diff --git a/doc/quick-start.html b/doc/quick-start.html
index 85551fa..fa49932 100644
--- a/doc/quick-start.html
+++ b/doc/quick-start.html
@@ -39,6 +39,31 @@
 		</header>
 		<section>
 			<h2>Quick start</h2>
+			<p><em>The dpdk-quickstart script is a python script which
+			provides a quick way to get DPDK up and running.</em></p>
+
+			<p>The script can be downloaded here: <a href="/scripts/dpdk-quickstart.py">dpdk-quickstart.py</a>
+
+			<p>The script performs the following operations, on a guided and
+			interactive graphical interface:</p>
+
+			<ul>
+			  <li>Gets the latest DPDK release from the main git repository</li>
+			  <li>Checks and downloads the necessary dependencies</li>
+			  <li>Builds DPDK with the default target</li>
+			  <li>Sets up the minimum amount of hugepages to run TestPMD (a basic
+			L2 forwarding application)</li>
+			  <li>Helps the user to select the ports to use on DPDK (including
+			loopback detection between ports)</li>
+			  <li>Runs TestPMD, to show packet forwarding between two ports
+			(virtual interfaces can also be used, if no ports connected with a
+			loopback are available).</li>
+			</ul>
+			<p>Note that this script is only supported on Fedora and Ubuntu.<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></p>
+			<p><span style="font-style: italic;"><br>
+			</span></p>
+			<p><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Alternatively, DPDK can be
+			installed and configured manually, with the following instructions:</p>
 			<p><em>"A simple forwarding test with pcap PMD which works with any NIC (with performance penalties)"</em></p>
 			<p>Extract sources.</p>
 			<pre>
diff --git a/scripts/dpdk-quickstart.py b/scripts/dpdk-quickstart.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5fe82d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/dpdk-quickstart.py
@@ -0,0 +1,996 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+''''which python3 >/dev/null 2>&1 && exec python3 "$0" "$@" # '''
+''''which python2 >/dev/null 2>&1 && exec python2 "$0" "$@" # '''
+
+''''which python  >/dev/null 2>&1 && exec python  "$0" "$@" # '''
+''''exec echo "Error: I can't find python anywhere"         # '''
+#! /usr/bin/env python
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation
+#
+
+import copy
+import getopt
+import os
+import platform
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import time
+from collections import OrderedDict
+from os.path import exists, abspath, dirname, basename
+from os import listdir
+from os import system
+from shutil import rmtree
+from time import sleep
+from math import ceil
+
+script_dir_path = os.getcwd()
+
+# The PCI base class for NETWORK devices
+NETWORK_BASE_CLASS = "02"
+
+# global dict ethernet devices present. Dictionary indexed by PCI address.
+# Each device within this is itself a dictionary of device properties
+devices = {}
+# list of supported DPDK drivers
+dpdk_drivers = ["igb_uio", "vfio-pci", "uio_pci_generic"]
+
+# DPDK URL
+dpdk_url = "http://dpdk.org/git/dpdk"
+
+dpdk_dir = "dpdk_demo"
+
+log_name = "/tmp/dpdk-quickstart.log"
+
+# command-line arg flags
+b_flag = None
+status_flag = False
+force_flag = False
+args = []
+
+
+class NotRootException(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+def log_output(args):
+    with open(log_name, 'a') as log_file:
+        log_file.write(args + '\n')
+
+
+# This is roughly compatible with check_output function in subprocess module
+# which is only available in python 2.7.
+def check_output(args, stderr=None):
+    '''Run a command and capture its output'''
+    return subprocess.Popen(args, stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT).communicate()[0]
+
+
+def check_output_dlg(args, stderr=None, title="console"):
+    '''Run a command and capture its output'''
+    p = subprocess.Popen(args, stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                         stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+    dlg.progressbox(fd=p.stdout.fileno(), text=title, width=78, height=20)
+    return p.communicate()[0]
+
+
+def error_out(msg):
+    status = system(
+              'dialog --backtitle Prerequisites --msgbox '
+              '"{}" 10 80 2>/dev/null'.format(msg)
+           )
+    if status != 0:
+        print("Error: {}".format(msg))
+
+
+def python_ver():
+    '''
+        This function returns version of python used to run this script
+    '''
+    if sys.hexversion > 0x3000000:
+        return 3
+    elif sys.hexversion > 0x1000000:
+        return 2
+    else:
+        return 1
+
+
+def get_os():
+    if platform.system() == 'Linux':
+        # New in version 2.6 (< 2.6 -> platform.dist)
+        return platform.linux_distribution()[0]
+    else:
+        return platform.system()
+
+
+def get_arch():
+    return platform.machine()
+
+
+def get_target(os, arch):
+    pass
+
+
+def get_tool(tools):
+    for tool in tools:
+        if system("which {} > /dev/null 2>&1".format(tool)) == 0:
+            return tool
+
+
+def check_root():
+    '''
+        This function checks if script is run as root.
