diff --git a/bootloader/SOURCES b/bootloader/SOURCES
index 849ed17c40..e775fbe246 100644
--- a/bootloader/SOURCES
+++ b/bootloader/SOURCES
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 common.c
+format.c
+snprintf.c
 
 #if defined(IPOD_NANO2G)
 ipodnano2g.c
diff --git a/bootloader/format.c b/bootloader/format.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8f28444b8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootloader/format.c
@@ -0,0 +1,324 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *             __________               __   ___.
+ *   Open      \______   \ ____   ____ |  | _\_ |__   _______  ___
+ *   Source     |       _//  _ \_/ ___\|  |/ /| __ \ /  _ \  \/  /
+ *   Jukebox    |    |   (  <_> )  \___|    < | \_\ (  <_> > <  <
+ *   Firmware   |____|_  /\____/ \___  >__|_ \|___  /\____/__/\_ \
+ *                     \/            \/     \/    \/            \/
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2002 by Gary Czvitkovicz
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 by William Wilgus
+ *
+ * This program 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.
+ *
+ * This software is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "file.h"
+#include "format.h"
+
+static const char hexdigit[] = "0123456789ABCDEF";
+
+/* smaller compressed binary without inline but 18% slower */
+#define FMT_DECL static inline
+
+FMT_DECL int fmt_width_precision(int *ch, const char **fmt, char **str, va_list *ap)
+{
+    int value = 0;
+    (void) str;
+    (void) ap;
+
+    while (*ch >= '0' && *ch <= '9')
+    {
+        value = 10 * value + (*ch - '0');
+        *ch = *(*fmt)++;
+    }
+    return value;
+}
+
+FMT_DECL int fmt_integer_signed(int *ch, const char **fmt, char **str, va_list *ap)
+{
+    int val, rem, sign;
+    (void) ch;
+    (void) fmt;
+
+    val = sign = va_arg(*ap, int);
+    if (val < 0)
+        val = -val;
+    do {
+        rem = val % 10;
+        val /= 10;
+        *--(*str) = rem + '0';
+
+    } while (val > 0);
+
+    if (sign < 0)
+        *--(*str) = '-';
+    return 0;
+}
+
+FMT_DECL int fmt_integer_unsigned(int *ch, const char **fmt, char **str, va_list *ap)
+{
+    unsigned int uval, urem;
+    (void) ch;
+    (void) fmt;
+
+    uval = va_arg(*ap, unsigned int);
+    do {
+        urem = uval % 10;
+        uval /= 10;
+        *--(*str) = urem + '0';
+    } while (uval > 0);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+FMT_DECL int fmt_long(int *ch, const char **fmt, char **str, va_list *ap)
+{
+    int pad = 0;
+    long lval, lrem, lsign = 0;
+    unsigned long ulval, ulrem;
+    char ch_l = *ch;
+
+    *ch = *(*fmt)++;
+    if (*ch == 'd') {
+        lval = lsign = va_arg(*ap, long);
+
+        if (lval < 0)
+            lval = -lval;
+        do {
+            lrem = lval % 10;
+            lval /= 10;
+            *--(*str) = lrem + '0';
+        } while (lval > 0);
+
+        if (lsign < 0)
+            *--(*str) = '-';
+    }
+    else if (*ch == 'u') {
+        ulval = va_arg(*ap, unsigned long);
+        do {
+            ulrem = ulval % 10;
+            ulval /= 10;
+            *--(*str) = ulrem + '0';
+        } while (ulval > 0);
+    }
+    else if (*ch == 'x' || *ch == 'X') {
+        pad++;
+        ulval = va_arg(*ap, long);
+        do {
+            *--(*str) = hexdigit[ulval & 0xf];
+            ulval >>= 4;
+        } while (ulval > 0);
+    }
+    else {
+        *--(*str) = ch_l;
+        *--(*str) = *ch;
+    }
+    return pad;
+}
+
+FMT_DECL int fmt_character(int *ch, const char **fmt, char **str, va_list *ap)
+{
+    (void) ch;
+    (void) fmt;
+
+    *--(*str) = va_arg(*ap, int);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+FMT_DECL int fmt_string(int *ch, const char **fmt, char **str, va_list *ap)
+{
+    (void) ch;
+    (void) fmt;
+
+    *str = va_arg (*ap, char*);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+FMT_DECL int fmt_hex_unsigned(int *ch, const char **fmt, char **str, va_list *ap)
+{
+    unsigned int uval;
+    (void) ch;
+    (void) fmt;
+
+    uval = va_arg(*ap, int);
