diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_dp501.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_dp501.c
index 88121c0e0d05..cd93c44f2662 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_dp501.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_dp501.c
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ bool ast_backup_fw(struct drm_device *dev, u8 *addr, u32 size)
 	u32 i, data;
 	u32 boot_address;
 
+	if (ast->config_mode != ast_use_p2a)
+		return false;
+
 	data = ast_mindwm(ast, 0x1e6e2100) & 0x01;
 	if (data) {
 		boot_address = get_fw_base(ast);
@@ -207,6 +210,9 @@ static bool ast_launch_m68k(struct drm_device *dev)
 	u8 *fw_addr = NULL;
 	u8 jreg;
 
+	if (ast->config_mode != ast_use_p2a)
+		return false;
+
 	data = ast_mindwm(ast, 0x1e6e2100) & 0x01;
 	if (!data) {
 
@@ -271,25 +277,55 @@ u8 ast_get_dp501_max_clk(struct drm_device *dev)
 	struct ast_private *ast = to_ast_private(dev);
 	u32 boot_address, offset, data;
 	u8 linkcap[4], linkrate, linklanes, maxclk = 0xff;
+	u32 *plinkcap;
 
-	boot_address = get_fw_base(ast);
-
-	/* validate FW version */
-	offset = 0xf000;
-	data = ast_mindwm(ast, boot_address + offset);
-	if ((data & 0xf0) != 0x10) /* version: 1x */
-		return maxclk;
-
-	/* Read Link Capability */
-	offset  = 0xf014;
-	*(u32 *)linkcap = ast_mindwm(ast, boot_address + offset);
-	if (linkcap[2] == 0) {
-		linkrate = linkcap[0];
-		linklanes = linkcap[1];
-		data = (linkrate == 0x0a) ? (90 * linklanes) : (54 * linklanes);
-		if (data > 0xff)
-			data = 0xff;
-		maxclk = (u8)data;
+	if (ast->config_mode == ast_use_p2a) {
+		boot_address = get_fw_base(ast);
+
+		/* validate FW version */
+		offset = AST_DP501_GBL_VERSION;
+		data = ast_mindwm(ast, boot_address + offset);
+		if ((data & AST_DP501_FW_VERSION_MASK) != AST_DP501_FW_VERSION_1) /* version: 1x */
+			return maxclk;
+
+		/* Read Link Capability */
+		offset  = AST_DP501_LINKRATE;
+		plinkcap = (u32 *)linkcap;
+		*plinkcap  = ast_mindwm(ast, boot_address + offset);
+		if (linkcap[2] == 0) {
+			linkrate = linkcap[0];
+			linklanes = linkcap[1];
+			data = (linkrate == 0x0a) ? (90 * linklanes) : (54 * linklanes);
+			if (data > 0xff)
+				data = 0xff;
+			maxclk = (u8)data;
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (!ast->dp501_fw_buf)
+			return AST_DP501_DEFAULT_DCLK;	/* 1024x768 as default */
+
+		/* dummy read */
+		offset = 0x0000;
+		data = readl(ast->dp501_fw_buf + offset);
+
+		/* validate FW version */
+		offset = AST_DP501_GBL_VERSION;
+		data = readl(ast->dp501_fw_buf + offset);
+		if ((data & AST_DP501_FW_VERSION_MASK) != AST_DP501_FW_VERSION_1) /* version: 1x */
+			return maxclk;
+
+		/* Read Link Capability */
+		offset = AST_DP501_LINKRATE;
+		plinkcap = (u32 *)linkcap;
+		*plinkcap = readl(ast->dp501_fw_buf + offset);
+		if (linkcap[2] == 0) {
+			linkrate = linkcap[0];
+			linklanes = linkcap[1];
+			data = (linkrate == 0x0a) ? (90 * linklanes) : (54 * linklanes);
+			if (data > 0xff)
+				data = 0xff;
+			maxclk = (u8)data;
+		}
 	}
 	return maxclk;
 }
@@ -298,26 +334,57 @@ bool ast_dp501_read_edid(struct drm_device *dev, u8 *ediddata)
 {
 	struct ast_private *ast = to_ast_private(dev);
 	u32 i, boot_address, offset, data;
+	u32 *pEDIDidx;
 
-	boot_address = get_fw_base(ast);
-
-	/* validate FW version */
-	offset = 0xf000;
-	data = ast_mindwm(ast, boot_address + offset);
-	if ((data & 0xf0) != 0x10)
-		return false;
-
-	/* validate PnP Monitor */
-	offset = 0xf010;
-	data = ast_mindwm(ast, boot_address + offset);
-	if (!(data & 0x01))
-		return false;
+	if (ast->config_mode == ast_use_p2a) {
+		boot_address = get_fw_base(ast);
 
