diff --git a/repos/base-hw/src/bootstrap/spec/x86_64/multiboot2.h b/repos/base-hw/src/bootstrap/spec/x86_64/multiboot2.h
index 4617caa236..ff23b0a246 100644
--- a/repos/base-hw/src/bootstrap/spec/x86_64/multiboot2.h
+++ b/repos/base-hw/src/bootstrap/spec/x86_64/multiboot2.h
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ class Genode::Multiboot2_info : Mmio
 
 			struct Type : Register <0x00, 32>
 			{
-				enum { END = 0, MEMORY = 6, ACPI_RSDP = 15 };
+				enum { END = 0, MEMORY = 6, ACPI_RSDP_V1 = 14,
+				       ACPI_RSDP_V2 = 15 };
 			};
 			struct Size : Register <0x04, 32> { };
 
@@ -76,13 +77,21 @@ class Genode::Multiboot2_info : Mmio
 					}
 				}
 
-				if (tag.read<Tag::Type>() == Tag::Type::ACPI_RSDP) {
+				if (tag.read<Tag::Type>() == Tag::Type::ACPI_RSDP_V1 ||
+				    tag.read<Tag::Type>() == Tag::Type::ACPI_RSDP_V2) {
 					size_t const sizeof_tag = 1UL << Tag::LOG2_SIZE;
 					addr_t const rsdp_addr  = tag_addr + sizeof_tag;
 
 					Hw::Acpi_rsdp * rsdp = reinterpret_cast<Hw::Acpi_rsdp *>(rsdp_addr);
-					if (rsdp->valid() &&
-					    sizeof(*rsdp) >= tag.read<Tag::Size>() - sizeof_tag)
+
+					if (tag.read<Tag::Size>() - sizeof_tag == 20) {
+						/* ACPI RSDP v1 is 20 byte solely */
+						Hw::Acpi_rsdp rsdp_v1;
+						memset (&rsdp_v1, 0, sizeof(rsdp_v1));
+						memcpy (&rsdp_v1, rsdp, 20);
+						acpi_fn(rsdp_v1);
+					}
+					if (sizeof(*rsdp) <= tag.read<Tag::Size>() - sizeof_tag)
 						acpi_fn(*rsdp);
 				}
 
diff --git a/repos/base-hw/src/bootstrap/spec/x86_64/platform.cc b/repos/base-hw/src/bootstrap/spec/x86_64/platform.cc
index fe96d017d3..f753a4e8b2 100644
--- a/repos/base-hw/src/bootstrap/spec/x86_64/platform.cc
+++ b/repos/base-hw/src/bootstrap/spec/x86_64/platform.cc
@@ -76,7 +76,11 @@ Bootstrap::Platform::Board::Board()
 
 			lambda(base, size);
 		},
-		[&] (Hw::Acpi_rsdp const &rsdp) { acpi_rsdp = rsdp; });
+		[&] (Hw::Acpi_rsdp const &rsdp) {
+			/* prefer higher acpi revisions */
+			if (!acpi_rsdp.valid() || acpi_rsdp.revision < rsdp.revision)
+				acpi_rsdp = rsdp;
+		});
 
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/tool/run/boot_dir/hw b/tool/run/boot_dir/hw
index 2c32129ba3..0d191494bc 100644
--- a/tool/run/boot_dir/hw
+++ b/tool/run/boot_dir/hw
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ proc run_boot_dir {binaries} {
 	exec [cross_dev_prefix]strip [run_dir]/image.elf
 
 	if {[have_include "image/iso"] || [have_include "image/disk"] || [have_include image/uefi]} {
+		#
+		# Compress Genode image, to be uncompressed by GRUB
+		#
+		exec gzip [run_dir]/image.elf
+
+		set serial_bender_opt ""
 
 		if {[have_include "image/disk"]} {
 			exec mkdir -p [run_dir]/boot/grub
@@ -114,6 +120,8 @@ proc run_boot_dir {binaries} {
 			exec cp $grub2_path/boot/grub2/grub2_64.efi [run_dir]/efi/boot/bootx64.efi
 			exec mkdir -p [run_dir]/boot/grub
 			exec cp [genode_dir]/tool/boot/bender [run_dir]/boot/bender
+
+			set serial_bender_opt "serial_fallback"
 		}
 
 		#
@@ -122,9 +130,9 @@ proc run_boot_dir {binaries} {
 		set fh [open "[run_dir]/boot/grub/grub.cfg" "WRONLY CREAT TRUNC"]
 		puts $fh "set timeout=0"
 		puts $fh "menuentry 'Genode on base-hw' {"
-		puts $fh " insmod multiboot"
-		puts $fh " multiboot /boot/bender"
-		puts $fh " module /image.elf image.elf"
+		puts $fh " insmod multiboot2"
+		puts $fh " multiboot2 /boot/bender $serial_bender_opt"
+		puts $fh " module2 /image.elf.gz image.elf"
 		puts $fh "}"
 		close $fh
 	}