Same problem here with AverMedia A16AR (uses saa7134).
Had to remove the card. Before that, I tried to make the system identify the card by creating a file in modprobe.d which contained "options saa7134 card=99" but I could not get it to work.
Here is some output from dmesg during boot.

dmesg | grep saa
[    2.292579] saa7130/34: v4l2 driver version 0, 2, 17 loaded
[    2.292861] saa7133[0]: found at 0000:03:07.0, rev: 209, irq: 22, latency: 64, mmio: 0xfe8fb800
[    2.292870] saa7134: <rant>
[    2.292870] saa7134:  Congratulations!  Your TV card vendor saved a few
[    2.292870] saa7134:  cents for a eeprom, thus your pci board has no
[    2.292870] saa7134:  subsystem ID and I can't identify it automatically
[    2.292870] saa7134: </rant>
[    2.292870] saa7134: I feel better now.  Ok, here are the good news:
[    2.292870] saa7134: You can use the card=<nr> insmod option to specify
[    2.292870] saa7134: which board do you have.  The list:
[    2.292874] saa7134:   card=0 -> UNKNOWN/GENERIC                         
[    2.292879] saa7134:   card=1 -> Proteus Pro [philips reference design]   1131:2001 1131:2001
[    2.292882] saa7134:   card=2 -> LifeView FlyVIDEO3000                    5168:0138 4e42:0138
[    2.292885] saa7134:   card=3 -> LifeView/Typhoon FlyVIDEO2000            5168:0138 4e42:0138
[    2.292887] saa7134:   card=4 -> EMPRESS                                  1131:6752
[    2.292889] saa7134:   card=5 -> SKNet Monster TV                         1131:4e85
[    2.292891] saa7134:   card=6 -> Tevion MD 9717                          
[    2.292892] saa7134:   card=7 -> KNC One TV-Station RDS / Typhoon TV Tune 1131:fe01 1894:fe01
[    2.292895] saa7134:   card=8 -> Terratec Cinergy 400 TV                  153b:1142
[    2.292897] saa7134:   card=9 -> Medion 5044                             
[    2.292898] saa7134:   card=10 -> Kworld/KuroutoShikou SAA7130-TVPCI      
[    2.292900] saa7134:   card=11 -> Terratec Cinergy 600 TV                  153b:1143
[    2.292902] saa7134:   card=12 -> Medion 7134                              16be:0003 16be:5000
[    2.292904] saa7134:   card=13 -> Typhoon TV+Radio 90031                  
[    2.292906] saa7134:   card=14 -> ELSA EX-VISION 300TV                     1048:226b
[    2.292908] saa7134:   card=15 -> ELSA EX-VISION 500TV                     1048:226a
[    2.292909] saa7134:   card=16 -> ASUS TV-FM 7134                          1043:4842 1043:4830 1043:4840
[    2.292912] saa7134:   card=17 -> AOPEN VA1000 POWER                       1131:7133
[    2.292914] saa7134:   card=18 -> BMK MPEX No Tuner                       
[    2.292915] saa7134:   card=19 -> Compro VideoMate TV                      185b:c100
[    2.292917] saa7134:   card=20 -> Matrox CronosPlus                        102b:48d0
[    2.292919] saa7134:   card=21 -> 10MOONS PCI TV CAPTURE CARD              1131:2001
[    2.292921] saa7134:   card=22 -> AverMedia M156 / Medion 2819             1461:a70b
[    2.292923] saa7134:   card=23 -> BMK MPEX Tuner                          
[    2.292925] saa7134:   card=24 -> KNC One TV-Station DVR                   1894:a006
[    2.292926] saa7134:   card=25 -> ASUS TV-FM 7133                          1043:4843
[    2.292928] saa7134:   card=26 -> Pinnacle PCTV Stereo (saa7134)           11bd:002b
[    2.292930] saa7134:   card=27 -> Manli MuchTV M-TV002                    
[    2.292932] saa7134:   card=28 -> Manli MuchTV M-TV001                    
[    2.292933] saa7134:   card=29 -> Nagase Sangyo TransGear 3000TV           1461:050c
[    2.292935] saa7134:   card=30 -> Elitegroup ECS TVP3XP FM1216 Tuner Card( 1019:4cb4
[    2.292937] saa7134:   card=31 -> Elitegroup ECS TVP3XP FM1236 Tuner Card  1019:4cb5
[    2.292939] saa7134:   card=32 -> AVACS SmartTV                           
[    2.292941] saa7134:   card=33 -> AVerMedia DVD EZMaker                    1461:10ff
[    2.292942] saa7134:   card=34 -> Noval Prime TV 7133                     
[    2.292944] saa7134:   card=35 -> AverMedia AverTV Studio 305              1461:2115
[    2.292946] saa7134:   card=36 -> UPMOST PURPLE TV                         12ab:0800