+    do {
+        *--(*str) = hexdigit[uval & 0xf];
+        uval >>= 4;
+    } while (uval > 0);
+    return 1;
+}
+
+FMT_DECL int fmt_pointer(int *ch, const char **fmt, char **str, va_list *ap)
+{
+    int pad = fmt_hex_unsigned(ch, fmt, str, ap);
+    /* for pointers prepend 0x and act like 'X' */
+    *--(*str) = 'x';
+    *--(*str) = '0';
+    return pad;
+}
+
+FMT_DECL int fmt_sizet(int *ch, const char **fmt, char **str, va_list *ap)
+{
+    size_t uszval, uszrem;
+    ssize_t szval, szrem, szsign;
+    char ch_z = *ch;
+    *ch = *(*fmt)++;
+
+    if (*ch == 'd') {
+        szval = szsign = va_arg(*ap, ssize_t);
+        if (szval < 0)
+            szval = -szval;
+        do {
+            szrem = szval % 10;
+            szval /= 10;
+            *--(*str) = szrem + '0';
+        } while (szval > 0);
+
+        if (szsign < 0)
+            *--(*str) = '-';
+    }
+    else if (*ch == 'u') {
+        uszval = va_arg(*ap, size_t);
+        do {
+            uszrem = uszval % 10;
+            uszval /= 10;
+            *--(*str) = uszrem + '0';
+        } while (uszval > 0);
+    }
+    else {
+        *--(*str) = ch_z;
+        *--(*str) = *ch;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int fmt_next_char(int *ch, const char **fmt, char **str, va_list *ap)
+{
+    (void) fmt;
+    (void) ap;
+
+    *--(*str) = *ch;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+
+void format(
+    /* call 'push()' for each output letter */
+    int (*push)(void *userp, unsigned char data),
+    void *userp,
+    const char *fmt,
+    va_list ap)
+{
+    bool ok = true;
+    char *str;
+    char tmpbuf[12], pad;
+    int ch, width, precision, padded;
+
+
+    ch = *fmt++;
+    tmpbuf[sizeof tmpbuf - 1] = '\0';
+
+    do
+    {
+        if (ch == '%')
+        {
+            str = tmpbuf + sizeof tmpbuf - 1;
+            ch = *fmt++;
+            padded = (ch == '0' ? 1 : 0);
+            width = fmt_width_precision(&ch, &fmt, &str, &ap);
+
+            precision = INT_MAX;
+            if(ch == '.')
+            {
+                ch = *fmt++;
+                precision = fmt_width_precision(&ch, &fmt, &str, &ap);
+            }
+
+            if (ch == 'd')
+                fmt_integer_signed(&ch, &fmt, &str, &ap);
+            else if (ch == 'u')
+                fmt_integer_unsigned(&ch, &fmt, &str, &ap);
+            else if (ch == 'l')
+                padded += fmt_long(&ch, &fmt, &str, &ap);
+            else if (ch == 'c')
+                fmt_character(&ch, &fmt, &str, &ap);
+            else if (ch == 's')
+                fmt_string(&ch, &fmt, &str, &ap);
+            else if (ch == 'x' || ch == 'X')
+                padded += fmt_hex_unsigned(&ch, &fmt, &str, &ap);
+            else if (ch == 'p' || ch == 'P')
+                padded += fmt_pointer(&ch, &fmt, &str, &ap);
+#if 0
+            else if (ch == 'z')
+                fmt_sizet(&ch, &fmt, &str, &ap);
+#endif
+            else
+                fmt_next_char(&ch, &fmt, &str, &ap);
+
+            width -= strlen (str);
+            if (width > 0)
+            {
+                pad = (padded ? '0' : ' ');
+                while (width-- > 0 && ok)
+                    ok=push(userp, pad);
+            }
+            while(*str != '\0' && ok && precision--)
+                    ok=push(userp, *str++);
+        }
+        else
+            ok=push(userp, ch);
+
+    } while ((ch = *fmt++) != '\0' && ok);
+}
+
+struct for_fprintf {
+    int fd;    /* where to store it */
+    int bytes; /* amount stored */
+};
+
+static int fprfunc(void *pr, unsigned char letter)
+{
+    struct for_fprintf *fpr  = (struct for_fprintf *)pr;
+    int rc = write(fpr->fd, &letter, 1);
+
+    if(rc > 0) {
+        fpr->bytes++; /* count them */
+        return true;  /* we are ok */
+    }
+
+    return false; /* failure */
+}
+
+
+int fdprintf(int fd, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+    va_list ap;
+    struct for_fprintf fpr;
+
+    fpr.fd=fd;
+    fpr.bytes=0;
+
+    va_start(ap, fmt);
+    format(fprfunc, &fpr, fmt, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+
