diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index 19409caae..fc4617d21 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -382,6 +382,96 @@ AC_SUBST(DUMMYPOFILES)
 AC_SUBST(CATALOGS)
 ])
 
+AC_DEFUN([TUXBOX_BOXTYPE],[
+AC_ARG_WITH(boxtype,
+	[  --with-boxtype          valid values: dbox2,tripledragon,dreambox,ipbox,coolstream,generic],
+	[case "${withval}" in
+		dbox2|dreambox|ipbox|tripledragon|coolstream|generic)
+			BOXTYPE="$withval"
+			;;
+		dm*)
+			BOXTYPE="dreambox"
+			BOXMODEL="$withval"
+			;;
+		*)
+			AC_MSG_ERROR([bad value $withval for --with-boxtype]) ;;
+	esac], [BOXTYPE="coolstream"])
+
+AC_ARG_WITH(boxmodel,
+	[  --with-boxmodel         valid for dreambox: dm500, dm500plus, dm600pvr, dm56x0, dm7000, dm7020, dm7025
+                          valid for ipbox: ip200, ip250, ip350, ip400],
+	[case "${withval}" in
+		dm500|dm500plus|dm600pvr|dm56x0|dm7000|dm7020|dm7025)
+			if test "$BOXTYPE" = "dreambox"; then
+				BOXMODEL="$withval"
+			else
+				AC_MSG_ERROR([unknown model $withval for boxtype $BOXTYPE])
+			fi
+			;;
+		ip200|ip250|ip350|ip400)
+			if test "$BOXTYPE" = "ipbox"; then
+				BOXMODEL="$withval"
+			else
+				AC_MSG_ERROR([unknown model $withval for boxtype $BOXTYPE])
+			fi
+			;;
+		*)
+			AC_MSG_ERROR([unsupported value $withval for --with-boxmodel])
+			;;
+	esac],
+	[if test "$BOXTYPE" = "dreambox" -o "$BOXTYPE" = "ipbox" && test -z "$BOXMODEL"; then
+		AC_MSG_ERROR([Dreambox/IPBox needs --with-boxmodel])
+	fi])
+
+AC_SUBST(BOXTYPE)
+AC_SUBST(BOXMODEL)
+
+AM_CONDITIONAL(BOXTYPE_DBOX2, test "$BOXTYPE" = "dbox2")
+AM_CONDITIONAL(BOXTYPE_TRIPLE, test "$BOXTYPE" = "tripledragon")
+AM_CONDITIONAL(BOXTYPE_DREAMBOX, test "$BOXTYPE" = "dreambox")
+AM_CONDITIONAL(BOXTYPE_IPBOX, test "$BOXTYPE" = "ipbox")
+AM_CONDITIONAL(BOXTYPE_COOL, test "$BOXTYPE" = "coolstream")
+AM_CONDITIONAL(BOXTYPE_GENERIC, test "$BOXTYPE" = "generic")
+
+AM_CONDITIONAL(BOXMODEL_DM500,test "$BOXMODEL" = "dm500")
+AM_CONDITIONAL(BOXMODEL_DM500PLUS,test "$BOXMODEL" = "dm500plus")
+AM_CONDITIONAL(BOXMODEL_DM600PVR,test "$BOXMODEL" = "dm600pvr")
+AM_CONDITIONAL(BOXMODEL_DM56x0,test "$BOXMODEL" = "dm56x0")
+AM_CONDITIONAL(BOXMODEL_DM7000,test "$BOXMODEL" = "dm7000" -o "$BOXMODEL" = "dm7020" -o "$BOXMODEL" = "dm7025")
+
+AM_CONDITIONAL(BOXMODEL_IP200,test "$BOXMODEL" = "ip200")
+AM_CONDITIONAL(BOXMODEL_IP250,test "$BOXMODEL" = "ip250")
+AM_CONDITIONAL(BOXMODEL_IP350,test "$BOXMODEL" = "ip350")
+AM_CONDITIONAL(BOXMODEL_IP400,test "$BOXMODEL" = "ip400")
+
+if test "$BOXTYPE" = "dbox2"; then
+	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_DBOX_HARDWARE, 1, [building for a dbox2])
+elif test "$BOXTYPE" = "tripledragon"; then
+	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_TRIPLEDRAGON, 1, [building for a tripledragon])
+elif test "$BOXTYPE" = "dreambox"; then
+	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_DREAMBOX_HARDWARE, 1, [building for a dreambox])
+elif test "$BOXTYPE" = "ipbox"; then
+	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_IPBOX_HARDWARE, 1, [building for an ipbox])
+elif test "$BOXTYPE" = "coolstream"; then
+	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_COOL_HARDWARE, 1, [building for a coolstream])
+elif test "$BOXTYPE" = "generic"; then
+	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GENERIC_HARDWARE, 1, [building for a generic device like a standard PC])
+fi
+
+# TODO: do we need more defines?
+if test "$BOXMODEL" = "dm500"; then
+	AC_DEFINE(BOXMODEL_DM500, 1, [dreambox 500])
+elif test "$BOXMODEL" = "ip200"; then
+	AC_DEFINE(BOXMODEL_IP200, 1, [ipbox 200])
+elif test "$BOXMODEL" = "ip250"; then
+	AC_DEFINE(BOXMODEL_IP250, 1, [ipbox 250])
+elif test "$BOXMODEL" = "ip350"; then
+	AC_DEFINE(BOXMODEL_IP350, 1, [ipbox 350])
+elif test "$BOXMODEL" = "ip400"; then
+	AC_DEFINE(BOXMODEL_IP400, 1, [ipbox 400])
+fi
+])
+
 dnl backward compatiblity
 AC_DEFUN([AC_GNU_SOURCE],
 [AH_VERBATIM([_GNU_SOURCE],
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2d15e45a5..3898c58d4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,14 +3,22 @@ AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(tuxbox-neutrino,1.0.1)
 