[    2.292948] saa7134:   card=37 -> Items MuchTV Plus / IT-005              
[    2.292949] saa7134:   card=38 -> Terratec Cinergy 200 TV                  153b:1152
[    2.292951] saa7134:   card=39 -> LifeView FlyTV Platinum Mini             5168:0212 4e42:0212 5169:1502
[    2.292954] saa7134:   card=40 -> Compro VideoMate TV PVR/FM               185b:c100
[    2.292956] saa7134:   card=41 -> Compro VideoMate TV Gold+                185b:c100
[    2.292958] saa7134:   card=42 -> Sabrent SBT-TVFM (saa7130)              
[    2.292959] saa7134:   card=43 -> :Zolid Xpert TV7134                     
[    2.292961] saa7134:   card=44 -> Empire PCI TV-Radio LE                  
[    2.292962] saa7134:   card=45 -> Avermedia AVerTV Studio 307              1461:9715
[    2.292964] saa7134:   card=46 -> AVerMedia Cardbus TV/Radio (E500)        1461:d6ee
[    2.292966] saa7134:   card=47 -> Terratec Cinergy 400 mobile              153b:1162
[    2.292968] saa7134:   card=48 -> Terratec Cinergy 600 TV MK3              153b:1158
[    2.292970] saa7134:   card=49 -> Compro VideoMate Gold+ Pal               185b:c200
[    2.292972] saa7134:   card=50 -> Pinnacle PCTV 300i DVB-T + PAL           11bd:002d
[    2.292974] saa7134:   card=51 -> ProVideo PV952                           1540:9524
[    2.292976] saa7134:   card=52 -> AverMedia AverTV/305                     1461:2108
[    2.292978] saa7134:   card=53 -> ASUS TV-FM 7135                          1043:4845
[    2.292980] saa7134:   card=54 -> LifeView FlyTV Platinum FM / Gold        5168:0214 5168:5214 1489:0214 5168:0304
[    2.292983] saa7134:   card=55 -> LifeView FlyDVB-T DUO / MSI TV@nywhere D 5168:0306 4e42:0306
[    2.292985] saa7134:   card=56 -> Avermedia AVerTV 307                     1461:a70a
[    2.292987] saa7134:   card=57 -> Avermedia AVerTV GO 007 FM               1461:f31f
[    2.292989] saa7134:   card=58 -> ADS Tech Instant TV (saa7135)            1421:0350 1421:0351 1421:0370 1421:1370
[    2.292992] saa7134:   card=59 -> Kworld/Tevion V-Stream Xpert TV PVR7134 
[    2.292993] saa7134:   card=60 -> LifeView/Typhoon/Genius FlyDVB-T Duo Car 5168:0502 4e42:0502 1489:0502
[    2.292996] saa7134:   card=61 -> Philips TOUGH DVB-T reference design     1131:2004
[    2.292998] saa7134:   card=62 -> Compro VideoMate TV Gold+II             
[    2.292999] saa7134:   card=63 -> Kworld Xpert TV PVR7134                 
[    2.293001] saa7134:   card=64 -> FlyTV mini Asus Digimatrix               1043:0210
[    2.293003] saa7134:   card=65 -> V-Stream Studio TV Terminator           
[    2.293004] saa7134:   card=66 -> Yuan TUN-900 (saa7135)                  
[    2.293006] saa7134:   card=67 -> Beholder BeholdTV 409 FM                 0000:4091
[    2.293008] saa7134:   card=68 -> GoTView 7135 PCI                         5456:7135
[    2.293010] saa7134:   card=69 -> Philips EUROPA V3 reference design       1131:2004
[    2.293012] saa7134:   card=70 -> Compro Videomate DVB-T300                185b:c900
[    2.293014] saa7134:   card=71 -> Compro Videomate DVB-T200                185b:c901
[    2.293016] saa7134:   card=72 -> RTD Embedded Technologies VFG7350        1435:7350
[    2.293017] saa7134:   card=73 -> RTD Embedded Technologies VFG7330        1435:7330
[    2.293019] saa7134:   card=74 -> LifeView FlyTV Platinum Mini2            14c0:1212
[    2.293021] saa7134:   card=75 -> AVerMedia AVerTVHD MCE A180              1461:1044
[    2.293023] saa7134:   card=76 -> SKNet MonsterTV Mobile                   1131:4ee9
[    2.293025] saa7134:   card=77 -> Pinnacle PCTV 40i/50i/110i (saa7133)     11bd:002e
[    2.293027] saa7134:   card=78 -> ASUSTeK P7131 Dual                       1043:4862
[    2.293029] saa7134:   card=79 -> Sedna/MuchTV PC TV Cardbus TV/Radio (ITO
[    2.293030] saa7134:   card=80 -> ASUS Digimatrix TV                       1043:0210
[    2.293032] saa7134:   card=81 -> Philips Tiger reference design           1131:2018
[    2.293034] saa7134:   card=82 -> MSI TV@Anywhere plus                     1462:6231 1462:8624
[    2.293036] saa7134:   card=83 -> Terratec Cinergy 250 PCI TV              153b:1160
