diff --git a/drivers/media/video/bttv-cards.c b/drivers/media/video/bttv-cards.c
index 21ffe1c8dde46b643e8518db99c4d0844106df75..abfa6ad857a0b89f8e33b581a0d92bc721732bf7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/bttv-cards.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/bttv-cards.c
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(card,"specify TV/grabber card model, see CARDLIST file for a li
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(pll,"specify installed crystal (0=none, 28=28 MHz, 35=35 MHz)");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(tuner,"specify installed tuner type");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(autoload,"automatically load i2c modules like tuner.o, default is 1 (yes)");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(no_overlay,"allow override overlay default (0 disables, 1 enables)"
+		" [some VIA/SIS chipsets are known to have problem with overlay]");
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* list of card IDs for bt878+ cards                                       */
@@ -4944,12 +4946,14 @@ void __devinit bttv_check_chipset(void)
 	if (vsfx)
 		printk(KERN_INFO "bttv: Host bridge needs VSFX enabled.\n");
 	if (pcipci_fail) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "bttv: BT848 and your chipset may not work together.\n");
+		printk(KERN_INFO "bttv: bttv and your chipset may not work "
+							"together.\n");
 		if (!no_overlay) {
-			printk(KERN_WARNING "bttv: overlay will be disabled.\n");
+			printk(KERN_INFO "bttv: overlay will be disabled.\n");
 			no_overlay = 1;
 		} else {
-			printk(KERN_WARNING "bttv: overlay forced. Use this option at your own risk.\n");
+			printk(KERN_INFO "bttv: overlay forced. Use this "
+						"option at your own risk.\n");
 		}
 	}
 	if (UNSET != latency)
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-core.c b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-core.c
index e7c30665739e3167df11b522dad558f8b14d8c56..f5f2cf5d150766cfac3e541f631e4113d23dcb3b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-core.c
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ static unsigned int latency = UNSET;
 module_param(latency, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(latency,"pci latency timer");
 
+static int no_overlay=-1;
+module_param(no_overlay, int, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(no_overlay,"allow override overlay default (0 disables, 1 enables)"
+		" [some VIA/SIS chipsets are known to have problem with overlay]");
+
 static unsigned int video_nr[] = {[0 ... (SAA7134_MAXBOARDS - 1)] = UNSET };
 static unsigned int vbi_nr[]   = {[0 ... (SAA7134_MAXBOARDS - 1)] = UNSET };
 static unsigned int radio_nr[] = {[0 ... (SAA7134_MAXBOARDS - 1)] = UNSET };
@@ -835,6 +840,22 @@ static int __devinit saa7134_initdev(struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
 			latency = 0x0A;
 		}
 #endif
+		if (pci_pci_problems & PCIPCI_FAIL) {
+			printk(KERN_INFO "%s: quirk: this driver and your "
+					"chipset may not work together"
+					" in overlay mode.\n",dev->name);
+			if (!no_overlay) {
+				printk(KERN_INFO "%s: quirk: overlay "
+						"mode will be disabled.\n",
+						dev->name);
+				no_overlay = 1;
+			} else {
+				printk(KERN_INFO "%s: quirk: overlay "
+						"mode will be forced. Use this"
+						" option at your own risk.\n",
+						dev->name);
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	if (UNSET != latency) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "%s: setting pci latency timer to %d\n",