+    '''
+    return os.getuid() == 0
+
+
+def check_dependencies(dependencies, system_data):
+    installed = []
+    pkg_check = {'Fedora': 'dnf list installed', 'Ubuntu': 'apt list'}
+
+    for dep in dependencies:
+        output = subprocess.Popen("%s %s" % (pkg_check[system_data['os']],
+                                  dependencies[dep]),
+                                  shell=True,
+                                  stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                  stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+        output = str(output.stdout.read())
+        pkg_name = dependencies[dep]
+        if system_data['os'] == 'Ubuntu':
+                pkg_name = 'installed'
+        elif 'uname' in pkg_name:
+                pkg_name = pkg_name.split("$")[0]
+                pkg_name = pkg_name.split("`")[0]
+                pkg_name = pkg_name.strip("-")
+                pkg_name = pkg_name.strip('"')
+        # on ubuntu check for installed, on fedora for package name.
+        if pkg_name in output:
+            installed.append(dep)
+    for package in installed:
+        del dependencies[package]
+    return dependencies
+
+
+def install_dependencies():
+    if not check_root():
+        raise NotRootException()
+    try:
+        PKG_MGR = OrderedDict()
+        PKG_MGR['dnf'] = ['install', '--best', '--allowerasing', '-y']
+        PKG_MGR['apt-get'] = ['install', '-y']
+        PKG_MGR['yum'] = ['install']
+
+        CMPLRS = OrderedDict()
+        CMPLRS['gcc'] = []
+        CMPLRS['clang'] = []
+        CMPLRS['icc'] = []
+
+        headers = {'Fedora': 'kernel', 'Ubuntu': 'linux'}
+
+        system_data = {
+            'os': get_os(),
+            'arch': get_arch(),
+            'pkg': get_tool(PKG_MGR),
+            'compiler': get_tool(CMPLRS),
+            'python': python_ver()
+        }
+
+        dependencies = {
+            'Fedora': {
+                'git': 'git',
+                'libc': 'glibc',
+                'kernel-modules': '{}-modules'.format(
+                                         headers[system_data['os']]),
+                'kernel-devel': '"{}-devel-$(uname -r)"'.format(
+                                         headers[system_data['os']]),
+                'libnuma-devel': 'numactl-devel',
+            },
+            'Ubuntu': {
+                'git': 'git',
+                'libc': 'build-essential',
+                'kernel-headers': '{}-headers-`uname -r`'.format(
+                                         headers[system_data['os']]),
+                'libnuma-devel': 'libnuma-dev',
+            }
+        }
+
+        dependencies = dependencies[system_data['os']]
+        dependencies['coreutils'] = 'coreutils'
+        if not system_data['compiler']:
+            dependencies['compiler'] = 'gcc'
+        dep_list = copy.copy(dependencies)
+        dependencies = check_dependencies(dependencies, system_data)
+        input_ = None
+        reply = None
+        try:
+            import dialog
+            input_ = dialog.Dialog(dialog="dialog", autowidgetsize=True)
+            input_.set_background_title("Resolving dependecies")
+            reply = input_.OK.upper()
+            input_ = input_.yesno
+        except ImportError:
+            dependencies['dialog'] = 'python{}-dialog'.format(
+                system_data['python'] if system_data['python'] == 3 else "")
+        if system_data['python'] == 2 and not input_:
+            input_ = raw_input
+        elif system_data['python'] == 3 and not input_:
+            input_ = input
+        if len(dependencies) == 0:
+            return
+        prompt = "We are about to install following dependencies.\n"
+        for key in dependencies:
+            prompt += "{}\n".format(key)
+        prompt += "Do you want to continue? (Y/n)\n"
+        response = input_(prompt).upper()
+        if response == "":
+            response = "Y"
+        if response != reply:
+            prompt = "WARNING: Not installing packages. "
+            prompt += "Assuming they have been manually installed. Proceed? (Y/n)"
+            response = input_(prompt).upper()
+            if response == "":
+                response = "Y"
+            if response != reply:
+                sys.exit(1)
+            else:
+                return
+        dlg = 'dialog' not in dependencies
+        if dlg:
+            dlg = dialog.Dialog(dialog='dialog')
+        command = ""
+        for dependency in dependencies:
+            command += "{} {} {} {} &&".format(
+                 system_data['pkg'],
+                 PKG_MGR[system_data['pkg']][0],
+                 dependencies[dependency],
+                 " ".join(
+                     PKG_MGR[system_data['pkg']][1:]) if len(
+                                            PKG_MGR[system_data['pkg']]
+                                        ) > 0 else "")
+        log_output("# Installing dependencies")
+        log_output(command)
+        command += 'echo " "'
+        output = subprocess.Popen(command, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                  stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+        if dlg:
+            dlg.progressbox(fd=output.stdout.fileno(),
+                            text='Installing dependencies')
+            output.wait()
+        else:
+            while output.poll() is None:
+                print(str(output.stdout.readline()).strip("b'\\n\n"))
+                print(str(output.stderr.readline()).strip("b'\\n\n"))
+                sys.stdout.flush()
+            print("Press any key to continue...")
