diff --git a/common/ACEX1K.c b/common/ACEX1K.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53b2f50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/ACEX1K.c
@@ -0,0 +1,371 @@
+/*
+ * (C) Copyright 2003
+ * Steven Scholz, imc Measurement & Control, steven.scholz@imc-berlin.de
+ *
+ * (C) Copyright 2002
+ * Rich Ireland, Enterasys Networks, rireland@enterasys.com.
+ *
+ * See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
+ * project.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.	 See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,
+ * MA 02111-1307 USA
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>		/* core U-Boot definitions */
+#include <ACEX1K.h>		/* ACEX device family */
+
+#if (CONFIG_FPGA & (CFG_ALTERA | CFG_ACEX1K))
+
+/* Define FPGA_DEBUG to get debug printf's */
+/* #define FPGA_DEBUG */
+
+#ifdef	FPGA_DEBUG
+#define PRINTF(fmt,args...)	printf (fmt ,##args)
+#else
+#define PRINTF(fmt,args...)
+#endif
+
+#undef CFG_FPGA_CHECK_BUSY
+#define CFG_FPGA_PROG_FEEDBACK
+
+/* Note: The assumption is that we cannot possibly run fast enough to
+ * overrun the device (the Slave Parallel mode can free run at 50MHz).
+ * If there is a need to operate slower, define CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY in
+ * the board config file to slow things down.
+ */
+#ifndef CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY
+#define CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY()
+#endif
+
+#ifndef CFG_FPGA_WAIT
+#define CFG_FPGA_WAIT 100
+#endif
+
+static int ACEX1K_ps_load( Altera_desc *desc, void *buf, size_t bsize );
+static int ACEX1K_ps_dump( Altera_desc *desc, void *buf, size_t bsize );
+/* static int ACEX1K_ps_info( Altera_desc *desc ); */
+static int ACEX1K_ps_reloc( Altera_desc *desc, ulong reloc_offset );
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* ACEX1K Generic Implementation */
+int ACEX1K_load (Altera_desc * desc, void *buf, size_t bsize)
+{
+	int ret_val = FPGA_FAIL;
+
+	switch (desc->iface) {
+	case passive_serial:
+		PRINTF ("%s: Launching Passive Serial Loader\n", __FUNCTION__);
+		ret_val = ACEX1K_ps_load (desc, buf, bsize);
+		break;
+
+		/* Add new interface types here */
+
+	default:
+		printf ("%s: Unsupported interface type, %d\n",
+				__FUNCTION__, desc->iface);
+	}
+
+	return ret_val;
+}
+
+int ACEX1K_dump (Altera_desc * desc, void *buf, size_t bsize)
+{
+	int ret_val = FPGA_FAIL;
+
+	switch (desc->iface) {
+	case passive_serial:
+		PRINTF ("%s: Launching Passive Serial Dump\n", __FUNCTION__);
+		ret_val = ACEX1K_ps_dump (desc, buf, bsize);
+		break;
+
+		/* Add new interface types here */
+
+	default:
+		printf ("%s: Unsupported interface type, %d\n",
+				__FUNCTION__, desc->iface);
+	}
+
+	return ret_val;
+}
+
+int ACEX1K_info( Altera_desc *desc )
+{
+	return FPGA_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+
+int ACEX1K_reloc (Altera_desc * desc, ulong reloc_offset)
+{
+	int ret_val = FPGA_FAIL;	/* assume a failure */
+
+	if (desc->family != Altera_ACEX1K) {
+		printf ("%s: Unsupported family type, %d\n",
+				__FUNCTION__, desc->family);
+		return FPGA_FAIL;
+	} else
+		switch (desc->iface) {
+		case passive_serial:
+			ret_val = ACEX1K_ps_reloc (desc, reloc_offset);
+			break;
+
+		/* Add new interface types here */
+
+		default:
+			printf ("%s: Unsupported interface type, %d\n",
+					__FUNCTION__, desc->iface);