[    2.293038] saa7134:   card=84 -> LifeView FlyDVB Trio                     5168:0319
[    2.293040] saa7134:   card=85 -> AverTV DVB-T 777                         1461:2c05 1461:2c05
[    2.293043] saa7134:   card=86 -> LifeView FlyDVB-T / Genius VideoWonder D 5168:0301 1489:0301
[    2.293045] saa7134:   card=87 -> ADS Instant TV Duo Cardbus PTV331        0331:1421
[    2.293047] saa7134:   card=88 -> Tevion/KWorld DVB-T 220RF                17de:7201
[    2.293049] saa7134:   card=89 -> ELSA EX-VISION 700TV                     1048:226c
[    2.293051] saa7134:   card=90 -> Kworld ATSC110/115                       17de:7350 17de:7352
[    2.293053] saa7134:   card=91 -> AVerMedia A169 B                         1461:7360
[    2.293055] saa7134:   card=92 -> AVerMedia A169 B1                        1461:6360
[    2.293057] saa7134:   card=93 -> Medion 7134 Bridge #2                    16be:0005
[    2.293059] saa7134:   card=94 -> LifeView FlyDVB-T Hybrid Cardbus/MSI TV  5168:3306 5168:3502 5168:3307 4e42:3502
[    2.293062] saa7134:   card=95 -> LifeView FlyVIDEO3000 (NTSC)             5169:0138
[    2.293063] saa7134:   card=96 -> Medion Md8800 Quadro                     16be:0007 16be:0008 16be:000d
[    2.293066] saa7134:   card=97 -> LifeView FlyDVB-S /Acorp TV134DS         5168:0300 4e42:0300
[    2.293069] saa7134:   card=98 -> Proteus Pro 2309                         0919:2003
[    2.293070] saa7134:   card=99 -> AVerMedia TV Hybrid A16AR                1461:2c00
[    2.293072] saa7134:   card=100 -> Asus Europa2 OEM                         1043:4860
[    2.293074] saa7134:   card=101 -> Pinnacle PCTV 310i                       11bd:002f
[    2.293076] saa7134:   card=102 -> Avermedia AVerTV Studio 507              1461:9715
[    2.293078] saa7134:   card=103 -> Compro Videomate DVB-T200A              
[    2.293080] saa7134:   card=104 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1110 DVB-T/Hybrid     0070:6700 0070:6701 0070:6702 0070:6703 0070:6704 0070:6705
[    2.293083] saa7134:   card=105 -> Terratec Cinergy HT PCMCIA               153b:1172
[    2.293085] saa7134:   card=106 -> Encore ENLTV                             1131:2342 1131:2341 3016:2344
[    2.293088] saa7134:   card=107 -> Encore ENLTV-FM                          1131:230f
[    2.293090] saa7134:   card=108 -> Terratec Cinergy HT PCI                  153b:1175
[    2.293092] saa7134:   card=109 -> Philips Tiger - S Reference design      
[    2.293093] saa7134:   card=110 -> Avermedia M102                           1461:f31e
[    2.293095] saa7134:   card=111 -> ASUS P7131 4871                          1043:4871
[    2.293097] saa7134:   card=112 -> ASUSTeK P7131 Hybrid                     1043:4876
[    2.293099] saa7134:   card=113 -> Elitegroup ECS TVP3XP FM1246 Tuner Card  1019:4cb6
[    2.293101] saa7134:   card=114 -> KWorld DVB-T 210                         17de:7250
[    2.293103] saa7134:   card=115 -> Sabrent PCMCIA TV-PCB05                  0919:2003
[    2.293105] saa7134:   card=116 -> 10MOONS TM300 TV Card                    1131:2304
[    2.293107] saa7134:   card=117 -> Avermedia Super 007                      1461:f01d
[    2.293109] saa7134:   card=118 -> Beholder BeholdTV 401                    0000:4016
[    2.293110] saa7134:   card=119 -> Beholder BeholdTV 403                    0000:4036
[    2.293112] saa7134:   card=120 -> Beholder BeholdTV 403 FM                 0000:4037
[    2.293114] saa7134:   card=121 -> Beholder BeholdTV 405                    0000:4050
[    2.293116] saa7134:   card=122 -> Beholder BeholdTV 405 FM                 0000:4051
[    2.293118] saa7134:   card=123 -> Beholder BeholdTV 407                    0000:4070
[    2.293120] saa7134:   card=124 -> Beholder BeholdTV 407 FM                 0000:4071
[    2.293122] saa7134:   card=125 -> Beholder BeholdTV 409                    0000:4090
[    2.293124] saa7134:   card=126 -> Beholder BeholdTV 505 FM                 5ace:5050
[    2.293126] saa7134:   card=127 -> Beholder BeholdTV 507 FM / BeholdTV 509  5ace:5070 5ace:5090
[    2.293128] saa7134:   card=128 -> Beholder BeholdTV Columbus TV/FM         0000:5201
