diff --git a/board/altera/common/flash.c b/board/altera/common/flash.c
index 0fa74ab..2638ea8 100644
--- a/board/altera/common/flash.c
+++ b/board/altera/common/flash.c
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@
 	volatile CFG_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *addr = (CFG_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *) (info->start[0]);
 	volatile CFG_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *addr2;
 	int prot, sect;
-	int any = 0;
 	unsigned oldpri;
 	ulong start;
 
@@ -94,6 +93,12 @@
 		printf ("\n");
 	}
 
+#ifdef DEBUG
+	for (sect = s_first; sect <= s_last; sect++) {
+		printf("- Erase: Sect: %i @ 0x%08x\n", sect,  info->start[sect]);
+	}
+#endif
+
 	/* NOTE: disabling interrupts on Nios can be very bad since it
 	 * also disables the LO_LIMIT exception. It's better here to
 	 * set the interrupt priority to 3 & restore it when we're done.
@@ -114,26 +119,25 @@
 			*addr = 0xaa;
 			*addr = 0x55;
 			*addr2 = 0x30;
-			any = 1;
+			/* Now just wait for 0xff & provide some user
+			 * feedback while we wait. Here we have to grant
+			 * timer interrupts. Otherwise get_timer() can't
+			 * work right. */
+			ipri(oldpri);
+			start = get_timer (0);
+			while (*addr2 != 0xff) {
+				udelay (1000 * 1000);
+				putc ('.');
+				if (get_timer (start) > CFG_FLASH_ERASE_TOUT) {
+					printf ("timeout\n");
+					return 1;
+				}
+			}
+			oldpri = ipri (3); /* disallow non important irqs again */
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Now just wait for 0xff & provide some user feedback while
-	 * we wait.
-	 */
-	if (any) {
-		addr2 = (CFG_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *) (info->start[sect]);
-		start = get_timer (0);
-		while (*addr2 != 0xff) {
-			udelay (1000 * 1000);
-			putc ('.');
-			if (get_timer (start) > CFG_FLASH_ERASE_TOUT) {
-				printf ("timeout\n");
-				return 1;
-			}
-		}
-		printf ("\n");
-	}
+	printf ("\n");
 
 	/* Restore interrupt priority */
 	ipri (oldpri);
diff --git a/board/altera/dk1c20/dk1c20.c b/board/altera/dk1c20/dk1c20.c
index 3954486..fd85706 100644
--- a/board/altera/dk1c20/dk1c20.c
+++ b/board/altera/dk1c20/dk1c20.c
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@
 
 int board_early_init_f (void)
 {
+#if	defined(CONFIG_SEVENSEG)
 	/* init seven segment led display and switch off */
 	sevenseg_set(SEVENSEG_OFF);
+#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/board/altera/dk1s10/dk1s10.c b/board/altera/dk1s10/dk1s10.c
index 832a0b9..c45e7f1 100644
--- a/board/altera/dk1s10/dk1s10.c
+++ b/board/altera/dk1s10/dk1s10.c
@@ -33,14 +33,24 @@
 
 int board_early_init_f (void)
 {
+#if	defined(CONFIG_SEVENSEG)
 	/* init seven segment led display and switch off */
 	sevenseg_set(SEVENSEG_OFF);
+#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int checkboard (void)
 {
 	puts ("Board: Altera Nios 1S10 Development Kit\n");
+#if     defined(CONFIG_NIOS_SAFE_32)
+	puts ("Conf.: Altera Safe 32 (safe_32)\n");
+#elif   defined(CONFIG_NIOS_STANDARD_32)
+	puts ("Conf.: Altera Standard 32 (standard_32)\n");
+#elif   defined(CONFIG_NIOS_MTX_LDK_20)
+	puts ("Conf.: Microtronix LDK 2.0 (LDK2)\n");
+#endif
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/board/altera/dk1s10/vectors.S b/board/altera/dk1s10/vectors.S
index 7094eb6..2f44875 100644
--- a/board/altera/dk1s10/vectors.S
+++ b/board/altera/dk1s10/vectors.S
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * (C) Copyright 2003, Psyent Corporation <www.psyent.com>
  * Scott McNutt <smcnutt@psyent.com>
+ * Stephan Linz <linz@li-pro.net>
  *
  * See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
  * project.
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@
  * MA 02111-1307 USA
  */
 
+#include <config.h>
+
 
 /*************************************************************************
  * Exception Vector Table
@@ -55,8 +58,14 @@
 	.align	4
 _vectors:
 
-	.long	_def_xhandler@h		/* Vector 0  - NMI */
-	.long	_cwp_lolimit@h		/* Vector 1  -  underflow */
+#if	defined(CFG_NIOS_CPU_OCI_BASE)
+	/* OCI does the reset job */
+	.long	_def_xhandler@h		/* Vector 0  - NMI / Reset */
+#else
+	/* there is no OCI, so we have to do a direct reset jump here */
+	.long	CFG_NIOS_CPU_RST_VECT	/* Vector 0  - Reset to GERMS */
+#endif
+	.long	_cwp_lolimit@h		/* Vector 1  - underflow */
 	.long	_cwp_hilimit@h		/* Vector 2  - overflow	*/
 
 	.long	_def_xhandler@h		/* Vector 3 - GNUPro debug */
@@ -72,7 +81,11 @@
 	.long	_def_xhandler@h		/* Vector 13 - future reserved */
 	.long	_def_xhandler@h		/* Vector 14 - future reserved */
 	.long	_def_xhandler@h		/* Vector 15 - future reserved */
+#if	(CFG_NIOS_TMRIRQ == 16)
+	.long	_timebase_int@h		/* Vector 16 - lopri timer*/
+#else
 	.long	_def_xhandler@h		/* Vector 16 */
+#endif
 	.long	_def_xhandler@h		/* Vector 17 */
 	.long	_def_xhandler@h		/* Vector 18 */
 	.long	_def_xhandler@h		/* Vector 19 */
@@ -106,7 +119,11 @@
 	.long	_def_xhandler@h		/* Vector 47 */
 	.long	_def_xhandler@h		/* Vector 48 */
 	.long	_def_xhandler@h		/* Vector 49 */
+#if	(CFG_NIOS_TMRIRQ == 50)
 	.long	_timebase_int@h		/* Vector 50 - lopri timer*/
+#else
+	.long	_def_xhandler@h		/* Vector 50 */
+#endif
 	.long	_def_xhandler@h		/* Vector 51 */
 	.long	_def_xhandler@h		/* Vector 52 */
 	.long	_def_xhandler@h		/* Vector 53 */