diff --git a/README b/README
index afdf591c623f6cfa5c507d6918e738dea12b2c79..2dc098462dd3cdb0d151928efa0b31ce3e8d05b5 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1469,6 +1469,11 @@ CBFS (Coreboot Filesystem) support
 		Normally display is black on white background; define
 		CONFIG_SYS_WHITE_ON_BLACK to get it inverted.
 
+		CONFIG_LCD_BMP_RLE8
+
+		Support drawing of RLE8-compressed bitmaps on the LCD.
+
+
 - Splash Screen Support: CONFIG_SPLASH_SCREEN
 
 		If this option is set, the environment is checked for
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/imx-common/mx5_video.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/imx-common/mx5_video.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e54c25a560aab40d676e6e2d4557d2a1ff31090a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/imx-common/mx5_video.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012
+ * Anatolij Gustschin, DENX Software Engineering, <agust@denx.de>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+#ifndef __MX5_VIDEO_H
+#define __MX5_VIDEO_H
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_VIDEO
+void lcd_enable(void);
+void setup_iomux_lcd(void);
+#else
+static inline void lcd_enable(void) { }
+static inline void setup_iomux_lcd(void) { }
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/board/freescale/mx51evk/Makefile b/board/freescale/mx51evk/Makefile
index 224eaa3c734fb497cfe66c013bc91e1b189bf723..2310fe137d73644b3738ceaae3732f1adcc1a3b5 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mx51evk/Makefile
+++ b/board/freescale/mx51evk/Makefile
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
 
 LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).o
 
-COBJS	:= mx51evk.o
+COBJS-y			+= mx51evk.o
+COBJS-$(CONFIG_VIDEO)	+= mx51evk_video.o
 
+COBJS	:= $(COBJS-y)
 SRCS	:= $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 
diff --git a/board/freescale/mx51evk/mx51evk.c b/board/freescale/mx51evk/mx51evk.c
index 5504636ddf411505664a623bcc1f987b96d1f2b2..d1ef431895a0786f72eb4ae42413202ee9200e97 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mx51evk/mx51evk.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mx51evk/mx51evk.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <asm/arch/sys_proto.h>
 #include <asm/arch/crm_regs.h>
 #include <asm/arch/clock.h>
+#include <asm/imx-common/mx5_video.h>
 #include <i2c.h>
 #include <mmc.h>
 #include <fsl_esdhc.h>
@@ -37,12 +38,6 @@
 #include <fsl_pmic.h>
 #include <mc13892.h>
 #include <usb/ehci-fsl.h>
-#include <linux/fb.h>
-#include <ipu_pixfmt.h>
-
-#define MX51EVK_LCD_3V3		IMX_GPIO_NR(4, 9)
-#define MX51EVK_LCD_5V		IMX_GPIO_NR(4, 10)
-#define MX51EVK_LCD_BACKLIGHT	IMX_GPIO_NR(3, 4)
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
@@ -477,54 +472,6 @@ int board_mmc_init(bd_t *bis)
 }
 #endif
 
