diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Mode.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Mode.c
index 3cebac754..7f5ae362d 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Mode.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Mode.c
@@ -727,45 +727,6 @@ xf86SetModeCrtc(DisplayModePtr p, int adjustFlags)
     }
     p->CrtcHAdjusted = FALSE;
     p->CrtcVAdjusted = FALSE;
-
-    /*
-     * XXX
-     *
-     * The following is taken from VGA, but applies to other cores as well.
-     */
-    p->CrtcVBlankStart = min(p->CrtcVSyncStart, p->CrtcVDisplay);
-    p->CrtcVBlankEnd = max(p->CrtcVSyncEnd, p->CrtcVTotal);
-    if ((p->CrtcVBlankEnd - p->CrtcVBlankStart) >= 127) {
-        /* 
-         * V Blanking size must be < 127.
-         * Moving blank start forward is safer than moving blank end
-         * back, since monitors clamp just AFTER the sync pulse (or in
-         * the sync pulse), but never before.
-         */
-        p->CrtcVBlankStart = p->CrtcVBlankEnd - 127;
-	/*
-	 * If VBlankStart is now > VSyncStart move VBlankStart
-	 * to VSyncStart using the maximum width that fits into
-	 * VTotal.
-	 */
-	if (p->CrtcVBlankStart > p->CrtcVSyncStart) {
-	    p->CrtcVBlankStart = p->CrtcVSyncStart;
-	    p->CrtcVBlankEnd = min(p->CrtcHBlankStart + 127, p->CrtcVTotal);
-	}
-    }
-    p->CrtcHBlankStart = min(p->CrtcHSyncStart, p->CrtcHDisplay);
-    p->CrtcHBlankEnd = max(p->CrtcHSyncEnd, p->CrtcHTotal);
-
-    if ((p->CrtcHBlankEnd - p->CrtcHBlankStart) >= 63 * 8) {
-        /*
-         * H Blanking size must be < 63*8. Same remark as above.
-         */
-        p->CrtcHBlankStart = p->CrtcHBlankEnd - 63 * 8;
-	if (p->CrtcHBlankStart > p->CrtcHSyncStart) {
-	    p->CrtcHBlankStart = p->CrtcHSyncStart;
-	    p->CrtcHBlankEnd = min(p->CrtcHBlankStart + 63 * 8, p->CrtcHTotal);
-	}
-    }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/os-support/bus/linuxPci.c b/hw/xfree86/os-support/bus/linuxPci.c
index 46ca0836e..c8f43c94d 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/os-support/bus/linuxPci.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/os-support/bus/linuxPci.c
@@ -401,7 +401,8 @@ linuxMapPci(int ScreenNum, int Flags, struct pci_device *dev,
 	/* If dev is NULL, linuxPciOpenFile will return -1, and this routine
 	 * will fail gracefully.
 	 */
-	if (((fd = linuxPciOpenFile(dev, FALSE)) < 0) ||
+        prot = ((Flags & VIDMEM_READONLY) == 0);
+        if (((fd = linuxPciOpenFile(Tag, prot)) < 0) ||
 	    (ioctl(fd, mmap_ioctl, 0) < 0))
 	    break;