Index: flash/bootloader/no_rom.lds
===================================================================
--- flash/bootloader/no_rom.lds	(revision 31343)
+++ flash/bootloader/no_rom.lds	(working copy)
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 {
 	.vectors :
 	{
-		*(.vectors)
+		KEEP(*(.vectors))
 		. = ALIGN(0x200);
 	} > FLASH
 
Index: firmware/decompressor/link.lds
===================================================================
--- firmware/decompressor/link.lds	(revision 31343)
+++ firmware/decompressor/link.lds	(working copy)
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     {
         _loadaddress = .;
         _dramend = . + DRAMSIZE;
-        *(.vectors)
+        KEEP(*(.vectors))
         . = ALIGN(0x200);
     } > DRAM
 
Index: firmware/target/arm/tatung/app.lds
===================================================================
--- firmware/target/arm/tatung/app.lds	(revision 31343)
+++ firmware/target/arm/tatung/app.lds	(working copy)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     .vectors 0x0 :
     {
         _vectorsstart = .;
-        *(.vectors);
+        KEEP(*(.vectors));
         _vectorsend = .;
     } AT> DRAM
 
Index: firmware/target/arm/pnx0101/app.lds
===================================================================
--- firmware/target/arm/pnx0101/app.lds	(revision 31343)
+++ firmware/target/arm/pnx0101/app.lds	(working copy)
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     .vectors 0x0 :
     {
         _vectorsstart = .;
-        *(.vectors);
+        KEEP(*(.vectors));
         _vectorsend = .;
         *(.dmabuf)
     } >IRAM0 AT> DRAM
Index: firmware/target/arm/philips/app.lds
===================================================================
--- firmware/target/arm/philips/app.lds	(revision 31343)
+++ firmware/target/arm/philips/app.lds	(working copy)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     .vectors 0x0 :
     {
         _vectorsstart = .;
-        *(.vectors);
+        KEEP(*(.vectors));
         _vectorsend = .;
     } AT> DRAM
 
Index: firmware/target/arm/tcc780x/app.lds
===================================================================
--- firmware/target/arm/tcc780x/app.lds	(revision 31343)
+++ firmware/target/arm/tcc780x/app.lds	(working copy)
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     .vectors ITCMORIG :
     {
         _vectorsstart = .;
-        *(.vectors);
+        KEEP(*(.vectors));
         _vectorsend = .;
     } > ITCM AT> DRAM
 
Index: firmware/target/arm/imx31/app.lds
===================================================================
--- firmware/target/arm/imx31/app.lds	(revision 31343)
+++ firmware/target/arm/imx31/app.lds	(working copy)
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     .vectors 0x0 :
     {
         _vectorsstart = .;
-        *(.vectors)
+        KEEP(*(.vectors))
         _vectorsend = .;
     } AT> DRAM
 
Index: firmware/target/arm/samsung/app.lds
===================================================================
--- firmware/target/arm/samsung/app.lds	(revision 31343)
+++ firmware/target/arm/samsung/app.lds	(working copy)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     .vectors 0x0 :
     {
         _vectorsstart = .;
-        *(.vectors);
+        KEEP(*(.vectors));
         _vectorsend = .;
     } AT> DRAM
 
Index: firmware/target/arm/at91sam/boot.lds
===================================================================
--- firmware/target/arm/at91sam/boot.lds	(revision 31343)
+++ firmware/target/arm/at91sam/boot.lds	(working copy)
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     .vectors 0 : AT (DRAMORIG + DRAMSIZE - 1M)
     {
         _start_vectors_section = .;
-        *(.vectors)
+        KEEP(*(.vectors))
         *(.glue_7)
         *(.glue_7t)
         . = ALIGN(4);
Index: firmware/target/arm/pbell/app.lds
===================================================================
--- firmware/target/arm/pbell/app.lds	(revision 31343)
+++ firmware/target/arm/pbell/app.lds	(working copy)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     .vectors 0x0 :
     {
         _vectorsstart = .;
-        *(.vectors);
+        KEEP(*(.vectors));
         _vectorsend = .;
     } AT> DRAM
 
Index: firmware/target/arm/iriver/app.lds
===================================================================
--- firmware/target/arm/iriver/app.lds	(revision 31343)
+++ firmware/target/arm/iriver/app.lds	(working copy)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     .vectors 0x0 :
     {
         _vectorsstart = .;
-        *(.vectors);
+        KEEP(*(.vectors));
         _vectorsend = .;
     } AT> DRAM
 
Index: firmware/target/arm/s3c2440/boot.lds
===================================================================
--- firmware/target/arm/s3c2440/boot.lds	(revision 31343)
+++ firmware/target/arm/s3c2440/boot.lds	(working copy)
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     .vectors DRAMORIG :
     {
         _vectorstart = .;
-        *(.vectors*);
+        KEEP(*(.vectors*));
         *(.init.text)
         . = ALIGN(0x4);
     } > DRAM
Index: firmware/target/arm/s3c2440/app.lds
===================================================================
--- firmware/target/arm/s3c2440/app.lds	(revision 31343)
+++ firmware/target/arm/s3c2440/app.lds	(working copy)
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     .vectors DRAMORIG :
     {
         _vectorstart = .;
-        *(.vectors*);
+        KEEP(*(.vectors*));
         *(.init.text)
         . = ALIGN(0x4);
     } > DRAM
Index: firmware/target/arm/olympus/app.lds
===================================================================
--- firmware/target/arm/olympus/app.lds	(revision 31343)
+++ firmware/target/arm/olympus/app.lds	(working copy)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     .vectors 0x0 :
     {
         _vectorsstart = .;
-        *(.vectors);
+        KEEP(*(.vectors));
         _vectorsend = .;
     } AT> DRAM
 
