diff --git a/base/mk/global.mk b/base/mk/global.mk
index 8c90be6649..7b02bb439e 100644
--- a/base/mk/global.mk
+++ b/base/mk/global.mk
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ CUSTOM_AS      ?= $(CROSS_DEV_PREFIX)as
 CUSTOM_AR      ?= $(CROSS_DEV_PREFIX)ar
 CUSTOM_NM      ?= $(CROSS_DEV_PREFIX)nm
 CUSTOM_OBJCOPY ?= $(CROSS_DEV_PREFIX)objcopy
+CUSTOM_STRIP   ?= $(CROSS_DEV_PREFIX)strip
 
 #
 # GNU utilities
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ AS      = $(CUSTOM_AS)
 AR      = $(CUSTOM_AR)
 NM      = $(CUSTOM_NM)
 OBJCOPY = $(CUSTOM_OBJCOPY)
+STRIP   = $(CUSTOM_STRIP)
 
 #
 # Compiler and Linker options
diff --git a/ports/mk/noux.mk b/ports/mk/noux.mk
index 3b3312f169..1102b7d9b0 100644
--- a/ports/mk/noux.mk
+++ b/ports/mk/noux.mk
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ NOUX_PKG_DIR = $(wildcard $(REP_DIR)/contrib/$(NOUX_PKG)-*)
 
 PWD = $(shell pwd)
 
-#
-# Disable Noux on non-x86 architectures for now
-#
-REQUIRES += x86
-
 #
 # Detect missing preparation of noux package
 #
@@ -109,7 +104,7 @@ NOUX_LIBS_A  = $(filter %.a, $(sort $(LINK_ITEMS)) $(EXT_OBJECTS) $(LIBGCC))
 NOUX_LIBS_SO = $(filter %.so,$(sort $(LINK_ITEMS)) $(EXT_OBJECTS) $(LIBGCC))
 NOUX_LIBS += $(NOUX_LIBS_A) $(NOUX_LIBS_SO) $(NOUX_LIBS_A)
 
-NOUX_ENV += CC='$(CC)' LD='$(LD)' AR='$(AR)' LIBS='$(NOUX_LIBS)' \
+NOUX_ENV += CC='$(CC)' LD='$(LD)' AR='$(AR)' STRIP='$(STRIP)' LIBS='$(NOUX_LIBS)' \
             LDFLAGS='$(NOUX_LDFLAGS)' CFLAGS='$(NOUX_CFLAGS)' \
             CPPFLAGS='$(NOUX_CPPFLAGS)'
 
diff --git a/ports/run/noux.run b/ports/run/noux.run
index 5882d84ac7..f881a82e84 100644
--- a/ports/run/noux.run
+++ b/ports/run/noux.run
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-if {![have_spec x86]} {
-	puts "\nNoux is supported on the x86 architecture only\n"
-	exit 0
-}
 if {[have_spec linux]} {
 	puts "\nLinux not supported because of missing UART driver\n"
 	exit 0
@@ -74,7 +70,7 @@ if {[have_spec x86_64]} {
         append qemu_args " -m 300 "
 }
 
-run_genode_until "child exited with exit value 0.*\n" 20
+run_genode_until "child exited with exit value 0.*\n" 30
 
 puts "[exec cat $noux_output_file]"
 
diff --git a/ports/run/noux_bash.run b/ports/run/noux_bash.run
index abfdcb4d7f..346e00733e 100644
--- a/ports/run/noux_bash.run
+++ b/ports/run/noux_bash.run
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-if {![have_spec x86]} {
-	puts "\nNoux is supported on the x86 architecture only\n"
-	exit 0
-}
-
 #
 # Uncomment the following line when working on the VIM source code. Otherwise,
 # the package may get recompiled, yet it does not get reinstalled into 'bin/'.
@@ -36,7 +31,7 @@ set viminfo=}
 close $vimrc_fd
 
 # strip all binaries prior archiving
-exec sh -c "find bin/bash/ bin/vim/ bin/coreutils/ -type f | (xargs strip || true) 2>/dev/null"
+exec sh -c "find bin/bash/ bin/vim/ bin/coreutils/ -type f | (xargs [cross_dev_prefix]strip || true) 2>/dev/null"
 
 exec tar cfv bin/bash.tar      -h -C bin/bash .
 exec tar cfv bin/coreutils.tar -h -C bin/coreutils .
diff --git a/ports/run/noux_fork.run b/ports/run/noux_fork.run
index 05168a3b38..c3f74dc0d3 100644
--- a/ports/run/noux_fork.run
+++ b/ports/run/noux_fork.run
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-if {![have_spec x86]} {
-	puts "\nNoux is supported on the x86 architecture only\n"
-	exit 0
-}
 if {[have_spec linux]} {
 	puts "\nLinux not supported because of missing UART driver\n"
 	exit 0
@@ -9,7 +5,7 @@ if {[have_spec linux]} {
 
 build "core init drivers/timer drivers/uart noux/minimal lib/libc_noux test/noux_fork"
 