-static struct fb_videomode const claa_wvga = {
-	.name		= "CLAA07LC0ACW",
-	.refresh	= 57,
-	.xres		= 800,
-	.yres		= 480,
-	.pixclock	= 37037,
-	.left_margin	= 40,
-	.right_margin	= 60,
-	.upper_margin	= 10,
-	.lower_margin	= 10,
-	.hsync_len	= 20,
-	.vsync_len	= 10,
-	.sync		= 0,
-	.vmode		= FB_VMODE_NONINTERLACED
-};
-
-void lcd_iomux(void)
-{
-	/* DI2_PIN15 */
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX51_PIN_DI_GP4, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT4);
-
-	/* Pad settings for MX51_PIN_DI2_DISP_CLK */
-	mxc_iomux_set_pad(MX51_PIN_DI2_DISP_CLK, PAD_CTL_HYS_NONE |
-			  PAD_CTL_PKE_ENABLE | PAD_CTL_PUE_KEEPER |
-			  PAD_CTL_DRV_MAX | PAD_CTL_SRE_SLOW);
-
-	/* Turn on 3.3V voltage for LCD */
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX51_PIN_CSI2_D12, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT3);
-	gpio_direction_output(MX51EVK_LCD_3V3, 1);
-
-	/* Turn on 5V voltage for LCD */
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX51_PIN_CSI2_D13, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT3);
-	gpio_direction_output(MX51EVK_LCD_5V, 1);
-
-	/* Turn on GPIO backlight */
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX51_PIN_DI1_D1_CS, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT4);
-	mxc_iomux_set_input(MX51_GPIO3_IPP_IND_G_IN_4_SELECT_INPUT,
-							INPUT_CTL_PATH1);
-	gpio_direction_output(MX51EVK_LCD_BACKLIGHT, 1);
-}
-
-void lcd_enable(void)
-{
-	int ret = ipuv3_fb_init(&claa_wvga, 1, IPU_PIX_FMT_RGB565);
-	if (ret)
-		printf("LCD cannot be configured: %d\n", ret);
-}
-
 int board_early_init_f(void)
 {
 	setup_iomux_uart();
@@ -532,7 +479,7 @@ int board_early_init_f(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_USB_EHCI_MX5
 	setup_usb_h1();
 #endif
-	lcd_iomux();
+	setup_iomux_lcd();
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/board/freescale/mx51evk/mx51evk_video.c b/board/freescale/mx51evk/mx51evk_video.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f036cf73b2e4bc5360a90a8b189ca0624d6fa2ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/board/freescale/mx51evk/mx51evk_video.c
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
+ * Fabio Estevam <fabio.estevam@freescale.com>
+ *
+ * See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
+ * project.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,
+ * MA 02111-1307 USA
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <asm/gpio.h>
+#include <asm/arch/iomux.h>
+#include <linux/fb.h>
+#include <ipu_pixfmt.h>
+
+#define MX51EVK_LCD_3V3		IMX_GPIO_NR(4, 9)
+#define MX51EVK_LCD_5V		IMX_GPIO_NR(4, 10)
+#define MX51EVK_LCD_BACKLIGHT	IMX_GPIO_NR(3, 4)
+
+static struct fb_videomode const claa_wvga = {
+	.name		= "CLAA07LC0ACW",
+	.refresh	= 57,
+	.xres		= 800,
+	.yres		= 480,
+	.pixclock	= 37037,
+	.left_margin	= 40,
+	.right_margin	= 60,
+	.upper_margin	= 10,
+	.lower_margin	= 10,
+	.hsync_len	= 20,
+	.vsync_len	= 10,
+	.sync		= 0,
+	.vmode		= FB_VMODE_NONINTERLACED
+};
+
+void setup_iomux_lcd(void)
+{
+	/* DI2_PIN15 */
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX51_PIN_DI_GP4, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT4);
+
+	/* Pad settings for MX51_PIN_DI2_DISP_CLK */
+	mxc_iomux_set_pad(MX51_PIN_DI2_DISP_CLK, PAD_CTL_HYS_NONE |
+			  PAD_CTL_PKE_ENABLE | PAD_CTL_PUE_KEEPER |
+			  PAD_CTL_DRV_MAX | PAD_CTL_SRE_SLOW);
+
+	/* Turn on 3.3V voltage for LCD */
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX51_PIN_CSI2_D12, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT3);
+	gpio_direction_output(MX51EVK_LCD_3V3, 1);
+
+	/* Turn on 5V voltage for LCD */
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX51_PIN_CSI2_D13, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT3);
+	gpio_direction_output(MX51EVK_LCD_5V, 1);
+
+	/* Turn on GPIO backlight */
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX51_PIN_DI1_D1_CS, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT4);
+	mxc_iomux_set_input(MX51_GPIO3_IPP_IND_G_IN_4_SELECT_INPUT,
+							INPUT_CTL_PATH1);
+	gpio_direction_output(MX51EVK_LCD_BACKLIGHT, 1);
+}
+
+void lcd_enable(void)
+{
+	int ret = ipuv3_fb_init(&claa_wvga, 1, IPU_PIX_FMT_RGB565);
+	if (ret)
+		printf("LCD cannot be configured: %d\n", ret);
+}
diff --git a/board/freescale/mx53loco/Makefile b/board/freescale/mx53loco/Makefile
index 8bc69a92c1c0e8a6c05a5084f5dc2ae14a430b86..3be17c5917c37c12dea9afe2496ccf95681afae1 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mx53loco/Makefile
+++ b/board/freescale/mx53loco/Makefile
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
 
 LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).o
 
-COBJS	:= mx53loco.o
+COBJS-y			+= mx53loco.o
+COBJS-$(CONFIG_VIDEO)	+= mx53loco_video.o
 
+COBJS	:= $(COBJS-y)
 SRCS	:= $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
 
diff --git a/board/freescale/mx53loco/mx53loco.c b/board/freescale/mx53loco/mx53loco.c
index f4a9b084208581ca72baa4edac08dc68074404e4..81c511cdc187fd22cd4887dd2e0a0e79a88d819d 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mx53loco/mx53loco.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mx53loco/mx53loco.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <asm/arch/iomux.h>
 #include <asm/arch/clock.h>
 #include <asm/errno.h>
+#include <asm/imx-common/mx5_video.h>
 #include <netdev.h>
 #include <i2c.h>
 #include <mmc.h>
@@ -423,74 +424,11 @@ static void clock_1GHz(void)
 		printf("CPU:   Switch DDR clock to 400MHz failed\n");
 }
 
-static struct fb_videomode const claa_wvga = {
-	.name		= "CLAA07LC0ACW",
-	.refresh	= 57,
-	.xres		= 800,
-	.yres		= 480,
-	.pixclock	= 37037,
-	.left_margin	= 40,
-	.right_margin	= 60,
-	.upper_margin	= 10,
-	.lower_margin	= 10,
-	.hsync_len	= 20,
-	.vsync_len	= 10,
-	.sync		= 0,
-	.vmode		= FB_VMODE_NONINTERLACED
-};
-
-void lcd_iomux(void)
-{
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DI0_DISP_CLK, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DI0_PIN15, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DI0_PIN2, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DI0_PIN3, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT0, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT1, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT2, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT3, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT4, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT5, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT6, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT7, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT8, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT9, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT10, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT11, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT12, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT13, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT14, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT15, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT16, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT17, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT18, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT19, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT20, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT21, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT22, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT23, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
-
-	/* Turn on GPIO backlight */
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_EIM_D24, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT1);
-	gpio_direction_output(MX53LOCO_LCD_POWER, 1);
-
-	/* Turn on display contrast */
-	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_GPIO_1, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT1);
-	gpio_direction_output(IOMUX_TO_GPIO(MX53_PIN_GPIO_1), 1);
-}
-
-void lcd_enable(void)
-{
-	int ret = ipuv3_fb_init(&claa_wvga, 0, IPU_PIX_FMT_RGB565);
-	if (ret)
-		printf("LCD cannot be configured: %d\n", ret);
-}
-
 int board_early_init_f(void)
 {
 	setup_iomux_uart();
 	setup_iomux_fec();
-	lcd_iomux();
+	setup_iomux_lcd();
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/board/freescale/mx53loco/mx53loco_video.c b/board/freescale/mx53loco/mx53loco_video.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..69991e85116ad26db13ff4c927888ae7f023f0e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/board/freescale/mx53loco/mx53loco_video.c
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
+ * Fabio Estevam <fabio.estevam@freescale.com>
+ *
+ * See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
+ * project.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,
+ * MA 02111-1307 USA
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <asm/gpio.h>
+#include <asm/arch/iomux.h>
+#include <linux/fb.h>
+#include <ipu_pixfmt.h>
+
+#define MX53LOCO_LCD_POWER		IMX_GPIO_NR(3, 24)
+
+static struct fb_videomode const claa_wvga = {
+	.name		= "CLAA07LC0ACW",
+	.refresh	= 57,
+	.xres		= 800,
+	.yres		= 480,
+	.pixclock	= 37037,
+	.left_margin	= 40,
+	.right_margin	= 60,
+	.upper_margin	= 10,
+	.lower_margin	= 10,
+	.hsync_len	= 20,
+	.vsync_len	= 10,
+	.sync		= 0,
+	.vmode		= FB_VMODE_NONINTERLACED
+};
+
+void setup_iomux_lcd(void)
+{
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DI0_DISP_CLK, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DI0_PIN15, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DI0_PIN2, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DI0_PIN3, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT0, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT1, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT2, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT3, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT4, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT5, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT6, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT7, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT8, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT9, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT10, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT11, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT12, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT13, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT14, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT15, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT16, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT17, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT18, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT19, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT20, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT21, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT22, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_DISP0_DAT23, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT0);
+
+	/* Turn on GPIO backlight */
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_EIM_D24, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT1);
+	gpio_direction_output(MX53LOCO_LCD_POWER, 1);
+
+	/* Turn on display contrast */
+	mxc_request_iomux(MX53_PIN_GPIO_1, IOMUX_CONFIG_ALT1);
+	gpio_direction_output(IOMUX_TO_GPIO(MX53_PIN_GPIO_1), 1);
+}
+
+void lcd_enable(void)
+{
+	int ret = ipuv3_fb_init(&claa_wvga, 0, IPU_PIX_FMT_RGB565);
+	if (ret)
+		printf("LCD cannot be configured: %d\n", ret);
+}
diff --git a/common/cmd_bmp.c b/common/cmd_bmp.c
index b8809e3bf5409bd154f2ced0a193392794ac32df..5a52edde31dff8c4083baa449302ffab1b906cb4 100644
--- a/common/cmd_bmp.c
+++ b/common/cmd_bmp.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <command.h>
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
+#include <video.h>
 
