merge of '9ebe19c38b13611632684c440b048e45471bf916'

     and 'e0d42dfa54011bb501a5a723ec0554c757bfc933'

32 files changed, 157 insertions, 45 deletions

diff --git a/conf/bitbake.conf b/conf/bitbake.conf
index 57d167505b..fe5b326a05 100644
--- a/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ STAGING_LIBDIR = "${STAGING_DIR}/${HOST_SYS}/lib"
 STAGING_INCDIR = "${STAGING_DIR}/${HOST_SYS}/include"
 STAGING_DATADIR = "${STAGING_DIR}/${HOST_SYS}/share"
 STAGING_LOADER_DIR = "${STAGING_DIR}/${HOST_SYS}/loader"
+STAGING_FIRMWARE_DIR = "${STAGING_DIR}/${HOST_SYS}/firmware"
 STAGING_PYDIR = "${STAGING_DIR}/lib/python2.4"
 
 DEPLOY_DIR = "${TMPDIR}/deploy"
@@ -358,7 +359,7 @@ MKTEMPCMD = "mktemp -q ${TMPBASE}"
 # a RCS, which freaks out those special folks with active Perforce clients
 # the following makes patch ignore RCS:
 
-export PATCH_GET=0
+export PATCH_GET="0"
 
 # Program to be used to build ipkg packages
 
diff --git a/conf/distro/amsdelta-oe.conf b/conf/distro/amsdelta-oe.conf
index 66dc4fb0a6..362e6e5a30 100644
--- a/conf/distro/amsdelta-oe.conf
+++ b/conf/distro/amsdelta-oe.conf
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ PREFERRED_PROVIDERS += "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}gcc-initial:gcc-cross-initial"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDERS += "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}gcc:gcc-cross"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDERS += "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}g++:gcc-cross"
 
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libiconv=glibc
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libintl=glibc
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libiconv="glibc"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libintl="glibc"
 
 # The CSL compiler is unusable because
 # 1) certain programs stop to compile
diff --git a/conf/distro/angstrom-2007.1.conf b/conf/distro/angstrom-2007.1.conf
index 91b2729554..5e7ce0d40c 100644
--- a/conf/distro/angstrom-2007.1.conf
+++ b/conf/distro/angstrom-2007.1.conf
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 #DISTRO_VERSION = "2007.1"
 DISTRO_VERSION = "test-${DATE}"
-DISTRO_REVISION = "6"
+DISTRO_REVISION = "9"
 
 require conf/distro/include/angstrom.inc
 require conf/distro/include/sane-srcdates.inc
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@ DISTRO_TYPE = "debug"
 #Set the right arch for the feeds
 #Alphabetically sorted
 
-FEED_ARCH ?= ${TARGET_ARCH} 
+FEED_ARCH ?= "${TARGET_ARCH}"
 
 #armv4t machines
 
 FEED_ARCH_ep93xx 	= "armv4t"
+FEED_ARCH_h6300		= "armv4t"
 
 #armv5t machines
 
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ FEED_ARCH_h5xxx		= "armv5te"
 FEED_ARCH_htcuniversal 	= "armv5te"
 FEED_ARCH_hx2000	= "armv5te"
 FEED_ARCH_hx4700	= "armv5te"
+FEED_ARCH_ixp4xx	= "armv5te"
+FEED_ARCH_magician	= "armv5te"
 FEED_ARCH_netbook-pro	= "armv5te"
 FEED_ARCH_nokia770	= "armv5te"
 FEED_ARCH_poodle	= "armv5te"
@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@ FEED_URIS += " \
 #SRCDATE = "20061029"
 
 PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-handhelds-2.6 = "2.6.16-hh7"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-handhelds-2.6_htcuniversal = "2.6.17-hh1+cvs${SRCDATE}"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-handhelds-2.6_htcuniversal = "2.6.17-hh2"
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_hostap-modules_ipaq-pxa270 = "hostap-modules"
 
@@ -94,6 +97,7 @@ PREFERRED_PROVIDER_xserver ?= "xserver-kdrive"
 require conf/distro/include/preferred-xorg-versions-X11R7.1.inc
 
 PREFERRED_VERSION_xserver-kdrive = "X11R7.1-1.1.0"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_gtk+ = "2.10.6"
 