+            ch = sys.stdin.read(1)
+        not_installed = check_dependencies(dep_list, system_data)
+        if len(not_installed) > 0:
+            raise Exception(str(not_installed))
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        lst = ":\n" + str(e).strip("{}") if str(e) else "."
+        status = system(
+              'dialog --backtitle Prerequisites --msgbox '
+              '"Unable to install dependencies%s"'
+              ' 10 80 2>/dev/null' % lst
+           )
+        if status != 0:
+            print("Error: unable to install dependecies%s" % lst)
+
+
+def find_module(mod):
+
+    mod = mod + ".ko"
+    paths = check_output(["find", ".", "-name", mod])
+    path = paths.decode().splitlines()[0]
+
+    if exists(path):
+        return path
+
+    '''find the .ko file for kernel module named mod.
+    Searches the $RTE_SDK/$RTE_TARGET directory, the kernel
+    modules directory and finally under the parent directory of
+    the script '''
+    # check $RTE_SDK/$RTE_TARGET directory
+    if 'RTE_SDK' in os.environ and 'RTE_TARGET' in os.environ:
+        path = "%s/%s/kmod/%s.ko" % (os.environ['RTE_SDK'],
+                                     os.environ['RTE_TARGET'], mod)
+        if exists(path):
+            return path
+
+    # check using depmod
+    try:
+        depmod_out = check_output(["modinfo", "-n", mod],
+                                  stderr=subprocess.STDOUT).lower()
+        if "error" not in depmod_out:
+            path = depmod_out.strip()
+            if exists(path):
+                return path
+    except:  # if modinfo can't find module, it fails, so continue
+        pass
+
+    # check for a copy based off current path
+    tools_dir = dirname(abspath(sys.argv[0]))
+    if tools_dir.endswith("tools"):
+        base_dir = dirname(tools_dir)
+        find_out = check_output(["find", base_dir, "-name", mod + ".ko"])
+        if len(find_out) > 0:  # something matched
+            path = find_out.splitlines()[0]
+            if exists(path):
+                return path
+
+
+def check_modules():
+    '''Checks that igb_uio is loaded'''
+    global dpdk_drivers
+
+    os.system("modprobe uio")
+
+    # Insert igb_uio module if not already inserted
+    out = check_output(["lsmod"])
+    if "igb_uio" not in out.decode():
+        try:
+            path = find_module("igb_uio")
+            os.system("insmod " + path)
+        except:
+            dlg.msgbox("Error - igb_uio module was not found",
+                       height=None, width=None)
+            sys.exit(1)
+            return
+
+    # list of supported modules
+    mods = [{"Name": driver, "Found": False} for driver in dpdk_drivers]
+
+    # first check if module is loaded
+    try:
+        # Get list of sysfs modules (both built-in and dynamically loaded)
+        sysfs_path = '/sys/module/'
+
+        # Get the list of directories in sysfs_path
+        sysfs_mods = [os.path.join(sysfs_path, o) for o
+                      in os.listdir(sysfs_path)
+                      if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(sysfs_path, o))]
+
+        # Extract the last element of '/sys/module/abc' in the array
+        sysfs_mods = [a.split('/')[-1] for a in sysfs_mods]
+
+        # special case for vfio_pci (module is named vfio-pci,
+        # but its .ko is named vfio_pci)
+        sysfs_mods = map(lambda a:
+                         a if a != 'vfio_pci' else 'vfio-pci', sysfs_mods)
+
+        for mod in mods:
+            if mod["Name"] in sysfs_mods:
+                mod["Found"] = True
+    except:
+        pass
+
+    # check if we have at least one loaded module
+    if True not in [mod["Found"] for mod in mods] and b_flag is not None:
+        if b_flag in dpdk_drivers:
+            dlg.msgbox("Error - no supported modules (DPDK driver) are loaded",
+                       height=None, width=None)
+            sys.exit(1)
+        else:
+            dlg.msgbox("Warning - no supported modules (DPDK driver) "
+                       " are loaded", height=None, width=None)
+
+    # change DPDK driver list to only contain drivers that are loaded
+    dpdk_drivers = [mod["Name"] for mod in mods if mod["Found"]]
+
+
+def has_driver(dev_id):
+    '''return true if a device is assigned to a driver. False otherwise'''
+    return "Driver_str" in devices[dev_id]
+
+
+def get_pci_device_details(dev_id):
+    '''This function gets additional details for a PCI device'''
+    device = {}
+
+    extra_info = check_output(["lspci", "-vmmks", dev_id]).splitlines()
