.enable_ips = 1,
        .fastboot = 0,
        .prefault_disable = 0,
+       .load_detect_test = 0,
        .reset = true,
        .invert_brightness = 0,
        .disable_display = 0,
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(fastboot,
        "Try to skip unnecessary mode sets at boot time (default: false)");
 
-module_param_named(prefault_disable, i915.prefault_disable, bool, 0600);
+module_param_named_unsafe(prefault_disable, i915.prefault_disable, bool, 0600);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(prefault_disable,
        "Disable page prefaulting for pread/pwrite/reloc (default:false). "
        "For developers only.");
 
+module_param_named_unsafe(load_detect_test, i915.load_detect_test, bool, 0600);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(load_detect_test,
+       "Force-enable the VGA load detect code for testing (default:false). "
+       "For developers only.");
+
 module_param_named(invert_brightness, i915.invert_brightness, int, 0600);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(invert_brightness,
        "Invert backlight brightness "
 
         * broken monitor (without edid) to work behind a broken kvm (that fails
         * to have the right resistors for HP detection) needs to fix this up.
         * For now just bail out. */
-       if (I915_HAS_HOTPLUG(dev)) {
+       if (I915_HAS_HOTPLUG(dev) && !i915.load_detect_test) {
                status = connector_status_disconnected;
                goto out;
        }
        if (intel_get_load_detect_pipe(connector, NULL, &tmp, &ctx)) {
                if (intel_crt_detect_ddc(connector))
                        status = connector_status_connected;
-               else
+               else if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen < 4)
                        status = intel_crt_load_detect(crt);
+               else
+                       status = connector_status_unknown;
                intel_release_load_detect_pipe(connector, &tmp, &ctx);
        } else
                status = connector_status_unknown;