diff --git a/board/purple/flash.c b/board/purple/flash.c
index 7522580808..1baae35eb8 100644
--- a/board/purple/flash.c
+++ b/board/purple/flash.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ void flash_print_info (flash_info_t *info)
 	int i;
 	uchar *boottype;
 	uchar *bootletter;
-	uchar *fmt;
+	char *fmt;
 	uchar botbootletter[] = "B";
 	uchar topbootletter[] = "T";
 	uchar botboottype[] = "bottom boot sector";
diff --git a/common/cmd_ide.c b/common/cmd_ide.c
index bb064eaa04..27cecac4ee 100644
--- a/common/cmd_ide.c
+++ b/common/cmd_ide.c
@@ -1136,9 +1136,9 @@ static void ide_ident (block_dev_desc_t *dev_desc)
 
 	input_swap_data (device, iobuf, ATA_SECTORWORDS);
 
-	ident_cpy (dev_desc->revision, iop->fw_rev, sizeof(dev_desc->revision));
-	ident_cpy (dev_desc->vendor, iop->model, sizeof(dev_desc->vendor));
-	ident_cpy (dev_desc->product, iop->serial_no, sizeof(dev_desc->product));
+	ident_cpy ((unsigned char*)dev_desc->revision, iop->fw_rev, sizeof(dev_desc->revision));
+	ident_cpy ((unsigned char*)dev_desc->vendor, iop->model, sizeof(dev_desc->vendor));
+	ident_cpy ((unsigned char*)dev_desc->product, iop->serial_no, sizeof(dev_desc->product));
 #ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	/*
 	 * firmware revision and model number have Big Endian Byte
@@ -1953,9 +1953,9 @@ static void	atapi_inquiry(block_dev_desc_t * dev_desc)
 		return;
 
 	/* copy device ident strings */
-	ident_cpy(dev_desc->vendor,&iobuf[8],8);
-	ident_cpy(dev_desc->product,&iobuf[16],16);
-	ident_cpy(dev_desc->revision,&iobuf[32],5);
+	ident_cpy((unsigned char*)dev_desc->vendor,&iobuf[8],8);
+	ident_cpy((unsigned char*)dev_desc->product,&iobuf[16],16);
+	ident_cpy((unsigned char*)dev_desc->revision,&iobuf[32],5);
 
 	dev_desc->lun=0;
 	dev_desc->lba=0;