diff --git a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw-internal.h b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw-internal.h
index 5b152ff20bd0a3d94ad3dc9045538a2187db3422..9098494ae59cc7907c4f1f0c8fe2e869fb6e7b5d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw-internal.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw-internal.h
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ struct pvr2_hdw {
 
 	int force_dirty;        /* consider all controls dirty if true */
 	int flag_ok;            /* device in known good state */
+	int flag_modulefail;    /* true if at least one module failed to load */
 	int flag_disconnected;  /* flag_ok == 0 due to disconnect */
 	int flag_init_ok;       /* true if structure is fully initialized */
 	int fw1_state;          /* current situation with fw1 */
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
index 13639b302700fcd4c2ac45fe5cae98913d42653c..33ea950abb4f0ed00ceb628000e1d6226b4eda9e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
@@ -2030,7 +2030,8 @@ static int pvr2_hdw_load_subdev(struct pvr2_hdw *hdw,
 	fname = (mid < ARRAY_SIZE(module_names)) ? module_names[mid] : NULL;
 	if (!fname) {
 		pvr2_trace(PVR2_TRACE_ERROR_LEGS,
-			   "Module ID %u for device %s has no name",
+			   "Module ID %u for device %s has no name?"
+			   "  The driver might have a configuration problem.",
 			   mid,
 			   hdw->hdw_desc->description);
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -2058,7 +2059,8 @@ static int pvr2_hdw_load_subdev(struct pvr2_hdw *hdw,
 	if (!i2ccnt) {
 		pvr2_trace(PVR2_TRACE_ERROR_LEGS,
 			   "Module ID %u (%s) for device %s:"
-			   " No i2c addresses",
+			   " No i2c addresses."
+			   "  The driver might have a configuration problem.",
 			   mid, fname, hdw->hdw_desc->description);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -2090,7 +2092,9 @@ static int pvr2_hdw_load_subdev(struct pvr2_hdw *hdw,
 
 	if (!sd) {
 		pvr2_trace(PVR2_TRACE_ERROR_LEGS,
-			   "Module ID %u (%s) for device %s failed to load",
+			   "Module ID %u (%s) for device %s failed to load."
+			   "  Possible missing sub-device kernel module or"
+			   " initialization failure within module.",
 			   mid, fname, hdw->hdw_desc->description);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
@@ -2132,7 +2136,10 @@ static void pvr2_hdw_load_modules(struct pvr2_hdw *hdw)
 	for (idx = 0; idx < ct->cnt; idx++) {
 		if (pvr2_hdw_load_subdev(hdw, &ct->lst[idx]) < 0) okFl = 0;
 	}
-	if (!okFl) pvr2_hdw_render_useless(hdw);
+	if (!okFl) {
+		hdw->flag_modulefail = !0;
+		pvr2_hdw_render_useless(hdw);
+	}
 }
 
 
@@ -2334,6 +2341,19 @@ static void pvr2_hdw_setup(struct pvr2_hdw *hdw)
 				break;
 			}
 		}
+		if (hdw->flag_modulefail) {
+			pvr2_trace(
+				PVR2_TRACE_ERROR_LEGS,
+				"***WARNING*** pvrusb2 driver initialization"
+				" failed due to the failure of one or more"
+				" sub-device kernel modules.");
+			pvr2_trace(
+				PVR2_TRACE_ERROR_LEGS,
+				"You need to resolve the failing condition"
+				" before this driver can function.  There"
+				" should be some earlier messages giving more"
+				" information about the problem.");
+		}
 		if (procreload) {
 			pvr2_trace(
 				PVR2_TRACE_ERROR_LEGS,