[    2.293130] saa7134:   card=129 -> Beholder BeholdTV 607 FM                 5ace:6070
[    2.293132] saa7134:   card=130 -> Beholder BeholdTV M6                     5ace:6190
[    2.293134] saa7134:   card=131 -> Twinhan Hybrid DTV-DVB 3056 PCI          1822:0022
[    2.293136] saa7134:   card=132 -> Genius TVGO AM11MCE                     
[    2.293137] saa7134:   card=133 -> NXP Snake DVB-S reference design        
[    2.293139] saa7134:   card=134 -> Medion/Creatix CTX953 Hybrid             16be:0010
[    2.293141] saa7134:   card=135 -> MSI TV@nywhere A/D v1.1                  1462:8625
[    2.293143] saa7134:   card=136 -> AVerMedia Cardbus TV/Radio (E506R)       1461:f436
[    2.293144] saa7134:   card=137 -> AVerMedia Hybrid TV/Radio (A16D)         1461:f936
[    2.293146] saa7134:   card=138 -> Avermedia M115                           1461:a836
[    2.293148] saa7134:   card=139 -> Compro VideoMate T750                    185b:c900
[    2.293150] saa7134:   card=140 -> Avermedia DVB-S Pro A700                 1461:a7a1
[    2.293152] saa7134:   card=141 -> Avermedia DVB-S Hybrid+FM A700           1461:a7a2
[    2.293154] saa7134:   card=142 -> Beholder BeholdTV H6                     5ace:6290
[    2.293156] saa7134:   card=143 -> Beholder BeholdTV M63                    5ace:6191
[    2.293158] saa7134:   card=144 -> Beholder BeholdTV M6 Extra               5ace:6193
[    2.293160] saa7134:   card=145 -> AVerMedia MiniPCI DVB-T Hybrid M103      1461:f636 1461:f736
[    2.293162] saa7134:   card=146 -> ASUSTeK P7131 Analog                    
[    2.293164] saa7134:   card=147 -> Asus Tiger 3in1                          1043:4878
[    2.293166] saa7134:   card=148 -> Encore ENLTV-FM v5.3                     1a7f:2008
[    2.293167] saa7134:   card=149 -> Avermedia PCI pure analog (M135A)        1461:f11d
[    2.293169] saa7134:   card=150 -> Zogis Real Angel 220                    
[    2.293171] saa7134:   card=151 -> ADS Tech Instant HDTV                    1421:0380
[    2.293173] saa7134:   card=152 -> Asus Tiger Rev:1.00                      1043:4857
[    2.293175] saa7134:   card=153 -> Kworld Plus TV Analog Lite PCI           17de:7128
[    2.293177] saa7134:   card=154 -> Avermedia AVerTV GO 007 FM Plus          1461:f31d
[    2.293178] saa7134:   card=155 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1150 ATSC/QAM-Hybrid  0070:6706 0070:6708
[    2.293181] saa7134:   card=156 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1120 DVB-T/Hybrid     0070:6707 0070:6709 0070:670a
[    2.293183] saa7134:   card=157 -> Avermedia AVerTV Studio 507UA            1461:a11b
[    2.293185] saa7134:   card=158 -> AVerMedia Cardbus TV/Radio (E501R)       1461:b7e9
[    2.293187] saa7134:   card=159 -> Beholder BeholdTV 505 RDS                0000:505b
[    2.293189] saa7134:   card=160 -> Beholder BeholdTV 507 RDS                0000:5071
[    2.293191] saa7134:   card=161 -> Beholder BeholdTV 507 RDS                0000:507b
[    2.293193] saa7134:   card=162 -> Beholder BeholdTV 607 FM                 5ace:6071
[    2.293195] saa7134:   card=163 -> Beholder BeholdTV 609 FM                 5ace:6090
[    2.293197] saa7134:   card=164 -> Beholder BeholdTV 609 FM                 5ace:6091
[    2.293199] saa7134:   card=165 -> Beholder BeholdTV 607 RDS                5ace:6072
[    2.293200] saa7134:   card=166 -> Beholder BeholdTV 607 RDS                5ace:6073
[    2.293202] saa7134:   card=167 -> Beholder BeholdTV 609 RDS                5ace:6092
[    2.293204] saa7134:   card=168 -> Beholder BeholdTV 609 RDS                5ace:6093
[    2.293206] saa7134:   card=169 -> Compro VideoMate S350/S300               185b:c900
[    2.293208] saa7134:   card=170 -> AverMedia AverTV Studio 505              1461:a115
[    2.293210] saa7134:   card=171 -> Beholder BeholdTV X7                     5ace:7595
[    2.293212] saa7134:   card=172 -> RoverMedia TV Link Pro FM                19d1:0138
[    2.293214] saa7134:   card=173 -> Zolid Hybrid TV Tuner PCI                1131:2004
[    2.293216] saa7134:   card=174 -> Asus Europa Hybrid OEM                   1043:4847
