diff --git a/src/target/arm7_9_common.c b/src/target/arm7_9_common.c
index 9da9c5a4d76f44dfc01dce7d2b465c2089dfed50..fe2cfabbd55f4a78d35ab1bbdd1863b42ecd18a7 100644
--- a/src/target/arm7_9_common.c
+++ b/src/target/arm7_9_common.c
@@ -789,10 +789,11 @@ int arm7_9_assert_reset(target_t *target)
 		else
 		{
 			/* program watchpoint unit to match on reset vector address */
+			embeddedice_write_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W0_ADDR_VALUE], 0x0);
 			embeddedice_write_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W0_ADDR_MASK], 0x3);
-			embeddedice_write_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W0_DATA_MASK], 0x0);
-			embeddedice_write_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W0_CONTROL_VALUE], 0x100);
-			embeddedice_write_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W0_CONTROL_MASK], 0xf7);
+			embeddedice_write_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W0_DATA_MASK], 0xffffffff);
+			embeddedice_write_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W0_CONTROL_VALUE], EICE_W_CTRL_ENABLE);
+			embeddedice_write_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W0_CONTROL_MASK], ~EICE_W_CTRL_nOPC & 0xff);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -855,6 +856,10 @@ int arm7_9_clear_halt(target_t *target)
 			 */
 			if (arm7_9->wp0_used)
 			{
+				if (arm7_9->debug_entry_from_reset)
+				{
+					embeddedice_store_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W0_ADDR_VALUE]);
+				}
 				embeddedice_store_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W0_ADDR_MASK]);
 				embeddedice_store_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W0_DATA_MASK]);
 				embeddedice_store_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W0_CONTROL_MASK]);
@@ -980,7 +985,7 @@ int arm7_9_halt(target_t *target)
 		else
 		{
 			/* we came here in a reset_halt or reset_init sequence
-			 * debug entry was already prepared in arm7_9_prepare_reset_halt()
+			 * debug entry was already prepared in arm7_9_assert_reset()
 			 */
 			target->debug_reason = DBG_REASON_DBGRQ;
 			
@@ -1005,8 +1010,8 @@ int arm7_9_halt(target_t *target)
 		 */
 		embeddedice_write_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W0_ADDR_MASK], 0xffffffff);
 		embeddedice_write_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W0_DATA_MASK], 0xffffffff);
-		embeddedice_write_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W0_CONTROL_VALUE], 0x100);
-		embeddedice_write_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W0_CONTROL_MASK], 0xf7);
+		embeddedice_write_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W0_CONTROL_VALUE], EICE_W_CTRL_ENABLE);
+		embeddedice_write_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W0_CONTROL_MASK], ~EICE_W_CTRL_nOPC & 0xff);
 	}
 
 	target->debug_reason = DBG_REASON_DBGRQ;
@@ -1590,13 +1595,13 @@ void arm7_9_enable_eice_step(target_t *target)
 	* - comparator 0 matches any address, as long as rangein is low */
 	embeddedice_write_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W0_ADDR_MASK], 0xffffffff);
 	embeddedice_write_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W0_DATA_MASK], 0xffffffff);
-	embeddedice_write_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W0_CONTROL_VALUE], 0x100);
-	embeddedice_write_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W0_CONTROL_MASK], 0x77);
+	embeddedice_write_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W0_CONTROL_VALUE], EICE_W_CTRL_ENABLE);
+	embeddedice_write_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W0_CONTROL_MASK], ~(EICE_W_CTRL_RANGE|EICE_W_CTRL_nOPC) & 0xff);
 	embeddedice_write_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W1_ADDR_VALUE], buf_get_u32(armv4_5->core_cache->reg_list[15].value, 0, 32));
 	embeddedice_write_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W1_ADDR_MASK], 0);
 	embeddedice_write_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W1_DATA_MASK], 0xffffffff);
 	embeddedice_write_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W1_CONTROL_VALUE], 0x0);
-	embeddedice_write_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W1_CONTROL_MASK], 0xf7);
+	embeddedice_write_reg(&arm7_9->eice_cache->reg_list[EICE_W1_CONTROL_MASK], ~EICE_W_CTRL_nOPC & 0xff);
 }
 
 void arm7_9_disable_eice_step(target_t *target)