Index: firmware/target/arm/ipod/app.lds
===================================================================
--- firmware/target/arm/ipod/app.lds	(revision 31343)
+++ firmware/target/arm/ipod/app.lds	(working copy)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     .vectors 0x0 :
     {
         _vectorsstart = .;
-        *(.vectors);
+        KEEP(*(.vectors));
         _vectorsend = .;
     } AT> DRAM
 
Index: firmware/target/arm/sandisk/app.lds
===================================================================
--- firmware/target/arm/sandisk/app.lds	(revision 31343)
+++ firmware/target/arm/sandisk/app.lds	(working copy)
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     .vectors 0x0 :
     {
         _vectorsstart = .;
-        *(.vectors);
+        KEEP(*(.vectors));
         _vectorsend = .;
     } AT> DRAM
 
Index: firmware/target/arm/tms320dm320/app.lds
===================================================================
--- firmware/target/arm/tms320dm320/app.lds	(revision 31343)
+++ firmware/target/arm/tms320dm320/app.lds	(working copy)
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     {
         . = ALIGN(0x4);
         _vectorsstart = .;
-        *(.vectors);
+        KEEP(*(.vectors));
         _vectorsend = .;
     } > ITCM AT> DRAM
 
Index: firmware/target/mips/ingenic_jz47xx/boot.lds
===================================================================
--- firmware/target/mips/ingenic_jz47xx/boot.lds	(revision 31343)
+++ firmware/target/mips/ingenic_jz47xx/boot.lds	(working copy)
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@
     .iram IRAMORIG:
     {
         _iramstart = .;
-        *(.vectors.1);
+        KEEP(*(.vectors.1));
         . = 0x100;
-        *(.vectors.2);
+        KEEP(*(.vectors.2));
         . = 0x180;
-        *(.vectors.3);
+        KEEP(*(.vectors.3));
         . = 0x200;
-        *(.vectors.4);
-        *(.vectors);
+        KEEP(*(.vectors.4));
+        KEEP(*(.vectors));
 
         *(.icode);
         *(.irodata);
Index: firmware/target/mips/ingenic_jz47xx/app.lds
===================================================================
--- firmware/target/mips/ingenic_jz47xx/app.lds	(revision 31343)
+++ firmware/target/mips/ingenic_jz47xx/app.lds	(working copy)
@@ -55,20 +55,20 @@
     .iram IRAMORIG: AT (_edata)
     {
         _iramstart = .;
-        *(.vectors.1);
+        KEEP(*(.vectors.1));
         . = 0x100;
-        *(.vectors.2);
+        KEEP(*(.vectors.2));
         . = 0x180;
-        *(.vectors.3);
+        KEEP(*(.vectors.3));
         . = 0x200;
-        *(.vectors.4);
-        *(.vectors);
+        KEEP(*(.vectors.4));
+        KEEP(*(.vectors));
 
         *(.icode);
         *(.irodata);
         *(.idata);
         KEEP(*(.vectors))
-        *(.vectors);
+        KEEP(*(.vectors));
         _iramend = .;
     } > IRAM
     _iramcopy = LOADADDR(.iram);
Index: firmware/rom.lds
===================================================================
--- firmware/rom.lds	(revision 31343)
+++ firmware/rom.lds	(working copy)
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@
         loadaddress = .;
         _loadaddress = .;
         _datastart = .;
-        *(.resetvectors);
-        *(.vectors);
+        KEEP(*(.resetvectors));
+        KEEP(*(.vectors));
         . = ALIGN(0x200);
-        *(.data)
+        *(.data*)
         . = ALIGN(0x4);
         _dataend = .;        
         . = ALIGN(0x10);  /* Maintain proper alignment for .text section */
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@
     .text LOADADDR(.data) + SIZEOF(.data) :
     {
         *(.init.text)
-        *(.text)
+        *(.text*)
         . = ALIGN(0x4);
     } > FLASH
 
     .rodata :
     {
-        *(.rodata)
+        *(.rodata*)
         *(.rodata.str1.1)
         *(.rodata.str1.4)
         . = ALIGN(0x4);
Index: firmware/test/kernel/app.lds
===================================================================
--- firmware/test/kernel/app.lds	(revision 31343)
+++ firmware/test/kernel/app.lds	(working copy)
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 {
     .text 0x09010000 :
     {
-	*(.vectors)
+	KEEP(*(.vectors))
         . = ALIGN(0x200);
         *(.init.text)
     }
Index: firmware/test/i2c/app.lds
===================================================================
--- firmware/test/i2c/app.lds	(revision 31343)
+++ firmware/test/i2c/app.lds	(working copy)
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 {
     .text 0x09010000 :
     {
-	*(.vectors)
+	KEEP(*(.vectors))
         . = ALIGN(0x200);
         *(.init.text)
     }