+		}
+
+	return ret_val;
+}
+
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* ACEX1K Passive Serial Generic Implementation                                  */
+
+static int ACEX1K_ps_load (Altera_desc * desc, void *buf, size_t bsize)
+{
+	int ret_val = FPGA_FAIL;	/* assume the worst */
+	Altera_ACEX1K_Passive_Serial_fns *fn = desc->iface_fns;
+	int i;
+
+	PRINTF ("%s: start with interface functions @ 0x%p\n",
+			__FUNCTION__, fn);
+
+	if (fn) {
+		size_t bytecount = 0;
+		unsigned char *data = (unsigned char *) buf;
+		int cookie = desc->cookie;	/* make a local copy */
+		unsigned long ts;		/* timestamp */
+
+		PRINTF ("%s: Function Table:\n"
+				"ptr:\t0x%p\n"
+				"struct: 0x%p\n"
+				"config:\t0x%p\n"
+				"status:\t0x%p\n"
+				"clk:\t0x%p\n"
+				"data:\t0x%p\n"
+				"done:\t0x%p\n\n",
+				__FUNCTION__, &fn, fn, fn->config, fn->status,
+				fn->clk, fn->data, fn->done);
+#ifdef CFG_FPGA_PROG_FEEDBACK
+		printf ("Loading FPGA Device %d (@ %ld)...\n", cookie, ts);
+#endif
+
+		/*
+		 * Run the pre configuration function if there is one.
+		 */
+		if (*fn->pre) {
+			(*fn->pre) (cookie);
+		}
+
+		/* Establish the initial state */
+		(*fn->config) (TRUE, TRUE, cookie);	/* Assert nCONFIG */
+
+		udelay(2);		/* T_cfg > 2us	*/
+
+		/* nSTATUS should be asserted now */
+		(*fn->done) (cookie);
+		if ( !(*fn->status) (cookie) ) {
+			puts ("** nSTATUS is not asserted.\n");
+			(*fn->abort) (cookie);
+			return FPGA_FAIL;
+		}
+
+		(*fn->config) (FALSE, TRUE, cookie);	/* Deassert nCONFIG */
+		udelay(2);		/* T_cf2st1 < 4us	*/
+
+		/* Wait for nSTATUS to be released (i.e. deasserted) */
+		ts = get_timer (0);		/* get current time */
+		do {
+			CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY ();
+			if (get_timer (ts) > CFG_FPGA_WAIT) {	/* check the time */
+				puts ("** Timeout waiting for STATUS to go high.\n");
+				(*fn->abort) (cookie);
+				return FPGA_FAIL;
+			}
+			(*fn->done) (cookie);
+		} while ((*fn->status) (cookie));
+
+		/* Get ready for the burn */
+		CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY ();
+
+		/* Load the data */
+		while (bytecount < bsize) {
+			unsigned char val=0;
+#ifdef CFG_FPGA_CHECK_CTRLC
+			if (ctrlc ()) {
+				(*fn->abort) (cookie);
+				return FPGA_FAIL;
+			}
+#endif
+			/* Altera detects an error if INIT goes low (active)
+			   while DONE is low (inactive) */
+#if 0 /* not yet implemented */
+			if ((*fn->done) (cookie) == 0 && (*fn->init) (cookie)) {
+				puts ("** CRC error during FPGA load.\n");
+				(*fn->abort) (cookie);
+				return (FPGA_FAIL);
+			}
+#endif
+			val = data [bytecount ++ ];
+			i = 8;
+			do {
+				/* Deassert the clock */
+				(*fn->clk) (FALSE, TRUE, cookie);
+				CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY ();
+				/* Write data */
+				(*fn->data) ( (val & 0x01), TRUE, cookie);
+				CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY ();
+				/* Assert the clock */
+				(*fn->clk) (TRUE, TRUE, cookie);
+				CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY ();
+				val >>= 1;
+				i --;
+			} while (i > 0);
+
+#ifdef CFG_FPGA_PROG_FEEDBACK
+			if (bytecount % (bsize / 40) == 0)
+				putc ('.');		/* let them know we are alive */
+#endif
+		}
+
+		CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY ();
+
+#ifdef CFG_FPGA_PROG_FEEDBACK
+		putc ('\n');			/* terminate the dotted line */
