dprintk(1,"Initialize codec\n");
        retval = blackbird_api_cmd(dev, CX2341X_ENC_PING_FW, 0, 0); /* ping */
        if (retval < 0) {
+
+               dev->mpeg_active = 0;
+
                /* ping was not successful, reset and upload firmware */
                cx_write(MO_SRST_IO, 0); /* SYS_RSTO=0 */
                msleep(1);
        blackbird_codec_settings(dev);
        msleep(1);
 
-       /* blackbird_api_cmd(dev, IVTV_API_ASSIGN_NUM_VSYNC_LINES, 4, 0, 0xef, 0xef);
-          blackbird_api_cmd(dev, IVTV_API_ASSIGN_NUM_VSYNC_LINES, 4, 0, 0xf0, 0xf0);
-          blackbird_api_cmd(dev, IVTV_API_ASSIGN_NUM_VSYNC_LINES, 4, 0, 0x180, 0x180); */
        blackbird_api_cmd(dev, CX2341X_ENC_SET_NUM_VSYNC_LINES, 2, 0,
                        BLACKBIRD_FIELD1_SAA7115,
                        BLACKBIRD_FIELD2_SAA7115
                );
 
-       /* blackbird_api_cmd(dev, IVTV_API_ASSIGN_PLACEHOLDER, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0); */
        blackbird_api_cmd(dev, CX2341X_ENC_SET_PLACEHOLDER, 12, 0,
                        BLACKBIRD_CUSTOM_EXTENSION_USR_DATA,
                        0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 
-       /* initialize the video input */
-       blackbird_api_cmd(dev, CX2341X_ENC_INITIALIZE_INPUT, 0, 0);
-
        msleep(1);
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int blackbird_start_codec(struct file *file, void *priv)
+{
+       struct cx8802_dev *dev  = ((struct cx8802_fh *)priv)->dev;
+       struct cx88_core *core = dev->core;
+       /* start capturing to the host interface */
+       u32 reg;
+
+       int i;
+       int lastchange = -1;
+       int lastval = 0;
+
+       for (i=0; (i < 10) && (i < (lastchange + 4)); i++)
+       {
+               reg = cx_read(AUD_STATUS);
+
+               dprintk(1,"AUD_STATUS:%dL: 0x%x\n", i, reg);
+               if ((reg & 0x0F) != lastval)
+               {
+                       lastval = reg & 0x0F;
+                       lastchange = i;
+               }
+               msleep(100);
+       }
+
+       /* unmute audio source */
+       cx_clear(AUD_VOL_CTL, (1 << 6));
 
        blackbird_api_cmd(dev, CX2341X_ENC_MUTE_VIDEO, 1, 0, BLACKBIRD_UNMUTE);
        msleep(1);
        blackbird_api_cmd(dev, CX2341X_ENC_MUTE_AUDIO, 1, 0, BLACKBIRD_UNMUTE);
        msleep(1);
 
+       blackbird_api_cmd(dev, CX2341X_ENC_REFRESH_INPUT, 0,0);
+
+       /* initialize the video input */
+       blackbird_api_cmd(dev, CX2341X_ENC_INITIALIZE_INPUT, 0, 0);
+
        /* start capturing to the host interface */
-       /* blackbird_api_cmd(dev, CX2341X_ENC_START_CAPTURE, 2, 0, 0, 0x13); */
        blackbird_api_cmd(dev, CX2341X_ENC_START_CAPTURE, 2, 0,
                        BLACKBIRD_MPEG_CAPTURE,
                        BLACKBIRD_RAW_BITS_NONE
                );
        msleep(10);
 
-       blackbird_api_cmd(dev, CX2341X_ENC_REFRESH_INPUT, 0,0);
+       dev->mpeg_active = 1;
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int blackbird_stop_codec(struct cx8802_dev *dev)
+{
+       struct cx88_core *core = dev->core;
+
+       blackbird_api_cmd(dev, CX2341X_ENC_STOP_CAPTURE, 3, 0,
+                       BLACKBIRD_END_NOW,
+                       BLACKBIRD_MPEG_CAPTURE,
+                       BLACKBIRD_RAW_BITS_NONE
+               );
+       /* mute audio source */
+       cx_set(AUD_VOL_CTL, (1 << 6));
+
+       dev->mpeg_active = 0;
        return 0;
 }
 
 
        if (f->ctrl_class != V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_MPEG)
                return -EINVAL;
+
+       if (dev->mpeg_active)
+               blackbird_stop_codec(dev);
+
        p = dev->params;
        err = cx2341x_ext_ctrls(&p, 0, f, VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS);
        if (!err) {
        struct cx8802_dev *dev  = fh->dev;
        struct cx88_core  *core = dev->core;
 
-       blackbird_api_cmd(fh->dev, CX2341X_ENC_STOP_CAPTURE, 3, 0,
-                               BLACKBIRD_END_NOW,
-                               BLACKBIRD_MPEG_CAPTURE,
-                               BLACKBIRD_RAW_BITS_NONE);
+       if (dev->mpeg_active)
+               blackbird_stop_codec(dev);
+
        cx88_set_freq (core,f);
        blackbird_initialize_codec(dev);
        cx88_set_scale(dev->core, dev->width, dev->height,
 static int mpeg_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
        struct cx8802_fh  *fh  = file->private_data;
-       struct cx8802_dev *dev = NULL;
+       struct cx8802_dev *dev = fh->dev;
        struct cx8802_driver *drv = NULL;
 
-       /* blackbird_api_cmd(fh->dev, CX2341X_ENC_STOP_CAPTURE, 3, 0, BLACKBIRD_END_NOW, 0, 0x13); */
-       blackbird_api_cmd(fh->dev, CX2341X_ENC_STOP_CAPTURE, 3, 0,
-                       BLACKBIRD_END_NOW,
-                       BLACKBIRD_MPEG_CAPTURE,
-                       BLACKBIRD_RAW_BITS_NONE
-               );
+       if (dev->mpeg_active)
+               blackbird_stop_codec(dev);
 
        cx8802_cancel_buffers(fh->dev);
        /* stop mpeg capture */
 mpeg_read(struct file *file, char __user *data, size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
        struct cx8802_fh *fh = file->private_data;
+       struct cx8802_dev *dev = fh->dev;
+
+       if (!dev->mpeg_active)
+               blackbird_start_codec(file, fh);
 
        return videobuf_read_stream(&fh->mpegq, data, count, ppos, 0,
                                    file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK);
               core->name);
        host_setup(dev->core);
 
+       blackbird_initialize_codec(dev);
        blackbird_register_video(dev);
 
        /* initial device configuration: needed ? */