diff --git a/arch/arm/src/str71x/str71x_gpio.h b/arch/arm/src/str71x/str71x_gpio.h
index 2eb92939a2..d8e307ec3e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/str71x/str71x_gpio.h
+++ b/arch/arm/src/str71x/str71x_gpio.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /************************************************************************************
  * arch/arm/src/str71x/str71x_gpio.h
  *
- *   Copyright (C) 2008 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright (C) 2008-2009 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
  *   Author: Gregory Nutt <spudmonkey@racsa.co.cr>
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/str71x/str71x_irq.c b/arch/arm/src/str71x/str71x_irq.c
index 6be5e945ba..d9804e1748 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/str71x/str71x_irq.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/str71x/str71x_irq.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <nuttx/irq.h>
+#include <nuttx/arch.h>
 
 #include "arm.h"
 #include "up_arch.h"
@@ -92,8 +93,11 @@ void up_irqinitialize(void)
    * (Needs more investigation).
    */
 
+  up_mdelay(50);                        /* Wait a bit */
+#if 0
   putreg32(0, STR71X_EIC_IER);          /* Make sure that all interrupts are disabled */
   putreg32(0xffffffff, STR71X_EIC_IPR); /* And that no interrupts are pending */
+#endif
 
   /* Enable global ARM interrupts */
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/str71x/str71x_lowputc.c b/arch/arm/src/str71x/str71x_lowputc.c
index b129366535..ae20cbb266 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/str71x/str71x_lowputc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/str71x/str71x_lowputc.c
@@ -300,17 +300,17 @@ void up_lowsetup(void)
 
 #if HAVE_UART
   reg16  = getreg16(STR71X_GPIO0_PC0);
-  reg16 &= STR71X_UART_GPIO0_MASK;
+  reg16 &= ~STR71X_UART_GPIO0_MASK;
   reg16 |= STR71X_UART_GPIO0_PC0BITS;
   putreg16(reg16, STR71X_GPIO0_PC0);
 
   reg16 = getreg16(STR71X_GPIO0_PC1);
-  reg16 &= STR71X_UART_GPIO0_MASK;
+  reg16 &= ~STR71X_UART_GPIO0_MASK;
   reg16 |= STR71X_UART_GPIO0_PC1BITS;
   putreg16(reg16, STR71X_GPIO0_PC1);
 
   reg16 = getreg16(STR71X_GPIO0_PC2);
-  reg16 &= STR71X_UART_GPIO0_MASK;
+  reg16 &= ~STR71X_UART_GPIO0_MASK;
   reg16 |= STR71X_UART_GPIO0_PC2BITS;
   putreg16(reg16, STR71X_GPIO0_PC2);
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/str71x/str71x_serial.c b/arch/arm/src/str71x/str71x_serial.c
index 1f82f7f4f5..340c166cb6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/str71x/str71x_serial.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/str71x/str71x_serial.c
@@ -775,17 +775,17 @@ static void up_rxint(struct uart_dev_s *dev, boolean enable)
   struct up_dev_s *priv = (struct up_dev_s*)dev->priv;
   if (enable)
     {
-      /* Receive an interrupt when the Rx FIFO is half full (or an IDLE
-       * timeout occurs.
+      /* Receive an interrupt when the Rx FIFO is half full (or if a timeout
+       * occurs while the Rx FIFO is not empty).
        */
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_SUPPRESS_SERIAL_INTS
-      priv->ier |= (STR71X_UARTIER_RHF|STR71X_UARTIER_TIMEOUTIDLE);
+      priv->ier |= (STR71X_UARTIER_RHF|STR71X_UARTIER_TIMEOUTNE);
 #endif
     }
   else
     {
-      priv->ier &= ~(STR71X_UARTIER_RHF|STR71X_UARTIER_TIMEOUTIDLE);
+      priv->ier &= ~(STR71X_UARTIER_RHF|STR71X_UARTIER_TIMEOUTNE);
     }
   up_serialout(priv, STR71X_UART_IER_OFFSET, priv->ier);
 }