diff --git a/alarm/uboot-beaglebone/0001-arch-linux-arm-modifications.patch b/alarm/uboot-beaglebone/0001-arch-linux-arm-modifications.patch
index edbe63e1a..dfa8548b0 100644
--- a/alarm/uboot-beaglebone/0001-arch-linux-arm-modifications.patch
+++ b/alarm/uboot-beaglebone/0001-arch-linux-arm-modifications.patch
@@ -1,29 +1,27 @@
-From d9630c16380114a8b6f6e48a43c72786c5cbadbd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From 02714f8c47a6500209907afcc6faf8823e55c0ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
 From: Kevin Mihelich <kevin@archlinuxarm.org>
-Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2015 16:37:53 -0600
+Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2017 18:37:05 -0600
 Subject: [PATCH] arch linux arm modifications
 
-Signed-off-by: Kevin Mihelich <kevin@archlinuxarm.org>
 ---
- configs/am335x_evm_defconfig |   3 +-
- include/configs/am335x_evm.h | 167 ++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
- 2 files changed, 70 insertions(+), 100 deletions(-)
+ configs/am335x_boneblack_defconfig | 1 -
+ include/configs/am335x_evm.h       | 8 +++++---
+ 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 
-diff --git a/configs/am335x_evm_defconfig b/configs/am335x_evm_defconfig
-index 968d041..3406926 100644
---- a/configs/am335x_evm_defconfig
-+++ b/configs/am335x_evm_defconfig
-@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
- CONFIG_SPL=y
- CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R=y
+diff --git a/configs/am335x_boneblack_defconfig b/configs/am335x_boneblack_defconfig
+index 3d86c1b34e..b8a72e57df 100644
+--- a/configs/am335x_boneblack_defconfig
++++ b/configs/am335x_boneblack_defconfig
+@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ CONFIG_AM33XX=y
+ # CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SUPPORT is not set
  CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR=0x82000000
--CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="NAND"
--CONFIG_CONS_INDEX=1
-+CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="SERIAL1,CONS_INDEX=1"
- CONFIG_ARM=y
- CONFIG_TARGET_AM335X_EVM=y
+ CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y
+-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="EMMC_BOOT"
+ CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET=y
+ CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
+ CONFIG_ARCH_MISC_INIT=y
 diff --git a/include/configs/am335x_evm.h b/include/configs/am335x_evm.h
-index a87059c..e68e848 100644
+index 0c6d2880da..9afc46411d 100644
 --- a/include/configs/am335x_evm.h
 +++ b/include/configs/am335x_evm.h
 @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
@@ -33,216 +31,29 @@ index a87059c..e68e848 100644
 +#define CONFIG_ENV_IS_NOWHERE
  
  #ifndef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
- #ifndef CONFIG_FIT
-@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@
- /* Enhance our eMMC support / experience. */
- #define CONFIG_CMD_GPT
- #define CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION
-+#define CONFIG_CMD_PART
-+#define CONFIG_PARTITION_UUIDS
-+#define CONFIG_CMD_SETEXPR
+ # define CONFIG_TIMESTAMP
+@@ -76,10 +77,7 @@
  
