diff --git a/src/i830_lvds.c b/src/i830_lvds.c
index 639450a..4f06957 100644
--- a/src/i830_lvds.c
+++ b/src/i830_lvds.c
@@ -1335,35 +1335,24 @@ i830_lvds_init(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn)
 	goto found_mode;
     }
 
-    xf86DrvMsg(pScrn->scrnIndex, X_INFO,
-	       "Attempting to determine panel fixed mode.\n");
 
-    /* Attempt to get the fixed panel mode from DDC.  Assume that the preferred
-     * mode is the right one.
-     */
-    modes = i830_ddc_get_modes(output);
-    for (scan = modes; scan != NULL; scan = scan->next) {
-	if (scan->type & M_T_PREFERRED)
-	    break;
-    }
-    if (scan != NULL) {
-	/* Pull our chosen mode out and make it the fixed mode */
-	if (modes == scan)
-	    modes = modes->next;
-	if (scan->prev != NULL)
-	    scan->prev = scan->next;
-	if (scan->next != NULL)
-	    scan->next = scan->prev;
-	lvds_ddc_mode = scan;
-    }
-    /* Delete the mode list */
-    while (modes != NULL)
-	xf86DeleteMode(&modes, modes);
+    pI830->lvds_fixed_mode = xcalloc (1, sizeof (DisplayModeRec));
+    memset(pI830->lvds_fixed_mode, 0, sizeof (DisplayModeRec));
+    pI830->lvds_fixed_mode->HDisplay = 800;
+    pI830->lvds_fixed_mode->HSyncStart = 860;
+    pI830->lvds_fixed_mode->HSyncEnd = 940;
+    pI830->lvds_fixed_mode->HTotal = 1000;
+    pI830->lvds_fixed_mode->VDisplay = 480;
+    pI830->lvds_fixed_mode->VSyncStart = 508;
+    pI830->lvds_fixed_mode->VSyncEnd = 511;
+    pI830->lvds_fixed_mode->VTotal = 525;
+    pI830->lvds_fixed_mode->Clock = 31746;
+    pI830->lvds_fixed_mode->Flags = V_PHSYNC |V_PVSYNC;
+    pI830->lvds_fixed_mode->type   = M_T_PREFERRED;
+    xf86SetModeDefaultName(pI830->lvds_fixed_mode);
+
+    goto found_mode;
 
-    if (lvds_ddc_mode) {
-	    pI830->lvds_fixed_mode = lvds_ddc_mode;
-	    goto found_mode;
-    }
 
     /* Get the LVDS fixed mode out of the BIOS.  We should support LVDS with
      * the BIOS being unavailable or broken, but lack the configuration options