diff --git a/libisoburn/trunk/xorriso/emulators.c b/libisoburn/trunk/xorriso/emulators.c
index 16fc62e7..b20c202d 100644
--- a/libisoburn/trunk/xorriso/emulators.c
+++ b/libisoburn/trunk/xorriso/emulators.c
@@ -745,6 +745,7 @@ int Xorriso_genisofs_help(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
 "  -partition_offset LBA       Make image mountable by first partition, too",
 "  -partition_sec_hd NUMBER    Define number of sectors per head",
 "  -partition_hd_cyl NUMBER    Define number of heads per cylinder",
+"  -mips-boot FILE             Set mips boot image name (relative to image root)",
 "  --modification-date=YYYYMMDDhhmmsscc",
 "                              Override date of creation and modification",
 "  -isohybrid-mbr FILE         Set SYSLINUX mbr/isohdp[fp]x*.bin for isohybrid",
@@ -1239,6 +1240,7 @@ not_enough_args:;
              strcmp(argv[i], "-eltorito-boot") == 0 ||
              strcmp(argv[i], "--efi-boot") == 0 ||
              strcmp(argv[i], "-e") == 0 ||
+             strcmp(argv[i], "-mips-boot") == 0 ||
              strcmp(argv[i], "-c") == 0 ||
              strcmp(argv[i], "-eltorito-catalog") == 0 ||
              strcmp(argv[i], "-boot-load-size") == 0 ||
@@ -1453,6 +1455,7 @@ problem_handler_2:;
      xorriso->patch_isolinux_image= 1;
    } else if(strcmp(argv[i], "-b") == 0 ||
              strcmp(argv[i], "-eltorito-boot") == 0 ||
+             strcmp(argv[i], "-mips-boot") == 0 ||
              strcmp(argv[i], "--efi-boot") == 0 ||
              strcmp(argv[i], "-e") == 0) {
      i++;
@@ -1466,6 +1469,14 @@ problem_handler_2:;
        boot_path= xorriso->boot_image_bin_path;
        xorriso->boot_efi_default= 1;
        emul_boot= xorriso->boot_image_emul= 0;
+     } else if(strcmp(argv[i - 1], "-mips-boot") == 0) {
+       boot_path= xorriso->boot_image_bin_path; 
+       option_b= 0;
+
+       /* >>> Preliminary : this should be adjustable per boot image */
+       xorriso->system_area_options= 1 << 2; /* system area type 1 */
+
+
      } else {
        boot_path= xorriso->boot_image_bin_path; 
        if(strcmp(argv[i - 1], "-e") == 0)
diff --git a/libisoburn/trunk/xorriso/opts_a_c.c b/libisoburn/trunk/xorriso/opts_a_c.c
index cd9bd014..1de88b00 100644
--- a/libisoburn/trunk/xorriso/opts_a_c.c
+++ b/libisoburn/trunk/xorriso/opts_a_c.c
@@ -614,6 +614,7 @@ treatment_patch:;
    xorriso->patch_isolinux_image= 0;
    xorriso->boot_image_bin_path[0]= 0;
    xorriso->patch_system_area= 0;
+   xorriso->system_area_options&= ~0xfc; /* system area type 0 */
    if(xorriso->boot_count > 0) {
      ret= Xorriso_attach_boot_image(xorriso, 2); /* dispose boot images */
      if(ret <= 0)
@@ -730,6 +731,24 @@ treatment_patch:;
    xorriso->keep_boot_image= 0;
    xorriso->boot_efi_default= 1;
 
+ } else if(strcmp(treatpt, "mips_path=") == 0) {
+   xorriso->boot_image_bin_path[0] = 0;
+   xorriso->boot_efi_default= 0;
+
+   /* >>> Preliminary : this should be adjustable per boot image */
+   xorriso->system_area_options&= ~0xfc; /* system area type 0 */
+
+ } else if(strncmp(treatpt, "mips_path=", 10) == 0) {
+   ret= Xorriso_normalize_img_path(xorriso, xorriso->wdi, treatpt + 10,
+                                   xorriso->boot_image_bin_path, 2);
+   if(ret <= 0)
+     return(ret);
+   xorriso->keep_boot_image= 0;
+   xorriso->boot_efi_default= 0;
+
+   /* >>> Preliminary : this should be adjustable per boot image */
+   xorriso->system_area_options&= 1 << 2; /* system area type 1 */
+
  } else if(strncmp(treatpt, "boot_info_table=", 16)==0) {
    if(strcmp(treatpt + 16, "off") == 0)
      xorriso->patch_isolinux_image= 0;
diff --git a/libisoburn/trunk/xorriso/xorriso_private.h b/libisoburn/trunk/xorriso/xorriso_private.h
index d4330679..b2cb3c8a 100644
--- a/libisoburn/trunk/xorriso/xorriso_private.h
+++ b/libisoburn/trunk/xorriso/xorriso_private.h
@@ -300,6 +300,10 @@ struct XorrisO { /* the global context of xorriso */
                                                (a simple partition table)
                                          bit1= isohybrid boot image pointer
                                                and partition table
+                                         bit2-7= System area type
+                                               0= with bit0 or bit1: MBR
+                                                  else: unspecified type 
+                                               1= MIPS Big Endian Volume Header
                                        */
  int patch_system_area;               /* Bits as of system_area_options.
                                          to be applied to the loaded system
diff --git a/libisoburn/trunk/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/libisoburn/trunk/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index 1cf98775..7a54bb2a 100644
--- a/libisoburn/trunk/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/libisoburn/trunk/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2010.10.12.103027"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2010.10.12.103157"