+    return fpr.bytes; /* return 0 on error */
+}
+
+void vuprintf(int (*push)(void *userp, unsigned char data), void *userp, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
+{
+    format(push, userp, fmt, ap);
+}
diff --git a/bootloader/format.h b/bootloader/format.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30a072aca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootloader/format.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *             __________               __   ___.
+ *   Open      \______   \ ____   ____ |  | _\_ |__   _______  ___
+ *   Source     |       _//  _ \_/ ___\|  |/ /| __ \ /  _ \  \/  /
+ *   Jukebox    |    |   (  <_> )  \___|    < | \_\ (  <_> > <  <
+ *   Firmware   |____|_  /\____/ \___  >__|_ \|___  /\____/__/\_ \
+ *                     \/            \/     \/    \/            \/
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2002 by Felix Arends
+ *
+ * This program 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.
+ *
+ * This software is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef __FORMAT_H__
+#define __FORMAT_H__
+
+void format(
+    /* call 'push()' for each output letter */
+    int (*push)(void *userp, unsigned char data),
+    void *userp,
+    const char *fmt,
+    va_list ap);
+
+/* callback function is called for every output character (byte) with userp and
+ * should return 0 when ch is a char other than '\0' that should stop printing */
+void vuprintf(int (*push)(void *userp, unsigned char data),
+              void *userp, const char *fmt, va_list ap);
+
+#endif /* __FORMAT_H__ */
diff --git a/bootloader/snprintf.c b/bootloader/snprintf.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d64bb32447
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootloader/snprintf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *             __________               __   ___.
+ *   Open      \______   \ ____   ____ |  | _\_ |__   _______  ___
+ *   Source     |       _//  _ \_/ ___\|  |/ /| __ \ /  _ \  \/  /
+ *   Jukebox    |    |   (  <_> )  \___|    < | \_\ (  <_> > <  <
+ *   Firmware   |____|_  /\____/ \___  >__|_ \|___  /\____/__/\_ \
+ *                     \/            \/     \/    \/            \/
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2002 by Gary Czvitkovicz
+ *
+ * This program 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.
+ *
+ * This software is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/*
+ * Minimal printf and snprintf formatting functions
+ *
+ * These support %c %s %l %d %u and %x(%p)
+ * Field width and zero-padding flag only
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include "format.h"
+
+struct for_snprintf {
+    unsigned char *ptr; /* where to store it */
+    size_t bytes; /* amount already stored */
+    size_t max;   /* max amount to store */
+};
+
+static int sprfunc(void *ptr, unsigned char letter)
+{
+    struct for_snprintf *pr = (struct for_snprintf *)ptr;
+    if(pr->bytes < pr->max) {
+        *pr->ptr = letter;
+        pr->ptr++;
+        pr->bytes++;
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false; /* filled buffer */
+}
+
+
+int snprintf(char *buf, size_t size, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+    int len;
+    va_list ap;
+
+    va_start(ap, fmt);
+    len = vsnprintf(buf, size, fmt, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+
+    return len;
+}
+
+int vsnprintf(char *buf, size_t size, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
+{
+    struct for_snprintf pr;
+
+    pr.ptr = (unsigned char *)buf;
+    pr.bytes = 0;
+    pr.max = size;
+
+    format(sprfunc, &pr, fmt, ap);
+
+    /* make sure it ends with a trailing zero */
+    pr.ptr[(pr.bytes < pr.max) ? 0 : -1] = '\0';
+
+    return pr.bytes;
+}
diff --git a/firmware/common/diacritic.c b/firmware/common/diacritic.c
index 563028cab8..92c2400203 100644
--- a/firmware/common/diacritic.c
+++ b/firmware/common/diacritic.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static const struct diac_range diac_ranges[] =
 };
 
