struct drm_mode_object *obj;
        int i;
        enum drm_connector_status ret = connector_status_disconnected;
-       bool dret = false;
+       bool dret = false, broken_edid = false;
 
        if (!force && radeon_check_hpd_status_unchanged(connector))
                return connector->status;
                                ret = connector_status_disconnected;
                                DRM_ERROR("%s: detected RS690 floating bus bug, stopping ddc detect\n", drm_get_connector_name(connector));
                                radeon_connector->ddc_bus = NULL;
+                       } else {
+                               ret = connector_status_connected;
+                               broken_edid = true; /* defer use_digital to later */
                        }
                } else {
                        radeon_connector->use_digital = !!(radeon_connector->edid->input & DRM_EDID_INPUT_DIGITAL);
 
                        encoder_funcs = encoder->helper_private;
                        if (encoder_funcs->detect) {
-                               if (ret != connector_status_connected) {
-                                       ret = encoder_funcs->detect(encoder, connector);
-                                       if (ret == connector_status_connected) {
-                                               radeon_connector->use_digital = false;
+                               if (!broken_edid) {
+                                       if (ret != connector_status_connected) {
+                                               /* deal with analog monitors without DDC */
+                                               ret = encoder_funcs->detect(encoder, connector);
+                                               if (ret == connector_status_connected) {
+                                                       radeon_connector->use_digital = false;
+                                               }
+                                               if (ret != connector_status_disconnected)
+                                                       radeon_connector->detected_by_load = true;
                                        }
-                                       if (ret != connector_status_disconnected)
-                                               radeon_connector->detected_by_load = true;
+                               } else {
+                                       enum drm_connector_status lret;
+                                       /* assume digital unless load detected otherwise */
+                                       radeon_connector->use_digital = true;
+                                       lret = encoder_funcs->detect(encoder, connector);
+                                       DRM_DEBUG_KMS("load_detect %x returned: %x\n",encoder->encoder_type,lret);
+                                       if (lret == connector_status_connected)
+                                               radeon_connector->use_digital = false;
                                }
                                break;
                        }