diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/cpu.c b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/cpu.c
index ce275e5..942845d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/cpu.c
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@
 #include <asm/arch/ixp425.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 
-ulong loops_per_jiffy;
-
 static void cache_flush(void);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_DISPLAY_CPUINFO)
@@ -51,17 +49,14 @@ int print_cpuinfo (void)
 	puts("CPU:   Intel IXP425 at ");
 	switch ((id & 0x000003f0) >> 4) {
 	case 0x1c:
-		loops_per_jiffy = 887467;
 		speed = 533;
 		break;
 
 	case 0x1d:
-		loops_per_jiffy = 666016;
 		speed = 400;
 		break;
 
 	case 0x1f:
-		loops_per_jiffy = 442901;
 		speed = 266;
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/start.S
index f71a398..844aebf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/start.S
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@
 	.endm
 
 .globl _start
-_start: b	reset
+_start:
+	ldr	pc, _reset
 	ldr	pc, _undefined_instruction
 	ldr	pc, _software_interrupt
 	ldr	pc, _prefetch_abort
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ _start: b	reset
 	ldr	pc, _irq
 	ldr	pc, _fiq
 
+_reset:                 .word reset
 _undefined_instruction: .word undefined_instruction
 _software_interrupt:	.word software_interrupt
 _prefetch_abort:	.word prefetch_abort
@@ -163,12 +165,6 @@ reset:
 	str     r1, [r2]
 
 	/* make sure flash is visible at 0 */
-#if 0
-	ldr	r2, =IXP425_EXP_CFG0
-	ldr     r1, [r2]
-	orr     r1, r1, #0x80000000
-	str     r1, [r2]
-#endif
 	mov	r1, #CONFIG_SYS_SDR_CONFIG
 	ldr     r2, =IXP425_SDR_CONFIG
 	str     r1, [r2]
@@ -212,19 +208,6 @@ reset:
 	str	r1, [r4]
 	DELAY_FOR 0x4000, r0
 
-	/* copy */
-	mov     r0, #0
-	mov     r4, r0
-	add     r2, r0, #CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_LEN
-	mov     r1, #0x10000000
-	mov     r5, r1
-
-    30:
-	ldr     r3, [r0], #4
-	str     r3, [r1], #4
-	cmp     r0, r2
-	bne     30b
-
 	/* invalidate I & D caches & BTB */
 	mcr	p15, 0, r0, c7, c7, 0
 	CPWAIT	r0
@@ -237,19 +220,12 @@ reset:
 	mcr	p15, 0, r0, c7, c10, 4
 	CPWAIT	r0
 
-	/* move flash to 0x50000000 */
+	/* remove flash mirror at 0x00000000 */
 	ldr	r2, =IXP425_EXP_CFG0
 	ldr     r1, [r2]
 	bic     r1, r1, #0x80000000
 	str     r1, [r2]
 
-	nop
-	nop
-	nop
-	nop
-	nop
-	nop
-
 	/* invalidate I & Data TLB */
 	mcr	p15, 0, r0, c8, c7, 0
 	CPWAIT r0
@@ -265,7 +241,7 @@ reset:
 	orr	r0,r0,#0x13
 	msr	cpsr,r0
 
-/* Set stackpointer in internal RAM to call board_init_f */
+/* Set initial stackpointer in SDRAM to call board_init_f */
 call_board_init_f:
 	ldr	sp, =(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR)
 	bic	sp, sp, #7 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */
@@ -576,28 +552,3 @@ reset_endless:
 