 TUXBOX_APPS
 TUXBOX_APPS_DIRECTORY
+TUXBOX_APPS_PKGCONFIG
+TUXBOX_BOXTYPE
 
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_CXX
 AC_DISABLE_STATIC
 AM_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
-TUXBOX_APPS_DVB
-#TUXBOX_APPS_DRIVER
+if test "$BOXTYPE" != "tripledragon"; then
+echo "BOXTYPE: $BOXTYPE"
+	TUXBOX_APPS_DVB
+	if test "$BOXTYPE" != "coolstream"; then
+		TUXBOX_APPS_DRIVER
+		TUXBOX_APPS_LIB_PKGCONFIG(TUXBOX,tuxbox)
+	fi
+fi
 TUXBOX_APPS_LIB_CONFIG(CURL,curl-config)
 TUXBOX_APPS_LIB_CONFIG(FREETYPE,freetype-config)
 # TUXBOX_APPS_LIB_PKGCONFIG(OPENSSL,openssl)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index d673779fe..289f35957 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@ INCLUDES = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libnet \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/xmltree \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libmd5sum \
-	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libcoolstream \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libupnpclient \
 	@FREETYPE_CFLAGS@ \
 	@LIBCS_CFLAGS@
 
+if BOXTYPE_COOL
+INCLUDES += -I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libcoolstream
+endif
+
 bin_PROGRAMS = neutrino
 
 neutrino_SOURCES = neutrino_menue.cpp neutrino.cpp
@@ -65,6 +68,11 @@ neutrino_LDADD = \
 	-lvorbisfile -lvorbis -logg \
 	-lungif \
 	-ljpeg \
-	-lcoolstream \
-	-lnxp \
 	-lrt -lpthread
+
+if BOXTYPE_COOL
+neutrino_LDADD += \
+	-lcoolstream \
+	-lnxp
+endif
+
diff --git a/src/driver/Makefile.am b/src/driver/Makefile.am
index 99dea4f79..116193577 100644
--- a/src/driver/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/driver/Makefile.am
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ INCLUDES = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libeventserver \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libnet \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libconfigfile \
-	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libcoolstream \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/connection \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libeventserver \
 	@FREETYPE_CFLAGS@ \
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ libneutrino_driver_a_SOURCES = \
 	rcinput.cpp \
 	vcrcontrol.cpp \
 	audioplay.cpp \
-	vfd.cpp \
 	stream2file.cpp \
 	screen_max.cpp \
 	slotbuffer.c \
@@ -37,5 +35,12 @@ libneutrino_driver_a_SOURCES = \
 	streamts.cpp \
 	rfmod.cpp
 
+if BOXTYPE_COOL
+libneutrino_driver_a_SOURCES += \
+	vfd.cpp
+INCLUDES += \
+	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libcoolstream
+endif
+
 libneutrino_driver_netfile_a_SOURCES = netfile.cpp
 
diff --git a/src/gui/Makefile.am b/src/gui/Makefile.am
index 7795cbbed..b379adda4 100644
--- a/src/gui/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/gui/Makefile.am
@@ -22,12 +22,15 @@ INCLUDES = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libnet \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libconfigfile \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/xmltree \
-	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libcoolstream \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libupnpclient \
 	@CURL_CFLAGS@ \
 	@FREETYPE_CFLAGS@ \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib 
 
+if BOXTYPE_COOL
+INCLUDES += -I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libcoolstream
+endif
+
 noinst_LIBRARIES = libtimerlist.a libneutrino_gui.a libneutrino_gui2.a
 
 libneutrino_gui_a_SOURCES = \
diff --git a/src/system/Makefile.am b/src/system/Makefile.am
index 0e010ed4c..a018a5452 100644
--- a/src/system/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/system/Makefile.am
@@ -8,11 +8,14 @@ INCLUDES = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libeventserver \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libnet \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libconfigfile \
-	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libcoolstream \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libmd5sum \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/xmltree \
 	@FREETYPE_CFLAGS@
 
+if BOXTYPE_COOL
+INCLUDES += -I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libcoolstream
+endif
+
 noinst_LIBRARIES = libneutrino_system.a
 
 libneutrino_system_a_SOURCES = \
diff --git a/src/zapit/src/Makefile.am b/src/zapit/src/Makefile.am
index 9a8994402..c774b5719 100644
--- a/src/zapit/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/zapit/src/Makefile.am
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ INCLUDES = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libconfigfile \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/connection \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libeventserver \
-	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/xmltree \
-	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libcoolstream
+	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/xmltree
+
+if BOXTYPE_COOL
+INCLUDES += -I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libcoolstream
+endif
 
 noinst_LIBRARIES = libzapit.a