Re: [RFC PATCH 3/5] drm/i915: register LVDS connector even if we can't get a panel mode

On Fri, Aug 03, 2012 at 11:24:51AM -0500, Seth Forshee wrote:

This is one of the things I wasn't so sure about. There are various checks in intel_lvds_init() that can cause it to bail out before we try to get the EDID, and I don't fully understand all of them. If non-laptop machines are expected to bail out before the EDID check then the approach I've taken seems reasonable. Otherwise adding a quirk probably is a good idea.

I know we've previously had problems with machines with phantom LVDS hardware, but I'm not sure what the current state of affairs is.