4 files changed, 14 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/i386/Makefile.in b/i386/Makefile.in
index 6fcd5c3..dc5c661 100644
--- a/i386/Makefile.in
+++ b/i386/Makefile.in
@@ -134,11 +134,9 @@ boothdr.o: i386asm.h
 all: sysdep.a
 	$(MAKE) -C linux $@
 
-# `$($(systype)-objfiles-prepend)' are special, but are nevertheless
-# created for the target `sysdep.a'.
 sysdep.a: $(objfiles) linux/linux.o
 	rm -f $@
-	$(AR) cr $@ $(filter-out $($(systype)-objfiles-prepend),$^)
+	$(AR) cr $@ $^
 	$(RANLIB) $@
 
 check:
diff --git a/i386/Makerules.in b/i386/Makerules.in
index ef04948..9f09bcc 100644
--- a/i386/Makerules.in
+++ b/i386/Makerules.in
@@ -33,12 +33,8 @@ DEFINES += -DCONTINUATIONS -D__ELF__ -Di386 $(DEFS-$(systype))
 # The system specific ones always override the generic ones.
 INCLUDES += -I$(abs_top_srcdir)/$(systype)/bogus
 
-# Arrange for a suitable load address.
-LDFLAGS-kernel += -Ttext 100000
-
-# `boothdr.o' has to be at the beginning of the kernel image.
-$(systype)-objfiles-prepend = boothdr.o
-
+# i386 specific linker script.
+LDFLAGS-kernel += -T $(abs_top_srcdir)/$(systype)/ldscript
 
 #
 # Autoconf support
diff --git a/i386/i386at/boothdr.S b/i386/i386at/boothdr.S
index de80753..125eece 100644
--- a/i386/i386at/boothdr.S
+++ b/i386/i386at/boothdr.S
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@
 
 #include "i386asm.h"
 
-	.text
-
+	/*
+	 * This section will be put first into .text.  See also	i386/ldscript.
+	 */
+	.section .text.start,"ax"
+	
 	/* We should never be entered this way.  */
 	.globl	start,_start
 start:
diff --git a/i386/ldscript b/i386/ldscript
index 0680714..19a5c76 100644
--- a/i386/ldscript
+++ b/i386/ldscript
@@ -46,8 +46,14 @@ SECTIONS
     KEEP (*(.init))
   } =0x90909090
   .plt            : { *(.plt) }
+  /*
+   * _start needs to be at 0x100000, so that's where .text will be begin
+   * and .text.start will be first in there.  See also i386/i386at/boothdr.S.
+   */
+  . = 0x100000;
   .text           :
   {
+    *(.text.start)
     *(.text .stub .text.* .gnu.linkonce.t.*)
     KEEP (*(.text.*personality*))
     /* .gnu.warning sections are handled specially by elf32.em.  */