diff --git a/packages/tools/u-boot/files/create_sdcard b/packages/tools/u-boot/files/create_sdcard
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..ce696ad202
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tools/u-boot/files/create_sdcard
@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+################################################################################
+#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
+#      Copyright (C) 2009-2014 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
+#
+#  OpenELEC 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.
+#
+#  OpenELEC 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 OpenELEC.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+################################################################################
+
+# usage:   sudo ./create_sdcard <drive>
+# example: sudo ./create_sdcard /dev/sdb
+# loop example: sudo ./create_sdcard /dev/loop0 ~/vSD.img
+
+# create an empty image file for use with loop device like this:
+# dd if=/dev/zero of=~/vSD.img bs=1M count=910
+
+if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
+  clear
+  echo "#########################################################"
+  echo "# please execute with 'sudo' or -DANGEROUS!!!- as root  #"
+  echo "# example: sudo ./create_sdcard <drive>                 #"
+  echo "#########################################################"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+  clear
+  echo "#########################################################"
+  echo "# please execute with your drive as option              #"
+  echo "# example: sudo ./create_sdcard /dev/sdb                #"
+  echo "# or:      sudo ./create_sdcard /dev/mmcblk0            #"
+  echo "# or:      sudo ./create_sdcard /dev/loop0 ~/vSD.img    #"
+  echo "# to create an image file for /dev/loop0 option:        #"
+  echo "#   sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=~/vSD.img bs=1M count=910   #"
+  echo "#########################################################"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+DISK="$1"
+case $DISK in
+  "/dev/mmcblk"*)
+    PART1="${DISK}p1"
+    PART2="${DISK}p2"
+    ;;
+  "/dev/loop"*)
+    PART1="${DISK}p1"
+    PART2="${DISK}p2"
+    IMGFILE="$2"
+    losetup $DISK $IMGFILE
+    ;;
+  *)
+    PART1="${DISK}1"
+    PART2="${DISK}2"
+    ;;
+esac
+
+clear
+echo "#########################################################"
+echo "#                                                       #"
+echo "#             OpenELEC.tv USB Installer                 #"
+echo "#                                                       #"
+echo "#########################################################"
+echo "#                                                       #"
+echo "#     This will wipe any data off your chosen drive     #"
+echo "# Please read the instructions and use very carefully.. #"
+echo "#                                                       #"
+echo "#########################################################"
+
+# check for some required tools
+
+  # this is needed to partion the drive
+  which parted > /dev/null
+  if [ "$?" = "1" ]; then
+    clear
+    echo "#########################################################"
+    echo "#                                                       #"
+    echo "# OpenELEC.tv missing tool - Installation will quit     #"
+    echo "#                                                       #"
+    echo "#      We can't find the required tool \"parted\"         #"
+    echo "#      on your system.                                  #"
+    echo "#      Please install it via your package manager.      #"
+    echo "#                                                       #"
+    echo "#########################################################"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  # this is needed to format the drive
+  which mkfs.vfat > /dev/null
+  if [ "$?" = "1" ]; then
+    clear
+    echo "#########################################################"
+    echo "#                                                       #"
+    echo "# OpenELEC.tv missing tool - Installation will quit     #"
+    echo "#                                                       #"
+    echo "#      We can't find the required tool \"mkfs.vfat\"       #"
+    echo "#      on your system.                                  #"
+    echo "#      Please install it via your package manager.      #"
+    echo "#                                                       #"
+    echo "#########################################################"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  # this is needed to format the drive
+  which mkfs.ext4 > /dev/null
+  if [ "$?" = "1" ]; then
+    clear
+    echo "#########################################################"
+    echo "#                                                       #"
+    echo "# OpenELEC.tv missing tool - Installation will quit     #"
+    echo "#                                                       #"
+    echo "#      We can't find the required tool \"mkfs.ext4\"       #"
+    echo "#      on your system.                                  #"
+    echo "#      Please install it via your package manager.      #"
+    echo "#                                                       #"
