diff --git a/bootloader/e200.c b/bootloader/e200.c
index 639c564ca9..91217f5c70 100644
--- a/bootloader/e200.c
+++ b/bootloader/e200.c
@@ -38,13 +38,29 @@
 
 void main(void)
 {
+    volatile unsigned int* ptr;
     int i;
- 
-    volatile unsigned short *ptr = (unsigned short *)0x14700000;
 
-    for(i=0; i< 10000; i++)
-        *ptr++=i;
-    while(1);
+    while(1)
+    {
+        // blink wheel backlight
+        ptr = (volatile unsigned int*)0x70000020;
+        if((*ptr) & (1 << 13))
+        {
+            *ptr = (*ptr) & ~(1 << 13);
+
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            *ptr = (*ptr) | (1 << 13);
+        }
+
+        // wait a while
+        for(i = 0; i < 0xfffff; i++)
+        {
+        }
+
+    }
 }
 
 /* These functions are present in the firmware library, but we reimplement
diff --git a/firmware/boot.lds b/firmware/boot.lds
index f361e45e9e..97a9f784c0 100644
--- a/firmware/boot.lds
+++ b/firmware/boot.lds
@@ -7,15 +7,10 @@ INPUT(target/coldfire/crt0.o)
 #elif defined (CPU_ARM)
 OUTPUT_FORMAT(elf32-littlearm)
 OUTPUT_ARCH(arm)
-#ifndef IPOD_ARCH
-/* the ipods can't have the crt0.o mentioned here, but the others can't do
-   without it! */
-#ifdef CPU_PP
-INPUT(target/arm/crt0-pp.o)
-#else
+#ifndef CPU_PP
+/* PortalPlayer-based machines won't work if crt0 is included */
 INPUT(target/arm/crt0.o)
 #endif
-#endif
 #else
 OUTPUT_FORMAT(elf32-sh)
 INPUT(target/sh/crt0.o)