diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/Boot/Boot.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/Boot/Boot.cpp
index 8be1c3611b..60ad7e5c10 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/Boot/Boot.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/Boot/Boot.cpp
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ bool CBoot::LoadMapFromFilename(const std::string &_rFilename, const char *_game
 	return success;
 }
 
-// This function does *some* of what BS1 does: loading IPL(BS2) and jumping to it
-// It does not initialize the hardware or anything else like BS1 does
-// We should eventually just load BS1 and let it take care of everything :)
+// If ipl.bin is not found, this function does *some* of what BS1 does: 
+// loading IPL(BS2) and jumping to it.
+// It does not initialize the hardware or anything else like BS1 does.
 bool CBoot::Load_BS2(const std::string& _rBootROMFilename)
 {
 	// Load the whole ROM dump
@@ -148,10 +148,9 @@ bool CBoot::Load_BS2(const std::string& _rBootROMFilename)
 	// Run the descrambler over the encrypted section containing BS1/BS2
 	CEXIIPL::Descrambler((u8*)data.data()+0x100, 0x1AFE00);
 
-	//File::WriteStringToFile(false, data, "decrypted_bs1_bs2.bin");
-	//Memory::WriteBigEData((const u8*)data.data() + 0x100, 0x81200000, 0x700);
+	Memory::WriteBigEData((const u8*)data.data() + 0x100, 0x81200000, 0x700);
 	Memory::WriteBigEData((const u8*)data.data() + 0x820, 0x81300000, 0x1AFE00);
-	PC = 0x81300000;
+	PC = 0x81200000;
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.cpp
index 7bffdbc2f5..5b4eac0565 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ void SConfig::LoadSettings()
 		ini.Get("GameList", "ListUnknown",		&m_ListUnknown, true);
 
 		// Core
-		ini.Get("Core", "HLE_BS2",		&m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bHLE_BS2,		true);
+		ini.Get("Core", "HLE_BS2",		&m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bHLE_BS2,		false);
 		ini.Get("Core", "EnableOpenCL",	&m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bEnableOpenCL,	false);
 		ini.Get("Core", "CPUCore",		&m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.iCPUCore,		1);
 		ini.Get("Core", "DSPThread",	&m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bDSPThread,	false);
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/PowerPC.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/PowerPC.cpp
index 911fe122fc..bc958e16f8 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/PowerPC.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/PowerPC.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void Init(int cpu_core)
 		jit = new JitIL;
 	jit->Init();
 	// ... but start as interpreter by default.
-	mode = MODE_INTERPRETER;
+	mode = MODE_JIT;
 	state = CPU_STEPPING;
 
 	ppcState.iCache.Reset();
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/ConfigMain.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/ConfigMain.cpp
index 9677da51c4..39d6723054 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/ConfigMain.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/ConfigMain.cpp
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ void CConfigMain::CreateGUIControls()
 
 	// Core Settings - Advanced
 	sbAdvanced = new wxStaticBoxSizer(wxVERTICAL, GeneralPage, wxT("Advanced Settings"));
-	AlwaysHLE_BS2 = new wxCheckBox(GeneralPage, ID_ALWAYS_HLE_BS2, wxT("HLE the IPL (recommended)"), wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, 0, wxDefaultValidator);
+	AlwaysHLE_BS2 = new wxCheckBox(GeneralPage, ID_ALWAYS_HLE_BS2, wxT("Skip GC BIOS"), wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, 0, wxDefaultValidator);
 #if defined(HAVE_OPENCL) && HAVE_OPENCL
 	EnableOpenCL = new wxCheckBox(GeneralPage, ID_ENABLE_OPENCL, wxT("Enable OpenCL"), wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, 0, wxDefaultValidator);
 #endif