+
+    # parse lspci details
+    for line in extra_info:
+        if len(line) == 0:
+            continue
+        name, value = line.decode().split("\t", 1)
+        name = name.strip(":") + "_str"
+        device[name] = value
+    # check for a unix interface name
+    device["Interface"] = ""
+    for base, dirs, _ in os.walk("/sys/bus/pci/devices/%s/" % dev_id):
+        if "net" in dirs:
+            device["Interface"] = \
+                ",".join(os.listdir(os.path.join(base, "net")))
+            break
+    # check if a port is used for ssh connection
+    device["Ssh_if"] = False
+    device["Active"] = ""
+
+    return device
+
+
+def bind_nic_ports():
+    get_nic_details()
+    return nic_bind_dialog()
+
+
+def get_nic_details():
+    '''This function populates the "devices" dictionary. The keys used are
+    the pci addresses (domain:bus:slot.func). The values are themselves
+    dictionaries - one for each NIC.'''
+    global devices
+    global dpdk_drivers
+
+    # clear any old data
+    devices = {}
+    # first loop through and read details for all devices
+    # request machine readable format, with numeric IDs
+    dev = {}
+    dev_lines = check_output(["lspci", "-Dvmmn"]).splitlines()
+    for dev_line in dev_lines:
+        if len(dev_line) == 0:
+            if dev["Class"][0:2] == NETWORK_BASE_CLASS:
+                # convert device and vendor ids to numbers, then add to global
+                dev["Vendor"] = int(dev["Vendor"], 16)
+                dev["Device"] = int(dev["Device"], 16)
+                # use dict to make copy of dev
+                devices[dev["Slot"]] = dict(dev)
+        else:
+            name, value = dev_line.decode().split("\t", 1)
+            dev[name.rstrip(":")] = value
+
+    # check what is the interface if any for an ssh connection if
+    # any to this host, so we can mark it later.
+    ssh_if = []
+    route = check_output(["ip", "-o", "route"])
+    # filter out all lines for 169.254 routes
+    route = "\n".join(filter(lambda ln: not ln.startswith("169.254"),
+                             route.decode().splitlines()))
+    rt_info = route.split()
+    for i in range(len(rt_info) - 1):
+        if rt_info[i] == "dev":
+            ssh_if.append(rt_info[i+1])
+
+    # based on the basic info, get extended text details
+    for d in devices:
+        # get additional info and add it to existing data
+        devices[d] = devices[d].copy()
+        devices[d].update(list(get_pci_device_details(d).items()))
+
+        for _if in ssh_if:
+            if _if in devices[d]["Interface"].split(","):
+                devices[d]["Ssh_if"] = True
+                devices[d]["Active"] = "*Active*"
+                break
+
+        # add igb_uio to list of supporting modules if needed
+        if "Module_str" in devices[d]:
+            for driver in dpdk_drivers:
+                if driver not in devices[d]["Module_str"]:
+                    devices[d]["Module_str"] = \
+                        devices[d]["Module_str"] + ",%s" % driver
+        else:
+            devices[d]["Module_str"] = ",".join(dpdk_drivers)
+
+        # make sure the driver and module strings do not have any duplicates
+        if has_driver(d):
+            modules = devices[d]["Module_str"].split(",")
+            if devices[d]["Driver_str"] in modules:
+                modules.remove(devices[d]["Driver_str"])
+                devices[d]["Module_str"] = ",".join(modules)
+
+
+def dev_id_from_dev_name(dev_name):
+    '''Take a device "name" - a string passed in by user to identify a NIC
+    device, and determine the device id - i.e. the domain:bus:slot.func - for
+    it, which can then be used to index into the devices array'''
+
+    # check if it's already a suitable index
+    if dev_name in devices:
+        return dev_name
+    # check if it's an index just missing the domain part
+    elif "0000:" + dev_name in devices:
+        return "0000:" + dev_name
+    else:
+        # check if it's an interface name, e.g. eth1
+        for d in devices:
+            if dev_name in devices[d]["Interface"].split(","):
+                return devices[d]["Slot"]
+    # if nothing else matches - error
+    dlg.msgbox("Unknown device: %s. "
+               "Please specify device in \"bus:slot.func\" format" % dev_name,
+               height=None, width=None)
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+
+def unbind_one(dev_id, force):
+    '''Unbind the device identified by "dev_id" from its current driver'''
+    dev = devices[dev_id]
