diff --git a/arch/arm/src/Makefile b/arch/arm/src/Makefile
index 44c4174093..098b69ed1a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/src/Makefile
@@ -82,7 +82,12 @@ board/libboard$(LIBEXT):
 nuttx: $(HEAD_AOBJ) board/libboard$(LIBEXT)
 	@echo "LD: nuttx"
 	@$(LD) --entry=__start $(LDFLAGS) $(LDPATHES) -L$(BOARDDIR) -o $(TOPDIR)/$@ $(HEAD_AOBJ) \
-		--start-group $(LDLIBS) -lboard --end-group $(EXTRA_LIBS) $(LIBGCC) 
+		--start-group $(LDLIBS) -lboard --end-group $(EXTRA_LIBS) $(LIBGCC)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_BOOT_FROM_FLASH),y)
+	@export flashloc=`$(OBJDUMP) --all-headers $(TOPDIR)/$@ | grep _eronly | cut -d' ' -f1`;  \
+	$(OBJCOPY) --adjust-section-vma=.data=0x$$flashloc $(TOPDIR)/$@ $(TOPDIR)/$@.flashimage
+	@mv $(TOPDIR)/$@.flashimage $(TOPDIR)/$@
+endif
 	@$(NM) $(TOPDIR)/$@ | \
 	grep -v '\(compiled\)\|\(\$(OBJEXT)$$\)\|\( [aUw] \)\|\(\.\.ng$$\)\|\(LASH[RL]DI\)' | \
 	sort > $(TOPDIR)/System.map
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/lpc214x/lpc214x_head.S b/arch/arm/src/lpc214x/lpc214x_head.S
index 15939a3ad1..b3c2a9ee69 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/lpc214x/lpc214x_head.S
+++ b/arch/arm/src/lpc214x/lpc214x_head.S
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ __start:
 	/* Configure VPBDIV */
 
 	configvpbdiv	r0, r1
-	
+
 	/* Configure the PLL */
 
 	configpll	r0, r1, r2, r3
@@ -471,12 +471,9 @@ __start:
 	mov	fp, #0
 	bl	up_earlyserialinit
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG
-	mov	r0, #'C'
-	bl	up_putc
-	mov	r0, #'\n'
-	bl	up_putc
-#endif
+	showprogress 'C'
+	showprogress '\n'
+
 	/* Initialize onboard LEDs */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_LEDS
diff --git a/configs/mcu123-lpc214x/defconfig b/configs/mcu123-lpc214x/defconfig
index 1229ec525a..a1f0b9086b 100644
--- a/configs/mcu123-lpc214x/defconfig
+++ b/configs/mcu123-lpc214x/defconfig
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NSH_NETMASK=(255<<24|255<<16|255<<8|0)
 # CONFIG_HEAP_BASE - The beginning of the heap
 # CONFIG_HEAP_SIZE - The size of the heap
 #
-CONFIG_BOOT_FROM_FLASH=n
+CONFIG_BOOT_FROM_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_CUSTOM_STACK=n
 CONFIG_STACK_POINTER=
 CONFIG_PROC_STACK_SIZE=4096
diff --git a/configs/mcu123-lpc214x/ld.script b/configs/mcu123-lpc214x/ld.script
index 80138e3b3a..cf802e8039 100644
--- a/configs/mcu123-lpc214x/ld.script
+++ b/configs/mcu123-lpc214x/ld.script
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ OUTPUT_ARCH(arm)
 ENTRY(_stext)
 SECTIONS
 {
-	/* The OS entry point is here (default MEMMAP mode assumed) */
+	/* The lpc2148 has 512Kb of non-volatile memory beginning at address
+	 * 0x00000000.  The OS entry point is via the reset vector at address
+	 * 0x00000000 (default MEMMAP mode assumed)
+	 */
 
 	. = 0x00000000;
 	.text : {
@@ -51,10 +54,16 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.got)			/* Global offset table		*/
 		_etext = ABSOLUTE(.);
 	}
+	_eronly = ABSOLUTE(.);		/* This is where the .data section
+					 * is relocated for execution out
+					 * FLASH */
 
-	_eronly = ABSOLUTE(.);		/* See below                    */
-	. = ALIGN(4096);
+	/* The lpc2148 has 32Kb of on-chip static RAM beginning at address
+	 * 0x40000000.  The .data section will be relocated from _eronly
+	 * to _sdata at boot time.
+	 */
 
+	. = 0x40000000;
 	.data : {
 		_sdata = ABSOLUTE(.);
 		*(.data)