- #ifdef CONFIG_NAND
- #define NANDARGS \
-@@ -70,110 +74,79 @@
- #ifndef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
- #define CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS \
- 	DEFAULT_LINUX_BOOT_ENV \
--	"boot_fdt=try\0" \
--	"bootpart=0:2\0" \
-+	"bootpart=0:1\0" \
- 	"bootdir=/boot\0" \
-+	"fdtdir=/boot/dtbs\0" \
- 	"bootfile=zImage\0" \
- 	"fdtfile=undefined\0" \
-+	"rdfile=initramfs-linux.img\0" \
- 	"console=ttyO0,115200n8\0" \
- 	"partitions=" \
- 		"uuid_disk=${uuid_gpt_disk};" \
- 		"name=rootfs,start=2MiB,size=-,uuid=${uuid_gpt_rootfs}\0" \
- 	"optargs=\0" \
--	"mmcdev=0\0" \
--	"mmcroot=/dev/mmcblk0p2 ro\0" \
--	"mmcrootfstype=ext4 rootwait\0" \
--	"rootpath=/export/rootfs\0" \
--	"nfsopts=nolock\0" \
--	"static_ip=${ipaddr}:${serverip}:${gatewayip}:${netmask}:${hostname}" \
--		"::off\0" \
--	"ramroot=/dev/ram0 rw\0" \
--	"ramrootfstype=ext2\0" \
-+	"cape_disable=\0" \
-+	"cape_enable=\0" \
-+	"cmdline=\0" \
- 	"mmcargs=setenv bootargs console=${console} " \
- 		"${optargs} " \
--		"root=${mmcroot} " \
--		"rootfstype=${mmcrootfstype}\0" \
--	"spiroot=/dev/mtdblock4 rw\0" \
--	"spirootfstype=jffs2\0" \
--	"spisrcaddr=0xe0000\0" \
--	"spiimgsize=0x362000\0" \
--	"spibusno=0\0" \
--	"spiargs=setenv bootargs console=${console} " \
--		"${optargs} " \
--		"root=${spiroot} " \
--		"rootfstype=${spirootfstype}\0" \
--	"netargs=setenv bootargs console=${console} " \
--		"${optargs} " \
--		"root=/dev/nfs " \
--		"nfsroot=${serverip}:${rootpath},${nfsopts} rw " \
--		"ip=dhcp\0" \
--	"bootenv=uEnv.txt\0" \
--	"loadbootscript=load mmc ${mmcdev} ${loadaddr} boot.scr\0" \
--	"bootscript=echo Running bootscript from mmc${mmcdev} ...; " \
--		"source ${loadaddr}\0" \
--	"loadbootenv=load mmc ${mmcdev} ${loadaddr} ${bootenv}\0" \
--	"importbootenv=echo Importing environment from mmc ...; " \
--		"env import -t -r $loadaddr $filesize\0" \
--	"ramargs=setenv bootargs console=${console} " \
--		"${optargs} " \
--		"root=${ramroot} " \
--		"rootfstype=${ramrootfstype}\0" \
--	"loadramdisk=load mmc ${mmcdev} ${rdaddr} ramdisk.gz\0" \
--	"loadimage=load mmc ${bootpart} ${loadaddr} ${bootdir}/${bootfile}\0" \
--	"loadfdt=load mmc ${bootpart} ${fdtaddr} ${bootdir}/${fdtfile}\0" \
--	"mmcloados=run mmcargs; " \
--		"if test ${boot_fdt} = yes || test ${boot_fdt} = try; then " \
--			"if run loadfdt; then " \
--				"bootz ${loadaddr} - ${fdtaddr}; " \
--			"else " \
--				"if test ${boot_fdt} = try; then " \
--					"bootz; " \
--				"else " \
--					"echo WARN: Cannot load the DT; " \
--				"fi; " \
--			"fi; " \
--		"else " \
--			"bootz; " \
--		"fi;\0" \
--	"mmcboot=mmc dev ${mmcdev}; " \
--		"if mmc rescan; then " \
--			"echo SD/MMC found on device ${mmcdev};" \
--			"if run loadbootscript; then " \
--				"run bootscript;" \
--			"else " \
--				"if run loadbootenv; then " \
--					"echo Loaded environment from ${bootenv};" \
--					"run importbootenv;" \
-+		"${cape_disable} " \
-+		"${cape_enable} " \
-+		"root=${root} " \
-+		"${cmdline}\0" \
-+	"loadimage=load ${devtype} ${bootpart} ${loadaddr} ${bootdir}/${bootfile}\0" \
-+	"loadrd=load ${devtype} ${bootpart} ${rdaddr} ${bootdir}/${rdfile}\0" \
-+	"loadfdt=echo loading ${fdtdir}/${fdtfile} ...; load ${devtype} ${bootpart} ${fdtaddr} ${fdtdir}/${fdtfile}\0" \
-+	"mmcboot=usb start;" \
-+		"for devtype in mmc usb; do " \
-+			"for devnum in 0 1; do " \
-+				"if ${devtype} dev ${devnum}; then " \
-+					"echo ${devtype} found on device ${devnum};" \
-+					"setenv bootpart ${devnum}:1;" \
-+					"part uuid ${devtype} ${bootpart} uuid;" \
-+					"setenv root PARTUUID=${uuid} rw rootwait fixrtc;" \
-+					"echo Checking for: ${bootdir}/uEnv.txt ...;" \
-+					"gpio set 54;" \
-+					"if test -e ${devtype} ${bootpart} ${bootdir}/uEnv.txt; then " \
-+						"load ${devtype} ${bootpart} ${loadaddr} ${bootdir}/uEnv.txt;" \
-+						"env import -t ${loadaddr} ${filesize};" \
-+						"echo Loaded environment from ${bootdir}/uEnv.txt;" \
-+						"if test -n ${cape}; then " \
-+							"if test -e ${devtype} ${bootpart} ${fdtdir}/${fdtbase}-${cape}.dtb; then " \
-+								"setenv fdtfile ${fdtbase}-${cape}.dtb; " \
-+							"fi; " \
-+							"echo using: $fdtfile...; " \
-+						"fi; " \
-+						"echo Checking if uenvcmd is set ...;" \
-+						"if test -n ${uenvcmd}; then " \
-+							"echo Running uenvcmd ...;" \
-+							"run uenvcmd;" \
-+						"fi;" \
-+					"fi;" \
-+					"gpio set 55;" \
-+					"if run loadimage; then " \
-+						"run mmcargs;" \
-+						"if run loadfdt; then " \
-+							"gpio set 56;" \
-+							"if run loadrd; then " \
-+								"bootz ${loadaddr} ${rdaddr}:${filesize} ${fdtaddr};" \
-+							"else " \
-+								"bootz ${loadaddr} - ${fdtaddr};" \
-+							"fi;" \
-+						"fi;" \
-+					"else " \
-+						"echo No kernel found;" \
-+					"fi;" \
-+					"gpio clear 54; gpio clear 55;" \
-+					"setexpr devnum ${devnum} + 1;" \
- 				"fi;" \
--				"if test -n $uenvcmd; then " \
--					"echo Running uenvcmd ...;" \
--					"run uenvcmd;" \
--				"fi;" \
--				"if run loadimage; then " \
--					"run mmcloados;" \
--				"fi;" \
--			"fi ;" \
--		"fi;\0" \
--	"spiboot=echo Booting from spi ...; " \
--		"run spiargs; " \
--		"sf probe ${spibusno}:0; " \
--		"sf read ${loadaddr} ${spisrcaddr} ${spiimgsize}; " \
--		"bootz ${loadaddr}\0" \
--	"netboot=echo Booting from network ...; " \
--		"setenv autoload no; " \
--		"dhcp; " \
--		"tftp ${loadaddr} ${bootfile}; " \
--		"tftp ${fdtaddr} ${fdtfile}; " \
--		"run netargs; " \
--		"bootz ${loadaddr} - ${fdtaddr}\0" \
--	"ramboot=echo Booting from ramdisk ...; " \
--		"run ramargs; " \
--		"bootz ${loadaddr} ${rdaddr} ${fdtaddr}\0" \
-+			"done;" \
-+		"done;\0" \
- 	"findfdt="\
- 		"if test $board_name = A335BONE; then " \
--			"setenv fdtfile am335x-bone.dtb; fi; " \
-+			"setenv fdtfile am335x-bone.dtb; setenv fdtbase am335x-bone; fi; " \
- 		"if test $board_name = A335BNLT; then " \
--			"setenv fdtfile am335x-boneblack.dtb; fi; " \
-+			"setenv fdtfile am335x-boneblack.dtb; setenv fdtbase am335x-boneblack; setenv umsmedia 1; fi; " \
- 		"if test $board_name = A33515BB; then " \
- 			"setenv fdtfile am335x-evm.dtb; fi; " \
- 		"if test $board_name = A335X_SK; then " \
-@@ -185,12 +158,11 @@
- #endif
+ #define BOOT_TARGET_DEVICES(func) \
+ 	func(MMC, mmc, 0) \
+-	func(LEGACY_MMC, legacy_mmc, 0) \
+ 	func(MMC, mmc, 1) \
+-	func(LEGACY_MMC, legacy_mmc, 1) \
+-	func(NAND, nand, 0) \
+ 	func(PXE, pxe, na) \
+ 	func(DHCP, dhcp, na)
  