 #zap extra stuff taking place in $MACHINE.conf 
 GPE_EXTRA_INSTALL = ""
@@ -115,7 +119,7 @@ PREFERRED_PROVIDERS += "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}g++:gcc-cross"
 # Virtuals:
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/db ?= "db"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/db-native ?= "db-native"
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/xserver ?= xserver-kdrive
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/xserver ?= "xserver-kdrive"
 
 # Others:
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libx11 ?= "diet-x11"
@@ -128,6 +132,10 @@ PREFERRED_PROVIDER_ntp = "ntp"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_hotplug = "udev"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_libxss = "libxss"
 
+#Machine related toolchain stuff
+ARCH_BYTE_SEX_ixp4xx = "le"
+
+
 #EABI stuff
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}-libc-for-gcc = "glibc-intermediate"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi-libc-for-gcc = "glibc-intermediate"
@@ -141,10 +149,14 @@ PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc ?= "4.1.1"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc-cross ?= "4.1.1"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc-cross-sdk ?= "4.1.1"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc-cross-initial ?= "4.1.1"
+
 PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils ?= "2.17.50.0.5"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-cross ?= "2.17.50.0.5"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-cross-sdk ?= "2.17.50.0.5"
+
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-libc-headers_guinness ?= "2.6.18"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-libc-headers ?= "2.6.15.99"
+
 PREFERRED_VERSION_glibc ?= "2.5"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_glibc-intermediate ?= "2.5"
 
diff --git a/conf/distro/debianslug.conf b/conf/distro/debianslug.conf
index e28fb85d88..e86ffa028c 100644
--- a/conf/distro/debianslug.conf
+++ b/conf/distro/debianslug.conf
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SLUGOS_IMAGENAME = "debianslug"
 SLUGOS_IMAGESEX  = "little-endian"
 
 # debianslug builds a complete image (not just the parts)
-SLUGOS_FLASH_IMAGE = "yes"
+SLUGOS_FLASH_IMAGE = "nslu2"
 
 # NOTE: to build new packages set DEBIANSLUG_EXTRA_BBFILES to the full path name to
 # the .bb files for the packages to build - see debianslug-packages.conf in this
diff --git a/conf/distro/generic.conf b/conf/distro/generic.conf
index 3bb5df5496..27c0437cf5 100644
--- a/conf/distro/generic.conf
+++ b/conf/distro/generic.conf
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ require conf/distro/include/sane-srcdates.inc
 # Framebuffer & X
 #
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libx11 ?= "diet-x11"
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_tslib ?= tslib
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_tslib ?= "tslib"
 require conf/distro/include/preferred-xorg-versions-X11R7.1.inc
 
 #
diff --git a/conf/distro/include/angstrom-uclibc.inc b/conf/distro/include/angstrom-uclibc.inc
index 96d42f8a93..149b8ed9d8 100644
--- a/conf/distro/include/angstrom-uclibc.inc
+++ b/conf/distro/include/angstrom-uclibc.inc
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libc = "uclibc"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libiconv ?= "libiconv"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libintl ?= "gettext"
 
+USE_NLS ?= "no"
+
 TARGET_OS = "linux${@['-uclibc','-uclibcgnueabi'][bb.data.getVar('TARGET_ARCH',d,1)=='arm']}"
 
 #mess with compiler flags to use -Os instead of -O2
diff --git a/conf/distro/include/angstrom.inc b/conf/distro/include/angstrom.inc
index 48915e6554..3bf87abdb6 100644
--- a/conf/distro/include/angstrom.inc
+++ b/conf/distro/include/angstrom.inc
@@ -28,13 +28,21 @@ INHERIT += "package_ipk debian multimachine sanity"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_qemu-native = "qemu-native"
 ENABLE_BINARY_LOCALE_GENERATION ?= "1"
 
+#qemu doesn't like armv6/eabi/vfp
+ENABLE_BINARY_LOCALE_GENERATION_mx31ads = "0"
+
 #ARM EABI is softfloat by default, but let's make sure :)
 #make it overridable for platforms with FPU, like ep93xx or i.mx31
 TARGET_FPU_arm ?= "soft"
+TARGET_FPU_ixp4xx ?= "soft"
+
+
+#Make a LE jffs2 image
+SLUGOS_IMAGESEX = "little-endian"
 