 	b	reset_endless
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
-
-.LC0:		.word	loops_per_jiffy
-
-/*
- * 0 <= r0 <= 2000
- */
-.globl __udelay
-__udelay:
-	mov	r2,     #0x6800
-	orr	r2, r2, #0x00db
-	mul	r0, r2, r0
-	ldr	r2, .LC0
-	ldr	r2, [r2]		@ max = 0x0fffffff
-	mov	r0, r0, lsr #11		@ max = 0x00003fff
-	mov	r2, r2, lsr #11		@ max = 0x0003ffff
-	mul	r0, r2, r0		@ max = 2^32-1
-	movs	r0, r0, lsr #6
-
-delay_loop:
-	subs	r0, r0, #1
-	bne	delay_loop
-	mov	pc, lr
-
-#endif /* CONFIG_USE_IRQ */
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/timer.c b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/timer.c
index edf341f..7a44a08 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/timer.c
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 /*
+ * (C) Copyright 2010
+ * Michael Schwingen, michael@schwingen.org
+ *
  * (C) Copyright 2006
  * Stefan Roese, DENX Software Engineering, sr@denx.de.
  *
@@ -31,105 +34,94 @@
 
 #include <common.h>
 #include <asm/arch/ixp425.h>
+#include <asm/io.h>
+#include <div64.h>
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_TIMER_IRQ
-
-#define FREQ		66666666
-#define CLOCK_TICK_RATE	(((FREQ / CONFIG_SYS_HZ & ~IXP425_OST_RELOAD_MASK) + 1) * CONFIG_SYS_HZ)
-#define LATCH		((CLOCK_TICK_RATE + CONFIG_SYS_HZ/2) / CONFIG_SYS_HZ)	/* For divider */
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 /*
- * When interrupts are enabled, use timer 2 for time/delay generation...
+ * The IXP42x time-stamp timer runs at 2*OSC_IN (66.666MHz when using a
+ * 33.333MHz crystal).
  */
-
-static volatile ulong timestamp;
-
-static void timer_isr(void *data)
+static inline unsigned long long tick_to_time(unsigned long long tick)
 {
-	unsigned int *pTime = (unsigned int *)data;
-
-	(*pTime)++;
-
-	/*
-	 * Reset IRQ source
-	 */
-	*IXP425_OSST = IXP425_OSST_TIMER_2_PEND;
+	tick *= CONFIG_SYS_HZ;
+	do_div(tick, CONFIG_IXP425_TIMER_CLK);
+	return tick;
 }
 
-ulong get_timer (ulong base)
+static inline unsigned long long time_to_tick(unsigned long long time)
 {
-	return timestamp - base;
+	time *= CONFIG_IXP425_TIMER_CLK;
+	do_div(time, CONFIG_SYS_HZ);
+	return time;
 }
 
-void reset_timer (void)
+static inline unsigned long long us_to_tick(unsigned long long us)
 {
-	timestamp = 0;
+	us = us * CONFIG_IXP425_TIMER_CLK + 999999;
+	do_div(us, 1000000);
+	return us;
 }
 
-int timer_init (void)
+unsigned long long get_ticks(void)
 {
-	/* install interrupt handler for timer */
-	irq_install_handler(IXP425_TIMER_2_IRQ, timer_isr, (void *)&timestamp);
-
-	/* setup the Timer counter value */
-	*IXP425_OSRT2 = (LATCH & ~IXP425_OST_RELOAD_MASK) | IXP425_OST_ENABLE;
+	ulong now = *IXP425_OSTS_B;
+
+	if (readl(IXP425_OSST) & IXP425_OSST_TIMER_TS_PEND) {
+		/* rollover of timestamp timer register */
+		gd->timestamp += (0xFFFFFFFF - gd->lastinc) + now + 1;
+		writel(IXP425_OSST_TIMER_TS_PEND, IXP425_OSST);
+	} else {
+		/* move stamp forward with absolut diff ticks */
+		gd->timestamp += (now - gd->lastinc);
+	}
+	gd->lastinc = now;
+	return gd->timestamp;
+}
 
-	/* enable timer irq */
-	*IXP425_ICMR = (1 << IXP425_TIMER_2_IRQ);
 
