Indeed, the way to handle it is to parse the EDID, repair it and then
feed it back to the kernel overriding the one provided by your monitor.
Or just get the vendor to supply working firmware.

** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

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Title:
  External HDMI Monitor does not get detected / invalid EDID checksum

Status in “xserver-xorg-video-intel” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  When connecting a Samsung Syncmaster SA350 series monitor to a Asus
  Zenbook UX32VD the monitor does not get detected in the "Displays"
  settings screen and spits outs alot of invalid EDID checksum messages
  in dmesg.

  Message:

  [ 5132.677061] [drm:drm_edid_block_valid] *ERROR* EDID checksum is invalid, 
remainder is 155
  [ 5132.677069] Raw EDID:
  [ 5132.677073]        00 ff ff ff ff ff ff 00 4c 2d d2 07 38 34 30 30
  [ 5132.677077]        24 15 01 03 80 30 1b 78 2a 90 c1 a2 59 55 9c 27
  [ 5132.677080]        0e 50 54 bf ef 80 71 4f 81 00 81 40 81 80 95 00
  [ 5132.677083]        95 0f a9 40 b3 00 02 3a 80 18 71 38 2d 40 58 2c
  [ 5132.677086]        ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 01 1d 00 72 51 d0 1e 20
  [ 5132.677089]        6e 28 55 00 dd 0c 11 00 00 1e 00 00 00 fd 00 32
  [ 5132.677092]        4b 1f 51 11 00 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 00 00 00 fc
  [ 5132.677094]        00 53 4d 53 32 32 41 33 35 30 48 0a 20 20 01 e1
  [ 5132.677103] i915 0000:00:02.0: HDMI-A-1: EDID block 0 invalid.

  The monitor does work fine on my other Windows PC

  Release:

  Description:  Ubuntu quantal (development branch)
  Release:      12.10

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.2-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-8.8-generic 3.5.0
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-8-generic x86_64
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.4-0ubuntu6
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: 
[core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
  CompositorRunning: compiz
  Date: Tue Aug  7 00:17:53 2012
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: quantal
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  DkmsStatus:
   asus-wmi, 999.01, 3.5.0-8-generic, x86_64: installed
   bbswitch, 0.4.2, 3.5.0-4-generic, x86_64: installed
   bbswitch, 0.4.2, 3.5.0-6-generic, x86_64: installed
   bbswitch, 0.4.2, 3.5.0-8-generic, x86_64: installed
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes,
  GraphicsCard:
   Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] 
(rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:1507]
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120627)
  MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. UX32VD
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-8-generic 
root=UUID=9bb3948b-2fd3-46c4-b0bb-0ae32a87278a ro quiet splash pcie_aspm=force 
drm.vblankoffdelay=1 i915.semaphores=1 nmi_watchdog=0 vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 06/29/2012
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: UX32VD.207
  dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
  dmi.board.name: UX32VD
  dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
  dmi.board.version: 1.0
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
  dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
  dmi.modalias: 
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrUX32VD.207:bd06/29/2012:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnUX32VD:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnUX32VD:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0:
  dmi.product.name: UX32VD
  dmi.product.version: 1.0
  dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8+bzr3249-0ubuntu2
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.37-0ubuntu2
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.4-1ubuntu1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.4-1ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.12.99.902-0ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-2~ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 
1:6.99.99~git20120713.6ef1ad6a-0ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.2-1ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 
1:1.0.1-4~ubuntu1

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