 #Name the generated images in a sane way
 IMAGE_NAME = "${DISTRO_NAME}-${IMAGE_BASENAME}-${DISTRO_VERSION}-${MACHINE}"
-DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE = ${DEPLOY_DIR}/images/${MACHINE}
+DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE = "${DEPLOY_DIR}/images/${MACHINE}"
 
 # Angstrom *always* has some form of release config, so error out if someone thinks he knows better 
 DISTRO_CHECK := "${@bb.data.getVar("DISTRO_VERSION",d,1) or bb.fatal('Remove this line or set a dummy DISTRO_VERSION if you really want to build an unversioned distro')}"
diff --git a/conf/distro/include/preferred-gpe-versions-2.6.inc b/conf/distro/include/preferred-gpe-versions-2.6.inc
index 256bc0103f..9eb5b90abb 100644
--- a/conf/distro/include/preferred-gpe-versions-2.6.inc
+++ b/conf/distro/include/preferred-gpe-versions-2.6.inc
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 #
 
 #work around some breakages
-SRCDATE_xserver-kdrive=20050207
-SRCDATE_minimo=20050401
-SRCDATE_cairo=20050330
-SRCDATE_xext=20050222
+SRCDATE_xserver-kdrive="20050207"
+SRCDATE_minimo="20050401"
+SRCDATE_cairo="20050330"
+SRCDATE_xext="20050222"
 
 #set some preferred providers:
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_gconf=gconf-dbus
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_gconf="gconf-dbus"
 
 #specify versions, as the header says :)
 PREFERRED_VERSION_libmatchbox ?= "1.6"
diff --git a/conf/distro/include/preferred-gpe-versions-2.7.inc b/conf/distro/include/preferred-gpe-versions-2.7.inc
index 56d9c5b059..662dfc386f 100644
--- a/conf/distro/include/preferred-gpe-versions-2.7.inc
+++ b/conf/distro/include/preferred-gpe-versions-2.7.inc
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 #SRCDATE_minimo=20050401
 
 #set some preferred providers:
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_gconf=gconf-dbus
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_gnome-vfs=gnome-vfs-dbus
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_gconf="gconf-dbus"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_gnome-vfs="gnome-vfs-dbus"
 
 #specify versions, as the header says :)
 PREFERRED_VERSION_libmatchbox ?= "1.7"
diff --git a/conf/distro/include/preferred-gpe-versions-2.8.inc b/conf/distro/include/preferred-gpe-versions-2.8.inc
index 9c9be528df..bf00aa8d01 100644
--- a/conf/distro/include/preferred-gpe-versions-2.8.inc
+++ b/conf/distro/include/preferred-gpe-versions-2.8.inc
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 #
 
 #set some preferred providers:
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_gconf=gconf-dbus
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_gnome-vfs=gnome-vfs-dbus
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_gconf="gconf-dbus"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_gnome-vfs="gnome-vfs-dbus"
 
 PREFERRED_VERSION_gaim ?= "2.0.0-cvs-mco1-20050904"
 
diff --git a/conf/distro/include/preferred-gpe-versions.inc b/conf/distro/include/preferred-gpe-versions.inc
index e78888a02c..7d4efea06e 100644
--- a/conf/distro/include/preferred-gpe-versions.inc
+++ b/conf/distro/include/preferred-gpe-versions.inc
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 #SRCDATE_xext=20050222
 
 #set some preferred providers:
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_gconf=gconf-dbus
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_gnome-vfs=gnome-vfs-dbus
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_gconf="gconf-dbus"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_gnome-vfs="gnome-vfs-dbus"
 
 #specify versions, as the header says :)
 #PREFERRED_VERSION_libmatchbox ?= "1.6"
diff --git a/conf/distro/include/sane-srcdates.inc b/conf/distro/include/sane-srcdates.inc
index d000bf4a92..2a6676db58 100644
--- a/conf/distro/include/sane-srcdates.inc
+++ b/conf/distro/include/sane-srcdates.inc
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ SRCDATE_dvbtraffic ?= "20060814"
 SRCDATE_dvbtune ?= "20060814"
 SRCDATE_fdclock ?= "20060814"
 SRCDATE_fltk ?= "20060814"
+SRCDATE_ipatience ?= "20061112" 
 SRCDATE_ipkg-link ?= "20050930"
 SRCDATE_ipkg-link-1 ?= "20050930"
 SRCDATE_ipkg-utils ?= "20050930"
diff --git a/conf/distro/include/slugos.inc b/conf/distro/include/slugos.inc
index e015314d92..299944ee29 100644
--- a/conf/distro/include/slugos.inc
+++ b/conf/distro/include/slugos.inc
@@ -113,8 +113,9 @@ SLUGOS_IMAGENAME ?= "${DISTRO_NAME}"
 # issues in the kernel need to cancel this (set CMDLINE_DEBUG empty in local.conf)
 CMDLINE_DEBUG = "noirqdebug"
 
