diff --git a/Makefile.firmware b/Makefile.firmware
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72dcd25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile.firmware
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+all:
+	make -C usbboot/xburst_stage1
+	make -C usbboot/xburst_stage2
+	make -C xbboot/target-stage1
+
+clean:
+	make -C usbboot/xburst_stage1 clean
+	make -C usbboot/xburst_stage2 clean
+	make -C xbboot/target-stage1  clean
+
+install: all
+	install -d ${datadir}/xburst-tools/
+	install -m 644 usbboot/xburst_stage1/xburst_stage1.bin ${datadir}/xburst-tools
+	install -m 644 usbboot/xburst_stage1/xburst_stage2.bin ${datadir}/xburst-tools
+	install -m 644 xbboot/target-stage1/stage1.bin         ${datadir}/xburst-tools
diff --git a/usbboot/xburst_stage1/Makefile b/usbboot/xburst_stage1/Makefile
index 8e0f161..b38e69c 100644
--- a/usbboot/xburst_stage1/Makefile
+++ b/usbboot/xburst_stage1/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ INFLASH_SRC_PATH = ../src
 XBURST_INCLUDE_PATH = ../xburst_include
 
 ifeq ($(CROSS_COMPILE),)
-$(error CROSS_COMPILE variable not set, should point to .../mipsel-openwrt-linux-)
+$(warning CROSS_COMPILE variable not set, should point to .../mipsel-openwrt-linux-)
 endif
 
 CFLAGS	:= -O2 -fno-unit-at-a-time -fno-zero-initialized-in-bss -mips32 -fno-pic \
diff --git a/usbboot/xburst_stage2/Makefile b/usbboot/xburst_stage2/Makefile
index fc6ddd2..57bcbe5 100644
--- a/usbboot/xburst_stage2/Makefile
+++ b/usbboot/xburst_stage2/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 XBURST_INCLUDE_PATH = -I../xburst_include -I../src
 
 ifeq ($(CROSS_COMPILE),)
-$(error CROSS_COMPILE variable not set, should point to .../mipsel-openwrt-linux-)
+$(warning CROSS_COMPILE variable not set, should point to .../mipsel-openwrt-linux-)
 endif
 
 CC	= $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
diff --git a/xbboot/target-stage1/Makefile b/xbboot/target-stage1/Makefile
index 750ed44..1575e6c 100644
--- a/xbboot/target-stage1/Makefile
+++ b/xbboot/target-stage1/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #
 
 ifeq ($(CROSS_COMPILE),)
-$(error CROSS_COMPILE variable not set, should point to .../mipsel-openwrt-linux-)
+$(warning CROSS_COMPILE variable not set, should point to .../mipsel-openwrt-linux-)
 endif
 
 INCPATH = -I. -I../target-common/