diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/busybox/package.mk
index d246d75afc..e386c56986 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/package.mk
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ makeinstall_host() {
 
 makeinstall_target() {
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin
+    [ $TARGET_ARCH = x86_64 ] && cp $PKG_DIR/scripts/getedid $INSTALL/usr/bin
     cp $PKG_DIR/scripts/createlog $INSTALL/usr/bin/
     cp $PKG_DIR/scripts/lsb_release $INSTALL/usr/bin/
     cp $PKG_DIR/scripts/apt-get $INSTALL/usr/bin/
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/getedid b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/getedid
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..ab0b95e4ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/getedid
@@ -0,0 +1,293 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+################################################################################
+#      This file is part of LibreELEC - https://libreelec.tv
+#      Copyright (C) 2016 Team LibreELEC
+#
+#  LibreELEC is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  LibreELEC is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with LibreELEC.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+################################################################################
+#
+#
+# exit 1 = unsupported GPU
+# exit 2 = dual boot system
+# exit 3 = no backup file, therefore no restore
+# exit 4 = extlinux.conf and syslinux.cfg are available
+# exit 5 = changes are already made either to extlinux.conf or syslinux.cfg
+# exit 6 = xorg.conf already exists in /storage/.config
+# exit 7 = no xorg.conf in /storage/.config
+# exit 8 = more than a single device detected
+
+# Help message and usage explanation
+help() {
+  clear
+  echo "This script generates a custom EDID depending on your GPU"
+  echo ""
+  echo "To check which GPU you are using, use: getedid gpu"
+  echo ""
+  echo "To create a custon EDID, just use this script like: getedid create"
+  echo ""
+  echo "If you have already used this script and wish to restore original behaviour, use: getedid default"
+  echo ""
+  echo "If you don't want to use the created EDID file anymore use: getedid delete"
+  echo ""
+  echo "If you hardware has changed and you want to have a custom EDID again, then you have to delete the old EDID first."
+  echo "For this use: getedid delete "
+  echo "And then use: getedid create"
+}
+
+
+# check for GPU and store string
+check_gpu() {
+  if lspci | grep -i vga | grep -i -q intel ; then
+    gpu="intel"
+  elif lspci | grep -i vga | grep -i -q nvidia; then
+    gpu="nvidia"
+  else
+    echo "GPU is not supported"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+
+# run this first if the user already has a custom EDID but want to create a new one (TV or AVR change)
+del_edid() {
+  if [ "$gpu" = "intel" ]; then
+    check_file
+    if [ -f "$file".old ];  then
+      mount_rw
+      rm "$file"
+      mv "$file".old "$file"
+      rm -f /flash/edid.cpio
+      mount_ro
+      rm -fr /storage/.config/firmware
+      sys_reboot
+    else
+      echo "You don't have a backup file for $file. You did not use this script to create the custom EDID"
+      echo "Therefore we can't be sure the script is working prooerly. Exiting"
+      exit 3
+    fi
+  else
+    rm -f /storage/.config/xorg.conf
+    rm -f /storage/.config/xorg.le.backup
+    systemctl restart xorg.service
+  fi   
+}
+
+
+# run main script depending on the GPU
+run() {
+  if [ "$gpu" = "intel" ]; then
+    intel 
+  elif [ "$gpu" = "nvidia" ]; then
+    nvidia
+  fi
+}
+
+
+# mounting /flash to rw
+mount_rw() {
+  mount -o remount,rw /flash
+}
+
+
+# mounting /flash to ro
+mount_ro() {
+  mount -o remount,ro /flash
+}
+
+
+# remount /flash to ro and reboot
+sys_reboot() {
+  mount_ro
+  echo "The system is rebooting in 15 seconds"
+  sleep 15
+  reboot
+}
+
+
+# check syslinux.cfg and/or extlinux.conf
+check_file() {
+  # check boot system
+  if [ -d /sys/firmware/efi ]; then
+    sys_boot="UEFI"
+    sys_path="/flash/EFI/BOOT"
+  else
+    sys_boot="BIOS"
+    sys_path="/flash"
+  fi
+
+  #check which file is available
+  if [ -f "$sys_path/syslinux.cfg" -a -f "$sys_path/extlinux.conf" ]; then
+    echo "Your system contains both a /flash/syslinux.cfg and a /flash/extlinux.conf file"
+    echo "Something is wrong on your system. Exiting"
+    exit 4
+  elif [ -f "$sys_path/extlinux.conf" ]; then
+    file="$sys_path/extlinux.conf"
+  elif [ -f "$sys_path/syslinux.cfg" ]; then
+    file="$sys_path/syslinux.cfg"
+  else
+    echo "You neither have a extlinux.conf nor do you have a syslinux.cfg."
+    echo "Dual boot systems aren't supported"
+    exit 2
+  fi
+}
+
+
+check_content() {
+  # check if changes are already made to $file and exit if yes
+  if grep -q "initrd=/edid.cpio drm_kms_helper.edid_firmware=" $file ; then
+    echo "$file has been modified. Exiting."