-# Building a full image.  If you set SLUGOS_FLASH_IMAGE to "yes" a complete
-# 8MByte flash image will be built after the rootfs JFFS2 image.
+# Building a full image.  If you set SLUGOS_FLASH_IMAGE to "nslu2" a complete
+# 8MByte flash image will be built after the rootfs JFFS2 image.  Other options
+# may later be defined for other vendor-flashable image types.
 #
 # If you do this you will need to find a source for the LinkSys software to be
 # placed in the full image - 'RedBoot' (the boot loader), 'Trailer' (just a bunch
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ PREFERRED_VERSION_glibc ?= "2.3.5+cvs20050627"
 # Select the correct versions of the kernel and modules (these are the
 # defaults, override in the conf/distro top-level distro file).
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "ixp4xx-kernel"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_ixp4xx-kernel ?= "2.6.18"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_ixp4xx-kernel ?= "2.6.19-rc5"
 
 # Select the smallest provider of x11 libraries
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libx11 ?= "diet-x11"
diff --git a/conf/distro/jlime-donkey.conf b/conf/distro/jlime-donkey.conf
index e3f669e9a2..2390106023 100644
--- a/conf/distro/jlime-donkey.conf
+++ b/conf/distro/jlime-donkey.conf
@@ -90,9 +90,7 @@ TARGET_OS = "linux"
 #<>What we want on the bootstrap image (extra) 
 #<>                                            
 #<>------------------------------------------------------------------<
-BOOTSTRAP_EXTRA_RDEPENDS += "ncurses nano wireless-tools console-tools  \
-                             udev e2tools e2fsprogs kernel-modules keymaps \
-			     wget links"
+DISTRO_EXTRA_RDEPENDS += ""
 
 
 #<>------------------------------------------------------------------>
@@ -113,7 +111,7 @@ PCMCIA_MANAGER = "pcmciautils"
 #<>------------------------------------------------------------------>
 #<> We are using gcc 4.1.1 so lets keep optimizations low
 #<>------------------------------------------------------------------< 
-FULL_OPTIMIZATION = "-O1"
+FULL_OPTIMIZATION = "-O2"
 
 
 #<>------------------------------------------------------------------>
diff --git a/conf/distro/jlime-shrek.conf b/conf/distro/jlime-shrek.conf
index b4875dc37b..19379862ae 100644
--- a/conf/distro/jlime-shrek.conf
+++ b/conf/distro/jlime-shrek.conf
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ BBINCLUDELOGS = "yes"
 MODUTILS = "26"
 IMAGE_FSTYPES = "tar.bz2"
 
-BOOTSTRAP_EXTRA_RDEPENDS += "pcmcia-cs ncurses nano wireless-tools            \ 
+BOOTSTRAP_EXTRA_RDEPENDS += "pcmcia-cs ncurses nano wireless-tools            \
 kernel-module-3c574-cs    kernel-module-3c589-cs    kernel-module-8390        \
 kernel-module-airo-cs     kernel-module-airo        console-tools             \
 kernel-module-arlan                                                           \
diff --git a/conf/distro/nylon.conf b/conf/distro/nylon.conf
index 1c76ef870b..0d21488bb0 100644
--- a/conf/distro/nylon.conf
+++ b/conf/distro/nylon.conf
@@ -20,12 +20,18 @@ PREFERRED_PROVIDERS += " virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}g++:gcc-cross"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDERS += " virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}libc-for-gcc:glibc"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDERS += " virtual/libx11:diet-x11"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDERS += " python:python-curses"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_classpath = "classpath-minimal"
 
 TARGET_FPU = "soft"
 
 SRCDATE := "20050527"
 