-	/* Read EDID */
-	offset = 0xf020;
-	for (i = 0; i < 128; i += 4) {
-		data = ast_mindwm(ast, boot_address + offset + i);
-		*(u32 *)(ediddata + i) = data;
+		/* validate FW version */
+		offset = AST_DP501_GBL_VERSION;
+		data = ast_mindwm(ast, boot_address + offset);
+		if ((data & AST_DP501_FW_VERSION_MASK) != AST_DP501_FW_VERSION_1)
+			return false;
+
+		/* validate PnP Monitor */
+		offset = AST_DP501_PNPMONITOR;
+		data = ast_mindwm(ast, boot_address + offset);
+		if (!(data & AST_DP501_PNP_CONNECTED))
+			return false;
+
+		/* Read EDID */
+		offset = AST_DP501_EDID_DATA;
+		for (i = 0; i < 128; i += 4) {
+			data = ast_mindwm(ast, boot_address + offset + i);
+			pEDIDidx = (u32 *)(ediddata + i);
+			*pEDIDidx = data;
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (!ast->dp501_fw_buf)
+			return false;
+
+		/* dummy read */
+		offset = 0x0000;
+		data = readl(ast->dp501_fw_buf + offset);
+
+		/* validate FW version */
+		offset = AST_DP501_GBL_VERSION;
+		data = readl(ast->dp501_fw_buf + offset);
+		if ((data & AST_DP501_FW_VERSION_MASK) != AST_DP501_FW_VERSION_1)
+			return false;
+
+		/* validate PnP Monitor */
+		offset = AST_DP501_PNPMONITOR;
+		data = readl(ast->dp501_fw_buf + offset);
+		if (!(data & AST_DP501_PNP_CONNECTED))
+			return false;
+
+		/* Read EDID */
+		offset = AST_DP501_EDID_DATA;
+		for (i = 0; i < 128; i += 4) {
+			data = readl(ast->dp501_fw_buf + offset + i);
+			pEDIDidx = (u32 *)(ediddata + i);
+			*pEDIDidx = data;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return true;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.h
index e82ab8628770..911f9f414774 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_drv.h
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ struct ast_private {
 
 	void __iomem *regs;
 	void __iomem *ioregs;
+	void __iomem *dp501_fw_buf;
 
 	enum ast_chip chip;
 	bool vga2_clone;
@@ -325,6 +326,17 @@ int ast_mode_config_init(struct ast_private *ast);
 #define AST_MM_ALIGN_SHIFT 4
 #define AST_MM_ALIGN_MASK ((1 << AST_MM_ALIGN_SHIFT) - 1)
 
+#define AST_DP501_FW_VERSION_MASK	GENMASK(7, 4)
+#define AST_DP501_FW_VERSION_1		BIT(4)
+#define AST_DP501_PNP_CONNECTED		BIT(1)
+
+#define AST_DP501_DEFAULT_DCLK	65
+
+#define AST_DP501_GBL_VERSION	0xf000
+#define AST_DP501_PNPMONITOR	0xf010
+#define AST_DP501_LINKRATE	0xf014
+#define AST_DP501_EDID_DATA	0xf020
+
 int ast_mm_init(struct ast_private *ast);
 
 /* ast post */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_main.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_main.c
index c29cc7f19863..189d783f6e2c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_main.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_main.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static void ast_detect_config_mode(struct drm_device *dev, u32 *scu_rev)
 	if (!(jregd0 & 0x80) || !(jregd1 & 0x10)) {
 		/* Double check it's actually working */
 		data = ast_read32(ast, 0xf004);
-		if (data != 0xFFFFFFFF) {
+		if ((data != 0xFFFFFFFF) && (data != 0x00)) {
 			/* P2A works, grab silicon revision */
 			ast->config_mode = ast_use_p2a;
 
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ struct ast_private *ast_device_create(const struct drm_driver *drv,
 		return ast;
 	dev = &ast->base;
 
+	dev->pdev = pdev;
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, dev);
 
 	ast->regs = pcim_iomap(pdev, 1, 0);
@@ -450,6 +451,14 @@ struct ast_private *ast_device_create(const struct drm_driver *drv,
 	if (ret)
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
+	/* map reserved buffer */
+	ast->dp501_fw_buf = NULL;
+	if (dev->vram_mm->vram_size < pci_resource_len(dev->pdev, 0)) {
+		ast->dp501_fw_buf = pci_iomap_range(dev->pdev, 0, dev->vram_mm->vram_size, 0);
+		if (!ast->dp501_fw_buf)
+			drm_info(dev, "failed to map reserved buffer!\n");
+	}
+
 	ret = ast_mode_config_init(ast);
 	if (ret)
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
