diff --git a/src/i830_lvds.c b/src/i830_lvds.c
index c58a7e0..b230a1f 100644
--- a/src/i830_lvds.c
+++ b/src/i830_lvds.c
@@ -898,6 +898,9 @@ i830_lvds_init(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn)
 	if (scan->next != NULL)
 	    scan->next = scan->prev;
 	dev_priv->panel_fixed_mode = scan;
+
+	xf86DrvMsg(pScrn->scrnIndex, X_INFO, "EDID preferred mode:\n");
+	xf86PrintModeline(pScrn->scrnIndex, scan);
     }
     /* Delete the mode list */
     while (modes != NULL)
@@ -914,8 +917,11 @@ i830_lvds_init(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn)
 
 	if (lvds & LVDS_PORT_EN) {
 	    dev_priv->panel_fixed_mode = i830_crtc_mode_get(pScrn, crtc);
-	    if (dev_priv->panel_fixed_mode != NULL)
+	    if (dev_priv->panel_fixed_mode != NULL) {
 		dev_priv->panel_fixed_mode->type |= M_T_PREFERRED;
+		xf86DrvMsg(pScrn->scrnIndex, X_INFO, "currently programmed mode:\n");
+		xf86PrintModeline(pScrn->scrnIndex, dev_priv->panel_fixed_mode);
+	    }
 	}
     }
 
@@ -925,6 +931,9 @@ i830_lvds_init(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn)
      */
     bios_mode = i830_bios_get_panel_mode(pScrn, &dev_priv->panel_wants_dither);
     if (bios_mode != NULL) {
+	xf86DrvMsg(pScrn->scrnIndex, X_INFO, "get BIOS mode:\n");
+	xf86PrintModeline(pScrn->scrnIndex, bios_mode);
+
 	if (dev_priv->panel_fixed_mode != NULL) {
 	    /* Fixup for a 1280x768 panel with the horizontal trimmed
 	     * down to 1024 for text mode.