 PREFERRED_VERSION_glibc = "2.3.3"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_shorewall = "2.0.9-monolithic"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_ppp-dsl = "0.1-monolithic"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_mtd-utils = "0.0.0+cvs20041113"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_kismet = "2005-01-R1"
+
 PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc-cross-initial = "3.3.4"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc-cross = "3.3.4"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc-cross-sdk = "3.3.4" 
@@ -33,13 +39,30 @@ PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc = "3.3.4"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-cross = "2.14.90.0.7"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-cross-sdk = "2.14.90.0.7"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils = "2.16"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_shorewall = "2.0.9-monolithic"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_ppp-dsl = "0.1-monolithic"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_mtd-utils = "0.0.0+cvs20041113"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_kismet = "2005-01-R1"
 
 PREFERRED_VERSION_prism54-firmware = "1.0.3.0"
 
+KERNEL_VERSION_mtx-1 = "2.4.27"
+KERNEL_VERSION_mtx-2 = "2.4.27"
+
+PREFERRED_VERSION_glibc_mtx-3 = "2.3.5+cvs20050627"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc-cross-initial_mtx-3 = "3.4.4"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc-cross_mtx-3 = "3.4.4"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc-cross-sdk_mtx-3 = "3.4.4" 
+PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc_mtx-3 = "3.4.4"
+### did not compile with:
+#PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-cross_mtx-3 = "2.16.91.0.7"
+#PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-cross-sdk_mtx-3 = "2.16.91.0.7"
+### falling back to:
+PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-cross_mtx-3 = "2.15.94.0.1"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-cross-sdk_mtx-3 = "2.15.94.0.1"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils_mtx-3 = "2.16"
+
+PREFERRED_VERSION_udev = "089"
+
+KERNEL_VERSION_mtx-3 = "2.6.15.4"
+
+
 # usually overrrided from local.conf
 NYLON_RELEASE = "unstable"
 
@@ -53,7 +76,6 @@ export FEED_URIS = " \
 # image names
 DISTRO_VERSION = "${NYLON_VERSION}"
 BUILDNAME := "${NYLON_VERSION}"
-KERNEL_VERSION = "2.4.27"
 #this does not work: ${@base_read_file('${STAGING_DIR}/${HOST_SYS}/kernel/kernel-abiversion')}
 IMAGE_NAME = "${IMAGE_BASENAME}-${MACHINE}_${BUILDNAME}"
 KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME = "kernel-${KERNEL_VERSION}-${MACHINE}_${BUILDNAME}"
diff --git a/conf/distro/openslug-native.conf b/conf/distro/openslug-native.conf
index 0366998e79..7452c26eaa 100644
--- a/conf/distro/openslug-native.conf
+++ b/conf/distro/openslug-native.conf
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ ASSUME_PROVIDED = "libtool-cross \
 		   "
 
 # Our build host is armeb, not armv5eb that the kernel reports
-BUILD_ARCH = armeb
+BUILD_ARCH = "armeb"
 
diff --git a/conf/distro/openslug.conf b/conf/distro/openslug.conf
index d5ceeee105..c24001f3f4 100644
--- a/conf/distro/openslug.conf
+++ b/conf/distro/openslug.conf
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SLUGOS_IMAGENAME = "openslug"
 SLUGOS_IMAGESEX  = "big-endian"
 
 # openslug builds a complete image (not just the parts)
-SLUGOS_FLASH_IMAGE = "yes"
+SLUGOS_FLASH_IMAGE = "nslu2"
 
 # NOTE: to build new packages set OPENSLUG_EXTRA_BBFILES to the full path name to
 # the .bb files for the packages to build - see ucslugc-packages.conf in this
diff --git a/conf/distro/openzaurus-unstable.conf b/conf/distro/openzaurus-unstable.conf
index b1080d1fea..10f00b7604 100644
--- a/conf/distro/openzaurus-unstable.conf
+++ b/conf/distro/openzaurus-unstable.conf
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ SRCDATE ?= "20060701"
 ASSUME_PROVIDED += "virtual/arm-linux-gcc-2.95"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_hostap-conf = "hostap-conf"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_task-bootstrap = "task-bootstrap"
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_tslib ?= tslib
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_tslib ?= "tslib"
 
 KERNEL_CONSOLE = "ttyS0"
 #DEBUG_OPTIMIZATION = "-O -g3"
diff --git a/conf/machine/amsdelta.conf b/conf/machine/amsdelta.conf
index 443b70c5de..85afdc85f4 100644
--- a/conf/machine/amsdelta.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/amsdelta.conf
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ EXTRA_IMAGECMD_jffs2 = "--pad --little-endian --eraseblock=0x40000"
 
