diff --git a/board/bf533-ezkit/Makefile b/board/bf533-ezkit/Makefile
index b2d7acffee..6a45b7cb27 100644
--- a/board/bf533-ezkit/Makefile
+++ b/board/bf533-ezkit/Makefile
@@ -35,12 +35,11 @@ SRCS	:= $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
-$(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS) $(SOBJS) u-boot.lds
+$(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS) $(SOBJS) $(obj)u-boot.lds
 	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
 
-u-boot.lds: u-boot.lds.S
-	$(CPP) $(CPPFLAGS) -D__ASSEMBLY__ -P -Ubfin $^ > $@.tmp
-	mv -f $@.tmp $@
+$(obj)u-boot.lds: u-boot.lds.S
+	$(CPP) $(CPPFLAGS) -D__ASSEMBLY__ -P $^ > $@
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(SOBJS) $(OBJS)
diff --git a/board/bf533-ezkit/config.mk b/board/bf533-ezkit/config.mk
index de80ffe7b4..c8b9fb8c15 100644
--- a/board/bf533-ezkit/config.mk
+++ b/board/bf533-ezkit/config.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #
+# Copyright (c) 2005-2008 Analog Device Inc.
+#
 # (C) Copyright 2001
 # Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, wd@denx.de.
 #
@@ -23,3 +25,9 @@
 
 # This is not actually used for Blackfin boards so do not change it
 #TEXT_BASE = do-not-use-me
+
+LDSCRIPT = $(obj)board/$(BOARDDIR)/u-boot.lds
+
+# Set some default LDR flags based on boot mode.
+LDR_FLAGS-BFIN_BOOT_PARA := --bits 16 --dma 8
+LDR_FLAGS += $(LDR_FLAGS-$(CONFIG_BFIN_BOOT_MODE))
diff --git a/board/bf533-ezkit/u-boot.lds.S b/board/bf533-ezkit/u-boot.lds.S
index 70764acf1a..da16726d86 100644
--- a/board/bf533-ezkit/u-boot.lds.S
+++ b/board/bf533-ezkit/u-boot.lds.S
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #include <asm/blackfin.h>
 #undef ALIGN
+#undef ENTRY
+#undef bfin
 
 /* If we don't actually load anything into L1 data, this will avoid
  * a syntax error.  If we do actually load something into L1 data,
@@ -50,11 +52,12 @@ MEMORY
 	l1_data : ORIGIN = L1_DATA_B_SRAM,   LENGTH = L1_DATA_B_SRAM_SIZE
 }
 
+ENTRY(_start)
 SECTIONS
 {
 	.text :
 	{
-		cpu/blackfin/start.o (.text)
+		cpu/blackfin/start.o (.text .text.*)
 
 #ifdef ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
 		/* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within
@@ -63,20 +66,20 @@ SECTIONS
 		 * it linked after the configuration sector.
 		 */
 
-		cpu/blackfin/traps.o		(.text)
-		cpu/blackfin/interrupt.o	(.text)
-		cpu/blackfin/serial.o		(.text)
-		common/dlmalloc.o		(.text)
-		lib_generic/crc32.o		(.text)
-		lib_generic/zlib.o		(.text)
-		board/bf533-ezkit/bf533-ezkit.o		(.text)
+		cpu/blackfin/traps.o		(.text .text.*)
+		cpu/blackfin/interrupt.o	(.text .text.*)
+		cpu/blackfin/serial.o		(.text .text.*)
+		common/dlmalloc.o		(.text .text.*)
+		lib_generic/crc32.o		(.text .text.*)
+		lib_generic/zlib.o		(.text .text.*)
+		board/bf533-ezkit/bf533-ezkit.o		(.text .text.*)
 
 		. = DEFINED(env_offset) ? env_offset : .;
-		common/env_embedded.o	(.text)
+		common/env_embedded.o	(.text .text.*)
 #endif
 
 		__initcode_start = .;
-		cpu/blackfin/initcode.o (.text)
+		cpu/blackfin/initcode.o (.text .text.*)
 		__initcode_end = .;
 
 		*(.text .text.*)
diff --git a/board/bf533-stamp/Makefile b/board/bf533-stamp/Makefile
index 21f6ad1b45..5ae022885e 100644
--- a/board/bf533-stamp/Makefile
+++ b/board/bf533-stamp/Makefile
@@ -35,12 +35,11 @@ SRCS	:= $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
-$(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS) $(SOBJS) u-boot.lds
+$(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS) $(SOBJS) $(obj)u-boot.lds
 	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
 
