diff --git a/board/ifm/ac14xx/ac14xx.c b/board/ifm/ac14xx/ac14xx.c
index 7442591..e47f63d 100644
--- a/board/ifm/ac14xx/ac14xx.c
+++ b/board/ifm/ac14xx/ac14xx.c
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 #include <i2c.h>
 #endif
 
+static int eeprom_diag;
+static int mac_diag;
+static int gpio_diag;
+
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 static void gpio_configure(void)
@@ -37,7 +41,7 @@ static void gpio_configure(void)
 
 	/*
 	 * out_be32(&gpioregs->gpdir, 0xC2293020);
-	 * workaround for a hardware affect: configure direction in pieces,
+	 * workaround for a hardware effect: configure direction in pieces,
 	 * setting all outputs at once drops the reset line too low and
 	 * makes us lose the MII connection (breaks ethernet for us)
 	 */
@@ -126,8 +130,6 @@ static u32 gpio_querykbd(void)
 
 /* excerpt from the recovery's hw_info.h */
 
-static int eeprom_diag = 1;
-
 struct __attribute__ ((__packed__)) eeprom_layout {
 	char	magic[3];	/** 'ifm' */
 	u8	len[2];		/** content length without magic/len fields */
@@ -230,8 +232,8 @@ int mac_read_from_eeprom(void)
 
 	if (mac && is_valid_ether_addr(mac)) {
 		eth_setenv_enetaddr("ethaddr", mac);
-		printf("DIAG: %s() MAC value [%s]\n",
-			__func__, getenv("ethaddr"));
+		if (mac_diag)
+			printf("DIAG: MAC [%s]\n", getenv("ethaddr"));
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -326,42 +328,38 @@ int misc_init_r(void)
 	gpio_configure();
 
 	/*
-	 * check the GPIO keyboard,
-	 * enforced start of the recovery when
+	 * enforce the start of the recovery system when
 	 * - the appropriate keys were pressed
-	 * - a previous installation was aborted or has failed
 	 * - "some" external software told us to
+	 * - a previous installation was aborted or has failed
 	 */
 	want_recovery = 0;
 	keys = gpio_querykbd();
-	printf("GPIO keyboard status [0x%08X]\n", keys);
-	/* XXX insist in the _exact_ combination? */
+	if (gpio_diag)
+		printf("GPIO keyboard status [0x%02X]\n", keys);
 	if ((keys & GPIOKEY_BITS_RECOVERY) == GPIOKEY_BITS_RECOVERY) {
-		printf("GPIO keyboard requested RECOVERY\n");
-		/* XXX TODO
-		 * refine the logic to detect the first keypress, and
-		 * wait to recheck IF it was the recovery combination?
-		 */
+		printf("detected recovery request (keyboard)\n");
 		want_recovery = 1;
 	}
-	s = getenv("install_in_progress");
+	s = getenv("want_recovery");
 	if ((s != NULL) && (*s != '\0')) {
-		printf("previous installation aborted, running RECOVERY\n");
+		printf("detected recovery request (environment)\n");
 		want_recovery = 1;
 	}
-	s = getenv("install_failed");
+	s = getenv("install_in_progress");
 	if ((s != NULL) && (*s != '\0')) {
-		printf("previous installation FAILED, running RECOVERY\n");
+		printf("previous installation has not completed\n");
 		want_recovery = 1;
 	}
-	s = getenv("want_recovery");
+	s = getenv("install_failed");
 	if ((s != NULL) && (*s != '\0')) {
-		printf("running RECOVERY according to the request\n");
+		printf("previous installation has failed\n");
 		want_recovery = 1;
 	}
-
-	if (want_recovery)
+	if (want_recovery) {
+		printf("enforced start of the recovery system\n");
 		setenv("bootcmd", "run recovery");
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * boot the recovery system without waiting; boot the
diff --git a/include/configs/ac14xx.h b/include/configs/ac14xx.h
index 7cb10fb..d24d014 100644
--- a/include/configs/ac14xx.h
+++ b/include/configs/ac14xx.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MAX_RAM_SIZE		0x20000000
 
