diff --git a/src/i830_lvds.c b/src/i830_lvds.c
index 027bb5d..3e1546f 100644
--- a/src/i830_lvds.c
+++ b/src/i830_lvds.c
@@ -407,21 +407,26 @@ i830_lvds_acpi_lid_open(xf86OutputPtr output)
 
     button_dir = opendir(ACPI_BUTTON);
     /* If acpi button driver is not loaded, bypass ACPI check method */
-    if (button_dir == NULL)
+    if (button_dir == NULL) {
+	xf86DrvMsg(output->scrn->scrnIndex, X_INFO, "debugpatch: ACPI button_dir == NULL\n");
 	goto out;
+    }
     closedir(button_dir);
 
     lid_dir = opendir(ACPI_LID);
 
     /* no acpi lid object found */
-    if (lid_dir == NULL)
+    if (lid_dir == NULL) {
+	xf86DrvMsg(output->scrn->scrnIndex, X_INFO, "debugpatch: ACPI lid_dir == NULL\n");
 	goto out;
+    }
 
     while (1) {
 	lid_dent = readdir(lid_dir);
 	if (lid_dent == NULL) {
 	    /* no LID object */
 	    closedir(lid_dir);
+	    xf86DrvMsg(output->scrn->scrnIndex, X_INFO, "debugpatch: ACPI lid_dent == NULL\n");
 	    goto out;
 	}
 	if (strcmp(lid_dent->d_name, ".") &&
@@ -439,20 +444,26 @@ i830_lvds_acpi_lid_open(xf86OutputPtr output)
 
     if ((fd = open(state_name, O_RDONLY)) == -1) {
 	free(state_name);
+	xf86DrvMsg(output->scrn->scrnIndex, X_INFO, "debugpatch: ACPI (fd = open(state_name, O_RDONLY)) == -1\n");
 	goto out;
     }
     free(state_name);
     if (read(fd, state, 64) == -1) {
 	close(fd);
+	xf86DrvMsg(output->scrn->scrnIndex, X_INFO, "debugpatch: ACPI read(fd, state, 64) == -1\n");
 	goto out;
     }
     close(fd);
     if (strstr(state, "open"))
 	ret = LID_OPEN;
-    else if (strstr(state, "closed"))
+    else if (strstr(state, "closed")) {
 	ret = LID_CLOSE;
-    else /* "unsupported" */
+	xf86DrvMsg(output->scrn->scrnIndex, X_INFO, "debugpatch: ACPI LID_CLOSE\n");
+    }
+    else {/* "unsupported" */
 	ret = LID_UNKNOWN;
+	xf86DrvMsg(output->scrn->scrnIndex, X_INFO, "debugpatch: ACPI LID_UNKNOWN\n");
+    }
 
 out:
     if (pI830->debug_modes && (ret != LID_UNKNOWN))
@@ -476,8 +487,10 @@ i830_lvds_swf_lid_close(xf86OutputPtr output)
 
     if (swf14 & SWF14_LID_SWITCH_EN)
 	ret = TRUE;
-    else
+    else {
 	ret = FALSE;
+	xf86DrvMsg(output->scrn->scrnIndex, X_INFO, "debugpatch:SWF swf14 & SWF14_LID_SWITCH_EN == FALSE\n");
+    }
 
     if (pI830->debug_modes)
 	xf86DrvMsg(pScrn->scrnIndex, X_INFO,
@@ -886,11 +899,13 @@ i830_lvds_detect(xf86OutputPtr output)
     lid = i830_lvds_acpi_lid_open(output);
     if (lid == LID_OPEN)
 	return XF86OutputStatusConnected;
-    else if (lid == LID_CLOSE)
-	return XF86OutputStatusDisconnected;
-
-    if (i830_lvds_swf_lid_close(output))
-	return XF86OutputStatusDisconnected;
+    else if (lid == LID_CLOSE) {
+	xf86DrvMsg(output->scrn->scrnIndex, X_INFO, "debugpatch: ACPI LID CLOSE\n");
+    }
+    xf86DrvMsg(output->scrn->scrnIndex, X_INFO, "debugpatch: ACPI LID UNKNOWN\n");
+    if (i830_lvds_swf_lid_close(output)) {
+	xf86DrvMsg(output->scrn->scrnIndex, X_INFO, "debugpatch: SWF LID CLOSE\n");
+    }
 
     return XF86OutputStatusConnected;
 }