-u-boot.lds: u-boot.lds.S
-	$(CPP) $(CPPFLAGS) -D__ASSEMBLY__ -P -Ubfin $^ > $@.tmp
-	mv -f $@.tmp $@
+$(obj)u-boot.lds: u-boot.lds.S
+	$(CPP) $(CPPFLAGS) -D__ASSEMBLY__ -P $^ > $@
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(SOBJS) $(OBJS)
diff --git a/board/bf533-stamp/config.mk b/board/bf533-stamp/config.mk
index de80ffe7b4..c8b9fb8c15 100644
--- a/board/bf533-stamp/config.mk
+++ b/board/bf533-stamp/config.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #
+# Copyright (c) 2005-2008 Analog Device Inc.
+#
 # (C) Copyright 2001
 # Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, wd@denx.de.
 #
@@ -23,3 +25,9 @@
 
 # This is not actually used for Blackfin boards so do not change it
 #TEXT_BASE = do-not-use-me
+
+LDSCRIPT = $(obj)board/$(BOARDDIR)/u-boot.lds
+
+# Set some default LDR flags based on boot mode.
+LDR_FLAGS-BFIN_BOOT_PARA := --bits 16 --dma 8
+LDR_FLAGS += $(LDR_FLAGS-$(CONFIG_BFIN_BOOT_MODE))
diff --git a/board/bf533-stamp/u-boot.lds.S b/board/bf533-stamp/u-boot.lds.S
index 187309f3fc..76daa75c0d 100644
--- a/board/bf533-stamp/u-boot.lds.S
+++ b/board/bf533-stamp/u-boot.lds.S
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #include <asm/blackfin.h>
 #undef ALIGN
+#undef ENTRY
+#undef bfin
 
 /* If we don't actually load anything into L1 data, this will avoid
  * a syntax error.  If we do actually load something into L1 data,
@@ -50,11 +52,12 @@ MEMORY
 	l1_data : ORIGIN = L1_DATA_B_SRAM,   LENGTH = L1_DATA_B_SRAM_SIZE
 }
 
+ENTRY(_start)
 SECTIONS
 {
 	.text :
 	{
-		cpu/blackfin/start.o (.text)
+		cpu/blackfin/start.o (.text .text.*)
 
 #ifdef ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
 		/* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within
@@ -63,18 +66,18 @@ SECTIONS
 		 * it linked after the configuration sector.
 		 */
 
-		cpu/blackfin/traps.o		(.text)
-		cpu/blackfin/interrupt.o	(.text)
-		cpu/blackfin/serial.o		(.text)
-		common/dlmalloc.o		(.text)
-		lib_generic/crc32.o		(.text)
+		cpu/blackfin/traps.o		(.text .text.*)
+		cpu/blackfin/interrupt.o	(.text .text.*)
+		cpu/blackfin/serial.o		(.text .text.*)
+		common/dlmalloc.o		(.text .text.*)
+		lib_generic/crc32.o		(.text .text.*)
 
 		. = DEFINED(env_offset) ? env_offset : .;
-		common/env_embedded.o	(.text)
+		common/env_embedded.o	(.text .text.*)
 #endif
 
 		__initcode_start = .;
-		cpu/blackfin/initcode.o (.text)
+		cpu/blackfin/initcode.o (.text .text.*)
 		__initcode_end = .;
 
 		*(.text .text.*)
diff --git a/board/bf537-stamp/Makefile b/board/bf537-stamp/Makefile
index e5481bfc55..e5ef9af5c5 100644
--- a/board/bf537-stamp/Makefile
+++ b/board/bf537-stamp/Makefile
@@ -35,12 +35,11 @@ SRCS	:= $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
-$(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS) $(SOBJS) u-boot.lds
+$(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS) $(SOBJS) $(obj)u-boot.lds
 	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
 
