diff --git a/target/linux/netlogic/base-files/etc/board.d/00_model b/target/linux/netlogic/base-files/etc/board.d/00_model
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..ec07709e0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/netlogic/base-files/etc/board.d/00_model
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Copyright (C) 2015 OpenWrt.org
+
+. /lib/functions/uci-defaults-new.sh
+
+board_config_update
+
+ucidef_set_board_id "$(cat /tmp/sysinfo/board_name)"
+ucidef_set_model_name "$(cat /tmp/sysinfo/model)"
+
+board_config_flush
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/target/linux/netlogic/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/02_network b/target/linux/netlogic/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
similarity index 57%
rename from target/linux/netlogic/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/02_network
rename to target/linux/netlogic/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
index e271e17097..1ca1214535
--- a/target/linux/netlogic/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/02_network
+++ b/target/linux/netlogic/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
@@ -3,14 +3,10 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2014 OpenWrt.org
 #
 
-[ -e /etc/config/network ] && exit 0
-
-touch /etc/config/network
-
-. /lib/functions/uci-defaults.sh
+. /lib/functions/uci-defaults-now.sh
 . /lib/netlogic.sh
 
-ucidef_set_interface_loopback
+board_config_update
 
 case "$board_name" in
 "xlp-evp" |\
@@ -23,6 +19,6 @@ case "$board_name" in
 
 esac
 
-uci commit network
+board_config_flush
 
 exit 0