diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5444961f56..b7e26cbfd4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ before_script:
 # travis has changed to 64-bit and we require 32-bit compatibility libraries
   - "sudo apt-get -qq install libc6:i386 libgcc1:i386 gcc-4.6-base:i386 libstdc++5:i386 libstdc++6:i386 || true"
   - "[ $RTT_TOOL_CHAIN = 'sourcery-arm' ] && curl -s https://sourcery.mentor.com/public/gnu_toolchain/arm-none-eabi/arm-2012.09-63-arm-none-eabi-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.bz2 | sudo tar xjf - -C /opt && export RTT_EXEC_PATH=/opt/arm-2012.09/bin && /opt/arm-2012.09/bin/arm-none-eabi-gcc --version || true"
+  - "[ $RTT_TOOL_CHAIN = 'sourcery-mips' ] && curl -s https://sourcery.mentor.com/public/gnu_toolchain/mips-sde-elf/mips-2012.09-98-mips-sde-elf-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.bz2 | sudo tar xjf - -C /opt && export RTT_EXEC_PATH=/opt/mips-2012.09/bin && /opt/mips-2012.09/bin/mips-sde-elf-gcc --version || true"
   - export RTT_ROOT=`pwd`
   - export RTT_CC='gcc'
 
@@ -15,11 +16,11 @@ script:
 
 env:
   - RTT_BSP='at91sam9260' RTT_TOOL_CHAIN='sourcery-arm' 
-#  - RTT_BSP='avr32uc3b0'
-#  - RTT_BSP='bf533'
-#  - RTT_BSP='dev3210'
+#  - RTT_BSP='avr32uc3b0' # avr
+#  - RTT_BSP='bf533' # no scons
+  - RTT_BSP='dev3210' RTT_TOOL_CHAIN='sourcery-mips'
   - RTT_BSP='efm32' RTT_TOOL_CHAIN='sourcery-arm' 
-#  - RTT_BSP='jz47xx'
+  - RTT_BSP='jz47xx' RTT_TOOL_CHAIN='sourcery-mips'
   - RTT_BSP='lm3s8962' RTT_TOOL_CHAIN='sourcery-arm' 
   - RTT_BSP='lm3s9b9x' RTT_TOOL_CHAIN='sourcery-arm' 
   - RTT_BSP='lm4f232' RTT_TOOL_CHAIN='sourcery-arm' 
@@ -29,26 +30,27 @@ env:
   - RTT_BSP='lpc178x' RTT_TOOL_CHAIN='sourcery-arm' 
   - RTT_BSP='lpc2148' RTT_TOOL_CHAIN='sourcery-arm' 
   - RTT_BSP='lpc2478' RTT_TOOL_CHAIN='sourcery-arm' 
-#  - RTT_BSP='ls1bdev'
-#  - RTT_BSP='m16c62p'
+  - RTT_BSP='ls1bdev' RTT_TOOL_CHAIN='sourcery-mips'
+#  - RTT_BSP='m16c62p' # m32c
   - RTT_BSP='mb9bf500r' RTT_TOOL_CHAIN='sourcery-arm' 
   - RTT_BSP='mb9bf506r' RTT_TOOL_CHAIN='sourcery-arm' 
-#  - RTT_BSP='microblaze'
+#  - RTT_BSP='microblaze' # no scons
   - RTT_BSP='mini2440' RTT_TOOL_CHAIN='sourcery-arm' 
 #  - RTT_BSP='mini4020' # no scons
-#  - RTT_BSP='nios_ii'
-#  - RTT_BSP='nuc140'
-#  - RTT_BSP='pic32ethernet'
+#  - RTT_BSP='nios_ii' # no scons
+#  - RTT_BSP='nuc140' # no scons
+#  - RTT_BSP='pic32ethernet' # no scons
 #  - RTT_BSP='sam7s' # no scons
   - RTT_BSP='sam7x' RTT_TOOL_CHAIN='sourcery-arm'
+#  - RTT_BSP='simlinux' # linux
 #  - RTT_BSP='simulator' # x86
   - RTT_BSP='stm32f0x' RTT_TOOL_CHAIN='sourcery-arm' 
   - RTT_BSP='stm32f107' RTT_TOOL_CHAIN='sourcery-arm' 
   - RTT_BSP='stm32f10x' RTT_TOOL_CHAIN='sourcery-arm' 
   - RTT_BSP='stm32f20x' RTT_TOOL_CHAIN='sourcery-arm' 
   - RTT_BSP='stm32f40x' RTT_TOOL_CHAIN='sourcery-arm' 
-#  - RTT_BSP='taihu'
-#  - RTT_BSP='upd70f3454'
-#  - RTT_BSP='wh44b0'
+#  - RTT_BSP='taihu' # ppc
+#  - RTT_BSP='upd70f3454' # iar
+#  - RTT_BSP='wh44b0' # no scons
 #  - RTT_BSP='x86' # x86
-#  - RTT_BSP='xplorer4330'
+#  - RTT_BSP='xplorer4330' # no scons