 static int bmp_info (ulong addr);
 
@@ -238,9 +239,7 @@ int bmp_display(ulong addr, int x, int y)
 #if defined(CONFIG_LCD)
 	ret = lcd_display_bitmap((ulong)bmp, x, y);
 #elif defined(CONFIG_VIDEO)
-	extern int video_display_bitmap (ulong, int, int);
-
-	ret = video_display_bitmap ((unsigned long)bmp, x, y);
+	ret = video_display_bitmap((unsigned long)bmp, x, y);
 #else
 # error bmp_display() requires CONFIG_LCD or CONFIG_VIDEO
 #endif
diff --git a/common/lcd.c b/common/lcd.c
index b6be8002d201692535602677ae2d002b8618e088..4c83a8bf0355d2912840e06046b7f0c2a4aaed80 100644
--- a/common/lcd.c
+++ b/common/lcd.c
@@ -642,6 +642,138 @@ static void splash_align_axis(int *axis, unsigned long panel_size,
 }
 #endif
 
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_LCD_BMP_RLE8
+
+#define BMP_RLE8_ESCAPE		0
+#define BMP_RLE8_EOL		0
+#define BMP_RLE8_EOBMP		1
+#define BMP_RLE8_DELTA		2
+
+static void draw_unencoded_bitmap(ushort **fbp, uchar *bmap, ushort *cmap,
+				  int cnt)
+{
+	while (cnt > 0) {
+		*(*fbp)++ = cmap[*bmap++];
+		cnt--;
+	}
+}
+
+static void draw_encoded_bitmap(ushort **fbp, ushort c, int cnt)
+{
+	ushort *fb = *fbp;
+	int cnt_8copy = cnt >> 3;
+
+	cnt -= cnt_8copy << 3;
+	while (cnt_8copy > 0) {
+		*fb++ = c;
+		*fb++ = c;
+		*fb++ = c;
+		*fb++ = c;
+		*fb++ = c;
+		*fb++ = c;
+		*fb++ = c;
+		*fb++ = c;
+		cnt_8copy--;
+	}
+	while (cnt > 0) {
+		*fb++ = c;
+		cnt--;
+	}
+	(*fbp) = fb;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Do not call this function directly, must be called from
+ * lcd_display_bitmap.
+ */
+static void lcd_display_rle8_bitmap(bmp_image_t *bmp, ushort *cmap, uchar *fb,
+				    int x_off, int y_off)
+{
+	uchar *bmap;
+	ulong width, height;
+	ulong cnt, runlen;
+	int x, y;
+	int decode = 1;
+
+	width = le32_to_cpu(bmp->header.width);
+	height = le32_to_cpu(bmp->header.height);
+	bmap = (uchar *)bmp + le32_to_cpu(bmp->header.data_offset);
+
+	x = 0;
+	y = height - 1;
+
+	while (decode) {
+		if (bmap[0] == BMP_RLE8_ESCAPE) {