+#endif
+
+	/*
+	 * Checking FPGA's CONF_DONE signal - correctly booted ?
+	 */
+
+	if ( ! (*fn->done) (cookie) ) {
+		puts ("** Booting failed! CONF_DONE is still deasserted.\n");
+		(*fn->abort) (cookie);
+		return (FPGA_FAIL);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * "DCLK must be clocked an additional 10 times fpr ACEX 1K..."
+	 */
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 12; i++) {
+		CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY ();
+		(*fn->clk) (TRUE, TRUE, cookie);	/* Assert the clock pin */
+		CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY ();
+		(*fn->clk) (FALSE, TRUE, cookie);	/* Deassert the clock pin */
+	}
+
+	ret_val = FPGA_SUCCESS;
+
+#ifdef CFG_FPGA_PROG_FEEDBACK
+		if (ret_val == FPGA_SUCCESS) {
+			puts ("Done.\n");
+		}
+		else {
+			puts ("Fail.\n");
+		}
+#endif
+	(*fn->post) (cookie);
+
+	} else {
+		printf ("%s: NULL Interface function table!\n", __FUNCTION__);
+	}
+
+	return ret_val;
+}
+
+static int ACEX1K_ps_dump (Altera_desc * desc, void *buf, size_t bsize)
+{
+	/* Readback is only available through the Slave Parallel and         */
+	/* boundary-scan interfaces.                                         */
+	printf ("%s: Passive Serial Dumping is unavailable\n",
+			__FUNCTION__);
+	return FPGA_FAIL;
+}
+
+static int ACEX1K_ps_reloc (Altera_desc * desc, ulong reloc_offset)
+{
+	int ret_val = FPGA_FAIL;	/* assume the worst */
+	Altera_ACEX1K_Passive_Serial_fns *fn_r, *fn =
+			(Altera_ACEX1K_Passive_Serial_fns *) (desc->iface_fns);
+
+	if (fn) {
+		ulong addr;
+
+		/* Get the relocated table address */
+		addr = (ulong) fn + reloc_offset;
+		fn_r = (Altera_ACEX1K_Passive_Serial_fns *) addr;
+
+		if (!fn_r->relocated) {
+
+			if (memcmp (fn_r, fn,
+						sizeof (Altera_ACEX1K_Passive_Serial_fns))
+				== 0) {
+				/* good copy of the table, fix the descriptor pointer */
+				desc->iface_fns = fn_r;
+			} else {
+				PRINTF ("%s: Invalid function table at 0x%p\n",
+						__FUNCTION__, fn_r);
+				return FPGA_FAIL;
+			}
+
+			PRINTF ("%s: Relocating descriptor at 0x%p\n", __FUNCTION__,
+					desc);
+
+			addr = (ulong) (fn->pre) + reloc_offset;
+			fn_r->pre = (Altera_pre_fn) addr;
+
+			addr = (ulong) (fn->config) + reloc_offset;
+			fn_r->config = (Altera_config_fn) addr;
+
+			addr = (ulong) (fn->status) + reloc_offset;
+			fn_r->status = (Altera_status_fn) addr;
+
+			addr = (ulong) (fn->done) + reloc_offset;
+			fn_r->done = (Altera_done_fn) addr;
+
+			addr = (ulong) (fn->clk) + reloc_offset;
+			fn_r->clk = (Altera_clk_fn) addr;
+
+			addr = (ulong) (fn->data) + reloc_offset;
+			fn_r->data = (Altera_data_fn) addr;
+
+			addr = (ulong) (fn->abort) + reloc_offset;
+			fn_r->abort = (Altera_abort_fn) addr;
+
+			addr = (ulong) (fn->post) + reloc_offset;
+			fn_r->post = (Altera_post_fn) addr;
+
+			fn_r->relocated = TRUE;
+
+		} else {
+			/* this table has already been moved */
+			/* XXX - should check to see if the descriptor is correct */
+			desc->iface_fns = fn_r;
+		}
+
+		ret_val = FPGA_SUCCESS;
+	} else {
+		printf ("%s: NULL Interface function table!\n", __FUNCTION__);
+	}
+
+	return ret_val;
+
+}
+
+#endif /* (CONFIG_FPGA & (CFG_ALTERA | CFG_ACEX1K)) */
diff --git a/common/Makefile b/common/Makefile
index f640cda..ae8222a 100644
--- a/common/Makefile
+++ b/common/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 AOBJS	=
 