-u-boot.lds: u-boot.lds.S
-	$(CPP) $(CPPFLAGS) -D__ASSEMBLY__ -P -Ubfin $^ > $@.tmp
-	mv -f $@.tmp $@
+$(obj)u-boot.lds: u-boot.lds.S
+	$(CPP) $(CPPFLAGS) -D__ASSEMBLY__ -P $^ > $@
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(SOBJS) $(OBJS)
diff --git a/board/bf537-stamp/config.mk b/board/bf537-stamp/config.mk
index 1b87d53dd6..719b97e254 100644
--- a/board/bf537-stamp/config.mk
+++ b/board/bf537-stamp/config.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #
+# Copyright (c) 2005-2008 Analog Device Inc.
+#
 # (C) Copyright 2001
 # Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, wd@denx.de.
 #
@@ -24,6 +26,9 @@
 # This is not actually used for Blackfin boards so do not change it
 #TEXT_BASE = do-not-use-me
 
+LDSCRIPT = $(obj)board/$(BOARDDIR)/u-boot.lds
+
 # Set some default LDR flags based on boot mode.
-LDR_FLAGS-BFIN_BOOT_UART       := --port g --gpio 6
+LDR_FLAGS-BFIN_BOOT_PARA := --bits 16 --dma 8
+LDR_FLAGS-BFIN_BOOT_UART := --port g --gpio 6
 LDR_FLAGS += $(LDR_FLAGS-$(CONFIG_BFIN_BOOT_MODE))
diff --git a/board/bf537-stamp/nand.c b/board/bf537-stamp/nand.c
index c597f2db1e..20a7d0ef4c 100644
--- a/board/bf537-stamp/nand.c
+++ b/board/bf537-stamp/nand.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ int bfin_device_ready(struct mtd_info *mtd)
  * Members with a "?" were not set in the merged testing-NAND branch,
  * so they are not set here either.
  */
-void board_nand_init(struct nand_chip *nand)
+int board_nand_init(struct nand_chip *nand)
 {
 	*PORT(CONFIG_NAND_GPIO_PORT, _FER) &= ~BFIN_NAND_READY;
 	*PORT(CONFIG_NAND_GPIO_PORT, IO_DIR) &= ~BFIN_NAND_READY;
@@ -97,5 +97,7 @@ void board_nand_init(struct nand_chip *nand)
 	nand->ecc.mode = NAND_ECC_SOFT;
 	nand->dev_ready = bfin_device_ready;
 	nand->chip_delay = 30;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/board/bf537-stamp/u-boot.lds.S b/board/bf537-stamp/u-boot.lds.S
index 187309f3fc..76daa75c0d 100644
--- a/board/bf537-stamp/u-boot.lds.S
+++ b/board/bf537-stamp/u-boot.lds.S
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #include <asm/blackfin.h>
 #undef ALIGN
+#undef ENTRY
+#undef bfin
 
 /* If we don't actually load anything into L1 data, this will avoid
  * a syntax error.  If we do actually load something into L1 data,
@@ -50,11 +52,12 @@ MEMORY
 	l1_data : ORIGIN = L1_DATA_B_SRAM,   LENGTH = L1_DATA_B_SRAM_SIZE
 }
 
+ENTRY(_start)
 SECTIONS
 {
 	.text :
 	{
-		cpu/blackfin/start.o (.text)
+		cpu/blackfin/start.o (.text .text.*)
 
 #ifdef ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
 		/* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within
@@ -63,18 +66,18 @@ SECTIONS
 		 * it linked after the configuration sector.
 		 */
 
-		cpu/blackfin/traps.o		(.text)
-		cpu/blackfin/interrupt.o	(.text)
-		cpu/blackfin/serial.o		(.text)
-		common/dlmalloc.o		(.text)
-		lib_generic/crc32.o		(.text)
+		cpu/blackfin/traps.o		(.text .text.*)
+		cpu/blackfin/interrupt.o	(.text .text.*)
+		cpu/blackfin/serial.o		(.text .text.*)
+		common/dlmalloc.o		(.text .text.*)
+		lib_generic/crc32.o		(.text .text.*)
 
 		. = DEFINED(env_offset) ? env_offset : .;
-		common/env_embedded.o	(.text)
+		common/env_embedded.o	(.text .text.*)
 #endif
 
 		__initcode_start = .;
-		cpu/blackfin/initcode.o (.text)
+		cpu/blackfin/initcode.o (.text .text.*)
 		__initcode_end = .;
 
 		*(.text .text.*)
diff --git a/board/bf561-ezkit/Makefile b/board/bf561-ezkit/Makefile
index a1a4433fc1..e7ee243569 100644
--- a/board/bf561-ezkit/Makefile
+++ b/board/bf561-ezkit/Makefile
@@ -35,12 +35,11 @@ SRCS	:= $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
 