 /*
- * DDR Controller Configuration XXX TODO
+ * DDR Controller Configuration
  *
  * SYS_CFG:
  *	[31:31]	MDDRC Soft Reset:	Diabled
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@
 
 /*
  * CS related parameters
- * TODO document these
  */
 /* CS0 Flash */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_CS0_CFG		0x00031110
@@ -331,8 +330,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #define CONFIG_BAUDRATE			115200	/* ... at 115200 bps */
-#define CONFIG_SYS_BAUDRATE_TABLE  \
-	{300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 115200}
 
 #define CONSOLE_FIFO_TX_SIZE		FIFOC_PSC3_TX_SIZE
 #define CONSOLE_FIFO_TX_ADDR		FIFOC_PSC3_TX_ADDR
@@ -506,21 +503,21 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_BOOTDELAY	2	/* -1 disables auto-boot */
 
-/* XXX TODO need to specify the builtin environment */
+/* the builtin environment and standard greeting */
 #define CONFIG_PREBOOT	"echo;"	\
 	"echo Type \\\"run flash_nfs\\\" to mount root filesystem over NFS;" \
 	"echo"
 
 #define CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS_DEVEL					\
-	"muster_nr=00\0"						\
+	"muster_nr=-00\0"						\
 	"fromram=run ramargs addip addtty; "				\
-		"tftp ${fdt_addr_r} k6m2/ac14xx.dtb-${muster_nr}; "	\
-		"tftp ${kernel_addr_r} k6m2/uImage-${muster_nr}; "	\
-		"tftp ${ramdisk_addr_r} k6m2/uFS-${muster_nr}; "	\
+		"tftp ${fdt_addr_r} ac14xx/ac14xx.dtb${muster_nr}; "	\
+		"tftp ${kernel_addr_r} ac14xx/uImage${muster_nr}; "	\
+		"tftp ${ramdisk_addr_r} ac14xx/uFS${muster_nr}; "	\
 		"bootm ${kernel_addr_r} ${ramdisk_addr_r} ${fdt_addr_r}\0" \
 	"fromnfs=run nfsargs addip addtty; "				\
-		"tftp ${fdt_addr_r} k6m2/ac14xx.dtb-${muster_nr}; "	\
-		"tftp ${kernel_addr_r} k6m2/uImage-${muster_nr}; "	\
+		"tftp ${fdt_addr_r} ac14xx/ac14xx.dtb${muster_nr}; "	\
+		"tftp ${kernel_addr_r} ac14xx/uImage${muster_nr}; "	\
 		"bootm ${kernel_addr_r} - ${fdt_addr_r}\0"		\
 	"fromflash=run nfsargs addip addtty; "				\
 		"bootm fc020000 - fc000000\0"				\
@@ -548,12 +545,12 @@
 	"u-boot=ac14xx/u-boot.bin\0"					\
 	"bootfile=ac14xx/uImage\0"					\
 	"fdtfile=ac14xx/ac14xx.dtb\0"					\
-	"rootpath=/opt/eldk/ppc_6xx\n"					\
+	"rootpath=/opt/eldk/ppc_6xx\0"					\
 	"netdev=eth0\0"							\
 	"consdev=ttyPSC0\0"						\
 	"hostname=ac14xx\0"						\
 	"nfsargs=setenv bootargs root=/dev/nfs rw "			\
-		"nfsroot=${serverip}:${rootpath}-${muster_nr}\0"	\
+		"nfsroot=${serverip}:${rootpath}${muster_nr}\0"	\
 	"ramargs=setenv bootargs root=/dev/ram rw\0"			\
 	"addip=setenv bootargs ${bootargs} "				\
 		"ip=${ipaddr}:${serverip}:${gatewayip}:${netmask}"	\
@@ -583,6 +580,8 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND	"run production"
 
+#define CONFIG_ARP_TIMEOUT	200UL
+
 #define CONFIG_FIT		1
 #define CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT	1
 #define CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP	1
