* Supported Boot options for configuration file
  * this is needed to set the correct flash offset
  */
-static table_entry_t imximage_bootops[] = {
+static table_entry_t imximage_boot_offset[] = {
        {FLASH_OFFSET_ONENAND,  "onenand",      "OneNAND Flash",},
        {FLASH_OFFSET_NAND,     "nand",         "NAND Flash",   },
        {FLASH_OFFSET_NOR,      "nor",          "NOR Flash",    },
        {-1,                    "",             "Invalid",      },
 };
 
+/*
+ * Supported Boot options for configuration file
+ * this is needed to determine the initial load size
+ */
+static table_entry_t imximage_boot_loadsize[] = {
+       {FLASH_LOADSIZE_ONENAND,        "onenand",      "OneNAND Flash",},
+       {FLASH_LOADSIZE_NAND,           "nand",         "NAND Flash",   },
+       {FLASH_LOADSIZE_NOR,            "nor",          "NOR Flash",    },
+       {FLASH_LOADSIZE_SATA,           "sata",         "SATA Disk",    },
+       {FLASH_LOADSIZE_SD,             "sd",           "SD Card",      },
+       {FLASH_LOADSIZE_SPI,            "spi",          "SPI Flash",    },
+       {-1,                            "",             "Invalid",      },
+};
+
 /*
  * IMXIMAGE version definition for i.MX chips
  */
 static uint32_t imximage_version;
 /* Image Vector Table Offset */
 static uint32_t imximage_ivt_offset;
+/* Initial Load Region Size */
+static uint32_t imximage_init_loadsize;
 
 static set_dcd_val_t set_dcd_val;
 static set_dcd_rst_t set_dcd_rst;
        /* Set magic number */
        fhdr_v1->app_code_barker = APP_CODE_BARKER;
 
-       hdr_base = entry_point - sizeof(struct imx_header);
+       /* TODO: check i.MX image V1 handling, for now use 'old' style */
+       hdr_base = entry_point - 4096;
        fhdr_v1->app_dest_ptr = hdr_base - flash_offset;
        fhdr_v1->app_code_jump_vector = entry_point;
 
 
        fhdr_v2->entry = entry_point;
        fhdr_v2->reserved1 = fhdr_v2->reserved2 = 0;
-       fhdr_v2->self = hdr_base = entry_point - sizeof(struct imx_header);
-
+       hdr_base = entry_point - imximage_init_loadsize +
+               flash_offset;
+       fhdr_v2->self = hdr_base;
        fhdr_v2->dcd_ptr = hdr_base + offsetof(imx_header_v2_t, dcd_table);
        fhdr_v2->boot_data_ptr = hdr_base
                        + offsetof(imx_header_v2_t, boot_data);
-       hdr_v2->boot_data.start = hdr_base - flash_offset;
+       hdr_v2->boot_data.start = entry_point - imximage_init_loadsize;
 
        /* Security feature are not supported */
        fhdr_v2->csf = 0;
                set_hdr_func(imxhdr);
                break;
        case CMD_BOOT_FROM:
-               imximage_ivt_offset = get_table_entry_id(imximage_bootops,
+               imximage_ivt_offset = get_table_entry_id(imximage_boot_offset,
                                        "imximage boot option", token);
                if (imximage_ivt_offset == -1) {
                        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s[%d] -Invalid boot device"
                                "(%s)\n", name, lineno, token);
                        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
                }
+
+               imximage_init_loadsize =
+                       get_table_entry_id(imximage_boot_loadsize,
+                                          "imximage boot option", token);
+
+               if (imximage_init_loadsize == -1) {
+                       fprintf(stderr,
+                               "Error: %s[%d] -Invalid boot device(%s)\n",
+                               name, lineno, token);
+                       exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+               }
                if (unlikely(cmd_ver_first != 1))
                        cmd_ver_first = 0;
                break;
         *
         * The remaining fraction of a block bytes would not be loaded!
         */
-       *header_size_ptr = ROUND(sbuf->st_size + imximage_ivt_offset, 4096);
+       *header_size_ptr = ROUND(sbuf->st_size, 4096);
 }
 
 int imximage_check_params(struct mkimage_params *params)
 
 #define APP_CODE_BARKER        0xB1
 #define DCD_BARKER     0xB17219E9
 
-#define HEADER_OFFSET  0x400
-
 /*
  * NOTE: This file must be kept in sync with arch/arm/include/asm/\
  *       imx-common/imximage.cfg because tools/imximage.c can not
  *       cross-include headers from arch/arm/ and vice-versa.
  */
 #define CMD_DATA_STR   "DATA"
+
+/* Initial Vector Table Offset */
 #define FLASH_OFFSET_UNDEFINED 0xFFFFFFFF
 #define FLASH_OFFSET_STANDARD  0x400
 #define FLASH_OFFSET_NAND      FLASH_OFFSET_STANDARD
 #define FLASH_OFFSET_NOR       0x1000
 #define FLASH_OFFSET_SATA      FLASH_OFFSET_STANDARD
 
+/* Initial Load Region Size */
+#define FLASH_LOADSIZE_UNDEFINED       0xFFFFFFFF
+#define FLASH_LOADSIZE_STANDARD                0x1000
+#define FLASH_LOADSIZE_NAND            FLASH_LOADSIZE_STANDARD
+#define FLASH_LOADSIZE_SD              FLASH_LOADSIZE_STANDARD
+#define FLASH_LOADSIZE_SPI             FLASH_LOADSIZE_STANDARD
+#define FLASH_LOADSIZE_ONENAND         0x400
+#define FLASH_LOADSIZE_NOR             0x0 /* entire image */
+#define FLASH_LOADSIZE_SATA            FLASH_LOADSIZE_STANDARD
+
 #define IVT_HEADER_TAG 0xD1
 #define IVT_VERSION 0x40
 #define DCD_HEADER_TAG 0xD2
                imx_header_v1_t hdr_v1;
                imx_header_v2_t hdr_v2;
        } header;
-} __attribute__((aligned(4096)));
+};
 
 typedef void (*set_dcd_val_t)(struct imx_header *imxhdr,
                                        char *name, int lineno,