diff --git a/target/bootdisk/build_stage2.sh b/target/bootdisk/build_stage2.sh
index 9a0be5fa9..75d5dab67 100644
--- a/target/bootdisk/build_stage2.sh
+++ b/target/bootdisk/build_stage2.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ package_map='       +00-dirtree         +glibc22            +glibc23
 +silo               +parted             +mac-fdisk          +pdisk
 +xfsprogs           +mkdosfs            +jfsutils
 +e2fsprogs          +reiserfsprogs      +genromfs           +lvm
-+raidtools          +dump               +eject              +disktype
++popt               +raidtools          +mdadm
++dump               +eject              +disktype
 +hdparm             +memtest86          +cpuburn            +bonnie++
 +mine               -termcap            +ncurses
 +readline           -strace             -ltrace             -perl5
diff --git a/target/bootdisk/config.in b/target/bootdisk/config.in
index 5a1f17e35..44ca35503 100644
--- a/target/bootdisk/config.in
+++ b/target/bootdisk/config.in
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ pkgfilter sed '
 / iptables /	{ p; d; };	/ jfsutils /	{ p; d; };
 / bonnie++ /	{ p; d; };	/ xfsprogs /	{ p; d; };
 / kbd /		{ p; d; };	/ eject /	{ p; d; };
+/ popt /	{ p; d; };      / raidtools /   { p; d; };
+/ mdadm /       { p; d; };
 
 # Select some packages explicitely (architectures)
 / bin86 /	{ p; d; };	/ cpuburn /	{ p; d; };
diff --git a/target/bootdisk/download.txt b/target/bootdisk/download.txt
index 3b85698a1..b8201e35a 100644
--- a/target/bootdisk/download.txt
+++ b/target/bootdisk/download.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-4214885284 syslinux-2.02.tar.bz2 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/
+4279863212 syslinux-2.08.tar.bz2 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/
 1570862055 mdlbl-0.1a.tar.bz2 http://www.rocklinux.net/people/clifford/MDLBL/