diff --git a/SD_CARD/BaS_gcc/mcf5474.bdm b/SD_CARD/BaS_gcc/mcf5474.bdm
index 05c82cd..fb8074c 100755
--- a/SD_CARD/BaS_gcc/mcf5474.bdm
+++ b/SD_CARD/BaS_gcc/mcf5474.bdm
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/local/bin/bdmctrl -v10
+#!/usr/local/bin/bdmctrl -D2
 #
 # firebee board initialization for bdmctrl 
 #
@@ -67,11 +67,23 @@ write 0xFF000104 0x710D0F00 4	# SDCR (lock SDMR and enable refresh)
 write 0xFF000240 0x80000000 4	# disable watchdog arbiter
 
 # notify flashlib that we have flash at address 0xE0000000, length 0x7FFFFF, plugin is flash29
-flash 0xE0000000 flash29
+flash 0xE0000000
 # do not flash yet. First check if board can be initialized correctly
 
-# load -v bas.elf
-load -v ram.elf
+#flash-plugin 0x10000000 0x4000 flash29.plugin
+
+# contrary to documentation, it seems we need to erase-wait after each sector
+erase 0xE0000000 0
+erase-wait 0xE0000000
+erase 0xE0000000 0x1000
+erase-wait 0xE0000000
+erase 0xE0000000 0x2000
+erase-wait 0xE0000000
+erase 0xE0000000 0x3000
+erase-wait 0xE0000000
+
+load -v bas.elf
+#load -v ram.elf
 wait
-sleep 1000
+sleep 100
 execute
diff --git a/SD_CARD/BaS_gcc/sources/startcf.S b/SD_CARD/BaS_gcc/sources/startcf.S
index f544dc3..6188337 100644
--- a/SD_CARD/BaS_gcc/sources/startcf.S
+++ b/SD_CARD/BaS_gcc/sources/startcf.S
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ _rom_header:
 		 */
 		bra.s	_rom_entry	// Short jump to the real entry point
 		.short	0x4ef9		// Fake jmp instruction
-
 		/* The second long is the initial PC */
 		.long	_rom_entry	// Real entry point
 
diff --git a/SD_CARD/BaS_gcc/sources/sysinit.c b/SD_CARD/BaS_gcc/sources/sysinit.c
index 6464096..63f2d0f 100644
--- a/SD_CARD/BaS_gcc/sources/sysinit.c
+++ b/SD_CARD/BaS_gcc/sources/sysinit.c
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ extern void flush_and_invalidate_caches_before_copy(void);
 
 extern volatile long _VRAM;	/* start address of video ram from linker script */
 
+static const int MAJOR_VERSION = 0;
+static const int MINOR_VERSION = 1;
+
 /*
  * wait for the specified number of us on slice timer 0. Replaces the original routines that had
  * the number of useconds to wait for hardcoded in their name.
@@ -798,6 +801,10 @@ void initialize_hardware(void) {
 		init_gpio();
 		init_serial();
 		init_slt();
+
+		xprintf("\r\nBaS_gcc for FireBee v %d.%d\r\n", MAJOR_VERSION, MINOR_VERSION);
+		xprintf("initializing hardware...\r\n");
+
 		init_fbcs();
 		init_ddram();
 		init_fpga();
@@ -819,6 +826,10 @@ void initialize_hardware(void) {
 	init_gpio();
 	init_serial();
 	init_slt();
+
+	xprintf("\r\nBaS_gcc for FireBee v %d.%d\r\n", MAJOR_VERSION, MINOR_VERSION);
+	xprintf("initializing hardware...\r\n");
+
 	init_fbcs();
 	init_ddram();
 	init_PCI();