diff --git a/zgv/Makefile b/zgv/Makefile
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+# 
+# Copyright (C) 2011 David Kuehling <dvdkhlng TA gmx TOD de>
+#
+# License GPLv2 or later.  NO WARRANTY.
+#
+# OpenWRT package for the Zgv
+
+# On the nanonote you might need export SVGALIB_DEFAULT_MODE=54
+# for applications to work correctly.
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=zgv
+PKG_VERSION:=5.9
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.svgalib.org/rus/zgv/
+PKG_MD5SUM:=d65a434ddeb612f0c488177f873afad2
+#PKG_INSTALL:=1
+#PKG_FIXUP:=libtool
+
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:= zgv/host
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+
+define Package/zgv/Default
+  SECTION:=utils
+  CATEGORY:=Utilities
+  TITLE:=Picture Viewer featuring Thumbnails
+  URL:=http://www.svgalib.org/rus/zgv/
+endef
+
+define Package/zgv/Default/description
+gv is a picture viewer with a thumbnail-based file selector, for the Linux 
+and FreeBSD console (it uses svgalib). It\'s pretty featureful, and is 
+probably the best svgalib-based viewer. 
+endef
+
+define Package/zgv
+$(call Package/zgv/Default)
+  TITLE += 
+  DEPENDS:=+svgalib +zlib +libjpeg +libpng +libtiff
+endef
+
+define Package/zgv/description
+$(call Package/zgv/Default/description)
+endef
+
+#
+# ZGV build some tools that it needs during compilation.  Compile those as a
+# 'hos' compile step.  Be careful to not add a dependency on a host-version of
+# svgalib
+#
+define Host/Configure
+endef
+
+define Host/Compile
+	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/src bdf2h
+endef
+
+define Host/Install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/src/bdf2h \
+		$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/zgv-bdf2h
+endef
+
+TARGET_CFLAGS += 
+
+#TARGET_LDFLAGS += -Wl,-rpath -Wl,$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib
+
+# Nothing todo.  Makefile.cfg adapted via patch
+define Build/Configure
+endef 
+
+#MAKE_FLAGS += -j2
+
+
+define Build/Compile
+	$(call Build/Compile/Default)
+endef
+
+define Package/zgv/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/zgv $(1)/usr/bin/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) files/zgv.conf $(1)/etc/
+endef
+
+
+$(eval $(call HostBuild))
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,zgv))
+
+# The following comments configure the Emacs editor.  Just ignore them.
+# Local Variables:
+# compile-command: "make -C ~/h/src/qi/openwrt-xburst package/zgv/compile -j2 V=99"
+# End:
diff --git a/zgv/files/zgv.conf b/zgv/files/zgv.conf
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+
+# the 24-bit mode is advertised to work by fbdev/svgalib but actually does
+# not work correctly.  disable it here:
+mode-bad 320 240 24
+
+# default video modes (not actually necessary as auto-detected?)
+viewer-start-mode 320 240 32
+fs-start-mode 320 240 32
+
+# this isn't strictly necessary either?
+force-viewer-8bit off