-COBJS	= main.o altera.o bedbug.o \
+COBJS	= main.o ACEX1K.o altera.o bedbug.o \
 	  cmd_autoscript.o \
 	  cmd_bdinfo.o cmd_bedbug.o cmd_bmp.o cmd_boot.o cmd_bootm.o \
 	  cmd_cache.o cmd_console.o \
diff --git a/common/altera.c b/common/altera.c
index beb0147..31b3728 100644
--- a/common/altera.c
+++ b/common/altera.c
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 /*
+ * (C) Copyright 2003
+ * Steven Scholz, imc Measurement & Control, steven.scholz@imc-berlin.de
+ *
  * (C) Copyright 2002
  * Rich Ireland, Enterasys Networks, rireland@enterasys.com.
  *
@@ -23,20 +26,13 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * Note that this is just boilerplate - there is no Altera support yet.
- */
-
-
-/*
  *  Altera FPGA support
  */
 #include <common.h>
-#include <fpga.h>                     /* Generic FPGA support  */
-#include <altera.h>                   /* Altera specific stuff */
+#include <ACEX1K.h>
 
-#if 0
-#define FPGA_DEBUG
-#endif
+/* Define FPGA_DEBUG to get debug printf's */
+/* #define FPGA_DEBUG */
 
 #ifdef	FPGA_DEBUG
 #define	PRINTF(fmt,args...)	printf (fmt ,##args)
@@ -46,28 +42,191 @@
 
 #if (CONFIG_FPGA & CFG_FPGA_ALTERA)
 
+/* Local Static Functions */
+static int altera_validate (Altera_desc * desc, char *fn);
+
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 int altera_load( Altera_desc *desc, void *buf, size_t bsize )
 {
-	printf( "No support for Altera devices yet.\n" );
-	return FPGA_FAIL;
+	int ret_val = FPGA_FAIL;	/* assume a failure */
+
+	if (!altera_validate (desc, __FUNCTION__)) {
+		printf ("%s: Invalid device descriptor\n", __FUNCTION__);
+	} else {
+		switch (desc->family) {
+		case Altera_ACEX1K:
+#if (CONFIG_FPGA & CFG_ACEX1K)
+			PRINTF ("%s: Launching the ACEX1K Loader...\n",
+					__FUNCTION__);
+			ret_val = ACEX1K_load (desc, buf, bsize);
+#else
+			printf ("%s: No support for ACEX1K devices.\n",
+					__FUNCTION__);
+#endif
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			printf ("%s: Unsupported family type, %d\n",
+					__FUNCTION__, desc->family);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ret_val;
 }
 
 int altera_dump( Altera_desc *desc, void *buf, size_t bsize )
 {
-	printf( "No support for Altera devices yet.\n" );
-	return FPGA_FAIL;
+	int ret_val = FPGA_FAIL;	/* assume a failure */
+
+	if (!altera_validate (desc, __FUNCTION__)) {
+		printf ("%s: Invalid device descriptor\n", __FUNCTION__);
+	} else {
+		switch (desc->family) {
+		case Altera_ACEX1K:
+#if (CONFIG_FPGA & CFG_ACEX)
+			PRINTF ("%s: Launching the ACEX1K Reader...\n",
+					__FUNCTION__);
+			ret_val = ACEX1K_dump (desc, buf, bsize);
+#else
+			printf ("%s: No support for ACEX1K devices.\n",
+					__FUNCTION__);
+#endif
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			printf ("%s: Unsupported family type, %d\n",
+					__FUNCTION__, desc->family);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ret_val;
 }
 
