--- a/packages/hal/arm/at91/at91sam7s/current/ChangeLog
+++ b/packages/hal/arm/at91/at91sam7s/current/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2007-01-17  John Eigelaar <jeigelaar@mweb.co.za>
+
+	* include/plf_io.h
+	* src/at91sam7s_misc.c
+	Added code to initialise the platform ethernet hardware if need be
+	 
 2007-01-02  Uwe Kindler <uwe_kindler@web.de>
 
 	* cdl/hal_arm_at91sam7s.cdl Moved HAL_PLATFORM_XXX defines and

--- a/packages/hal/arm/at91/at91sam7s/current/include/plf_io.h
+++ b/packages/hal/arm/at91/at91sam7s/current/include/plf_io.h
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@
 
 #define AT91_SPI AT91_SPI0
 
+//Extra SPI control bits
+#define AT91_SPI_MR_MODFDIS (1<<4)
+
 // DMA registers 
 #define AT91_SPI_RPR  0x100 // Receive Pointer Register
 #define AT91_SPI_RCR  0x104 // Receive Counter Register
@@ -188,8 +191,14 @@ extern cyg_uint32 hal_at91_us_baud(cyg_u
 extern void hal_plf_hardware_init(void);
 #define HAL_PLF_HARDWARE_INIT() \
     hal_plf_hardware_init()
+
+#ifdef CYGHWR_HAL_ARM_AT91SAM7X
+extern void hal_plf_eth_init(void);
+#define HAL_PLF_ETH_INIT() \
+    hal_plf_eth_init()
 #endif          
 
+#endif  //__ASSEMBLER__         
 
 
 #endif //CYGONCE_HAL_PLF_IO_H

--- a/packages/hal/arm/at91/at91sam7s/current/src/at91sam7s_misc.c
+++ b/packages/hal/arm/at91/at91sam7s/current/src/at91sam7s_misc.c
@@ -120,6 +120,17 @@ void hal_plf_hardware_init (void)
      watchdog driver, hence the conditional compilation. */
   HAL_WRITE_UINT32(AT91_WDTC + AT91_WDTC_WDMR, AT91_WDTC_WDMR_DIS); 
 #endif
+
+/* Perform some platform specific bits to get the Ethernet hardware
+   setup. Specifically if a specific phy is used and does not start in
+   the correct mode a function needs to be supplied as part of the plf
+   to do the necessary initializations.
+*/
+#ifdef CYGPKG_DEVS_ETH_ARM_AT91
+#ifdef HAL_PLF_ETH_INIT
+       HAL_PLF_ETH_INIT();
+#endif
+#endif
 }
 
 // Calculate the baud value to be programmed into the serial port baud