diff --git a/mk_mmc.sh b/mk_mmc.sh
index 3b34e4e..fa85bac 100755
--- a/mk_mmc.sh
+++ b/mk_mmc.sh
@@ -60,6 +60,53 @@ if fdisk -v | grep "GNU Fdisk" >/dev/null ; then
  exit
 fi
 
+function detect_software {
+
+#Currently only Ubuntu and Debian..
+#Working on Fedora...
+unset DEB_PACKAGE
+unset RPM_PACKAGE
+unset NEEDS_PACKAGE
+
+if [ ! $(which mkimage) ];then
+ echo "Missing uboot-mkimage"
+ DEB_PACKAGE="uboot-mkimage "
+ RPM_PACKAGE="uboot-tools "
+ NEEDS_PACKAGE=1
+fi
+
+if [ ! $(which wget) ];then
+ echo "Missing wget"
+ DEB_PACKAGE+="wget "
+ RPM_PACKAGE+="wget "
+ NEEDS_PACKAGE=1
+fi
+
+if [ ! $(which mkfs.vfat) ];then
+ echo "Missing mkfs.vfat"
+ DEB_PACKAGE+="dosfstools "
+ RPM_PACKAGE+="dosfstools "
+ NEEDS_PACKAGE=1
+fi
+
+if [ ! $(which parted) ];then
+ echo "Missing parted"
+ DEB_PACKAGE+="parted "
+ RPM_PACKAGE+="parted "
+ NEEDS_PACKAGE=1
+fi
+
+if [ "${NEEDS_PACKAGE}" ];then
+ echo ""
+ echo "Please Install Missing Dependencies"
+ echo "Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt-get install $DEB_PACKAGE"
+ echo "Fedora: as root: yum install $RPM_PACKAGE"
+ echo ""
+ exit
+fi
+
+}
+
 function set_defaults {
 
  KERNEL_REL=2.6.37
@@ -990,6 +1037,7 @@ if [ ! "${MMC}" ];then
     usage
 fi
 
+ detect_software
  set_defaults
  dl_xload_uboot
  prepare_initrd