Index: bootloader/main-pp.c
===================================================================
--- bootloader/main-pp.c	(revision 14038)
+++ bootloader/main-pp.c	(working copy)
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@
 /* A buffer to load the original firmware or Rockbox into */
 unsigned char *loadbuffer = (unsigned char *)DRAM_START;
 
-/* Bootloader version */
-char version[] = APPSVERSION;
+/* Bootloader version incl RBBLver magic for easy location in the binary */
+char _version_rbutil[] = "RBBLver"APPSVERSION"RBBLver";
+const char *version = _version_rbutil+7;
         
 /* Locations and sizes in hidden partition on Sansa */
 #ifdef SANSA_E200
Index: bootloader/gigabeat.c
===================================================================
--- bootloader/gigabeat.c	(revision 14038)
+++ bootloader/gigabeat.c	(working copy)
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@
 
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
-char version[] = APPSVERSION;
+/* Bootloader version incl RBBLver magic for easy location in the binary */
+char _version_rbutil[] = "RBBLver"APPSVERSION"RBBLver";
+const char *version = _version_rbutil+7;
 
 void main(void)
 {
Index: bootloader/main.c
===================================================================
--- bootloader/main.c	(revision 14038)
+++ bootloader/main.c	(working copy)
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@
 static bool recovery_mode = false;
 #endif
 
-char version[] = APPSVERSION;
+/* Bootloader version incl RBBLver magic for easy location in the binary */
+char _version_rbutil[] = "RBBLver"APPSVERSION"RBBLver";
+const char *version = _version_rbutil+7;
 
 /* Reset the cookie for the crt0 crash check */
 inline void __reset_cookie(void)
Index: bootloader/iaudio_x5.c
===================================================================
--- bootloader/iaudio_x5.c	(revision 14038)
+++ bootloader/iaudio_x5.c	(working copy)
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@
    return 0;
 }
 
-char version[] = APPSVERSION;
+/* Bootloader version incl RBBLver magic for easy location in the binary */
+char _version_rbutil[] = "RBBLver"APPSVERSION"RBBLver";
+const char *version = _version_rbutil+7;
 
 /* Reset the cookie for the crt0 crash check */
 inline void __reset_cookie(void)
Index: bootloader/iriver_h300.c
===================================================================
--- bootloader/iriver_h300.c	(revision 14038)
+++ bootloader/iriver_h300.c	(working copy)
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@
 
 #define DRAM_START 0x31000000
 
-char version[] = APPSVERSION;
+/* Bootloader version incl RBBLver magic for easy location in the binary */
+char _version_rbutil[] = "RBBLver"APPSVERSION"RBBLver";
+const char *version = _version_rbutil+7;
 
 /* Reset the cookie for the crt0 crash check */
 inline void __reset_cookie(void)
Index: bootloader/ipod.c
===================================================================
--- bootloader/ipod.c	(revision 14038)
+++ bootloader/ipod.c	(working copy)
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@
 /* A buffer to load the Linux kernel or Rockbox into */
 unsigned char *loadbuffer = (unsigned char *)DRAM_START;
 
-/* Bootloader version */
-char version[] = APPSVERSION;
+/* Bootloader version incl RBBLver magic for easy location in the binary */
+char _version_rbutil[] = "RBBLver"APPSVERSION"RBBLver";
+const char *version = _version_rbutil+7;
 
 #define BUTTON_LEFT  1
 #define BUTTON_MENU  2