+    if not has_driver(dev_id):
+        dlg.msgbox("%s %s %s is not currently managed by any driver\n" %
+                   (dev["Slot"], dev["Device_str"], dev["Interface"]),
+                   height=None, width=None)
+        return
+
+    # prevent us disconnecting ourselves
+    if dev["Ssh_if"] and not force:
+        dlg.msgbox("Routing table indicates that interface %s is active. "
+                   "Skipping unbind" % (dev_id), height=None, width=None)
+        return
+
+    # write to /sys to unbind
+    filename = "/sys/bus/pci/drivers/%s/unbind" % dev["Driver_str"]
+    try:
+        f = open(filename, "a")
+    except:
+        dlg.msgbox("Error: unbind failed for %s - Cannot open %s"
+                   % (dev_id, filename), height=None, width=None)
+        sys.exit(1)
+    log_output("echo " + dev_id + " > " + filename)
+    f.write(dev_id)
+    f.close()
+
+
+def bind_one(dev_id, driver, force):
+    '''Bind the device given by "dev_id" to the driver "driver". If the device
+    is already bound to a different driver, it will be unbound first'''
+    dev = devices[dev_id]
+    saved_driver = None  # used to rollback any unbind in case of failure
+
+    # prevent disconnection of our ssh session
+    if dev["Ssh_if"] and not force:
+        dlg.msgbox("Routing table indicates that interface %s is active. "
+                   "Not modifying" % (dev_id), height=None, width=None)
+        return
+
+    # unbind any existing drivers we don't want
+    if has_driver(dev_id):
+        if dev["Driver_str"] == driver:
+            return
+        else:
+            saved_driver = dev["Driver_str"]
+            unbind_one(dev_id, force)
+            dev["Driver_str"] = ""  # clear driver string
+
+    # if we are binding to one of DPDK drivers, add PCI id's to that driver
+    if driver in dpdk_drivers:
+        filename = "/sys/bus/pci/drivers/%s/new_id" % driver
+        device_id = "%04x %04x" % (dev["Vendor"], dev["Device"])
+        try:
+            f = open(filename, "w")
+        except:
+            dlg.msgbox("Error: bind failed for %s - Cannot open %s"
+                       % (dev_id, filename), height=None, width=None)
+            return
+        try:
+            log_output("echo " + device_id + " > " + filename)
+            f.write(device_id)
+            f.close()
+        except:
+            dlg.msgbox("Error: bind failed for %s - Cannot write "
+                       "new PCI ID to driver %s" % (dev_id, driver),
+                       height=None, width=None)
+            return
+
+    # do the bind by writing to /sys
+    filename = "/sys/bus/pci/drivers/%s/bind" % driver
+    try:
+        f = open(filename, "a")
+    except:
+        dlg.msgbox("Error: bind failed for %s - Cannot open %s"
+                   % (dev_id, filename), height=None, width=None)
+        if saved_driver is not None:  # restore any previous driver
+            bind_one(dev_id, saved_driver, force)
+        return
+    try:
+        log_output("echo " + dev_id + " > " + filename)
+        f.write(dev_id)
+        f.close()
+    except:
+        # for some reason, closing dev_id after adding a new PCI ID to new_id
+        # results in IOError. however, if the device was successfully bound,
+        # we don't care for any errors and can safely ignore IOError
+        tmp = get_pci_device_details(dev_id)
+        if "Driver_str" in tmp and tmp["Driver_str"] == driver:
+            return
+        dlg.msgbox("Error: bind failed for %s - Cannot bind to driver %s"
+                   % (dev_id, driver), height=None, width=None)
+        if saved_driver is not None:  # restore any previous driver
+            bind_one(dev_id, saved_driver, force)
+        return
+
+
+def unbind_nics(dev_list, force=False):
+    """Unbind method, takes a list of device locations"""
+    dev_list = map(dev_id_from_dev_name, dev_list)
+    for d in dev_list:
+        unbind_one(d, force)
+
+
+def bind_nics(dev_list, driver, force=False):
+    """Bind method, takes a list of device locations"""
+    global devices
+
+    dev_list = list(map(dev_id_from_dev_name, dev_list))
+    for d in dev_list:
+        bind_one(d, driver, force)
+
+    # when binding devices to a generic driver (i.e. one that doesn't have a
+    # PCI ID table), some devices that are not bound to any other driver could
+    # be bound even if no one has asked them to. hence, we check the list of
+    # drivers again, and see if some of the previously-unbound devices were
+    # erroneously bound.
