diff --git a/target/linux/octeon/base-files/etc/board.d/00_model b/target/linux/octeon/base-files/etc/board.d/00_model
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ec07709e0cb7a3820706292731b2826626b0861d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/octeon/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/octeon/base-files/etc/board.d/01_network b/target/linux/octeon/base-files/etc/board.d/01_network
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f07bdf8ca67cf068181612f0157f80e556db6ccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/octeon/base-files/etc/board.d/01_network
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2014-2015 OpenWrt.org
+#
+
+. /lib/functions/uci-defaults-new.sh
+. /lib/functions/octeon.sh
+
+board_config_update
+
+board=$(octeon_board_name)
+
+case "$board" in
+erlite)
+	ucidef_set_interfaces_lan_wan "eth0" "eth1"
+	;;
+
+*)
+	ucidef_set_interfaces_lan_wan "eth0" "eth1"
+	;;
+esac
+
+board_config_flush
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/target/linux/octeon/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/01_network b/target/linux/octeon/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/01_network
deleted file mode 100644
index bda8d0c75c822417e4af9d4f6d4ff42bb53733c1..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/target/linux/octeon/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/01_network
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2014 OpenWrt.org
-#
-
-[ -e /etc/config/network ] && exit 0
-
-. /lib/functions/uci-defaults.sh
-. /lib/functions/octeon.sh
-
-touch /etc/config/network
-
-board=$(octeon_board_name)
-
-case "$board" in
-erlite)
-	ucidef_set_interface_loopback
-	ucidef_set_interface_lan 'eth0'
-	ucidef_set_interface_wan 'eth1'
-	;;
-
-*)
-	ucidef_set_interface_loopback
-	ucidef_set_interface_wan 'eth1'
-	ucidef_set_interface_lan 'eth0'
-	;;
-esac
-
-uci commit network
-
-exit 0