+			switch (bmap[1]) {
+			case BMP_RLE8_EOL:
+				/* end of line */
+				bmap += 2;
+				x = 0;
+				y--;
+				/* 16bpix, 2-byte per pixel, width should *2 */
+				fb -= (width * 2 + lcd_line_length);
+				break;
+			case BMP_RLE8_EOBMP:
+				/* end of bitmap */
+				decode = 0;
+				break;
+			case BMP_RLE8_DELTA:
+				/* delta run */
+				x += bmap[2];
+				y -= bmap[3];
+				/* 16bpix, 2-byte per pixel, x should *2 */
+				fb = (uchar *) (lcd_base + (y + y_off - 1)
+					* lcd_line_length + (x + x_off) * 2);
+				bmap += 4;
+				break;
+			default:
+				/* unencoded run */
+				runlen = bmap[1];
+				bmap += 2;
+				if (y < height) {
+					if (x < width) {
+						if (x + runlen > width)
+							cnt = width - x;
+						else
+							cnt = runlen;
+						draw_unencoded_bitmap(
+							(ushort **)&fb,
+							bmap, cmap, cnt);
+					}
+					x += runlen;
+				}
+				bmap += runlen;
+				if (runlen & 1)
+					bmap++;
+			}
+		} else {
+			/* encoded run */
+			if (y < height) {
+				runlen = bmap[0];
+				if (x < width) {
+					/* aggregate the same code */
+					while (bmap[0] == 0xff &&
+					       bmap[2] != BMP_RLE8_ESCAPE &&
+					       bmap[1] == bmap[3]) {
+						runlen += bmap[2];
+						bmap += 2;
+					}
+					if (x + runlen > width)
+						cnt = width - x;
+					else
+						cnt = runlen;
+					draw_encoded_bitmap((ushort **)&fb,
+						cmap[bmap[1]], cnt);
+				}
+				x += runlen;
+			}
+			bmap += 2;
+		}
+	}
+}
+#endif
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_MPC823) || defined(CONFIG_MCC200)
 #define FB_PUT_BYTE(fb, from) *(fb)++ = (255 - *(from)++)
 #else
@@ -675,7 +807,7 @@ int lcd_display_bitmap(ulong bmp_image, int x, int y)
 	uchar *fb;
 	bmp_image_t *bmp=(bmp_image_t *)bmp_image;
 	uchar *bmap;
-	ushort padded_line;
+	ushort padded_width;
 	unsigned long width, height, byte_width;
 	unsigned long pwidth = panel_info.vl_col;
 	unsigned colors, bpix, bmp_bpix;
@@ -762,7 +894,7 @@ int lcd_display_bitmap(ulong bmp_image, int x, int y)
 	}
 #endif
 