+    echo "#########################################################"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  # this is needed to tell the kernel for partition changes
+  which partprobe > /dev/null
+  if [ "$?" = "1" ]; then
+    clear
+    echo "#########################################################"
+    echo "#                                                       #"
+    echo "# OpenELEC.tv missing tool - Installation will quit     #"
+    echo "#                                                       #"
+    echo "#      We can't find the required tool \"partprobe\"       #"
+    echo "#      on your system.                                  #"
+    echo "#      Please install it via your package manager.      #"
+    echo "#                                                       #"
+    echo "#########################################################"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  # this is needed to tell the kernel for partition changes
+  which md5sum > /dev/null
+  if [ "$?" = "1" ]; then
+    clear
+    echo "#########################################################"
+    echo "#                                                       #"
+    echo "# OpenELEC.tv missing tool - Installation will quit     #"
+    echo "#                                                       #"
+    echo "#      We can't find the required tool \"md5sum\"         #"
+    echo "#      on your system.                                  #"
+    echo "#      Please install it via your package manager.      #"
+    echo "#                                                       #"
+    echo "#########################################################"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+# check MD5 sums
+  echo "checking MD5 sum..."
+
+  md5sumFailed()
+  {
+    clear
+    echo "#########################################################"
+    echo "#                                                       #"
+    echo "# OpenELEC.tv failed md5 check - Installation will quit #"
+    echo "#                                                       #"
+    echo "#      Your original download was probably corrupt.     #"
+    echo "#   Please visit www.openelec.tv and get another copy   #"
+    echo "#                                                       #"
+    echo "#########################################################"
+    exit 1
+  }
+
+  md5sum -c target/KERNEL.md5
+  if [ "$?" = "1" ]; then
+    md5sumFailed
+  fi
+
+  md5sum -c target/SYSTEM.md5
+  if [ "$?" = "1" ]; then
+    md5sumFailed
+  fi
+
+# (TODO) umount everything (if more than one partition)
+  umount ${DISK}*
+
+# remove all partitions from the drive
+  echo "writing new disklabel on $DISK (removing all partitions)..."
+  parted -s "$DISK" mklabel msdos
+
+# create a single partition
+  echo "creating partitions on $DISK..."
+  parted -s "$DISK" unit cyl mkpart primary fat32 -- 0 16
+# align the partition on 4mb boundary, starting at 132mb (132 % 4 == 0), which
+# is right after the first partition
+  parted -s "$DISK" mkpart primary ext2 -- 132MiB -2cyl
+
+# make partition active (bootable)
+  echo "marking partition active..."
+  parted -s "$DISK" set 1 boot on
+
+# tell kernel we have a new partition table
+  echo "telling kernel we have a new partition table..."
+  partprobe "$DISK"
+
+# create filesystem
+  echo "creating filesystem on $PART1..."
+  mkfs.vfat "$PART1" -I -n System
+
+# create ext4 partition with optimized settings for running on flash/sd
+# See http://blogofterje.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/optimizing-fs-on-sd-card/ for reference.
+  echo "creating filesystem on $PART2..."
+  mkfs.ext4 -O ^has_journal -E stride=2,stripe-width=1024 -b 4096 "$PART2" -L Storage
+
+# remount loopback device
+  if [ "$DISK" = "/dev/loop0" ]; then
+    sync
+    losetup -d $DISK
+    losetup $DISK $IMGFILE -o 1048576 --sizelimit 131071488
+    PART1=$DISK
+  fi
+
+# mount partition
+  echo "mounting partition $PART1 ..."
+  rm -rf /tmp/openelec_install
+  mkdir -p /tmp/openelec_install
+  mount -t vfat "$PART1" /tmp/openelec_install
+  MOUNTPOINT=/tmp/openelec_install
+
+# install u-boot image, u-boot.imx if new u-boot. else SPL
+  echo "installing the bootloader..."
+  if [ -e "3rdparty/bootloader/u-boot.imx" ] ;then
+    dd if=3rdparty/bootloader/u-boot.imx of="$DISK" bs=1k seek=1 conv=fsync
+  elif [ -e "3rdparty/bootloader/SPL" ];then
+    dd if=3rdparty/bootloader/SPL of="$DISK" bs=1k seek=1 conv=fsync
+  else
+     echo "ERROR: no bootloader image found!! please execute in archive folder"
+  fi
+
+# copy files
+  echo "copying files to $MOUNTPOINT..."
+  cp target/KERNEL $MOUNTPOINT
+  cp target/SYSTEM $MOUNTPOINT
+  cp 3rdparty/bootloader/* $MOUNTPOINT
+  cp openelec.ico $MOUNTPOINT
+  cp README.md $MOUNTPOINT
+
+# sync disk
+  echo "syncing disk..."
+  sync
+
+# unmount partition
+  echo "unmounting partition $MOUNTPOINT ..."
+  umount $MOUNTPOINT
+
+# cleaning
+  echo "cleaning tempdir..."
+  rmdir $MOUNTPOINT
+
+# unmount loopback device
+  if [ "$DISK" = "/dev/loop0" ]; then
+    losetup -d $DISK
+  fi
+
+echo "...installation finished"
diff --git a/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk b/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk
index 628389cca2..cb3655dbd2 100644
--- a/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk
@@ -81,29 +81,26 @@ makeinstall_target() {
   fi
 
