struct radeon_connector *radeon_connector = to_radeon_connector(connector);
        struct drm_encoder *encoder;
        struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs *encoder_funcs;
-       bool dret;
+       bool dret = false;
        enum drm_connector_status ret = connector_status_disconnected;
 
        encoder = radeon_best_single_encoder(connector);
        if (!encoder)
                ret = connector_status_disconnected;
 
-       radeon_i2c_do_lock(radeon_connector->ddc_bus, 1);
-       dret = radeon_ddc_probe(radeon_connector);
-       radeon_i2c_do_lock(radeon_connector->ddc_bus, 0);
+       if (radeon_connector->ddc_bus) {
+               radeon_i2c_do_lock(radeon_connector->ddc_bus, 1);
+               dret = radeon_ddc_probe(radeon_connector);
+               radeon_i2c_do_lock(radeon_connector->ddc_bus, 0);
+       }
        if (dret) {
                if (radeon_connector->edid) {
                        kfree(radeon_connector->edid);
        struct drm_mode_object *obj;
        int i;
        enum drm_connector_status ret = connector_status_disconnected;
-       bool dret;
+       bool dret = false;
 
-       radeon_i2c_do_lock(radeon_connector->ddc_bus, 1);
-       dret = radeon_ddc_probe(radeon_connector);
-       radeon_i2c_do_lock(radeon_connector->ddc_bus, 0);
+       if (radeon_connector->ddc_bus) {
+               radeon_i2c_do_lock(radeon_connector->ddc_bus, 1);
+               dret = radeon_ddc_probe(radeon_connector);
+               radeon_i2c_do_lock(radeon_connector->ddc_bus, 0);
+       }
        if (dret) {
                if (radeon_connector->edid) {
                        kfree(radeon_connector->edid);
 
                DRM_INFO("  %s\n", connector_names[connector->connector_type]);
                if (radeon_connector->hpd.hpd != RADEON_HPD_NONE)
                        DRM_INFO("  %s\n", hpd_names[radeon_connector->hpd.hpd]);
-               if (radeon_connector->ddc_bus)
+               if (radeon_connector->ddc_bus) {
                        DRM_INFO("  DDC: 0x%x 0x%x 0x%x 0x%x 0x%x 0x%x 0x%x 0x%x\n",
                                 radeon_connector->ddc_bus->rec.mask_clk_reg,
                                 radeon_connector->ddc_bus->rec.mask_data_reg,
                                 radeon_connector->ddc_bus->rec.en_data_reg,
                                 radeon_connector->ddc_bus->rec.y_clk_reg,
                                 radeon_connector->ddc_bus->rec.y_data_reg);
+               } else {
+                       if (connector->connector_type == DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_VGA ||
+                           connector->connector_type == DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DVII ||
+                           connector->connector_type == DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DVID ||
+                           connector->connector_type == DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DVIA ||
+                           connector->connector_type == DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_HDMIA ||
+                           connector->connector_type == DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_HDMIB)
+                               DRM_INFO("  DDC: no ddc bus - possible BIOS bug - please report to xorg-driver-ati@lists.x.org\n");
+               }
                DRM_INFO("  Encoders:\n");
                list_for_each_entry(encoder, &dev->mode_config.encoder_list, head) {
                        radeon_encoder = to_radeon_encoder(encoder);