diff --git a/nuttx/configs/sure-pic32mx/nsh/defconfig b/nuttx/configs/sure-pic32mx/nsh/defconfig
index 8d371508ff..a49a1a4f52 100644
--- a/nuttx/configs/sure-pic32mx/nsh/defconfig
+++ b/nuttx/configs/sure-pic32mx/nsh/defconfig
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_SCHED=n
 CONFIG_DEBUG_USB=n
 CONFIG_DEBUG_FS=n
 CONFIG_DEBUG_SPI=n
+CONFIG_SPI_REGDEBUG=n
 
 CONFIG_HAVE_CXX=n
 CONFIG_HAVE_CXXINITIALIZE=n
@@ -380,7 +381,7 @@ CONFIG_FDCLONE_DISABLE=n
 CONFIG_FDCLONE_STDIO=n
 CONFIG_SDCLONE_DISABLE=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_WORKQUEUE=n
-CONFIG_SCHED_WORKPRIORITY=50
+CONFIG_SCHED_WORKPRIORITY=192
 CONFIG_SCHED_WORKPERIOD=(50*1000)
 CONFIG_SCHED_WORKSTACKSIZE=1024
 CONFIG_SIG_SIGWORK=4
diff --git a/nuttx/configs/sure-pic32mx/src/up_nsh.c b/nuttx/configs/sure-pic32mx/src/up_nsh.c
index 1db5e07818..70d482dbe7 100644
--- a/nuttx/configs/sure-pic32mx/src/up_nsh.c
+++ b/nuttx/configs/sure-pic32mx/src/up_nsh.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 #    define CONFIG_NSH_MMCSDSPIPORTNO 2
 #  endif
 #  if !defined(CONFIG_NSH_MMCSDSLOTNO) || CONFIG_NSH_MMCSDSLOTNO != 0
-#    error "The Sure PIC32MX MMC/SD is only one slot (0)"
+#    error "The Sure PIC32MX MMC/SD has only one slot (0)"
 #    undef CONFIG_NSH_MMCSDSLOTNO
 #    define CONFIG_NSH_MMCSDSLOTNO 0
 #  endif
@@ -200,13 +200,13 @@ static int nsh_waiter(int argc, char *argv[])
 #ifdef CONFIG_NSH_HAVEMMCSD
 static int nsh_sdinitialize(void)
 {
-  FAR struct spi_dev_s *ssp;
+  FAR struct spi_dev_s *spi;
   int ret;
 
   /* Get the SPI port */
 
-  ssp = up_spiinitialize(CONFIG_NSH_MMCSDSPIPORTNO);
-  if (!ssp)
+  spi = up_spiinitialize(CONFIG_NSH_MMCSDSPIPORTNO);
+  if (!spi)
     {
       message("nsh_archinitialize: Failed to initialize SPI port %d\n",
               CONFIG_NSH_MMCSDSPIPORTNO);
@@ -217,10 +217,19 @@ static int nsh_sdinitialize(void)
   message("Successfully initialized SPI port %d\n",
           CONFIG_NSH_MMCSDSPIPORTNO);
 
+  /* The SPI should be in 8-bit (default) and mode2: CKP=1, CKE=0.
+   * The MMC/SD driver will control the SPI frequency.  WARNING:
+   * this is not the right way to do this... this should be done
+   * the MMC/SD driver:  Other device on SPI1 may need other mode
+   * settings.
+   */
+
+  SPI_SETMODE(spi, SPIDEV_MODE2);
+
   /* Bind the SPI port to the slot */
 
   ret = mmcsd_spislotinitialize(CONFIG_NSH_MMCSDMINOR,
-                               CONFIG_NSH_MMCSDSLOTNO, ssp);
+                               CONFIG_NSH_MMCSDSLOTNO, spi);
   if (ret < 0)
     {
       message("nsh_sdinitialize: "