if (!pvr2_hdw_dev_ok(hdw)) return;
 
+       hdw->force_dirty = !0;
+
        if (!hdw->hdw_desc->flag_no_powerup) {
                pvr2_hdw_cmd_powerup(hdw);
                if (!pvr2_hdw_dev_ok(hdw)) return;
 }
 
 #define PVR2_SUBDEV_SET_CONTROL(hdw, id, lab) \
-       if ((hdw)->lab##_dirty) { \
+       if ((hdw)->lab##_dirty || (hdw)->force_dirty) {         \
                pvr2_subdev_set_control(hdw, id, #lab, (hdw)->lab##_val); \
        }
 
 
        pvr2_trace(PVR2_TRACE_CHIPS, "subdev update...");
 
-       if (hdw->tuner_updated) {
+       if (hdw->tuner_updated || hdw->force_dirty) {
                struct tuner_setup setup;
                pvr2_trace(PVR2_TRACE_CHIPS, "subdev tuner set_type(%d)",
                           hdw->tuner_type);
                }
        }
 
-       if (hdw->input_dirty || hdw->std_dirty) {
+       if (hdw->input_dirty || hdw->std_dirty || hdw->force_dirty) {
                pvr2_trace(PVR2_TRACE_CHIPS, "subdev v4l2 set_standard");
                if (hdw->input_val == PVR2_CVAL_INPUT_RADIO) {
                        v4l2_device_call_all(&hdw->v4l2_dev, 0,
        PVR2_SUBDEV_SET_CONTROL(hdw, V4L2_CID_AUDIO_BASS, bass);
        PVR2_SUBDEV_SET_CONTROL(hdw, V4L2_CID_AUDIO_TREBLE, treble);
 
-       if (hdw->input_dirty || hdw->audiomode_dirty) {
+       if (hdw->input_dirty || hdw->audiomode_dirty || hdw->force_dirty) {
                struct v4l2_tuner vt;
                memset(&vt, 0, sizeof(vt));
                vt.audmode = hdw->audiomode_val;
                v4l2_device_call_all(&hdw->v4l2_dev, 0, tuner, s_tuner, &vt);
        }
 
-       if (hdw->freqDirty) {
+       if (hdw->freqDirty || hdw->force_dirty) {
                unsigned long fv;
                struct v4l2_frequency freq;
                fv = pvr2_hdw_get_cur_freq(hdw);
                                     s_frequency, &freq);
        }
 
-       if (hdw->res_hor_dirty || hdw->res_ver_dirty) {
+       if (hdw->res_hor_dirty || hdw->res_ver_dirty || hdw->force_dirty) {
                struct v4l2_format fmt;
                memset(&fmt, 0, sizeof(fmt));
                fmt.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
                v4l2_device_call_all(&hdw->v4l2_dev, 0, video, s_fmt, &fmt);
        }
 
-       if (hdw->srate_dirty) {
+       if (hdw->srate_dirty || hdw->force_dirty) {
                u32 val;
                pvr2_trace(PVR2_TRACE_CHIPS, "subdev v4l2 set_audio %d",
                           hdw->srate_val);
                (*fp)(hdw, sd);
        }
 
-       if (hdw->tuner_signal_stale && hdw->cropcap_stale) {
+       if (hdw->tuner_signal_stale || hdw->cropcap_stale) {
                pvr2_hdw_status_poll(hdw);
        }
 }
        unsigned int idx;
        struct pvr2_ctrl *cptr;
        int value;
-       int commit_flag = 0;
+       int commit_flag = hdw->force_dirty;
        char buf[100];
        unsigned int bcnt,ccnt;
 
        pvr2_subdev_update(hdw);
 
        hdw->tuner_updated = 0;
+       hdw->force_dirty = 0;
        for (idx = 0; idx < hdw->control_cnt; idx++) {
                cptr = hdw->controls + idx;
                if (!cptr->info->clear_dirty) continue;