diff --git a/board/amcc/katmai/katmai.c b/board/amcc/katmai/katmai.c
index 25c9a22..e41caaf 100644
--- a/board/amcc/katmai/katmai.c
+++ b/board/amcc/katmai/katmai.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * (C) Copyright 2007
+ * (C) Copyright 2007-2008
  * Stefan Roese, DENX Software Engineering, sr@denx.de.
  *
  * See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
@@ -246,6 +246,18 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Override the default functions in cpu/ppc4xx/44x_spd_ddr2.c with
+ * board specific values.
+ */
+u32 ddr_wrdtr(u32 default_val) {
+	return (SDRAM_WRDTR_LLWP_1_CYC | SDRAM_WRDTR_WTR_180_DEG_ADV | 0x823);
+}
+
+u32 ddr_clktr(u32 default_val) {
+	return (SDRAM_CLKTR_CLKP_90_DEG_ADV);
+}
+
 #if defined(CFG_DRAM_TEST)
 int testdram (void)
 {
diff --git a/cpu/ppc4xx/44x_spd_ddr2.c b/cpu/ppc4xx/44x_spd_ddr2.c
index e199294..2475ed9 100644
--- a/cpu/ppc4xx/44x_spd_ddr2.c
+++ b/cpu/ppc4xx/44x_spd_ddr2.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * This SPD SDRAM detection code supports AMCC PPC44x cpu's with a
  * DDR2 controller (non Denali Core). Those are 440SP/SPe.
  *
- * (C) Copyright 2007
+ * (C) Copyright 2007-2008
  * Stefan Roese, DENX Software Engineering, sr@denx.de.
  *
  * COPYRIGHT   AMCC   CORPORATION 2004
@@ -2409,17 +2409,10 @@
 	 * Read sample cycle auto-update enable
 	 *-----------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-	/*
-	 * Modified for the Katmai platform:  with some DIMMs, the DDR2
-	 * controller automatically selects the T2 read cycle, but this
-	 * proves unreliable.  Go ahead and force the DDR2 controller
-	 * to use the T4 sample and disable the automatic update of the
-	 * RDSS field.
-	 */
 	mfsdram(SDRAM_RDCC, val);
 	mtsdram(SDRAM_RDCC,
 		(val & ~(SDRAM_RDCC_RDSS_MASK | SDRAM_RDCC_RSAE_MASK))
-		| (SDRAM_RDCC_RDSS_T4 | SDRAM_RDCC_RSAE_DISABLE));
+		| SDRAM_RDCC_RSAE_ENABLE);
 
 	/*------------------------------------------------------------------
 	 * Program RQDC register
@@ -2512,10 +2505,7 @@
 {
 	unsigned long rfdc_reg;
 	unsigned long rffd;
-	unsigned long rqdc_reg;
-	unsigned long rqfd;
 	unsigned long val;
-	long rqfd_average;
 	long rffd_average;
 	long max_start;
 	long min_end;
@@ -2533,10 +2523,14 @@
 	long max_end;
 	unsigned char fail_found;
 	unsigned char pass_found;
+#if !defined(CONFIG_DDR_RQDC_FIXED)
+	u32 rqdc_reg;
+	u32 rqfd;
 	u32 rqfd_start;
+	u32 rqfd_average;
+	int loopi = 0;
 	char str[] = "Auto calibration -";
 	char slash[] = "\\|/-\\|/-";
-	int loopi = 0;
 
 	/*------------------------------------------------------------------
 	 * Test to determine the best read clock delay tuning bits.
@@ -2571,6 +2565,16 @@
 	mfsdram(SDRAM_RQDC, rqdc_reg);
 	mtsdram(SDRAM_RQDC, (rqdc_reg & ~SDRAM_RQDC_RQFD_MASK) |
 		SDRAM_RQDC_RQFD_ENCODE(rqfd_start));
+#else /* CONFIG_DDR_RQDC_FIXED */
+	/*
+	 * On Katmai the complete auto-calibration somehow doesn't seem to
+	 * produce the best results, meaning optimal values for RQFD/RFFD.
+	 * This was discovered by GDA using a high bandwidth scope,
+	 * analyzing the DDR2 signals. GDA provided a fixed value for RQFD,
+	 * so now on Katmai "only" RFFD is auto-calibrated.
+	 */
+	mtsdram(SDRAM_RQDC, CONFIG_DDR_RQDC_FIXED);
+#endif /* CONFIG_DDR_RQDC_FIXED */
 
 	max_start = 0;
 	min_end = 0;
@@ -2655,6 +2659,7 @@
 	/* now fix RFDC[RFFD] found and find RQDC[RQFD] */
 	mtsdram(SDRAM_RFDC, rfdc_reg | SDRAM_RFDC_RFFD_ENCODE(rffd_average));
 
+#if !defined(CONFIG_DDR_RQDC_FIXED)
 	max_pass_length = 0;
 	max_start = 0;
 	max_end = 0;
@@ -2727,8 +2732,6 @@
 		spd_ddr_init_hang ();
 	}
 