- #define CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND \
--	"run findfdt; " \
--	"run mmcboot;" \
--	"setenv mmcdev 1; " \
--	"setenv bootpart 1:2; " \
-+	"gpio set 53;" \
-+	"run findfdt;" \
- 	"run mmcboot;" \
--	"run nandboot;"
-+	"gpio clear 54; gpio clear 55;" \
-+	"gpio set 56"
- 
- /* NS16550 Configuration */
- #define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_COM1		0x44e09000	/* Base EVM has UART0 */
-@@ -329,9 +301,8 @@
- #endif
- 
- #ifdef CONFIG_MUSB_GADGET
--#define CONFIG_USB_ETHER
--#define CONFIG_USB_ETH_RNDIS
--#define CONFIG_USBNET_HOST_ADDR	"de:ad:be:af:00:00"
-+#define CONFIG_CMD_USB_MASS_STORAGE
-+#define CONFIG_USB_GADGET_MASS_STORAGE
- 
- /* USB TI's IDs */
- #define CONFIG_G_DNL_VENDOR_NUM 0x0451
+@@ -87,6 +85,10 @@
+ 	"if test ${boot_fit} -eq 1; then "	\
+ 		"run update_to_fit;"	\
+ 	"fi;"	\
++	"gpio clear 54; " \
++	"gpio clear 55; " \
++	"gpio clear 56; " \
++	"gpio set 53; " \
+ 	"run findfdt; " \
+ 	"run init_console; " \
+ 	"run envboot; " \
 -- 
-2.4.2
+2.14.1
 