-	padded_line = (width&0x3) ? ((width&~0x3)+4) : (width);
+	padded_width = (width&0x3) ? ((width&~0x3)+4) : (width);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPLASH_SCREEN_ALIGN
 	splash_align_axis(&x, pwidth, width);
@@ -781,6 +913,18 @@ int lcd_display_bitmap(ulong bmp_image, int x, int y)
 	switch (bmp_bpix) {
 	case 1: /* pass through */
 	case 8:
+#ifdef CONFIG_LCD_BMP_RLE8
+		if (le32_to_cpu(bmp->header.compression) == BMP_BI_RLE8) {
+			if (bpix != 16) {
+				/* TODO implement render code for bpix != 16 */
+				printf("Error: only support 16 bpix");
+				return 1;
+			}
+			lcd_display_rle8_bitmap(bmp, cmap_base, fb, x, y);
+			break;
+		}
+#endif
+
 		if (bpix != 16)
 			byte_width = width;
 		else
@@ -796,7 +940,7 @@ int lcd_display_bitmap(ulong bmp_image, int x, int y)
 					fb += sizeof(uint16_t) / sizeof(*fb);
 				}
 			}
-			bmap += (width - padded_line);
+			bmap += (padded_width - width);
 			fb   -= (byte_width + lcd_line_length);
 		}
 		break;
@@ -808,7 +952,7 @@ int lcd_display_bitmap(ulong bmp_image, int x, int y)
 			for (j = 0; j < width; j++)
 				fb_put_word(&fb, &bmap);
 
-			bmap += (padded_line - width) * 2;
+			bmap += (padded_width - width) * 2;
 			fb   -= (width * 2 + lcd_line_length);
 		}
 		break;
@@ -885,5 +1029,31 @@ static void *lcd_logo(void)
 #endif /* CONFIG_LCD_LOGO && !CONFIG_LCD_INFO_BELOW_LOGO */
 }
 
+void lcd_position_cursor(unsigned col, unsigned row)
+{
+	console_col = min(col, CONSOLE_COLS - 1);
+	console_row = min(row, CONSOLE_ROWS - 1);
+}
+
+int lcd_get_pixel_width(void)
+{
+	return panel_info.vl_col;
+}
+
+int lcd_get_pixel_height(void)
+{
+	return panel_info.vl_row;
+}
+
+int lcd_get_screen_rows(void)
+{
+	return CONSOLE_ROWS;
+}
+
+int lcd_get_screen_columns(void)
+{
+	return CONSOLE_COLS;
+}
+
 /************************************************************************/
 /************************************************************************/
diff --git a/drivers/video/atmel_hlcdfb.c b/drivers/video/atmel_hlcdfb.c
index beb7fa396ea94dc60a071aa3b9ce70241b268798..b10ca4b67719b33368b540ef941e4e09ffd8349f 100644
--- a/drivers/video/atmel_hlcdfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/atmel_hlcdfb.c
@@ -51,6 +51,18 @@ short console_row;
 #define lcdc_readl(reg)		__raw_readl((reg))
 #define lcdc_writel(reg, val)	__raw_writel((val), (reg))
 
+/*
+ * the CLUT register map as following
+ * RCLUT(24 ~ 16), GCLUT(15 ~ 8), BCLUT(7 ~ 0)
+ */
+void lcd_setcolreg(ushort regno, ushort red, ushort green, ushort blue)
+{
+	lcdc_writel(((red << LCDC_BASECLUT_RCLUT_Pos) & LCDC_BASECLUT_RCLUT_Msk)
+		| ((green << LCDC_BASECLUT_GCLUT_Pos) & LCDC_BASECLUT_GCLUT_Msk)
+		| ((blue << LCDC_BASECLUT_BCLUT_Pos) & LCDC_BASECLUT_BCLUT_Msk),
+		panel_info.mmio + ATMEL_LCDC_LUT(regno));
+}
+
 void lcd_ctrl_init(void *lcdbase)
 {
 	unsigned long value;
diff --git a/drivers/video/bus_vcxk.c b/drivers/video/bus_vcxk.c
index 9c4714d50a5a444aa7128f08805163f385994270..a0607cf433660d143acebe51846d48601d8bca8b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/bus_vcxk.c
+++ b/drivers/video/bus_vcxk.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ int vcxk_init(unsigned long width, unsigned long height)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_VCXK_DOUBLEBUFFERED
 	double_bws_word  = (u_short *)double_bws;
 	double_bws_long  = (u_long *)double_bws;
-	debug("%lx %lx %lx \n", double_bws, double_bws_word, double_bws_long);
+	debug("%px %px %px\n", double_bws, double_bws_word, double_bws_long);
 #endif
 	display_width  = width;
 	display_height = height;
diff --git a/drivers/video/cfb_console.c b/drivers/video/cfb_console.c
index 9c67b63bf4504e2345f733a9cec5485a7f52be69..9388859da7e07f52ca324adfabdd49f9fbadbe08 100644
--- a/drivers/video/cfb_console.c
+++ b/drivers/video/cfb_console.c
@@ -1515,6 +1515,13 @@ int video_display_bitmap(ulong bmp_image, int x, int y)
 