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader
-    cp ./u-boot.bin $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader
+
+  if [ -f "./u-boot.imx" ]; then
+    cp ./u-boot.imx $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader
+  fi
 
   if [ -f "./u-boot.img" ]; then
     cp ./u-boot.img $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader
   fi
 
-  if [ -f "./MLO" ]; then
-    cp ./MLO $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader
-  fi
-
   if [ -f "./SPL" ]; then
     cp ./SPL $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader
   fi
 
-  if [ -f "./boot.cfg" ]; then
-    cp ./boot.cfg $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader
-  fi
-
   if [ -f "./$UBOOT_CONFIGFILE" ]; then
     cp ./$UBOOT_CONFIGFILE $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader
   fi
 
-  for config in $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/bootloader/*; do
-    cp -PR $config $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader
-  done
+  cp -PRv $PKG_DIR/scripts/update.sh $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader
+
+  if [ -f "$PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/bootloader/uEnv.txt" ]; then
+    cp -PR  $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/bootloader/uEnv.txt $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader
+  fi 
 }
diff --git a/packages/tools/u-boot/release b/packages/tools/u-boot/release
index f0de17090b..ac355a1674 100755
--- a/packages/tools/u-boot/release
+++ b/packages/tools/u-boot/release
@@ -25,14 +25,22 @@ if [ -z "$UBOOT_CONFIGFILE" ]; then
 fi
 
 mkdir -p $RELEASE_DIR/3rdparty/bootloader
-  cp -PR $BUILD/u-boot-*/$UBOOT_CONFIGFILE $RELEASE_DIR/3rdparty/bootloader
-  cp -PR $BUILD/u-boot-*/SPL $RELEASE_DIR/3rdparty/bootloader
+  if [ -e $BUILD/u-boot-*/$UBOOT_CONFIGFILE ] ;then
+    cp -PR $BUILD/u-boot-*/$UBOOT_CONFIGFILE $RELEASE_DIR/3rdparty/bootloader
+  fi
+
+  if [ -e $BUILD/u-boot-*/SPL ] ;then
+    cp -PR $BUILD/u-boot-*/SPL $RELEASE_DIR/3rdparty/bootloader
+  elif [ -e $BUILD/u-boot-*/u-boot.imx ] ;then
+    cp -PR $BUILD/u-boot-*/u-boot.imx $RELEASE_DIR/3rdparty/bootloader
+  fi
+
   cp -PR $BUILD/u-boot-*/u-boot.img $RELEASE_DIR/3rdparty/bootloader
 
   for dtb in $BUILD/linux-*/arch/arm/boot/dts/*.dtb; do
     cp -PR $dtb $RELEASE_DIR/3rdparty/bootloader
   done
 
-  for config in $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/bootloader/*; do
-    cp -PR $config $RELEASE_DIR/3rdparty/bootloader
-  done
+  if [ -f "$PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/bootloader/uEnv.txt" ]; then
+    cp -PR  $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/bootloader/uEnv.txt $RELEASE_DIR/3rdparty/bootloader 
+  fi
diff --git a/projects/Cuboxi/bootloader/update.sh b/packages/tools/u-boot/scripts/update.sh
similarity index 65%
rename from projects/Cuboxi/bootloader/update.sh
rename to packages/tools/u-boot/scripts/update.sh
index d4b189adfa..57652a3fb3 100755
--- a/projects/Cuboxi/bootloader/update.sh
+++ b/packages/tools/u-boot/scripts/update.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 [ -z "$BOOT_ROOT" ] && BOOT_ROOT="/flash"
+[ -z "$BOOT_DISK" ] && BOOT_DISK=$(df "$BOOT_ROOT" |tail -1 |awk {' print $1 '})
 [ -z "$SYSTEM_ROOT" ] && SYSTEM_ROOT=""
 
 # mount $BOOT_ROOT r/w
@@ -34,7 +35,22 @@
   done
 
 # update bootloader files
-  # todo
+  if [ -f $SYSTEM_ROOT/usr/share/bootloader/u-boot.img ]; then
+    echo "*** updating u-boot image: $BOOT_ROOT/u-boot.img ..."
+    cp -p $SYSTEM_ROOT/usr/share/bootloader/u-boot.img $BOOT_ROOT
+  fi
+
+  if [ -f $SYSTEM_ROOT/usr/share/bootloader/SPL ]; then
+    echo "*** updating u-boot SPL Blob on: $DISK ..."
+    dd if="$SYSTEM_ROOT/usr/share/bootloader/SPL" of="$BOOT_DISK" bs=1k seek=1 conv=fsync
+  fi
+
+  # prefer uEnv.txt over boot.scr
+  if [ -f $SYSTEM_ROOT/usr/share/bootloader/uEnv.txt ]; then
+    cp -p $SYSTEM_ROOT/usr/share/bootloader/uEnv.txt $BOOT_ROOT
+  elif [ -f $SYSTEM_ROOT/usr/share/bootloader/boot.scr ]; then
+    cp -p $SYSTEM_ROOT/usr/share/bootloader/boot.scr $BOOT_ROOT
+  fi
 
 # mount $BOOT_ROOT r/o
   sync
diff --git a/projects/Cuboxi/bootloader/boot.cfg b/projects/Cuboxi/bootloader/boot.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 23acf25fab..0000000000
--- a/projects/Cuboxi/bootloader/boot.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-setenv bootargs 'boot=/dev/mmcblk0p1 disk=/dev/mmcblk0p2 debugging quiet video=mxcfb0:dev=hdmi,1920x1080M@60,if=RGB24,bpp=32 dmfc=3'
-fatload mmc 0:1 0x10800000 /KERNEL
-bootz 0x10800000