 #define MRU_MAX_LEN 32
-
+#ifndef BOOTLOADER
 bool is_diacritic(const unsigned short char_code, bool *is_rtl)
 {
     static uint8_t mru_len = 0;
@@ -248,4 +248,12 @@ Found:
 
     return (char_code < diac->base + (info & DIAC_CNT));
 }
-
+#else /*BOOTLOADER*/
+inline bool is_diacritic(const unsigned short char_code, bool *is_rtl)
+{
+    (void)char_code;
+    if (is_rtl)
+        *is_rtl = false;
+    return false;
+}
+#endif /* ndef BOOTLOADER*/
diff --git a/firmware/drivers/lcd-bitmap-common.c b/firmware/drivers/lcd-bitmap-common.c
index 22430d4e50..8c38e513c6 100644
--- a/firmware/drivers/lcd-bitmap-common.c
+++ b/firmware/drivers/lcd-bitmap-common.c
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ void LCDFN(update_viewport_rect)(int x, int y, int width, int height)
     LCDFN(update_rect)(current_vp->x + x, current_vp->y + y, width, height);
 }
 
+#ifndef BOOTLOADER
 /* put a string at a given pixel position, skipping first ofs pixel columns */
 static void LCDFN(putsxyofs)(int x, int y, int ofs, const unsigned char *str)
 {
@@ -257,6 +258,72 @@ static void LCDFN(putsxyofs)(int x, int y, int ofs, const unsigned char *str)
     }
     font_lock(current_vp->font, false);
 }
+#else /* BOOTLOADER */
+/* put a string at a given pixel position, skipping first ofs pixel columns */
+static void LCDFN(putsxyofs)(int x, int y, int ofs, const unsigned char *str)
+{
+    unsigned short *ucs;
+    struct font* pf = font_get(current_vp->font);
+    int vp_flags = current_vp->flags;
+    const unsigned char *bits;
+    int width;
+
+    if ((vp_flags & VP_FLAG_ALIGNMENT_MASK) != 0)
+    {
+        int w;
+
+        LCDFN(getstringsize)(str, &w, NULL);
+        /* center takes precedence */
+        if (vp_flags & VP_FLAG_ALIGN_CENTER)
+        {
+            x = ((current_vp->width - w)/ 2) + x;
+            if (x < 0)
+                x = 0;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            x = current_vp->width - w - x;
+            x += ofs;
+            ofs = 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* allow utf but no diacritics or rtl lang */
+    for (ucs = bidi_l2v(str, 1); *ucs; ucs++)
+    {
+        const unsigned short next_ch = ucs[1];
+
+        if (x >= current_vp->width)
+            break;
+
+        /* Get proportional width and glyph bits */
+        width = font_get_width(pf, *ucs);
+
+        if (ofs > width)
+        {
+            ofs -= width;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        bits = font_get_bits(pf, *ucs);
+
+#if defined(MAIN_LCD) && defined(HAVE_LCD_COLOR)
+        if (pf->depth)
+            lcd_alpha_bitmap_part(bits, ofs, 0, width, x, y,
+                                  width - ofs, pf->height);
+        else
+#endif
+            LCDFN(mono_bitmap_part)(bits, ofs, 0, width, x,
+                                    y, width - ofs, pf->height);
+        if (next_ch)
+        {
+            x += width - ofs;
+            ofs = 0;
+        }
+    }
+}
+#endif
+
 
 /*** pixel oriented text output ***/
 
diff --git a/firmware/scroll_engine.c b/firmware/scroll_engine.c
index b584345a9a..91f9d1f868 100644
--- a/firmware/scroll_engine.c
+++ b/firmware/scroll_engine.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ static const char scroll_tick_table[18] = {
 };
 
 static void scroll_thread(void);
-static char scroll_stack[DEFAULT_STACK_SIZE*3];
 static const char scroll_name[] = "scroll";
 
 #include "drivers/lcd-scroll.c"
@@ -195,8 +194,11 @@ static void scroll_thread(void)
 }
 #endif /* HAVE_REMOTE_LCD */
 
+
+#ifndef BOOTLOADER
 void scroll_init(void)
 {
+    static char scroll_stack[DEFAULT_STACK_SIZE*3];
 #ifdef HAVE_REMOTE_LCD
     queue_init(&scroll_queue, true);
 #endif
@@ -205,3 +207,9 @@ void scroll_init(void)
                   IF_PRIO(, PRIORITY_USER_INTERFACE)
                   IF_COP(, CPU));
 }
+#else
+void scroll_init(void)
+{
+    /* DUMMY */
+}
+#endif /* ndef BOOTLOADER*/