct hdsp *hdsp, unsigned int loops,
 
                if (hdsp_fifo_wait (hdsp, 0, HDSP_LONG_WAIT)) {
                        snd_printk ("Hammerfall-DSP: timeout waiting for download preparation\n");
+                       hdsp_write(hdsp, HDSP_control2Reg, HDSP_S200);
                        return -EIO;
                }
 
                        hdsp_write(hdsp, HDSP_fifoData, cache[i]);
                        if (hdsp_fifo_wait (hdsp, 127, HDSP_LONG_WAIT)) {
                                snd_printk ("Hammerfall-DSP: timeout during firmware loading\n");
+                               hdsp_write(hdsp, HDSP_control2Reg, HDSP_S200);
                                return -EIO;
                        }
                }
 
-               ssleep(3);
-
-               if (hdsp_fifo_wait (hdsp, 0, HDSP_LONG_WAIT)) {
-                       snd_printk ("Hammerfall-DSP: timeout at end of firmware loading\n");
-                       return -EIO;
-               }
+               hdsp_fifo_wait(hdsp, 3, HDSP_LONG_WAIT);
+               hdsp_write(hdsp, HDSP_control2Reg, HDSP_S200);
 
+               ssleep(3);
 #ifdef SNDRV_BIG_ENDIAN
                hdsp->control2_register = HDSP_BIGENDIAN_MODE;
 #else
 {
        if ((hdsp_read (hdsp, HDSP_statusRegister) & HDSP_DllError) != 0) {
 
-               hdsp_write (hdsp, HDSP_control2Reg, HDSP_PROGRAM);
-               hdsp_write (hdsp, HDSP_fifoData, 0);
-               if (hdsp_fifo_wait (hdsp, 0, HDSP_SHORT_WAIT) < 0)
-                       return -EIO;
+               hdsp_write(hdsp, HDSP_control2Reg, HDSP_S_LOAD);
+               hdsp_write(hdsp, HDSP_fifoData, 0);
 
-               hdsp_write (hdsp, HDSP_control2Reg, HDSP_S_LOAD);
+               if (hdsp_fifo_wait(hdsp, 0, HDSP_SHORT_WAIT) < 0) {
+                       hdsp_write(hdsp, HDSP_control2Reg, HDSP_S300);
+                       hdsp_write(hdsp, HDSP_control2Reg, HDSP_S_LOAD);
+               }
+
+               hdsp_write(hdsp, HDSP_control2Reg, HDSP_S200 | HDSP_PROGRAM);
                hdsp_write (hdsp, HDSP_fifoData, 0);
+               if (hdsp_fifo_wait(hdsp, 0, HDSP_SHORT_WAIT) < 0) {
+                       hdsp->io_type = Multiface;
+                       snd_printk("Hammerfall-DSP: Multiface found\n");
+                       return 0;
+               }
 
-               if (hdsp_fifo_wait(hdsp, 0, HDSP_SHORT_WAIT)) {
-                       hdsp_write(hdsp, HDSP_control2Reg, HDSP_VERSION_BIT);
-                       hdsp_write(hdsp, HDSP_control2Reg, HDSP_S_LOAD);
-                       if (hdsp_fifo_wait(hdsp, 0, HDSP_SHORT_WAIT))
-                               hdsp->io_type = RPM;
-                       else
-                               hdsp->io_type = Multiface;
-               } else {
+               hdsp_write(hdsp, HDSP_control2Reg, HDSP_S_LOAD);
+               hdsp_write(hdsp, HDSP_fifoData, 0);
+               if (hdsp_fifo_wait(hdsp, 0, HDSP_SHORT_WAIT) == 0) {
                        hdsp->io_type = Digiface;
+                       snd_printk("Hammerfall-DSP: Digiface found\n");
+                       return 0;
                }
+
+               hdsp_write(hdsp, HDSP_control2Reg, HDSP_S300);
+               hdsp_write(hdsp, HDSP_control2Reg, HDSP_S_LOAD);
+               hdsp_write(hdsp, HDSP_fifoData, 0);
+               if (hdsp_fifo_wait(hdsp, 0, HDSP_SHORT_WAIT) == 0) {
+                       hdsp->io_type = Multiface;
+                       snd_printk("Hammerfall-DSP: Multiface found\n");
+                       return 0;
+               }
+
+               hdsp_write(hdsp, HDSP_control2Reg, HDSP_S300);
+               hdsp_write(hdsp, HDSP_control2Reg, HDSP_S_LOAD);
+               hdsp_write(hdsp, HDSP_fifoData, 0);
+               if (hdsp_fifo_wait(hdsp, 0, HDSP_SHORT_WAIT) < 0) {
+                       hdsp->io_type = Multiface;
+                       snd_printk("Hammerfall-DSP: Multiface found\n");
+                       return 0;
+               }
+
+               hdsp->io_type = RPM;
+               snd_printk("Hammerfall-DSP: RPM found\n");
+               return 0;
        } else {
                /* firmware was already loaded, get iobox type */
                if (hdsp_read(hdsp, HDSP_status2Register) & HDSP_version2)