[    2.293218] saa7134:   card=175 -> Leadtek Winfast DTV1000S                 107d:6655
[    2.293220] saa7134:   card=176 -> Beholder BeholdTV 505 RDS                0000:5051
[    2.293221] saa7134:   card=177 -> Hawell HW-404M7                         
[    2.293223] saa7134:   card=178 -> Beholder BeholdTV H7                     5ace:7190
[    2.293225] saa7134:   card=179 -> Beholder BeholdTV A7                     5ace:7090
[    2.293227] saa7134:   card=180 -> Avermedia PCI M733A                      1461:4155 1461:4255
[    2.293229] saa7134:   card=181 -> TechoTrend TT-budget T-3000              13c2:2804
[    2.293231] saa7134:   card=182 -> Kworld PCI SBTVD/ISDB-T Full-Seg Hybrid  17de:b136
[    2.293233] saa7134:   card=183 -> Compro VideoMate Vista M1F               185b:c900
[    2.293235] saa7134:   card=184 -> Encore ENLTV-FM 3                        1a7f:2108
[    2.293237] saa7134:   card=185 -> MagicPro ProHDTV Pro2 DMB-TH/Hybrid      17de:d136
[    2.293239] saa7134:   card=186 -> Beholder BeholdTV 501                    5ace:5010
[    2.293240] saa7134:   card=187 -> Beholder BeholdTV 503 FM                 5ace:5030
[    2.293242] saa7134:   card=188 -> Sensoray 811/911                         6000:0811 6000:0911
[    2.293245] saa7134:   card=189 -> Kworld PC150-U                           17de:a134
[    2.293246] saa7134:   card=190 -> Asus My Cinema PS3-100                   1043:48cd
[    2.293248] saa7134:   card=191 -> Hawell HW-9004V1                        
[    2.293250] saa7134:   card=192 -> AverMedia AverTV Satellite Hybrid+FM A70 1461:2055
[    2.293252] saa7133[0]: subsystem: 1461:2c00, board: UNKNOWN/GENERIC [card=0,autodetected]
[    2.293266] saa7133[0]: board init: gpio is 2f600
[    2.448624] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom 00: 61 14 00 2c 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
[    2.448633] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom 10: 00 ff 82 0e ff 20 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
[    2.448639] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom 20: 01 40 01 02 02 03 03 01 08 ff 00 a3 ff ff ff ff
[    2.448644] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom 30: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
[    2.448649] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom 40: ff 32 00 c0 86 1e ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
[    2.448654] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom 50: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
[    2.448659] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom 60: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
[    2.448664] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom 70: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
[    2.448669] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom 80: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
[    2.448674] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom 90: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
[    2.448679] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom a0: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
[    2.448684] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom b0: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
[    2.448689] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom c0: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
[    2.448694] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom d0: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
[    2.448699] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom e0: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
[    2.448704] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom f0: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
[    2.449109] saa7133[0]: registered device video0 [v4l2]
[    2.449155] saa7133[0]: registered device vbi0
[    2.451917] saa7134 ALSA driver for DMA sound loaded
[    2.451939] saa7133[0]/alsa: saa7133[0] at 0xfe8fb800 irq 22 registered as card -2

Hope it helps someone fix this.