 GUI_MACHINE_CLASS="smallscreen"
 
-PREFERRED_VERSION_u-boot = 1.1.4
+PREFERRED_VERSION_u-boot = "1.1.4"
 
 TARGET_CC_ARCH = "-march=armv4t -mtune=arm920t"
 
diff --git a/conf/machine/h1940.conf b/conf/machine/h1940.conf
index 3f3b2f916e..1ea4a68639 100644
--- a/conf/machine/h1940.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/h1940.conf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #@DESCRIPTION: Machine configuration for the HP iPAQ h1930 and h1940
 
 IPKG_EXTRA_ARCHS = "armv4 armv4t armv5e armv5te"
-TARGET_ARCH = arm
+TARGET_ARCH = "arm"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/xserver = "xserver-kdrive"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux-h1940"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDERS += "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}depmod:module-init-tools-cross"
diff --git a/conf/machine/h2200.conf b/conf/machine/h2200.conf
index cc242dc682..8a6cee312c 100644
--- a/conf/machine/h2200.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/h2200.conf
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ PCMCIA_MANAGER = "pcmciautils"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_xserver = "xserver-kdrive"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux-handhelds-2.6"
 
-MACHINE_EXTRA_RDEPENDS = "mtd-utils h2200-bootloader kernel"
+MACHINE_EXTRA_RDEPENDS = "h2200-bootloader"
 EXTRA_IMAGECMD_jffs2 = "--pad --eraseblock=0x4000"
 
 #
diff --git a/conf/machine/h5xxx.conf b/conf/machine/h5xxx.conf
index d2e7306c46..941d08c013 100644
--- a/conf/machine/h5xxx.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/h5xxx.conf
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS = " kernel-module-h5400_lcd \
 #
 # Modules autoload and other boot properties
 #
-SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 tts/0 vt100"
+SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyS0 vt100"
 USE_VT = "0"
diff --git a/conf/machine/h6300.conf b/conf/machine/h6300.conf
index bffe1a97e1..8cce5f61b9 100644
--- a/conf/machine/h6300.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/h6300.conf
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #
 TARGET_ARCH = "arm"
 PACKAGE_ARCH = "arm"
-IPKG_EXTRA_ARCHS = "armv4"
+IPKG_EXTRA_ARCHS = "arm armv4 armv4t"
 
 #Use OMAP 1510 cpu specifig arm9tdmi options for gcc
 require conf/machine/include/tune-arm9tdmi.conf
diff --git a/conf/machine/hx2000.conf b/conf/machine/hx2000.conf
index b0c962c1d0..da2e466425 100644
--- a/conf/machine/hx2000.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/hx2000.conf
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 TARGET_ARCH = "arm"
 IPKG_EXTRA_ARCHS = "armv4 armv4t armv5te iwmmxt ipaqpxa ipaq-pxa270"
 
-#PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux-openzaurus"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux-openzaurus"
 
 PREFERRED_VERSION_orinoco-modules = "0.15rc1"
 
diff --git a/conf/machine/include/tune-arm9tdmi.conf b/conf/machine/include/tune-arm9tdmi.conf
index cfc3bad1c1..d097b07739 100644
--- a/conf/machine/include/tune-arm9tdmi.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/include/tune-arm9tdmi.conf
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+PACKAGE_ARCH = "armv4t"
 TARGET_CC_ARCH = "-mcpu=arm9tdmi -mtune=arm9tdmi"
diff --git a/conf/machine/ixp4xx.conf b/conf/machine/ixp4xx.conf
index c088485fcc..c3e56067cd 100644
--- a/conf/machine/ixp4xx.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/ixp4xx.conf
@@ -2,4 +2,8 @@
 #@NAME: Generic IXP4XX kernel
 #@DESCRIPTION: Machine configuration for a generic ixp4xx board
 
+MACHINE_FEATURES = "kernel26 usbhost ext2"
+
 include conf/machine/include/ixp4xx.conf
+
+IPKG_EXTRA_ARCHS = "armv4 armv4t armv5e armv5te ixp4xx${ARCH_BYTE_SEX}"
diff --git a/conf/machine/lite5200.conf b/conf/machine/lite5200.conf
index 2bf6cc2d8e..cd943f7e65 100644
--- a/conf/machine/lite5200.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/lite5200.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ UBOOT_MACHINE = "Lite5200"
 SERIAL_CONSOLE="38400 ttyS0"
 
