diff --git a/BaS_gcc/Makefile b/BaS_gcc/Makefile
index 1c119c7..f5a8247 100644
--- a/BaS_gcc/Makefile
+++ b/BaS_gcc/Makefile
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ $(FLASH_EXEC): TARGET_ADDRESS=0xe0000000
 $(FLASH_EXEC): LDCFILE=bas.lk
 $(FLASH_EXEC): MAPFILE=bas.map
 
-$(RAM_EXEC): TARGET_ADDRESS=0x1e000000
+$(RAM_EXEC): TARGET_ADDRESS=0x1f000000
 $(RAM_EXEC): LDCFILE=ram.lk
 $(RAM_EXEC): MAPFILE=ram.map
 
diff --git a/BaS_gcc/bas.lk.in b/BaS_gcc/bas.lk.in
index bc78db8..ec7e7f9 100644
--- a/BaS_gcc/bas.lk.in
+++ b/BaS_gcc/bas.lk.in
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 MEMORY
 {
    bas_rom (RX) : ORIGIN = TARGET_ADDRESS, LENGTH = 0x00100000
-   bas_ram (WX) : ORIGIN = 0x1FE00000, LENGTH = 0x00100000		/* target to copy BaS to */
+   /*
+	* target to copy BaS data segment to. 16k should be enough for now
+	*/
+   bas_ram (WX) : ORIGIN = 0x1FFC000, LENGTH = 0x004000
 }
 
 SECTIONS
@@ -37,23 +40,13 @@ SECTIONS
 		mcdapi/MCD_tasks.o(.text)
 		mcdapi/MCD_tasksInit.o(.text)
 		objs/xhdi_sd.o(.text)
-		objs/xhdi_interface.o(text)
-		objs/xhdi_vec.o(text)
-#if (FORMAT == elf32-m68k)
-		*(.rodata)
-		*(.rodata.*)
-#endif
-	} > bas_rom
-
-	/* BaS in RAM */
-	.bas :
-		/* The BaS is stored in the flash, just after the init part.
-		 * Then it will be copied to its final location in the RAM.
-		 * This data must be aligned for optimal copy loop speed.
+		objs/xhdi_interface.o(.text)
+		objs/xhdi_vec.o(.text)
+		
+		/*
+		 * if we compile to RAM anyway, there is no need to copy anything
 		 */
-		AT (ALIGN(ADDR(.text) + SIZEOF(.text), 4))
-	{
-		. = ALIGN(16);
+#if (TARGET_ADDRESS < 0x1FFFFFFF && TARGET_ADDRESS > 0)
 		. = ALIGN(16);
 		__BAS_DATA_START = .;
 		*(.data)
@@ -64,7 +57,36 @@ SECTIONS
 		 * is a multiple of the following value.
 		 */
 		. = ALIGN(16);
-	} > bas_ram
+#endif /* TARGET_ADDRESS */
+#if (FORMAT == elf32-m68k)
+		*(.rodata)
+		*(.rodata.*)
+#endif
+	} > bas_rom
+
+#if (TARGET_ADDRESS == 0xe0000000)
+	/* BaS in RAM */
+	.bas :
+		/*
+		 * The BaS is stored in the flash, just after the init part.
+		 * Then it will be copied to its final location in the RAM.
+		 * This data must be aligned for optimal copy loop speed.
+		 */
+		AT (ALIGN(ADDR(.text) + SIZEOF(.text), 4))
+		{
+			. = ALIGN(16);
+			. = ALIGN(16);
+			__BAS_DATA_START = .;
+			*(.data)
+			__BAS_DATA_END = .;
+			*(.bss)	
+
+			/* The BaS copy routine assumes that tha BaS size
+		 	 * is a multiple of the following value.
+		 	 */
+			. = ALIGN(16);
+		} > bas_ram
+#endif
 