 int altera_info( Altera_desc *desc )
 {
-	printf( "No support for Altera devices yet.\n" );
-	return FPGA_FAIL;
+	int ret_val = FPGA_FAIL;
+
+	if (altera_validate (desc, __FUNCTION__)) {
+		printf ("Family:        \t");
+		switch (desc->family) {
+		case Altera_ACEX1K:
+			printf ("ACEX1K\n");
+			break;
+			/* Add new family types here */
+		default:
+			printf ("Unknown family type, %d\n", desc->family);
+		}
+
+		printf ("Interface type:\t");
+		switch (desc->iface) {
+		case passive_serial:
+			printf ("Passive Serial (PS)\n");
+			break;
+		case passive_parallel_synchronous:
+			printf ("Passive Parallel Synchronous (PPS)\n");
+			break;
+		case passive_parallel_asynchronous:
+			printf ("Passive Parallel Asynchronous (PPA)\n");
+			break;
+		case passive_serial_asynchronous:
+			printf ("Passive Serial Asynchronous (PSA)\n");
+			break;
+		case altera_jtag_mode:		/* Not used */
+			printf ("JTAG Mode\n");
+			break;
+			/* Add new interface types here */
+		default:
+			printf ("Unsupported interface type, %d\n", desc->iface);
+		}
+
+		printf ("Device Size:   \t%d bytes\n"
+				"Cookie:        \t0x%x (%d)\n",
+				desc->size, desc->cookie, desc->cookie);
+
+		if (desc->iface_fns) {
+			printf ("Device Function Table @ 0x%p\n", desc->iface_fns);
+			switch (desc->family) {
+			case Altera_ACEX1K:
+#if (CONFIG_FPGA & CFG_ACEX1K)
+				ACEX1K_info (desc);
+#else
+				/* just in case */
+				printf ("%s: No support for ACEX1K devices.\n",
+						__FUNCTION__);
+#endif
+				break;
+				/* Add new family types here */
+			default:
+				/* we don't need a message here - we give one up above */
+			}
+		} else {
+			printf ("No Device Function Table.\n");
+		}
+
+		ret_val = FPGA_SUCCESS;
+	} else {
+		printf ("%s: Invalid device descriptor\n", __FUNCTION__);
+	}
+
+	return ret_val;
+}
+
+int altera_reloc( Altera_desc *desc, ulong reloc_offset)
+{
+	int ret_val = FPGA_FAIL;	/* assume a failure */
+
+	if (!altera_validate (desc, __FUNCTION__)) {
+		printf ("%s: Invalid device descriptor\n", __FUNCTION__);
+	} else {
+		switch (desc->family) {
+		case Altera_ACEX1K:
+#if (CONFIG_FPGA & CFG_ACEX1K)
+			ret_val = ACEX1K_reloc (desc, reloc_offset);
+#else
+			printf ("%s: No support for ACEX devices.\n",
+					__FUNCTION__);
+#endif
+			break;
+			/* Add new family types here */
+		default:
+			printf ("%s: Unsupported family type, %d\n",
+					__FUNCTION__, desc->family);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ret_val;
 }
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+static int altera_validate (Altera_desc * desc, char *fn)
+{
+	int ret_val = FALSE;
+
+	if (desc) {
+		if ((desc->family > min_altera_type) &&
+			(desc->family < max_altera_type)) {
+			if ((desc->iface > min_altera_iface_type) &&
+				(desc->iface < max_altera_iface_type)) {
+				if (desc->size) {
+					ret_val = TRUE;
+				} else {
+					printf ("%s: NULL part size\n", fn);
+				}
+			} else {
+				printf ("%s: Invalid Interface type, %d\n",
+					fn, desc->iface);
+			}
+		} else {
+			printf ("%s: Invalid family type, %d\n", fn, desc->family);
+		}
+	} else {
+		printf ("%s: NULL descriptor!\n", fn);
+	}
+
+	return ret_val;
+}
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-#endif  /* CONFIG_FPGA & CFG_FPGA_ALTERA */
+#endif /* CONFIG_FPGA & CFG_FPGA_ALTERA */
diff --git a/common/cmd_ide.c b/common/cmd_ide.c
index ae5602b..21a6666 100644
--- a/common/cmd_ide.c
+++ b/common/cmd_ide.c
@@ -170,9 +170,6 @@
 
 static void __inline__ ide_outb(int dev, int port, unsigned char val);
 static unsigned char __inline__ ide_inb(int dev, int port);
-#ifdef __PPC__
-static void input_swap_data(int dev, ulong *sect_buf, int words);
-#endif
 static void input_data(int dev, ulong *sect_buf, int words);
 static void output_data(int dev, ulong *sect_buf, int words);
 static void ident_cpy (unsigned char *dest, unsigned char *src, unsigned int len);
@@ -815,7 +812,13 @@
 	    *pbuf = 0;
 }
 # endif	/* CONFIG_AMIGAONEG3SE */
+#endif /* __PPC_ */
 
+/* We only need to swap data if we are running on a big endian cpu. */
+/* But Au1x00 cpu:s already swaps data in big endian mode! */
+#if defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN) || defined(CONFIG_AU1X00)
+#define input_swap_data(x,y,z) input_data(x,y,z)
+#else
 static void
 input_swap_data(int dev, ulong *sect_buf, int words)
 {
@@ -827,9 +830,7 @@
 		*dbuf++ = ld_le16(pbuf);
 	}
 }
-#else	/* ! __PPC__ */
-#define input_swap_data(x,y,z) input_data(x,y,z)
-#endif	/* __PPC__ */
+#endif	/* __LITTLE_ENDIAN || CONFIG_AU1X00 */
 
 
 #ifdef __PPC__