 
-TARGET_PREFIX = powerpc-603e-linux-gnu-
+TARGET_PREFIX = "powerpc-603e-linux-gnu-"
 
 IMAGE_FSTYPES = "jffs2 tar.bz2"
 
diff --git a/conf/machine/mtx-3.conf b/conf/machine/mtx-3.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bdd39ab57f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/machine/mtx-3.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#@TYPE: Machine
+#@NAME: 4G Systems mtx-3
+#@DESCRIPTION: Machine configuration for the mtx-3 (aka SurfBox 3rd generation)
+
+# hint: the mtx-3 architecture is still in experimental state, no hardware
+# is yet available for it
+
+# TARGET_ARCH should be set here in the machine configuration.
+# For compiling the kernel, ARCH will be derived form it by kernel-arch.bbclass 
+TARGET_ARCH = "arm"
+
+IPKG_ARCHS = "all arm ${MACHINE}"
+
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux-mtx-3"
+
+EXTRA_IMAGECMD_jffs2 = "--little-endian --eraseblock=0x20000 -n"  
+
+TARGET_CC_ARCH = "-march=armv5te"
+#-mtune=arm926ejs"
+
+USE_DEVFS = "1"
+USE_VT = "0"
+SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyS0 vt100"
+
+BOOTSTRAP_EXTRA_RDEPENDS += ""
+
+#PREFERRED_VERSION_yamon = "2.24"
+
+
+# FIXME: old srec files as mtx-2 used to do it ... this may need to get adapted sometime!
+
+# create srec files
+#IMAGE_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND += "\
+#	${TARGET_PREFIX}objcopy -O srec -I binary --adjust-vma 0xbe000000 ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_NAME}.rootfs.${type} ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_NAME}.rootfs.srec; \
+#	grep -v S7 ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_NAME}.rootfs.srec > ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_NAME}.srec; \
+#	grep -v S0 ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME}.flash.srec >> ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_NAME}.srec; "
diff --git a/conf/machine/mx31ads.conf b/conf/machine/mx31ads.conf
index ad6de78f56..4b3fff7061 100644
--- a/conf/machine/mx31ads.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/mx31ads.conf
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 TARGET_ARCH = "arm"
 TARGET_FPU_arm = "hard"
 
+MACHINE_FEATURES = "kernel26 apm alsa ext2 pcmcia usbhost usbgadget"
+
 GUI_MACHINE_CLASS = "smallscreen"
-IPKG_EXTRA_ARCHS = "armv6"
+IPKG_EXTRA_ARCHS = "arm armv4t armv5te armv6"
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "${MACHINE}-kernel"
 
diff --git a/conf/machine/navman-icn330.conf b/conf/machine/navman-icn330.conf
index fa1cbbaaf4..79bafd1230 100644
--- a/conf/machine/navman-icn330.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/navman-icn330.conf
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ VOLATILE_STORAGE_SIZE = "32"
 GUI_MACHINE_CLASS = "smallscreen"
 
 #Set features for task-base 
+# touchscreen is not confirmed
 MACHINE_FEATURES = "kernel26 touchscreen apm alsa  usbgadget"
 
 #
diff --git a/conf/machine/palmld.conf b/conf/machine/palmld.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35a31aa00b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/machine/palmld.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#@TYPE: Machine
+#@NAME: Palm LifeDrive
+#@DESCRIPTION: Machine configuration for the Palm LifeDrive
+
+TARGET_ARCH = "arm"
+IPKG_EXTRA_ARCHS = "arm armv4t armv5te"
+
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "hackndev-2.6trunk"
+
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/xserver = "xserver-kdrive"
+
+MACHINE_FEATURES = "kernel26 touchscreen apm alsa pcmcia irda wifi ext2 usbgadget"
+
+ROOT_FLASH_SIZE = "100"
+
+SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyS0"
+
+GUI_MACHINE_CLASS = "bigscreen"
+
+# Use tune-xscale per default. Machine independent feeds should be built with tune-strongarm.
+include conf/machine/tune-xscale.conf
+
+module_autoload_sa1100-rtc = "sa1100-rtc"