board_nand_data.nr_parts        = nr_parts;
        board_nand_data.devsize         = nand_type;
 
-       board_nand_data.ecc_opt = OMAP_ECC_HAM1_CODE_HW;
+       board_nand_data.ecc_opt = OMAP_ECC_HAM1_CODE_SW;
        gpmc_nand_init(&board_nand_data, gpmc_t);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_MTD_NAND_OMAP2 || CONFIG_MTD_NAND_OMAP2_MODULE */
 
                return 0;
 
        /* legacy platforms support only HAM1 (1-bit Hamming) ECC scheme */
-       if (ecc_opt == OMAP_ECC_HAM1_CODE_HW)
+       if (ecc_opt == OMAP_ECC_HAM1_CODE_HW ||
+           ecc_opt == OMAP_ECC_HAM1_CODE_SW)
                return 1;
        else
                return 0;
 
        }
 
        /* populate MTD interface based on ECC scheme */
-       nand_chip->ecc.layout   = &omap_oobinfo;
        ecclayout               = &omap_oobinfo;
        switch (info->ecc_opt) {
+       case OMAP_ECC_HAM1_CODE_SW:
+               nand_chip->ecc.mode = NAND_ECC_SOFT;
+               break;
+
        case OMAP_ECC_HAM1_CODE_HW:
                pr_info("nand: using OMAP_ECC_HAM1_CODE_HW\n");
                nand_chip->ecc.mode             = NAND_ECC_HW;
                nand_chip->ecc.priv             = nand_bch_init(mtd,
                                                        nand_chip->ecc.size,
                                                        nand_chip->ecc.bytes,
-                                                       &nand_chip->ecc.layout);
+                                                       &ecclayout);
                if (!nand_chip->ecc.priv) {
                        pr_err("nand: error: unable to use s/w BCH library\n");
                        err = -EINVAL;
                nand_chip->ecc.priv             = nand_bch_init(mtd,
                                                        nand_chip->ecc.size,
                                                        nand_chip->ecc.bytes,
-                                                       &nand_chip->ecc.layout);
+                                                       &ecclayout);
                if (!nand_chip->ecc.priv) {
                        pr_err("nand: error: unable to use s/w BCH library\n");
                        err = -EINVAL;
                goto return_error;
        }
 
+       if (info->ecc_opt == OMAP_ECC_HAM1_CODE_SW)
+               goto scan_tail;
+
        /* all OOB bytes from oobfree->offset till end off OOB are free */
        ecclayout->oobfree->length = mtd->oobsize - ecclayout->oobfree->offset;
        /* check if NAND device's OOB is enough to store ECC signatures */
                err = -EINVAL;
                goto return_error;
        }
+       nand_chip->ecc.layout = ecclayout;
 
+scan_tail:
        /* second phase scan */
        if (nand_scan_tail(mtd)) {
                err = -ENXIO;
 
 };
 
 enum omap_ecc {
-       /* 1-bit  ECC calculation by GPMC, Error detection by Software */
-       OMAP_ECC_HAM1_CODE_HW = 0,
+       /*
+        * 1-bit ECC: calculation and correction by SW
+        * ECC stored at end of spare area
+        */
+       OMAP_ECC_HAM1_CODE_SW = 0,
+
+       /*
+        * 1-bit ECC: calculation by GPMC, Error detection by Software
+        * ECC layout compatible with ROM code layout
+        */
+       OMAP_ECC_HAM1_CODE_HW,
        /* 4-bit  ECC calculation by GPMC, Error detection by Software */
        OMAP_ECC_BCH4_CODE_HW_DETECTION_SW,
        /* 4-bit  ECC calculation by GPMC, Error detection by ELM */