-$(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS) $(SOBJS) u-boot.lds
+$(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS) $(SOBJS) $(obj)u-boot.lds
 	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
 
-u-boot.lds: u-boot.lds.S
-	$(CPP) $(CPPFLAGS) -D__ASSEMBLY__ -P -Ubfin $^ > $@.tmp
-	mv -f $@.tmp $@
+$(obj)u-boot.lds: u-boot.lds.S
+	$(CPP) $(CPPFLAGS) -D__ASSEMBLY__ -P $^ > $@
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(SOBJS) $(OBJS)
diff --git a/board/bf561-ezkit/config.mk b/board/bf561-ezkit/config.mk
index de80ffe7b4..710809a9e3 100644
--- a/board/bf561-ezkit/config.mk
+++ b/board/bf561-ezkit/config.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #
+# Copyright (c) 2005-2008 Analog Device Inc.
+#
 # (C) Copyright 2001
 # Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, wd@denx.de.
 #
@@ -23,3 +25,9 @@
 
 # This is not actually used for Blackfin boards so do not change it
 #TEXT_BASE = do-not-use-me
+
+LDSCRIPT = $(obj)board/$(BOARDDIR)/u-boot.lds
+
+# Set some default LDR flags based on boot mode.
+LDR_FLAGS-BFIN_BOOT_PARA := --bits 16
+LDR_FLAGS += $(LDR_FLAGS-$(CONFIG_BFIN_BOOT_MODE))
diff --git a/board/bf561-ezkit/u-boot.lds.S b/board/bf561-ezkit/u-boot.lds.S
index 99d6be634f..3d0453e2f2 100644
--- a/board/bf561-ezkit/u-boot.lds.S
+++ b/board/bf561-ezkit/u-boot.lds.S
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #include <asm/blackfin.h>
 #undef ALIGN
+#undef ENTRY
+#undef bfin
 
 /* If we don't actually load anything into L1 data, this will avoid
  * a syntax error.  If we do actually load something into L1 data,
@@ -50,11 +52,12 @@ MEMORY
 	l1_data : ORIGIN = L1_DATA_B_SRAM,   LENGTH = L1_DATA_B_SRAM_SIZE
 }
 
+ENTRY(_start)
 SECTIONS
 {
 	.text :
 	{
-		cpu/blackfin/start.o (.text)
+		cpu/blackfin/start.o (.text .text.*)
 
 #ifdef ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
 		/* WARNING - the following is hand-optimized to fit within
@@ -63,20 +66,20 @@ SECTIONS
 		 * it linked after the configuration sector.
 		 */
 
-		cpu/blackfin/traps.o		(.text)
-		cpu/blackfin/interrupt.o	(.text)
-		cpu/blackfin/serial.o		(.text)
-		common/dlmalloc.o		(.text)
-		lib_generic/crc32.o		(.text)
-		lib_generic/zlib.o		(.text)
-		board/bf561-ezkit/bf561-ezkit.o		(.text)
+		cpu/blackfin/traps.o		(.text .text.*)
+		cpu/blackfin/interrupt.o	(.text .text.*)
+		cpu/blackfin/serial.o		(.text .text.*)
+		common/dlmalloc.o		(.text .text.*)
+		lib_generic/crc32.o		(.text .text.*)
+		lib_generic/zlib.o		(.text .text.*)
+		board/bf561-ezkit/bf561-ezkit.o		(.text .text.*)
 
 		. = DEFINED(env_offset) ? env_offset : .;
-		common/env_embedded.o	(.text)
+		common/env_embedded.o	(.text .text.*)
 #endif
 
 		__initcode_start = .;
-		cpu/blackfin/initcode.o (.text)
+		cpu/blackfin/initcode.o (.text .text.*)
 		__initcode_end = .;
 
 		*(.text .text.*)
diff --git a/lib_blackfin/board.c b/lib_blackfin/board.c
index fde4bbe0ff..05e66e3c55 100644
--- a/lib_blackfin/board.c
+++ b/lib_blackfin/board.c
@@ -374,13 +374,6 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t * id, ulong dest_addr)
 	mem_malloc_init();
 	malloc_bin_reloc();
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SPI
-# if ! defined(CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_EEPROM)
-	spi_init_f();
-# endif
-	spi_init_r();
-#endif
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMD_NAND
 	puts("NAND:  ");
 	nand_init();		/* go init the NAND */