-	blank_string(strlen(str));
-
 	if (rqfd_average < 0)
 		rqfd_average = 0;
 
@@ -2739,12 +2742,31 @@
 		(rqdc_reg & ~SDRAM_RQDC_RQFD_MASK) |
 		SDRAM_RQDC_RQFD_ENCODE(rqfd_average));
 
+	blank_string(strlen(str));
+#endif /* CONFIG_DDR_RQDC_FIXED */
+
+	/*
+	 * Now complete RDSS configuration as mentioned on page 7 of the AMCC
+	 * PowerPC440SP/SPe DDR2 application note:
+	 * "DDR1/DDR2 Initialization Sequence and Dynamic Tuning"
+	 */
+	mfsdram(SDRAM_RTSR, val);
+	if ((val & SDRAM_RTSR_TRK1SM_MASK) == SDRAM_RTSR_TRK1SM_ATPLS1) {
+		mfsdram(SDRAM_RDCC, val);
+		if ((val & SDRAM_RDCC_RDSS_MASK) != SDRAM_RDCC_RDSS_T4) {
+			val += 0x40000000;
+			mtsdram(SDRAM_RDCC, val);
+		}
+	}
+
 	mfsdram(SDRAM_DLCR, val);
 	debug("%s[%d] DLCR: 0x%08X\n", __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, val);
 	mfsdram(SDRAM_RQDC, val);
 	debug("%s[%d] RQDC: 0x%08X\n", __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, val);
 	mfsdram(SDRAM_RFDC, val);
 	debug("%s[%d] RFDC: 0x%08X\n", __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, val);
+	mfsdram(SDRAM_RDCC, val);
+	debug("%s[%d] RDCC: 0x%08X\n", __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, val);
 }
 #else /* calibration test with hardvalues */
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
diff --git a/include/configs/katmai.h b/include/configs/katmai.h
index 0aa4f2d..78c794a 100644
--- a/include/configs/katmai.h
+++ b/include/configs/katmai.h
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_SPD_EEPROM	1	/* Use SPD EEPROM for setup	*/
 #define SPD_EEPROM_ADDRESS	{0x51, 0x52}	/* SPD i2c spd addresses*/
 #define CONFIG_DDR_ECC		1	/* with ECC support		*/
+#define CONFIG_DDR_RQDC_FIXED	0x80000038 /* optimal value found by GDA*/
 #undef  CONFIG_STRESS
 
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/include/ppc440.h b/include/ppc440.h
index 90e56b0..bfd1e10 100644
--- a/include/ppc440.h
+++ b/include/ppc440.h
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@
 #define SDRAM_ECCCR	0x98	/* ECC error status                          */
 #define SDRAM_CID	0xA4	/* core ID                                   */
 #define SDRAM_RID	0xA8	/* revision ID                               */
+#define SDRAM_RTSR	0xB1	/* run time status tracking                  */
 
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 |  Memory Controller Status
@@ -605,8 +606,8 @@
 #define SDRAM_RFDC_ARSE_ENABLE		0x00000000
 #define SDRAM_RFDC_RFOS_MASK		0x007F0000
 #define SDRAM_RFDC_RFOS_ENCODE(n)	((((unsigned long)(n))&0x7F)<<16)
-#define SDRAM_RFDC_RFFD_MASK		0x000003FF
-#define SDRAM_RFDC_RFFD_ENCODE(n)	((((unsigned long)(n))&0x3FF)<<0)
+#define SDRAM_RFDC_RFFD_MASK		0x000007FF
+#define SDRAM_RFDC_RFFD_ENCODE(n)	((((unsigned long)(n))&0x7FF)<<0)
 
 #define SDRAM_RFDC_RFFD_MAX		0x7FF
 
@@ -690,6 +691,7 @@
 #define SDRAM_CLKTR_CLKP_MASK		0xC0000000
 #define SDRAM_CLKTR_CLKP_0_DEG		0x00000000
 #define SDRAM_CLKTR_CLKP_180_DEG_ADV	0x80000000
+#define SDRAM_CLKTR_CLKP_90_DEG_ADV	0x40000000
 
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 |  SDRAM Write Timing Register
@@ -790,6 +792,12 @@
 #define SDRAM_BXCF_M_BE_DISABLE		0x00000000	/* Memory Bank Enable	*/
 #define SDRAM_BXCF_M_BE_ENABLE		0x00000001	/* Memory Bank Enable	*/
 
+#define SDRAM_RTSR_TRK1SM_MASK		0xC0000000	/* Tracking State Mach 1*/
+#define SDRAM_RTSR_TRK1SM_ATBASE	0x00000000	/* atbase state		*/
+#define SDRAM_RTSR_TRK1SM_MISSED	0x40000000	/* missed state		*/
+#define SDRAM_RTSR_TRK1SM_ATPLS1	0x80000000	/* atpls1 state		*/
+#define SDRAM_RTSR_TRK1SM_RESET		0xC0000000	/* reset  state		*/
+
 #define SDR0_MFR_FIXD			0x10000000	/* Workaround for PCI/DMA */
 #endif /* CONFIG_440SPE */