--- ee1ca39db06ad684758dc4da0bfa8b35aa8e1f56
+++ fb39f11845583a86dcb463745d66d498bc873efe
@@ -188,10 +188,24 @@ int cx88_i2c_init(struct cx88_core *core
 			0x18, 0x6b, 0x71,
 			I2C_CLIENT_END
 		};
+		const unsigned short *addrp;
 
 		memset(&info, 0, sizeof(struct i2c_board_info));
 		strlcpy(info.type, "ir_video", I2C_NAME_SIZE);
-		i2c_new_probed_device(&core->i2c_adap, &info, addr_list);
+		/*
+		 * We can't call i2c_new_probed_device() because it uses
+		 * quick writes for probing and at least some R receiver
+		 * devices only reply to reads.
+		 */
+		for (addrp = addr_list; *addrp != I2C_CLIENT_END; addrp++) {
+			if (i2c_smbus_xfer(&core->i2c_adap, *addrp, 0,
+					   I2C_SMBUS_READ, 0,
+					   I2C_SMBUS_QUICK, NULL) >= 0) {
+				info.addr = *addrp;
+				i2c_new_device(&core->i2c_adap, &info);
+				break;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	return core->i2c_rc;
 }