 	padded_line = (((width * bpp + 7) / 8) + 3) & ~0x3;
 
+	/*
+	 * Just ignore elements which are completely beyond screen
+	 * dimensions.
+	 */
+	if ((x >= VIDEO_VISIBLE_COLS) || (y >= VIDEO_VISIBLE_ROWS))
+		return 0;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPLASH_SCREEN_ALIGN
 	if (x == BMP_ALIGN_CENTER)
 		x = max(0, (VIDEO_VISIBLE_COLS - width) / 2);
@@ -2257,3 +2264,45 @@ int drv_video_init(void)
 	/* Return success */
 	return 1;
 }
+
+void video_position_cursor(unsigned col, unsigned row)
+{
+	console_col = min(col, CONSOLE_COLS - 1);
+	console_row = min(row, CONSOLE_ROWS - 1);
+}
+
+int video_get_pixel_width(void)
+{
+	return VIDEO_VISIBLE_COLS;
+}
+
+int video_get_pixel_height(void)
+{
+	return VIDEO_VISIBLE_ROWS;
+}
+
+int video_get_screen_rows(void)
+{
+	return CONSOLE_ROWS;
+}
+
+int video_get_screen_columns(void)
+{
+	return CONSOLE_COLS;
+}
+
+void video_clear(void)
+{
+#ifdef VIDEO_HW_RECTFILL
+	video_hw_rectfill(VIDEO_PIXEL_SIZE,	/* bytes per pixel */
+			  0,			/* dest pos x */
+			  0,			/* dest pos y */
+			  VIDEO_VISIBLE_COLS,	/* frame width */
+			  VIDEO_VISIBLE_ROWS,	/* frame height */
+			  bgx			/* fill color */
+	);
+#else
+	memsetl(video_fb_address,
+		(VIDEO_VISIBLE_ROWS * VIDEO_LINE_LEN) / sizeof(int), bgx);
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/drivers/video/ipu_common.c b/drivers/video/ipu_common.c
index 0f2d113a6f18d0e2ecc32eb00b2f13ad6d7454a1..ad4af5283a97d2985f39443c0e5053000fb7bca2 100644
--- a/drivers/video/ipu_common.c
+++ b/drivers/video/ipu_common.c
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ struct ipu_ch_param {
 	temp1; \
 })
 
+#define IPU_SW_RST_TOUT_USEC	(10000)
 
 void clk_enable(struct clk *clk)
 {
@@ -398,11 +399,20 @@ void ipu_reset(void)
 {
 	u32 *reg;
 	u32 value;
+	int timeout = IPU_SW_RST_TOUT_USEC;
 
 	reg = (u32 *)SRC_BASE_ADDR;
 	value = __raw_readl(reg);
 	value = value | SW_IPU_RST;
 	__raw_writel(value, reg);
+
+	while (__raw_readl(reg) & SW_IPU_RST) {
+		udelay(1);
+		if (!(timeout--)) {
+			printf("ipu software reset timeout\n");
+			break;
+		}
+	};
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/atmel_hlcdc.h b/include/atmel_hlcdc.h
index 945b30acb01b1969b56ddceba7d2c45394935da7..fbd2f92457e18239fccd460c7e1830a765995e4f 100644
--- a/include/atmel_hlcdc.h
+++ b/include/atmel_hlcdc.h
@@ -217,6 +217,13 @@ struct atmel_hlcd_regs {
 #define LCDC_BASECFG3_RDEF(value) \
 	((LCDC_BASECFG3_RDEF_Msk & ((value) << LCDC_BASECFG3_RDEF_Pos)))
 
