Index: target/linux/brcm47xx/patches-2.6.25/900-fix_cfe_detection.patch
===================================================================
--- target/linux/brcm47xx/patches-2.6.25/900-fix_cfe_detection.patch	(revision 0)
+++ target/linux/brcm47xx/patches-2.6.25/900-fix_cfe_detection.patch	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+--- a/arch/mips/bcm47xx/prom.c
++++ b/arch/mips/bcm47xx/prom.c
+@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
+ #include <asm/fw/cfe/cfe_error.h>
+ 
+ static int cfe_cons_handle;
++static void (* __prom_putchar)(char c);
+ 
+ const char *get_system_type(void)
+ {
+@@ -40,11 +41,17 @@
+ 
+ void prom_putchar(char c)
+ {
++	if (__prom_putchar)
++		__prom_putchar(c);
++}
++
++void prom_putchar_cfe(char c)
++{
+ 	while (cfe_write(cfe_cons_handle, &c, 1) == 0)
+ 		;
+ }
+ 
+-static __init void prom_init_cfe(void)
++static __init int prom_init_cfe(void)
+ {
+ 	uint32_t cfe_ept;
+ 	uint32_t cfe_handle;
+@@ -71,34 +78,24 @@
+ 			cfe_handle = (uint32_t)prom_vec;
+ 			cfe_ept = 0xBFC00500;
+ 			cfe_eptseal = CFE_EPTSEAL;
+-		} else {
+-			/*
+-			 * Newer loaders bundle the handle/ept/eptseal
+-			 * Note: prom_vec is in the loader's useg
+-			 * which is still alive in the TLB.
+-			 */
+-			cfe_handle = prom_vec[0];
+-			cfe_ept = prom_vec[2];
+-			cfe_eptseal = prom_vec[3];
+ 		}
+ 	}
+ 
+-	if (cfe_eptseal != CFE_EPTSEAL) {
+-		/* too early for panic to do any good */
+-		printk(KERN_ERR "CFE's entrypoint seal doesn't match.");
+-		while (1) ;
+-	}
++	if (cfe_eptseal != CFE_EPTSEAL)
++		return -1;
+ 
+ 	cfe_init(cfe_handle, cfe_ept);
++
++	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+-static __init void prom_init_console(void)
++static __init void prom_init_console_cfe(void)
+ {
+ 	/* Initialize CFE console */
+ 	cfe_cons_handle = cfe_getstdhandle(CFE_STDHANDLE_CONSOLE);
+ }
+ 
+-static __init void prom_init_cmdline(void)
++static __init void prom_init_cmdline_cfe(void)
+ {
+ 	char buf[CL_SIZE];
+ 
+@@ -146,9 +143,12 @@
+ 
+ void __init prom_init(void)
+ {
+-	prom_init_cfe();
+-	prom_init_console();
+-	prom_init_cmdline();
++	if (prom_init_cfe() == 0) {}
++		prom_init_console_cfe();
++		prom_init_cmdline_cfe();
++		__prom_putchar = prom_putchar_cfe;
++	}
++
+ 	prom_init_mem();
+ }
+