-# strip coreutils binaries and create tar archive
+# create tar archive
 exec tar cfv bin/noux_fork.tar -h -C bin test-noux_fork
 
 create_boot_directory
diff --git a/ports/run/noux_net_netcat.run b/ports/run/noux_net_netcat.run
index e7c75de9c5..035c4d4f63 100644
--- a/ports/run/noux_net_netcat.run
+++ b/ports/run/noux_net_netcat.run
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-if {![have_spec x86_32]} {
-	puts "\nNoux is supported on the x86_32 architecture only\n"
-	exit 0
-}
 if {[have_spec linux]} {
 	puts "\nLinux not supported because of missing UART driver\n"
 	exit 0
@@ -32,7 +28,7 @@ exec tar rfv bin/noux_netcat.tar -h -C bin/ etc
 
 create_boot_directory
 
-install_config {
+append config {
 <config verbose="yes">
 	<parent-provides>
 		<service name="ROM"/>
@@ -51,7 +47,7 @@ install_config {
 		<any-service> <any-child/> <parent/> </any-service>
 	</default-route>
 	<start name="timer">
-		<resource name="RAM" quantum="512K"/>
+		<resource name="RAM" quantum="1M"/>
 		<provides><service name="Timer"/></provides>
 	</start>
 	<start name="uart_drv">
@@ -64,11 +60,15 @@ install_config {
 	<start name="nic_drv">
 		<resource name="RAM" quantum="4M"/>
 		<provides> <service name="Nic"/> </provides>
-	</start>
+	</start>}
+
+append_if [have_spec pci] config {
 	<start name="pci_drv">
 		<resource name="RAM" quantum="2M"/>
-		<provides> <service name="PCI"/> </provides>
-	</start>
+		<provides><service name="PCI"/> </provides>
+	</start>}
+	
+append config {
 	<start name="noux_net">
 		<resource name="RAM" quantum="1G"/>
 		<config>
@@ -82,12 +82,24 @@ install_config {
 </config>
 }
 
-build_boot_image {
-	core init timer uart_drv pci_drv nic_drv
+install_config $config
+
+#
+# Boot modules
+#
+
+# generic modules
+set boot_modules {
+	core init timer uart_drv nic_drv
 	ld.lib.so noux_net libc.lib.so libm.lib.so
 	libc_noux.lib.so lwip.lib.so noux_netcat.tar
 }
 
+# platform-specific modules
+lappend_if [have_spec pci] boot_modules pci_drv
+
+build_boot_image $boot_modules
+
 #
 # Redirect the output of Noux via the virtual serial port 1 into a file to be
 # dumped after the successful completion of the test.
diff --git a/ports/run/noux_tool_chain.run b/ports/run/noux_tool_chain.run
index 099f0efdaa..41c127124b 100644
--- a/ports/run/noux_tool_chain.run
+++ b/ports/run/noux_tool_chain.run
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-if {![have_spec x86]} {
-	puts "\nNoux is supported on the x86 architecture only\n"
+if {![have_spec x86_32]} {
+	puts "\nThe Noux tool chain scenario is supported on the x86_32 architecture only\n"
 	exit 0
 }
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ close $vimrc_fd
 # strip all binaries prior archiving
 set find_args ""
 foreach pkg $noux_pkgs { append find_args " bin/$pkg/" }
-exec sh -c "find $find_args -type f | (xargs strip || true) 2>/dev/null"
+exec sh -c "find $find_args -type f | (xargs [cross_dev_prefix]strip || true) 2>/dev/null"
 
 foreach pkg $noux_pkgs {
 	exec tar cfv bin/$pkg.tar -h -C bin/$pkg . }
diff --git a/ports/run/noux_vim.run b/ports/run/noux_vim.run
index 59fcfa5701..836faef329 100644
--- a/ports/run/noux_vim.run
+++ b/ports/run/noux_vim.run
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-if {![have_spec x86]} {
-	puts "\nNoux is supported on the x86 architecture only\n"
-	exit 0
-}
-
 #
 # Uncomment the following line when working on the VIM source code. Otherwise,
 # VIM may get recompiled, yet it does not get reinstalled into 'bin/vim'.
diff --git a/ports/src/noux-pkg/bash/target.mk b/ports/src/noux-pkg/bash/target.mk
index 5d71c69769..e84e1b7e99 100644
--- a/ports/src/noux-pkg/bash/target.mk
+++ b/ports/src/noux-pkg/bash/target.mk
@@ -8,4 +8,7 @@ NOUX_CFLAGS += -Dsh_xfree=free
 #
 NOUX_CFLAGS += -DNO_MAIN_ENV_ARG=1
 
+# Prevent interactions with nonexisting tty driver
+NOUX_CFLAGS += -DNO_TTY_DRIVER
+
 include $(REP_DIR)/mk/noux.mk