-	return 0;
-}
-#else
-ulong get_timer (ulong base)
+void reset_timer_masked(void)
 {
-       return get_timer_masked () - base;
+	/* capture current timestamp counter */
+	gd->lastinc = readl(IXP425_OSTS_B);
+	/* start "advancing" time stamp from 0 */
+	gd->timestamp = 0;
 }
 
-void ixp425_udelay(unsigned long usec)
+void reset_timer(void)
 {
-	/*
-	 * This function has a max usec, but since it is called from udelay
-	 * we should not have to worry... be happy
-	 */
-	unsigned long usecs = CONFIG_SYS_HZ/1000000L & ~IXP425_OST_RELOAD_MASK;
-
-	*IXP425_OSST = IXP425_OSST_TIMER_1_PEND;
-	usecs |= IXP425_OST_ONE_SHOT | IXP425_OST_ENABLE;
-	*IXP425_OSRT1 = usecs;
-	while (!(*IXP425_OSST & IXP425_OSST_TIMER_1_PEND));
+	reset_timer_masked();
 }
 
-void __udelay (unsigned long usec)
+ulong get_timer_masked(void)
 {
-	while (usec--) ixp425_udelay(1);
+	return tick_to_time(get_ticks());
 }
 
-static ulong reload_constant = 0xfffffff0;
-
-void reset_timer_masked (void)
+ulong get_timer(ulong base)
 {
-	ulong reload = reload_constant | IXP425_OST_ONE_SHOT | IXP425_OST_ENABLE;
+	return get_timer_masked() - base;
+}
 
-	*IXP425_OSST = IXP425_OSST_TIMER_1_PEND;
-	*IXP425_OSRT1 = reload;
+void set_timer(ulong t)
+{
+	gd->timestamp = time_to_tick(t);
 }
 
-ulong get_timer_masked (void)
+/* delay x useconds AND preserve advance timestamp value */
+void __udelay(unsigned long usec)
 {
-	/*
-	 * Note that it is possible for this to wrap!
-	 * In this case we return max.
-	 */
-	ulong current = *IXP425_OST1;
-	if (*IXP425_OSST & IXP425_OSST_TIMER_1_PEND)
-	{
-		return reload_constant;
-	}
-	return (reload_constant - current);
+	unsigned long long tmp;
+
+	tmp = get_ticks() + us_to_tick(usec);
+
+	while (get_ticks() < tmp)
+		;
 }
 
 int timer_init(void)
 {
+	writel(IXP425_OSST_TIMER_TS_PEND, IXP425_OSST);
 	return 0;
 }
-#endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-ixp/ixp425.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-ixp/ixp425.h
index 2114437..5132607 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-ixp/ixp425.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-ixp/ixp425.h
@@ -391,9 +391,8 @@
 #define IXP425_TIMER_REG(x) (IXP425_TIMER_BASE_PHYS+(x))
 #endif
 
-#if 0 /* test-only: also defined in npe/include/... */
-#define IXP425_OSTS	IXP425_TIMER_REG(IXP425_OSTS_OFFSET)
-#endif
+/* _B to avoid collision: also defined in npe/include/... */
+#define IXP425_OSTS_B	IXP425_TIMER_REG(IXP425_OSTS_OFFSET)
 #define IXP425_OST1	IXP425_TIMER_REG(IXP425_OST1_OFFSET)
 #define IXP425_OSRT1	IXP425_TIMER_REG(IXP425_OSRT1_OFFSET)
 #define IXP425_OST2	IXP425_TIMER_REG(IXP425_OST2_OFFSET)
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/global_data.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/global_data.h
index 2a84d27..c1a59f2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/global_data.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/global_data.h
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ typedef	struct	global_data {
 	unsigned long long	timer_reset_value;
 	unsigned long	lastinc;
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_IXP425
+	unsigned long	timestamp;
+#endif
 	unsigned long	relocaddr;	/* Start address of U-Boot in RAM */
 	phys_size_t	ram_size;	/* RAM size */
 	unsigned long	mon_len;	/* monitor len */