+    for d in devices:
+        # skip devices that were already bound or that we know should be bound
+        if "Driver_str" in devices[d] or d in dev_list:
+            continue
+        # update information about this device
+        devices[d] = dict((list(devices[d].items())) +
+                          (list(get_pci_device_details(d).items())))
+
+        # check if updated information indicates that the device was bound
+        if "Driver_str" in devices[d]:
+            unbind_one(d, force)
+
+
+def nic_bind_dialog():
+    '''Function called when the script is passed the "--status" option.
+    Displays to the user what devices are bound to the igb_uio driver, the
+    kernel driver or to no driver'''
+    global dpdk_drivers
+    kernel_drv = []
+    dpdk_drv = []
+    no_drv = []
+    choices = []
+
+    # split our list of network devices into the three categories above
+    for d in devices:
+        if NETWORK_BASE_CLASS in devices[d]["Class"]:
+            dev = devices[d]
+            if not has_driver(d):
+                no_drv.append(devices[d])
+                choices.append((dev["Slot"], dev["Device_str"], False))
+                continue
+            if devices[d]["Driver_str"] in dpdk_drivers:
+                dpdk_drv.append(devices[d])
+                choices.append((dev["Slot"], dev["Device_str"], True))
+            else:
+                kernel_drv.append(devices[d])
+                choices.append((dev["Slot"], dev["Device_str"], False))
+
+    choices.sort()
+    code, tags = dlg.checklist("Select two loopback ports to bind to DPDK "
+                               "driver (<space> to select/deselect)",
+                               choices=choices, extra_button=True,
+                               ok_label='Use ports selected',
+                               extra_label='Detect loopback',
+                               cancel_label='Use Virtual ports')
+
+    if code == Dialog.OK:
+        b_list = []
+        u_list = []
+        for tag in tags:
+            for k_drv in kernel_drv:
+                if k_drv["Slot"] == tag:
+                    b_list.append(tag)
+            for n_drv in no_drv:
+                if n_drv["Slot"] == tag:
+                    b_list.append(tag)
+        for d_drv in dpdk_drv:
+            if d_drv["Slot"] not in tags:
+                u_list.append(d_drv["Slot"])
+
+        bind_nics(b_list, 'igb_uio')
+        unbind_nics(u_list)
+        if (len(tags) != 2):
+            dlg.msgbox("Select two ports from the list or use virtual ports",
+                       height=5, width=60)
+            return bind_nic_ports()
+        return 1
+
+    # Detect loopback
+    if code == Dialog.EXTRA:
+        dlg.msgbox("About to detect loopback... Press enter to start...",
+                   height=5, width=60)
+        dlg.infobox("Detecting loopback... this might take several seconds",
+                    height=5, width=60)
+        for d in dpdk_drv:
+            drivers_unused = d["Module_str"].split(",")
+            for driver in drivers_unused:
+                if driver in dpdk_drivers:
+                    continue
+                else:
+                    bind_one(d["Slot"], driver, False)
+        get_nic_details()
+        if detect_loopback() == 0:
+            # Bind everything back
+            for d in dpdk_drv:
+                bind_one(d['Slot'], 'igb_uio', False)
+
+        return bind_nic_ports()
+
+    # Use Virtual PMDs
+    if code == Dialog.CANCEL:
+        return 0
+
+
+def detect_loopback():
+    ports = []
+    ports_link_up = []
+
+    # Get new list of network devices bound to the kernel driver
+    for d in devices:
+        if NETWORK_BASE_CLASS in devices[d]["Class"]:
+            dev = devices[d]
+            if has_driver(d) and dev["Driver_str"] not in dpdk_drivers:
+                # Do not use a device with an active connection
+                if not dev["Ssh_if"]:
+                    ports.append(dev)
+
+    # Need at least two ports
+    if len(ports) < 2:
+        dlg.msgbox("At least two ports bound to the kernel driver are needed",
+                   height=5, width=60)
+        return 0
+
+    # Bring up all interfaces
+    for dev in ports:
+        iface = dev["Interface"]
+        ifconfig_out = check_output(["ifconfig", iface])
+        dev["Status"] = "UP" in str(ifconfig_out)
+        if not dev["Status"]:
