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@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 QEMU Malta
 ==========
 
+Big-endian mode
+---------------
+
 QEMU run string::
 
   qemu-system-mips -nodefaults -M malta -m 256 \
@@ -11,6 +14,27 @@
 
   gxemul -Q -x -e maltabe -M 256 0xbfc00000:barebox-flash-image
 
+
+Little-endian mode
+------------------
+
+Running little-endian Malta is a bit tricky.
+In little-endian mode the 32bit words in the boot flash image are swapped,
+a neat trick which allows bi-endian firmware.
+
+You have to swap words of ``zbarebox.bin`` image, e.g.::
+
+  echo arch/mips/pbl/zbarebox.bin \
+      | cpio --create \
+      | cpio --extract --swap --unconditional
+
+QEMU run string::
+
+  qemu-system-mipsel -nodefaults -M malta -m 256 \
+      -nographic -serial stdio -monitor null \
+      -bios barebox-flash-image
+
+
 Links
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