diff --git a/package/uboot-ifxmips/Config.in b/package/uboot-ifxmips/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4562fc8ef7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/uboot-ifxmips/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+config IFXMIPS_UBOOT_A800
+	bool "add ARV452 Switch bringup hack"
+	depends on PACKAGE_uboot-ifxmips
+	help
+	  Say Y, if you have a arv452 board (wav-281, A800, ..)
diff --git a/package/uboot-ifxmips/Makefile b/package/uboot-ifxmips/Makefile
index ade82bf7b9..e51a40ad71 100644
--- a/package/uboot-ifxmips/Makefile
+++ b/package/uboot-ifxmips/Makefile
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ define Build/Prepare
 	find $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) -name .svn | $(XARGS) rm -rf
 endef
 
+define Package/uboot-ifxmips/config
+	source "$(SOURCE)/Config.in"
+endef
+
 UBOOT_CONFIG:=danube
 
 UBOOT_MAKE_OPTS:=\
@@ -43,6 +47,11 @@ UBOOT_MAKE_OPTS:=\
 	PLATFORM_CPU=mips32r2 \
 	UBOOT_RAM_TEXT_BASE=0xA0400000
 
+A800_FIX:=
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_IFXMIPS_UBOOT_A800),y)
+A800_FIX += -DA800_SWITCH
+endif
+
 define Build/Configure
 	$(MAKE) -s -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		$(UBOOT_MAKE_OPTS) \
@@ -52,7 +61,7 @@ endef
 define Build/Compile
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		$(UBOOT_MAKE_OPTS) \
-		OWRT_FLAGS="-DTEXT_BASE=0xa0400000" \
+		OWRT_FLAGS="-DTEXT_BASE=0xa0400000 ${A800_FIX}" \
 		ifx_all
 	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/u-boot.srec $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/asc.srec
 	$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/gct \
@@ -61,7 +70,7 @@ define Build/Compile
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/u-boot.asc
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		$(UBOOT_MAKE_OPTS) \
-		OWRT_FLAGS="-DDANUBE_BOOT_FROM_EBU=1 -DTEXT_BASE=0xB0000000" \
+		OWRT_FLAGS="-DDANUBE_BOOT_FROM_EBU=1 -DTEXT_BASE=0xB0000000 ${A800_FIX}" \
 		clean ifx_all
 endef
 
diff --git a/package/uboot-ifxmips/files/board/ifx/danube/flash.c b/package/uboot-ifxmips/files/board/ifx/danube/flash.c
index bc919c1c1c..d95888fdf5 100644
--- a/package/uboot-ifxmips/files/board/ifx/danube/flash.c
+++ b/package/uboot-ifxmips/files/board/ifx/danube/flash.c
@@ -83,12 +83,10 @@ unsigned long flash_init (void)
 	unsigned long size = 0;
 	int i;
 
-	printf("%s:%s[%d]\n", __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__);
 	/* Init: no FLASHes known */
 	for (i=0; i < CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS; ++i) {         // 1 bank 
 		ulong flashbase = (i == 0) ? PHYS_FLASH_1 : PHYS_FLASH_2;      // 0xb0000000,  0xb4000000
 
-       printf("%s:%s[%d]\n", __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__);
 	   volatile ulong * buscon = (ulong *)
 			((i == 0) ? DANUBE_EBU_BUSCON0 : DANUBE_EBU_BUSCON1);
 
@@ -96,12 +94,10 @@ unsigned long flash_init (void)
 //		*buscon &= ~AMAZON_EBU_BUSCON0_WRDIS;
 		/* Enable write protection */
 		*buscon |= DANUBE_EBU_BUSCON0_WRDIS;
-printf("%s:%s[%d]\n", __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__);
 
 #if 1
 		memset(&flash_info[i], 0, sizeof(flash_info_t));
 #endif
-printf("%s:%s[%d]\n", __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__);
 
 		flash_info[i].size = 
 			flash_get_size((FPW *)flashbase, &flash_info[i]);
@@ -463,23 +459,19 @@ ulong flash_get_size (FPWV *addr, flash_info_t *info)
 //		asm("SYNC");	 
 	switch (addr[1] & 0xff) {
 	case (uchar)AMD_MANUFACT:
-		printf("%s:%s[%d]\n", __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__);
 		info->flash_id = FLASH_MAN_AMD;
 		break;
 
 	case (uchar)INTEL_MANUFACT:			// 0x0089
-		printf("%s:%s[%d]\n", __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__);
 		info->flash_id = FLASH_MAN_INTEL; //0x00300000
 		break;
 		
 //joelin for MXIC		
 	case (uchar)MX_MANUFACT:		// 0x00c2
-		printf("%s:%s[%d]\n", __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__);
 		info->flash_id = FLASH_MAN_MX ;//0x00030000
 		break;
 		
 	default:
-		printf("%s:%s[%d]\n", __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__);
 		info->flash_id = FLASH_UNKNOWN;
 		info->sector_count = 0;
 		info->size = 0;
@@ -489,11 +481,9 @@ ulong flash_get_size (FPWV *addr, flash_info_t *info)
 		break;*/
 	}
 
-	printf("%s:%s[%d] %08lx\n", __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__, addr[0]);
 	/* Check 16 bits or 32 bits of ID so work on 32 or 16 bit bus. */
 	if (info->flash_id != FLASH_UNKNOWN) switch (addr[0]) {
 	case (FPW)EON_ID_EN29LV320B:
-		printf("%s:%s[%d]\n", __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__);
 		info->flash_id += FLASH_29LV320B;
 		info->sector_count = 71;
 		info->size = 0x00400000 * (sizeof(FPW)/2);
diff --git a/package/uboot-ifxmips/patches/130-a800.patch b/package/uboot-ifxmips/patches/130-a800.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e19e6c27d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/uboot-ifxmips/patches/130-a800.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+Index: u-boot-1.1.5/drivers/ifx_sw.c
+===================================================================
+--- u-boot-1.1.5.orig/drivers/ifx_sw.c	2010-03-24 19:21:19.000000000 +0100
++++ u-boot-1.1.5/drivers/ifx_sw.c	2010-03-24 19:23:09.000000000 +0100
+@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
+ {
+ 	struct eth_device *dev;
+ 	unsigned short chipid;
+-
++	int i;
+ #if 0
+ 	printf("Entered danube_switch_initialize()\n");
+ #endif
+@@ -130,6 +130,19 @@
+ 	}
+ 	memset(dev, 0, sizeof(*dev));
+ 
++#ifdef A800_SWITCH
++	printf ("bring up a800 switch and leds\n");
++	*EBU_CON_1 = 0x1e7ff;
++	*EBU_ADDR_SEL_1 = 0x14000001;
++
++	*((volatile u16*)0xb4000000) = 0x0;
++	for(i = 0; i < 1000; i++)
++		udelay(1000);
++	*((volatile u16*)0xb4000000) = (1 << 10);
++	*EBU_CON_1 = 0x8001e7ff;
++#define CLK_OUT2_25MHZ
++#endif
++
+ 	danube_dma_init();
+ 	danube_init_switch_chip(REV_MII_MODE);
+