+            os.system("ifconfig " + iface + " up")
+
+    # Sleep for 3 seconds to give time for the link status to be correctly set
+    time.sleep(3)
+    # Check link statuses
+    for dev in ports:
+        iface = dev["Interface"]
+        ifconfig_out = check_output(["ifconfig", iface])
+        dev["Link"] = "RUNNING" in str(ifconfig_out)
+        if dev["Link"]:
+            ports_link_up.append(dev)
+
+    # Need at least two ports with the link status up
+    if len(ports_link_up) < 2:
+        dlg.msgbox("At least two ports with the link status up are required",
+                   height=5, width=60)
+        restore_interfaces(ports)
+        return 0
+
+    # Check for link status changes when bringing down ports,
+    # to find a loopback connection
+    for i in range(len(ports_link_up)):
+        # Bring down interface
+        dev_down = ports_link_up[i]
+        iface_down = dev_down["Interface"]
+        os.system("ifconfig " + iface_down + " down")
+        time.sleep(3)
+        for j in range(i + 1, len(ports_link_up)):
+            dev_test = ports_link_up[j]
+            iface_test = dev_test["Interface"]
+            ifconfig_out = check_output(["ifconfig", iface_test])
+            new_link_status = "RUNNING" in str(ifconfig_out)
+            if not new_link_status:
+                # Found a loopback connection, since the link went down
+                dlg.msgbox("Loopback detected! (Ports will be pre-selected "
+                           "in the next page)",
+                           height=6, width=60)
+
+                # Restore the other ports
+                restore_interfaces(ports)
+
+                # Bind both interfaces
+                bind_one(dev_test['Slot'], 'igb_uio', False)
+                bind_one(dev_down['Slot'], 'igb_uio', False)
+
+                return 1
+
+        # Bring up interface
+        os.system("ifconfig " + iface_test + " up")
+        time.sleep(3)
+
+    dlg.msgbox("No loopback could be detected",
+               height=5, width=60)
+
+    restore_interfaces(ports)
+    return 0
+
+
+def restore_interfaces(ports):
+    for dev in ports:
+        # Port was down before, so bring it down again
+        if not dev["Status"]:
+            iface = dev["Interface"]
+            os.system("ifconfig " + iface + "down")
+
+
+def clone_dpdk():
+
+    if os.path.exists(dpdk_dir):
+        ret = dlg.yesno("Directory [" + dpdk_dir + "] already exists.\n"
+                        "Continue by compiling code in existing directory?",
+                        height=6, width=70, extra_button=True,
+                        extra_label='Delete')
+        if (ret == 'cancel'):
+            print("\nNot using existing directory. Exiting.")
+            sys.exit(0)
+        elif (ret == Dialog.EXTRA):
+            rmtree(dpdk_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+            clone_dpdk()
+    else:
+        try:
+            title_str = "Cloning DPDK repository from dpdk.org..."
+            log_output("# Cloning DPDK")
+            log_output("git clone " + dpdk_url + " " + dpdk_dir)
+            clone_out = check_output_dlg(["git", "clone", dpdk_url, dpdk_dir],
+                                         title=title_str)
+            dpdk_path = script_dir_path + "/" + dpdk_dir
+            os.chdir(dpdk_path)
+
+            # Get last DPDK release tag #
+            tag_out = check_output(["git", "tag", "--sort", "version:refname"])
+            tag_list = tag_out.split()
+            tag = tag_list.pop().decode()
+
+            while "rc" in tag:
+                tag = tag_list.pop().decode()
+
+            log_output("git checkout " + tag)
+            checkout_out = check_output(["git", "checkout", tag])
+
+        except:
+            dlg.msgbox("Failed to check out source from dpdk.org",
+                       height=5, width=60)
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+
+def compile_dpdk():
+
+    dpdk_path = script_dir_path + "/" + dpdk_dir
+    os.chdir(dpdk_path)
+    log_output("# Compiling DPDK")
+    log_output("make defconfig")
+    check_output(["make", "defconfig"])
+    ncpus = os.sysconf("SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN")
+    if ncpus > 1:
+        ncpus = ncpus - 1
+    log_output('make -j ' + str(ncpus))
+    compilation_out = check_output_dlg(["make", "-j", str(ncpus)],
+                                       title="Compiling DPDK...")
