diff --git a/arch/nios2/boards/generic/generic.c b/arch/nios2/boards/generic/generic.c
index 66eb856..499d93b 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/boards/generic/generic.c
+++ b/arch/nios2/boards/generic/generic.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <driver.h>
 #include <partition.h>
 #include <fs.h>
+#include <memory.h>
 
 static int phy_address = 1;
 
@@ -32,11 +33,17 @@
 	.platform_data = &phy_address,
 };
 
+static int mem_init(void)
+{
+	barebox_add_memory_bank("ram0", NIOS_SOPC_MEMORY_BASE, NIOS_SOPC_MEMORY_SIZE);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+mem_initcall(mem_init);
+
 static int generic_devices_init(void)
 {
 	add_cfi_flash_device(DEVICE_ID_DYNAMIC, NIOS_SOPC_FLASH_BASE, NIOS_SOPC_FLASH_SIZE, 0);
-	add_mem_device("ram0", NIOS_SOPC_MEMORY_BASE, NIOS_SOPC_MEMORY_SIZE,
-		       IORESOURCE_MEM_WRITEABLE);
 	platform_device_register(&mac_dev);
 	/*register_device(&epcs_flash_device);*/
 
diff --git a/arch/nios2/configs/generic_defconfig b/arch/nios2/configs/generic_defconfig
index 279a71e..5e27cc8 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/configs/generic_defconfig
+++ b/arch/nios2/configs/generic_defconfig
@@ -14,10 +14,19 @@
 CONFIG_CMD_EXPORT=y
 CONFIG_CMD_PRINTENV=y
 CONFIG_CMD_READLINE=y
+CONFIG_CMD_TFTP=y
+CONFIG_CMD_ECHO_E=y
 CONFIG_CMD_FLASH=y
-CONFIG_CMD_BOOTM_ZLIB=y
+CONFIG_CMD_BOOTM_SHOW_TYPE=y
+CONFIG_CMD_BOOTM_VERBOSE=y
+CONFIG_CMD_UIMAGE=y
 CONFIG_CMD_RESET=y
 CONFIG_CMD_GO=y
 CONFIG_CMD_TIMEOUT=y
 CONFIG_CMD_PARTITION=y
+CONFIG_NET=y
+CONFIG_NET_PING=y
+CONFIG_DRIVER_NET_TSE=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_CFI=y
+CONFIG_FS_TFTP=y
+CONFIG_ZLIB=y