diff --git a/i2c/MODIFICATIONS b/i2c/MODIFICATIONS
index e9baf111..b9ed164d 100644
--- a/i2c/MODIFICATIONS
+++ b/i2c/MODIFICATIONS
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ The current version of Simon's code is called mod-19990118.tar.gz.
 
 Here come the changes:
 
+! Fixed i2c_probe bug
+
+* Algo-bit now scans the bus before registering the adapter.
+
 ! Renamed #define HW_B_MB to HW_B_VIA in i2c.h
 
 ! Added '#include <linux/page.h>' to i2c.h, to make it compile with 2.2 
diff --git a/i2c/algo-bit.c b/i2c/algo-bit.c
index 6ea2b997..9ede4c92 100644
--- a/i2c/algo-bit.c
+++ b/i2c/algo-bit.c
@@ -571,7 +571,6 @@ int i2c_bit_add_bus(struct bit_adapter *adap)
 	i2c_adap->timeout = 100;	/* default values, should	*/
 	i2c_adap->retries = 3;		/* be replaced by defines	*/
 	i2c_adaps[i] = i2c_adap;
-	i2c_add_adapter(i2c_adap);
 
 	/* scan bus */
 	if (bit_scan) {
@@ -587,6 +586,9 @@ int i2c_bit_add_bus(struct bit_adapter *adap)
 		}
 		printk("\n");
 	}
+	
+	i2c_add_adapter(i2c_adap);
+	
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -655,13 +657,3 @@ void cleanup_module(void)
 	i2c_del_algorithm(&bit_algo);
 }
 #endif
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diff --git a/i2c/i2c-core.c b/i2c/i2c-core.c
index 412cb3c5..271bc1c9 100644
--- a/i2c/i2c-core.c
+++ b/i2c/i2c-core.c
@@ -418,22 +418,21 @@ int i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *client, int low_addr, int hi_addr)
 {
         int i;
 	struct i2c_msg msg;
-	struct i2c_msg *pmsg = &msg;
 	msg.flags=client->flags & (I2C_M_TENMASK | I2C_M_TEN );
 	msg.buf = NULL;
 	msg.len = 0;
         I2C_LOCK(client->adapter);
         for (i = low_addr; i <= hi_addr; i++) {
-                client->addr=i;
+                msg.addr=i;
 		/* TODO: implement a control statement in the algo layer 
 		 * that does address lookup only.
 		 */
                 if (1 == client->adapter->
-		    algo->master_xfer(client->adapter,pmsg,1))
+		    algo->master_xfer(client->adapter,&msg,1))
                         break;
         }
         I2C_UNLOCK(client->adapter);
-        return (i <= hi_addr) ? i : -1;
+        return (i <= hi_addr) ? (client->addr=i) : -1;
 }
 /* +++ frodo
  * return id number for a specific adapter