}
 
+static u8 *nvidia_do_probe_i2c_edid(struct nvidia_i2c_chan *chan)
+{
+       u8 start = 0x0;
+       struct i2c_msg msgs[] = {
+               {
+                .addr = 0x50,
+                .len = 1,
+                .buf = &start,
+                }, {
+                    .addr = 0x50,
+                    .flags = I2C_M_RD,
+                    .len = EDID_LENGTH,
+                    },
+       };
+       u8 *buf;
+
+       if (!chan->par)
+               return NULL;
+
+       buf = kmalloc(EDID_LENGTH, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!buf) {
+               dev_warn(&chan->par->pci_dev->dev, "Out of memory!\n");
+               return NULL;
+       }
+       msgs[1].buf = buf;
+
+       if (i2c_transfer(&chan->adapter, msgs, 2) == 2)
+               return buf;
+       dev_dbg(&chan->par->pci_dev->dev, "Unable to read EDID block.\n");
+       kfree(buf);
+       return NULL;
+}
+
 int nvidia_probe_i2c_connector(struct fb_info *info, int conn, u8 **out_edid)
 {
        struct nvidia_par *par = info->par;
-       u8 *edid;
-
-       edid = fb_ddc_read(&par->chan[conn - 1].adapter);
+       u8 *edid = NULL;
+       int i;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+               /* Do the real work */
+               edid = nvidia_do_probe_i2c_edid(&par->chan[conn - 1]);
+               if (edid)
+                       break;
+       }
 
        if (!edid && conn == 1) {
                /* try to get from firmware */