diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index c9bfd83dde64..61ae104dca8c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -1505,7 +1505,8 @@ int i915_driver_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
 		goto put_gmch;
 	}
 
-	i915_kick_out_firmware_fb(dev_priv);
+	if (drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_MODESET))
+		i915_kick_out_firmware_fb(dev_priv);
 
 	pci_set_master(dev->pdev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c
index f78061af7045..b726b478a4f5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ void intel_crt_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	crt->base.type = INTEL_OUTPUT_ANALOG;
 	crt->base.cloneable = true;
-	if (IS_HASWELL(dev))
+	if (IS_HASWELL(dev) || IS_I830(dev))
 		crt->base.crtc_mask = (1 << 0);
 	else
 		crt->base.crtc_mask = (1 << 0) | (1 << 1) | (1 << 2);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
index 495625914e4a..d7bc817f51a0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
@@ -341,9 +341,17 @@ static int intel_overlay_off(struct intel_overlay *overlay)
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, flip_addr);
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, MI_WAIT_FOR_EVENT | MI_WAIT_FOR_OVERLAY_FLIP);
 	/* turn overlay off */
-	intel_ring_emit(ring, MI_OVERLAY_FLIP | MI_OVERLAY_OFF);
-	intel_ring_emit(ring, flip_addr);
-	intel_ring_emit(ring, MI_WAIT_FOR_EVENT | MI_WAIT_FOR_OVERLAY_FLIP);
+	if (IS_I830(dev)) {
+		/* Workaround: Don't disable the overlay fully, since otherwise
+		 * it dies on the next OVERLAY_ON cmd. */
+		intel_ring_emit(ring, MI_NOOP);
+		intel_ring_emit(ring, MI_NOOP);
+		intel_ring_emit(ring, MI_NOOP);
+	} else {
+		intel_ring_emit(ring, MI_OVERLAY_FLIP | MI_OVERLAY_OFF);
+		intel_ring_emit(ring, flip_addr);
+		intel_ring_emit(ring, MI_WAIT_FOR_EVENT | MI_WAIT_FOR_OVERLAY_FLIP);
+	}
 	intel_ring_advance(ring);
 
 	return intel_overlay_do_wait_request(overlay, intel_overlay_off_tail);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
index e019b2369861..e2aacd329545 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ int intel_panel_setup_backlight(struct drm_device *dev)
 	props.type = BACKLIGHT_RAW;
 	props.max_brightness = _intel_panel_get_max_backlight(dev);
 	if (props.max_brightness == 0) {
-		DRM_ERROR("Failed to get maximum backlight value\n");
+		DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("Failed to get maximum backlight value\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 	dev_priv->backlight =
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c
index c01d97db0061..79d308da29ff 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c
@@ -894,6 +894,45 @@ static void intel_sdvo_dump_hdmi_buf(struct intel_sdvo *intel_sdvo)
 }
 #endif
 
+static bool intel_sdvo_write_infoframe(struct intel_sdvo *intel_sdvo,
+				       unsigned if_index, uint8_t tx_rate,
+				       uint8_t *data, unsigned length)
+{
+	uint8_t set_buf_index[2] = { if_index, 0 };
+	uint8_t hbuf_size, tmp[8];
+	int i;
+
+	if (!intel_sdvo_set_value(intel_sdvo,
+				  SDVO_CMD_SET_HBUF_INDEX,
+				  set_buf_index, 2))
+		return false;
+
+	if (!intel_sdvo_get_value(intel_sdvo, SDVO_CMD_GET_HBUF_INFO,
+				  &hbuf_size, 1))
+		return false;
+
+	/* Buffer size is 0 based, hooray! */
+	hbuf_size++;
+
+	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("writing sdvo hbuf: %i, hbuf_size %i, hbuf_size: %i\n",
+		      if_index, length, hbuf_size);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < hbuf_size; i += 8) {
+		memset(tmp, 0, 8);
+		if (i < length)
+			memcpy(tmp, data + i, min_t(unsigned, 8, length - i));
+
+		if (!intel_sdvo_set_value(intel_sdvo,
+					  SDVO_CMD_SET_HBUF_DATA,
+					  tmp, 8))
+			return false;
+	}
+
+	return intel_sdvo_set_value(intel_sdvo,
+				    SDVO_CMD_SET_HBUF_TXRATE,
+				    &tx_rate, 1);
+}
+
 static bool intel_sdvo_set_avi_infoframe(struct intel_sdvo *intel_sdvo)
 {
 	struct dip_infoframe avi_if = {
@@ -901,11 +940,7 @@ static bool intel_sdvo_set_avi_infoframe(struct intel_sdvo *intel_sdvo)
 		.ver = DIP_VERSION_AVI,
 		.len = DIP_LEN_AVI,
 	};
-	uint8_t tx_rate = SDVO_HBUF_TX_VSYNC;
-	uint8_t set_buf_index[2] = { 1, 0 };
 	uint8_t sdvo_data[4 + sizeof(avi_if.body.avi)];
-	uint64_t *data = (uint64_t *)sdvo_data;
-	unsigned i;
 
 	intel_dip_infoframe_csum(&avi_if);
 
@@ -915,22 +950,9 @@ static bool intel_sdvo_set_avi_infoframe(struct intel_sdvo *intel_sdvo)
 	sdvo_data[3] = avi_if.checksum;
 	memcpy(&sdvo_data[4], &avi_if.body, sizeof(avi_if.body.avi));
 
-	if (!intel_sdvo_set_value(intel_sdvo,
-				  SDVO_CMD_SET_HBUF_INDEX,
-				  set_buf_index, 2))
-		return false;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < sizeof(sdvo_data); i += 8) {
-		if (!intel_sdvo_set_value(intel_sdvo,
-					  SDVO_CMD_SET_HBUF_DATA,
-					  data, 8))
-			return false;
-		data++;
-	}
-
-	return intel_sdvo_set_value(intel_sdvo,
-				    SDVO_CMD_SET_HBUF_TXRATE,
-				    &tx_rate, 1);
+	return intel_sdvo_write_infoframe(intel_sdvo, SDVO_HBUF_INDEX_AVI_IF,
+					  SDVO_HBUF_TX_VSYNC,
+					  sdvo_data, sizeof(sdvo_data));
 }
 
 static bool intel_sdvo_set_tv_format(struct intel_sdvo *intel_sdvo)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo_regs.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo_regs.h
index 9d030142ee43..770bdd6ecd9f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo_regs.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo_regs.h
@@ -708,6 +708,8 @@ struct intel_sdvo_enhancements_arg {
 #define SDVO_CMD_SET_AUDIO_STAT		0x91
 #define SDVO_CMD_GET_AUDIO_STAT		0x92
 #define SDVO_CMD_SET_HBUF_INDEX		0x93
+  #define SDVO_HBUF_INDEX_ELD		0
+  #define SDVO_HBUF_INDEX_AVI_IF	1
 #define SDVO_CMD_GET_HBUF_INDEX		0x94
 #define SDVO_CMD_GET_HBUF_INFO		0x95
 #define SDVO_CMD_SET_HBUF_AV_SPLIT	0x96