diff --git a/package/block-extroot/Makefile b/package/block-extroot/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b3ce68cae..0000000000
--- a/package/block-extroot/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2009-2010 OpenWrt.org
-# Copyright (C) 2010 Vertical Communications
-#
-# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
-# See /LICENSE for more information.
-#
-
-include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
-
-PKG_NAME:=block-extroot
-PKG_VERSION:=0.0.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
-
-PKG_BUILD_DIR := $(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)
-
-include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
-
-define Package/block-extroot/Default
-  SECTION:=base
-  CATEGORY:=Base system
-  TITLE:=root filesystem on secondary storage
-endef
-
-define Package/block-extroot
-  $(call Package/block-extroot/Default)
-  MENU:=1
-  DEPENDS:=+block-mount @PACKAGE_kmod-ide-core||PACKAGE_kmod-ata-core||PACKAGE_kmod-usb-storage||PACKAGE_kmod-mmc||PACKAGE_kmod-broadcom-sdhc
-endef
-
-define Package/block-extroot/config
-	source "$(SOURCE)/Config.in"
-endef
-
-define Package/block-extroot/description
-  Based on the moduluarized preinit and firstboot, adds the option to have
-  the root filesystem on storage other than the jffs or the boot root device.
-  For a squashfs image this package must be installed into the image, not as
-  a package to add later.
-endef
-
-define Build/Prepare
-endef
-
-define Build/Configure
-endef
-
-define Build/Compile
-endef
-
-define Package/block-extroot/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib/functions
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/extmount.sh $(1)/lib/functions/
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib/preinit
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/50_determine_usb_root $(1)/lib/preinit/
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/55_determine_extroot_sysupgrade $(1)/lib/preinit/
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/60_pivot_usb_root $(1)/lib/preinit/
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib/preinit
-	echo "extroot_settle_time=\"$(CONFIG_EXTROOT_SETTLETIME)\"" >$(1)/lib/preinit/00_extroot.conf
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/overlay
-endef
-
-$(eval $(call BuildPackage,block-extroot))
-
diff --git a/package/block-extroot/Config.in b/package/block-mount/Config.in
similarity index 98%
rename from package/block-extroot/Config.in
rename to package/block-mount/Config.in
index dbf1041c15..2fa10b6685 100644
--- a/package/block-extroot/Config.in
+++ b/package/block-mount/Config.in
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 config EXTROOT_SETTLETIME
 	int
-	prompt "Settle time for root block device (s)" if PACKAGE_block-extroot
+	prompt "Settle time for root block device (s)" if PACKAGE_block-mount
 	default 20
 	help
 		This is the amount of time, in seconds, to wait for the block device
diff --git a/package/block-mount/Makefile b/package/block-mount/Makefile
index 267a200db4..05ca086d8e 100644
--- a/package/block-mount/Makefile
+++ b/package/block-mount/Makefile
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=block-mount
-PKG_VERSION:=0.1.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_VERSION:=0.2.0
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
@@ -22,20 +22,20 @@ define Package/block-mount
   $(call Package/block-mount/Default)
   TITLE:=Block device mounting and checking
   DEPENDS:= +blkid +swap-utils 
+  MENU:=1
 endef
 
 define Package/block-mount/description
-  Scripts used to mount and check block devices (filesystems and swap)
+  Scripts used to mount and check block devices (filesystems and swap), as well
+  as hotplug scripts to automount and check block devices when hotplug event (e.g.
+  from plugging in a device) occurs.
+  Also includes preinit scripts for mounting a block device as the root filesystem.
+  This allows one to have the root filesystem on devices other than the built in flash
+  device.
 endef
 
-define Package/block-hotplug
-  $(call Package/block-mount/Default)
-  TITLE:=Automount and autocheck block devices
-  DEPENDS:=+block-mount +hotplug2
-endef
-
-define Package/block-hotplug/description
-  Scripts used to automatically check and mount filesystem and/or swap
+define Package/block-mount/config
+	source "$(SOURCE)/Config.in"
 endef
 
 define Build/Compile
@@ -54,15 +54,19 @@ define Package/block-mount/install
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/mount.sh $(1)/lib/functions/
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/fsck.sh $(1)/lib/functions/
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/block.sh $(1)/lib/functions/
-endef
-
-define Package/block-hotplug/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/block
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/10-swap $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/block/
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/20-fsck $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/block/
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/40-mount $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/block/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib/functions
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/extmount.sh $(1)/lib/functions/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib/preinit
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/50_determine_usb_root $(1)/lib/preinit/
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/55_determine_extroot_sysupgrade $(1)/lib/preinit/
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/60_pivot_usb_root $(1)/lib/preinit/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib/preinit
+	echo "extroot_settle_time=\"$(CONFIG_EXTROOT_SETTLETIME)\"" >$(1)/lib/preinit/00_extroot.conf
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/overlay
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,block-mount))
-$(eval $(call BuildPackage,block-hotplug))
-
diff --git a/package/block-extroot/files/50_determine_usb_root b/package/block-mount/files/50_determine_usb_root
similarity index 100%
rename from package/block-extroot/files/50_determine_usb_root
rename to package/block-mount/files/50_determine_usb_root
diff --git a/package/block-extroot/files/55_determine_extroot_sysupgrade b/package/block-mount/files/55_determine_extroot_sysupgrade
similarity index 100%
rename from package/block-extroot/files/55_determine_extroot_sysupgrade
rename to package/block-mount/files/55_determine_extroot_sysupgrade
diff --git a/package/block-extroot/files/60_pivot_usb_root b/package/block-mount/files/60_pivot_usb_root
similarity index 100%
rename from package/block-extroot/files/60_pivot_usb_root
rename to package/block-mount/files/60_pivot_usb_root
diff --git a/package/block-extroot/files/extmount.sh b/package/block-mount/files/extmount.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from package/block-extroot/files/extmount.sh
rename to package/block-mount/files/extmount.sh