 	/*
 	 * Global memory map
@@ -84,16 +106,29 @@ SECTIONS
 
 	/* FastRAM */
 	__FASTRAM               = 0x10000000;
+	__TARGET_ADDRESS		= TARGET_ADDRESS;
+	
+#if TARGET_ADDRESS == 0xe0000000
 	__FASTRAM_END           = __BAS_IN_RAM;
+#else
+	__FASTRAM_END			= TARGET_ADDRESS;
+#endif
 
 	/* Init CS0 (BootFLASH @ E000_0000 - E07F_FFFF 8Mbytes) */
 	___BOOT_FLASH           = 0xe0000000;
  	___BOOT_FLASH_SIZE      = 0x00800000;
 
+#if TARGET_ADDRESS == 0xe0000000
 	/* BaS */
 	__BAS_LMA               = LOADADDR(.bas);
 	__BAS_IN_RAM            = ADDR(.bas);
 	__BAS_SIZE              = SIZEOF(.bas);
+#else
+	/* BaS is already in RAM - no need to copy anything */
+	__BAS_IN_RAM			= __FASTRAM_END;
+	__BAS_SIZE				= 0;
+	__BAS_LMA				= 0;
+#endif
 
 	/* Other flash components */
 	__FIRETOS               = 0xe0400000;
diff --git a/BaS_gcc/sources/mmu.S b/BaS_gcc/sources/mmu.S
index ea659d4..e203313 100644
--- a/BaS_gcc/sources/mmu.S
+++ b/BaS_gcc/sources/mmu.S
@@ -78,13 +78,18 @@
 		.global _mmu_init
 		.global _mmutr_miss
 
+//
+// to avoid chicken and egg situations, we need to make sure that MMU TLB miss exceptions do not end up in a memory
+// area that in turn cause a TLB miss exception themself after the MMU is enabled. At least the exception handler must live
+// in an area that's either covered by one of the ACR's or a locked MMU TLB entry.
+//
 .text
 _mmu_init:
 		move.l	d3,-(sp)			// Backup registers
 		move.l	d2,-(sp)
 
  		clr.l	d0
-		movec	d0,ASID				// ASID allways 0
+		movec	d0,ASID				// ASID always 0
 		move.l	d0,_rt_asid			// save shadow register
 		
 		move.l	#0xC03FC040,d0		// data r/w precise  c000'0000-ffff'ffff
diff --git a/BaS_gcc/sources/sysinit.c b/BaS_gcc/sources/sysinit.c
index 847145b..94972c9 100644
--- a/BaS_gcc/sources/sysinit.c
+++ b/BaS_gcc/sources/sysinit.c
@@ -961,14 +961,22 @@ void initialize_hardware(void) {
 	//video_1280_1024();
 	init_ac97();
 
-	xprintf("copying BaS (%p - %p) to RAM (%p - %p)\r\n", BAS_LMA, BAS_LMA + BAS_SIZE, BAS_IN_RAM, BAS_IN_RAM + BAS_SIZE);
-	memcpy((void *) BAS_IN_RAM, BAS_LMA, BAS_SIZE);
-	xprintf("finished.\r\n");
+	if (BAS_LMA != BAS_IN_RAM)
+	{
+		xprintf("copying BaS (%p - %p) to RAM (%p - %p)\r\n", BAS_LMA, BAS_LMA + BAS_SIZE, BAS_IN_RAM, BAS_IN_RAM + BAS_SIZE);
+		memcpy((void *) BAS_IN_RAM, BAS_LMA, BAS_SIZE);
+		xprintf("finished.\r\n");
 
-	/* we have copied a code area, so flush the caches */
-	flush_and_invalidate_caches();
+		/* we have copied a code area, so flush the caches */
+		flush_and_invalidate_caches();
 
-	/* jump into the BaS in RAM */
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		xprintf("no BaS copy necessary - running from RAM already\r\n");
+	}
+
+	/* jump into the BaS */
 	extern void BaS(void);
 	BaS();
 }