+    if b"Error" in compilation_out:
+        print("Compilation failed")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+def setup_hugepages():
+    numa_out = check_output(["lscpu"])
+    output_dict = dict(line.decode().split(":") for line in numa_out.splitlines())
+    numa_nodes = int(output_dict["NUMA node(s)"].strip())
+
+    # Minimum memory required is 64 MB per node
+    min_mem_node = 64 * 1024
+
+    # Get hugepage size
+    meminfo_out = check_output(["cat", "/proc/meminfo"])
+    output_dict = dict(line.decode().split(":") for line in meminfo_out.splitlines())
+    hugepagesz = int(output_dict['Hugepagesize'].split()[0])
+
+    # Get minimum number of pages
+    min_pages = int(ceil(float(min_mem_node) / hugepagesz))
+    hfile = "/sys/kernel/mm/hugepages/hugepages-" + str(hugepagesz) + \
+            "kB/nr_hugepages"
+
+    # Check number of pages available
+    with open(hfile, 'r') as myfile:
+        data = myfile.read().replace('\n', '')
+    num_pages = int(data)
+
+    # If there are not enough hugepages, ask the user to reserve some
+    if (num_pages >= min_pages):
+        return
+
+    while(1):
+        title = "Number of Hugepages (minimum required displayed)"
+        data = dlg.inputbox(title, height=None, width=None,
+                            init=str(min_pages))
+        if (data[0] == 'ok'):
+            if (int(data[1]) < min_pages):
+                dlg.msgbox("Not enough hugepages",
+                           height=None, width=None)
+                continue
+
+            log_output("# Setting up hugepages:")
+            log_output("echo " + str(data[1]) + " > " + hfile)
+            with open(hfile, 'w') as myfile:
+                ret = myfile.write(data[1])
+                return
+
+
+def run_testpmd(use_physical_pmds):
+
+    testpmd = ""
+
+    paths = check_output(["find", ".", "-name", "testpmd"])
+    path = paths.decode().splitlines()[0]
+
+    for path in paths.split():
+        testpmd = path.decode()
+    if (use_physical_pmds == 1):
+        testpmd_args = (
+            ' -l 0,1 -- --stats-period 1 --tx-first'
+            ' --no-lsc-interrupt --total-num-mbufs 8192'
+        )
+    else:
+        testpmd_args = (
+            ' -l 0,1 --vdev net_ring0 --vdev net_ring1 --no-pci --'
+            ' --stats-period 1 --tx-first'
+            ' --no-lsc-interrupt --total-num-mbufs 8192'
+        )
+
+    testpmd_str = testpmd + testpmd_args
+    log_output("# Running TestPMD")
+    log_output(testpmd_str)
+    testpmd_list = testpmd_str.split()
+    subprocess.call(testpmd_list)
+
+
+def main():
+    '''program main function'''
+    if not check_root():
+        raise NotRootException()
+    if "-b" in sys.argv:
+        check_modules()
+        bind_nic_ports()
+        return
+    if "-p" in sys.argv:
+        setup_hugepages()
+        return
+    if "-d" in sys.argv:
+        return
+    if "-c" in sys.argv:
+        clone_dpdk()
+        return
+    if "-m" in sys.argv:
+        clone_dpdk()
+        compile_dpdk()
+        return
+
+    clone_dpdk()
+    compile_dpdk()
+
+    log_output("# Probing DPDK driver igb_uio")
+    log_output("modprobe uio")
+    os.system("modprobe uio")
+
+    try:
+        path = find_module("igb_uio")
+        log_output("insmod " + path)
+        os.system("insmod " + path)
+    except:
+        print("igb_uio not found")
+        return
+
+    setup_hugepages()
+
+    check_modules()
+    log_output("# Binding ports to DPDK driver")
+    use_physical_nic = bind_nic_ports()
+    dlg.msgbox("About to run testpmd DPDK application...", height=5, width=60)
+    os.system("clear")
+    run_testpmd(use_physical_nic)
+
+try:
+    install_dependencies()
+    from dialog import Dialog
+    dlg = Dialog(dialog="dialog", autowidgetsize=True)
+    dlg.set_background_title("DPDK Setup and Installation Script")
+    if __name__ == "__main__":
+        main()
+except NotRootException:
+    error_out("You need to run this script as Root")
+except KeyboardInterrupt:
+    dlg.msgbox("Log file saved in " + log_name + "\nPress enter to exit")
+    sys.exit(0)