diff --git a/alarm/uboot-beaglebone/PKGBUILD b/alarm/uboot-beaglebone/PKGBUILD
index e14c0970c..324700a01 100644
--- a/alarm/uboot-beaglebone/PKGBUILD
+++ b/alarm/uboot-beaglebone/PKGBUILD
@@ -4,38 +4,45 @@
 buildarch=4
 
 pkgname=uboot-beaglebone
-pkgver=2015.04
+pkgver=2017.07
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="U-Boot for Beaglebone and Beaglebone Black"
 arch=('armv7h')
 url="http://git.denx.de/u-boot.git/"
-makedepends=('git' 'bc')
+makedepends=('bc' 'dtc' 'git')
 license=('GPL')
 install=${pkgname}.install
-source=("ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/u-boot/u-boot-${pkgver}.tar.bz2"
+backup=('boot/boot.txt' 'boot/boot.scr')
+source=("ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/u-boot/u-boot-${pkgver/rc/-rc}.tar.bz2"
         '0001-arch-linux-arm-modifications.patch'
-        'uEnv.txt')
-md5sums=('570bdc2c47270c2a98ca60ff6c5c74cd'
-         'b09551195d8c45ab7c0ec5df8d66e522'
-         'ccb79775b81654e16fca18825c7f2506')
+        'boot.txt'
+        'mkscr')
+md5sums=('b74741e7a9ad1cf9a5bfa87302b80f2b'
+         'a0bc17acb85fc3f04f74f6a87453ac97'
+         'd9fd8313c6e8b6d217676a69c3813a95'
+         '021623a04afd29ac3f368977140cfbfd')
 
