diff --git a/board/ronetix/pm9261/pm9261.c b/board/ronetix/pm9261/pm9261.c
index c6b582d2b9..79a3216d31 100644
--- a/board/ronetix/pm9261/pm9261.c
+++ b/board/ronetix/pm9261/pm9261.c
@@ -237,21 +237,28 @@ void lcd_show_board_info(void)
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_LCD */
 
-int board_init(void)
+int board_early_init_f(void)
 {
 	struct at91_pmc *pmc = (struct at91_pmc *)ATMEL_BASE_PMC;
 
-	/* Enable Ctrlc */
-	console_init_f();
-
+	/* Enable clocks for some PIOs */
 	writel(1 << ATMEL_ID_PIOA |
 		1 << ATMEL_ID_PIOC,
 		&pmc->pcer);
 
+	at91_seriald_hw_init();
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int board_init(void)
+{
+	/* arch number of PM9261-Board */
+	gd->bd->bi_arch_number = MACH_TYPE_PM9261;
+
 	/* adress of boot parameters */
 	gd->bd->bi_boot_params = PHYS_SDRAM + 0x100;
 
-	at91_seriald_hw_init();
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMD_NAND
 	pm9261_nand_hw_init();
 #endif
diff --git a/board/ronetix/pm9263/pm9263.c b/board/ronetix/pm9263/pm9263.c
index 59cca87a9b..1266114aee 100644
--- a/board/ronetix/pm9263/pm9263.c
+++ b/board/ronetix/pm9263/pm9263.c
@@ -336,22 +336,28 @@ void lcd_show_board_info(void)
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_LCD */
 
-int board_init(void)
+int board_early_init_f(void)
 {
 	struct at91_pmc *pmc = (struct at91_pmc *)ATMEL_BASE_PMC;
 
-	/* Enable Ctrlc */
-	console_init_f();
-
-	writel((1 << ATMEL_ID_PIOA) |
-		(1 << ATMEL_ID_PIOCDE) |
-		(1 << ATMEL_ID_PIOB),
+	/* Enable clocks for all PIOs */
+	writel((1 << ATMEL_ID_PIOA) | (1 << ATMEL_ID_PIOB) |
+		(1 << ATMEL_ID_PIOCDE),
 		&pmc->pcer);
 
+	at91_seriald_hw_init();
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int board_init(void)
+{
+	/* arch number of AT91SAM9263EK-Board */
+	gd->bd->bi_arch_number = MACH_TYPE_PM9263;
+
 	/* adress of boot parameters */
 	gd->bd->bi_boot_params = PHYS_SDRAM + 0x100;
 
-	at91_seriald_hw_init();
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMD_NAND
 	pm9263_nand_hw_init();
 #endif
diff --git a/board/ronetix/pm9g45/pm9g45.c b/board/ronetix/pm9g45/pm9g45.c
index d29d0763ac..b5a11f2303 100644
--- a/board/ronetix/pm9g45/pm9g45.c
+++ b/board/ronetix/pm9g45/pm9g45.c
@@ -127,22 +127,28 @@ static void pm9g45_macb_hw_init(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-int board_init(void)
+int board_early_init_f(void)
 {
 	struct at91_pmc *pmc = (struct at91_pmc *)ATMEL_BASE_PMC;
 
-	/* Enable Ctrlc */
-	console_init_f();
-
+	/* Enable clocks for all PIOs */
 	writel((1 << ATMEL_ID_PIOA) |
 		(1 << ATMEL_ID_PIOB) |
 		(1 << ATMEL_ID_PIOC) |
 		(1 << ATMEL_ID_PIODE), &pmc->pcer);
 
+	at91_seriald_hw_init();
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int board_init(void)
+{
+	/* arch number of AT91SAM9M10G45EK-Board */
+	gd->bd->bi_arch_number = MACH_TYPE_PM9G45;
 	/* adress of boot parameters */
 	gd->bd->bi_boot_params = PHYS_SDRAM + 0x100;
 
-	at91_seriald_hw_init();
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMD_NAND
 	pm9g45_nand_hw_init();
 #endif
diff --git a/include/configs/pm9261.h b/include/configs/pm9261.h
index 9fbf9afe2f..1e803169e6 100644
--- a/include/configs/pm9261.h
+++ b/include/configs/pm9261.h
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_INITRD_TAG	1
 
 #undef CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT
+#define CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F
 
 /*
  * Hardware drivers
diff --git a/include/configs/pm9263.h b/include/configs/pm9263.h
index 374be27396..32c596241a 100644
--- a/include/configs/pm9263.h
+++ b/include/configs/pm9263.h
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@
 
 #undef CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT
 #define CONFIG_USER_LOWLEVEL_INIT	1
+#define CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F
 
 /*
  * Hardware drivers
diff --git a/include/configs/pm9g45.h b/include/configs/pm9g45.h
index 5b08d91097..eec9153300 100644
--- a/include/configs/pm9g45.h
+++ b/include/configs/pm9g45.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_INITRD_TAG	1
 
 #define CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT
+#define CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F
 
 /*
  * Hardware drivers