+#define LCDC_BASECLUT_BCLUT_Pos 0
+#define LCDC_BASECLUT_BCLUT_Msk (0xff << LCDC_BASECLUT_BCLUT_Pos)
+#define LCDC_BASECLUT_GCLUT_Pos 8
+#define LCDC_BASECLUT_GCLUT_Msk (0xff << LCDC_BASECLUT_GCLUT_Pos)
+#define LCDC_BASECLUT_RCLUT_Pos 16
+#define LCDC_BASECLUT_RCLUT_Msk (0xff << LCDC_BASECLUT_RCLUT_Pos)
+
 #define LCDC_BASECFG4_DMA	(0x1 << 8)
 #define LCDC_BASECFG4_REP	(0x1 << 9)
 
diff --git a/include/lcd.h b/include/lcd.h
index 42070d76366e8465a84baf3e90a7e95bff429a62..2517d39d4144a5f3d760c9bcb53029b3460c4316 100644
--- a/include/lcd.h
+++ b/include/lcd.h
@@ -294,6 +294,42 @@ void	lcd_printf	(const char *fmt, ...);
 void	lcd_clear(void);
 int	lcd_display_bitmap(ulong bmp_image, int x, int y);
 
+/**
+ * Get the width of the LCD in pixels
+ *
+ * @return width of LCD in pixels
+ */
+int lcd_get_pixel_width(void);
+
+/**
+ * Get the height of the LCD in pixels
+ *
+ * @return height of LCD in pixels
+ */
+int lcd_get_pixel_height(void);
+
+/**
+ * Get the number of text lines/rows on the LCD
+ *
+ * @return number of rows
+ */
+int lcd_get_screen_rows(void);
+
+/**
+ * Get the number of text columns on the LCD
+ *
+ * @return number of columns
+ */
+int lcd_get_screen_columns(void);
+
+/**
+ * Set the position of the text cursor
+ *
+ * @param col	Column to place cursor (0 = left side)
+ * @param row	Row to place cursor (0 = top line)
+ */
+void lcd_position_cursor(unsigned col, unsigned row);
+
 /* Allow boards to customize the information displayed */
 void lcd_show_board_info(void);
 
diff --git a/include/video.h b/include/video.h
index 9519ceaf98bf1da91404d1aa21df15b1dd667f9e..f7e27f8477b0e5d3c4acae8175b080db88a78eca 100644
--- a/include/video.h
+++ b/include/video.h
@@ -15,4 +15,52 @@ int	video_init	(void *videobase);
 void	video_putc	(const char c);
 void	video_puts	(const char *s);
 
+/**
+ * Display a BMP format bitmap on the screen
+ *
+ * @param bmp_image	Address of BMP image
+ * @param x		X position to draw image
+ * @param y		Y position to draw image
+ */
+int video_display_bitmap(ulong bmp_image, int x, int y);
+
+/**
+ * Get the width of the screen in pixels
+ *
+ * @return width of screen in pixels
+ */
+int video_get_pixel_width(void);
+
+/**
+ * Get the height of the screen in pixels
+ *
+ * @return height of screen in pixels
+ */
+int video_get_pixel_height(void);
+
+/**
+ * Get the number of text lines/rows on the screen
+ *
+ * @return number of rows
+ */
+int video_get_screen_rows(void);
+
+/**
+ * Get the number of text columns on the screen
+ *
+ * @return number of columns
+ */
+int video_get_screen_columns(void);
+
+/**
+ * Set the position of the text cursor
+ *
+ * @param col	Column to place cursor (0 = left side)
+ * @param row	Row to place cursor (0 = top line)
+ */
+void video_position_cursor(unsigned col, unsigned row);
+
+/* Clear the display */
+void video_clear(void);
+
 #endif