 prepare() {
-  cd u-boot-${pkgver}
+  cd u-boot-${pkgver/rc/-rc}
   git apply ../0001-arch-linux-arm-modifications.patch
 }
 
 build() {
-  cd u-boot-${pkgver}
+  cd u-boot-${pkgver/rc/-rc}
 
   unset CFLAGS CXXFLAGS LDFLAGS
 
   make distclean 
-  make am335x_evm_config
-  make
+  make am335x_boneblack_defconfig
+  echo 'CONFIG_IDENT_STRING=" Arch Linux ARM"' >> .config
+  make EXTRAVERSION=-${pkgrel}
 }
 
 package() {
-  cd u-boot-${pkgver}
+  cd u-boot-${pkgver/rc/-rc}
   mkdir -p "${pkgdir}"/boot
-  cp MLO u-boot.img "${srcdir}"/uEnv.txt "${pkgdir}"/boot
+  cp MLO u-boot.img "${pkgdir}"/boot
+
+  tools/mkimage -A arm -O linux -T script -C none -n "U-Boot boot script" -d ../boot.txt "${pkgdir}"/boot/boot.scr
+  cp ../{boot.txt,mkscr} "${pkgdir}"/boot
 }
diff --git a/alarm/uboot-beaglebone/boot.txt b/alarm/uboot-beaglebone/boot.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85569002f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alarm/uboot-beaglebone/boot.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# After modifying, run ./mkscr
+
+if test -n ${distro_bootpart}; then setenv bootpart ${distro_bootpart}; else setenv bootpart 1; fi
+part uuid ${devtype} ${devnum}:${bootpart} uuid
+
+setenv bootargs "console=tty0 console=${console} root=PARTUUID=${uuid} rw rootwait"
+
+if load ${devtype} ${devnum}:${bootpart} ${kernel_addr_r} /boot/zImage; then
+  gpio set 54
+  echo fdt: ${fdtfile}
+  if load ${devtype} ${devnum}:${bootpart} ${fdt_addr_r} /boot/dtbs/${fdtfile}; then
+    gpio set 55
+    if load ${devtype} ${devnum}:${bootpart} ${ramdisk_addr_r} /boot/initramfs-linux.img; then
+      gpio set 56
+      bootz ${kernel_addr_r} ${ramdisk_addr_r}:${filesize} ${fdt_addr_r};
+    else
+      gpio set 56
+      bootz ${kernel_addr_r} - ${fdt_addr_r};
+    fi;
+  fi;
+fi
diff --git a/alarm/uboot-beaglebone/mkscr b/alarm/uboot-beaglebone/mkscr
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..272b6a7a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alarm/uboot-beaglebone/mkscr
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [[ ! -x /usr/bin/mkimage ]]; then
+  echo "mkimage not found. Please install uboot-tools:"
+  echo "  pacman -S uboot-tools"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+mkimage -A arm -O linux -T script -C none -n "U-Boot boot script" -d boot.txt boot.scr
diff --git a/alarm/uboot-beaglebone/uEnv.txt b/alarm/uboot-beaglebone/uEnv.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index f432efc6b..000000000
--- a/alarm/uboot-beaglebone/uEnv.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-optargs=coherent_pool=1M
diff --git a/alarm/uboot-beaglebone/uboot-beaglebone.install b/alarm/uboot-beaglebone/uboot-beaglebone.install
index 24ccc1acb..3a1a9daed 100644
--- a/alarm/uboot-beaglebone/uboot-beaglebone.install
+++ b/alarm/uboot-beaglebone/uboot-beaglebone.install
@@ -29,4 +29,8 @@ post_install() {
 
 post_upgrade() {
   flash_uboot
+  if (( $(vercmp $2 2017.07-1) < 0 )); then
+    echo ' >>> Note: uEnv.txt is no longer sourced. Make any customizations within /boot/boot.txt'
+    echo '           and run ./mkscr within /boot to convert it to the boot.scr file.'
+  fi
 }