acknak(i2c_adap, 0);
                                dev_err(&i2c_adap->dev, "readbytes: invalid "
                                        "block length (%d)\n", inval);
-                               return -EREMOTEIO;
+                               return -EPROTO;
                        }
                        /* The original count value accounts for the extra
                           bytes, that is, either 1 for a regular transaction,
  * reads, writes as well as 10bit-addresses.
  * returns:
  *  0 everything went okay, the chip ack'ed, or IGNORE_NAK flag was set
- * -x an error occurred (like: -EREMOTEIO if the device did not answer, or
+ * -x an error occurred (like: -ENXIO if the device did not answer, or
  *     -ETIMEDOUT, for example if the lines are stuck...)
  */
 static int bit_doAddress(struct i2c_adapter *i2c_adap, struct i2c_msg *msg)
                if ((ret != 1) && !nak_ok)  {
                        dev_err(&i2c_adap->dev,
                                "died at extended address code\n");
-                       return -EREMOTEIO;
+                       return -ENXIO;
                }
                /* the remaining 8 bit address */
                ret = i2c_outb(i2c_adap, msg->addr & 0x7f);
                if ((ret != 1) && !nak_ok) {
                        /* the chip did not ack / xmission error occurred */
                        dev_err(&i2c_adap->dev, "died at 2nd address code\n");
-                       return -EREMOTEIO;
+                       return -ENXIO;
                }
                if (flags & I2C_M_RD) {
                        bit_dbg(3, &i2c_adap->dev, "emitting repeated "
                        if ((ret != 1) && !nak_ok) {
                                dev_err(&i2c_adap->dev,
                                        "died at repeated address code\n");
-                               return -EREMOTEIO;
+                               return -EIO;
                        }
                }
        } else {                /* normal 7bit address  */
                                        ret, ret == 1 ? "" : "s");
                        if (ret < pmsg->len) {
                                if (ret >= 0)
-                                       ret = -EREMOTEIO;
+                                       ret = -EIO;
                                goto bailout;
                        }
                } else {
                                        ret, ret == 1 ? "" : "s");
                        if (ret < pmsg->len) {
                                if (ret >= 0)
-                                       ret = -EREMOTEIO;
+                                       ret = -EIO;
                                goto bailout;
                        }
                }