--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8377_wlan.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8377_wlan.dts
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@
 				reg = <0x3a0000 0x3c60000>;
 				label = "rootfs";
 			};
+
+			partition1@a0000 {
+				reg = <0xa0000 0x3f60000>;
+				label = "firmware";
+			};
 		};
 	};
 
@@ -476,4 +481,8 @@
 			default-state = "off";
 		};
 	};
+
+	chosen {
+		bootargs = "console=ttyS0,115200 rootfstype=squashfs noinitrd";
+	};
 };