+    exit 5
+  fi
+}
+
+
+# restore the backup done by the script and depending on the GPU
+restore() {
+  if [ "$gpu" = "intel" ]; then
+    check_file
+    if [ -f "$file".old ]; then
+      mount_rw
+      cp "$file".old "$file"  # cp because of keeping the backup...just in case
+      sys_reboot
+    else
+      echo "You have not created a custom EDID yet, or you did not use this script for this task."
+      echo "Therefore we can't ensure the script is working properly."
+      echo "Exiting"
+      exit 3
+    fi
+  elif [ "$gpu" = "nvidia" ]; then
+    if [ -f /storage/.config/xorg.conf ]; then
+      mv /storage/.config/xorg.conf /storage/.config/xorg.le.backup
+      systemctl restart xorg.service
+    else
+      echo "You don't have a xorg.conf in your .config folder. Everything is already at default. Exiting"
+      exit 7
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
+
+intel() {
+  #check which output is connnected:
+  counter=0
+  for i in /sys/class/drm/*; do
+    if [ "$(cat "$i"/status 2>/dev/null)" = "connected" ]; then
+      counter=$((counter + 1))
+      if [ $counter -gt 0 -a $counter -lt 2 ]; then
+        card="$(echo "$i" | cut -d / -f 5)"
+        hdmi="$(echo "$i" | cut -d / -f 5 | sed 's/card[0-9]-//g')"
+      else
+        echo "More than a single device connected. Probably enable \"Disable all other monitors\" at Kodi settings. Aborting!"
+        exit 8
+      fi
+    fi
+  done
+
+  #create edid
+  mkdir -p /storage/.config/firmware/edid
+  cat "/sys/class/drm/$card/edid" > /storage/.config/firmware/edid/edid.bin
+
+  #create cpio archive
+  cd /storage
+  mkdir -p cpio/lib/firmware/edid
+  cp /storage/.config/firmware/edid/edid.bin /storage/cpio/lib/firmware/edid/
+  cd cpio/
+  find . -print | cpio -ov -H newc > /storage/edid.cpio
+  cd /storage
+  rm -rf cpio
+
+  #check extlinux.conf and syslinux.cfg
+  check_file
+  check_content
+
+  #remount /flash to rw
+  mount_rw
+  mv /storage/edid.cpio /flash
+
+  # make a backup of $file
+  cp "$file" "$file".old
+
+  #add things to $file
+  sed -i "/ APPEND/s/$/ initrd=\/edid.cpio drm_kms_helper.edid_firmware=$hdmi:edid\/edid.bin video=$hdmi:D/" "$file"
+
+  #reboot
+  sys_reboot
+}
+
+
+nvidia() {
+  # check if xorg.conf already exists
+  if [ -f /storage/.config/xorg.conf -o -f /storage/.config/xorg-nvidia.conf ]; then
+    echo "Existing /storage/.config/xorg.conf detected. Aborting!"
+    exit 6
+  fi
+
+
+  # check for multi-montior setup
+  monitors="$(grep -i -w "connected" /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep -i -o "dfp-[0-9]" | sort -u | wc -l)"
+  if [ "$monitors" -gt "1" ]; then
+    echo "You have more than a single monitor connected. The script doesn't support a multi-monitor setup. Aborting!"
+    exit 8
+  fi
+
+
+  # set debug and restart Xorg
+  cp /etc/X11/xorg-nvidia.conf /storage/.config/xorg.conf
+  sed -i 's/"ModeDebug" "false"/"ModeDebug" "true"/g' /storage/.config/xorg.conf
+  systemctl restart xorg.service
+  
+
+  # get port
+  nv_port="$(grep -i -w connected /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep -i -o "dfp-[0-9]" | sort -u)"
+  nvidia-xconfig --extract-edids-from-file=/var/log/Xorg.0.log --extract-edids-output-file=/storage/.config/edid.bin 1>/dev/null
+
+  # set mode debug back to false
+  sed -i 's/"ModeDebug" "true"/"ModeDebug" "false"/g' /storage/.config/xorg.conf
+  
+  # set port and uncomment lines
+  sed -i "s/#    Option         \"ConnectedMonitor\" \"DFP-0\"/    Option         \"ConnectedMonitor\" \"$nv_port\"/g" /storage/.config/xorg.conf
+  sed -i "s/#    Option         \"CustomEDID\" \"DFP-0:\/storage\/.config\/edid.bin\"/    Option         \"CustomEDID\" \"\"$nv_port\":\/storage\/.config\/edid.bin\"/g" /storage/.config/xorg.conf
+  sed -i "s/#    Option         \"IgnoreEDID\" \"false\"/    Option         \"IgnoreEDID\" \"false\"/g" /storage/.config/xorg.conf
+  sed -i "s/#    Option         \"UseEDID\" \"true\"/    Option         \"UseEDID\" \"true\"/g" /storage/.config/xorg.conf
+
+  # restart xorg.service
+  systemctl restart xorg.service
+}
+
+
+# start script from here
+case "$1" in
+  'create')
+    check_gpu
+    run
+    ;;
+  'default')
+    check_gpu
+    restore
+    ;;
+  'gpu')
+    check_gpu
+    echo "$gpu"
+    ;;
+  'delete')
+    check_gpu
+    del_edid
+    ;;
+  'help')
+    help
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Usage $0 { create | default | gpu | delete | help }"
+    ;;
+esac