diff --git a/camlibs/casio/ChangeLog b/camlibs/casio/ChangeLog
index 00add16ea..488593d95 100644
--- a/camlibs/casio/ChangeLog
+++ b/camlibs/casio/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-03-23  Lutz Mueller <lutz@users.sourceforge.net>
+
+	* casio-qv.c (camera_init): Patch by Michael Haardt
+	  <michael@moria.de>.
+
 2003-12-03  Hubert Figuiere  <hfiguiere@teaser.fr>
 
 	* casio-qv.c (camera_init): hardcode speed to 9600 bauds
diff --git a/camlibs/casio/casio-qv.c b/camlibs/casio/casio-qv.c
index e8fabfa0f..b0b6943c6 100644
--- a/camlibs/casio/casio-qv.c
+++ b/camlibs/casio/casio-qv.c
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ camera_capture (Camera *camera, CameraCaptureType type, CameraFilePath *path,
 int
 camera_init (Camera *camera, GPContext *context) 
 {
-	int result = GP_OK, i;
 	gp_port_settings settings;
 
         /* First, set up all the function pointers */
@@ -233,7 +232,10 @@ camera_init (Camera *camera, GPContext *context)
 	/* speed is hardcoded to 9600 as per the protocol */
 	settings.serial.speed = 9600;
 	CHECK_RESULT (gp_port_set_settings (camera->port, settings));
-	result = QVping (camera);
+	gp_port_set_pin (camera->port, GP_PIN_RTS, GP_LEVEL_HIGH);
+	gp_port_set_pin (camera->port, GP_PIN_DTR, GP_LEVEL_LOW);
+	gp_port_set_pin (camera->port, GP_PIN_CTS, GP_LEVEL_LOW);
+	CHECK_RESULT (QVping (camera));
 
-	return (result);
+	return GP_OK;
 }