return 0;
 }
 
+static int tda18271_get_id(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+{
+       struct tda18271_priv *priv = fe->tuner_priv;
+       unsigned char *regs = priv->tda18271_regs;
+       char *name;
+       int ret = 0;
+
+       tda18271_read_regs(fe);
+
+       switch (regs[R_ID] & 0x7f) {
+       case 3:
+               name = "TDA18271HD/C1";
+               break;
+       case 4:
+               name = "TDA18271HD/C2";
+               ret = -EPROTONOSUPPORT;
+               break;
+       default:
+               name = "Unknown device";
+               ret = -EINVAL;
+               break;
+       }
+
+       dbg_info("%s detected @ %d-%04x%s\n", name,
+                i2c_adapter_id(priv->i2c_adap), priv->i2c_addr,
+                (0 == ret) ? "" : ", device not supported.");
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
 static struct dvb_tuner_ops tda18271_tuner_ops = {
        .info = {
                .name = "NXP TDA18271HD",
        priv->i2c_adap = i2c;
        priv->gate = gate;
 
+       fe->tuner_priv = priv;
+
+       if (tda18271_get_id(fe) < 0)
+               goto fail;
+
        memcpy(&fe->ops.tuner_ops, &tda18271_tuner_ops,
               sizeof(struct dvb_tuner_ops));
 
-       fe->tuner_priv = priv;
-
        tda18271_init_regs(fe);
 
        return fe;
+fail:
+       tda18271_release(fe);
+       return NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tda18271_attach);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("NXP TDA18271HD analog / digital tuner driver");