diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index da97bc03d..a29e0bdd7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,26 +32,26 @@ include(CPack)
 include(CMakeDependentOption)
 
 # Basic build options
-if(WIN32)
-    if(VCPKG_TOOLCHAIN)
-        # For vcpkg builds we have to respect the linking method used by the
-        # specified triplet.
-        set(NO_STATIC_OPTION ON)
-        if(VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET MATCHES "-windows-static$")
-            # `-static` triplet, use static linking
-            set(CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>")
-            set(STATIC_BUILD ON)
-        elseif(VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET MATCHES "-windows-static-md$")
-            # `-static-md` triplet, use static linking with dynamic CRT
-            set(CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>DLL")
-            set(STATIC_BUILD ON)
-        elseif()
-            # Regular triplet, use dynamic linking
-            set(CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>DLL")
-            set(STATIC_BUILD OFF)
-        endif()
+if(VCPKG_TOOLCHAIN)
+    # For vcpkg builds we have to respect the linking method used by the
+    # specified triplet.
+    set(NO_STATIC_OPTION ON)
+    if(VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET MATCHES "-static$")
+        # `-static` triplet, use static linking
+        set(CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>")
+        set(STATIC_BUILD ON)
+    elseif(VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET MATCHES "-static-md$")
+        # `-static-md` triplet, use static linking with dynamic CRT
+        set(CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>DLL")
+        set(STATIC_BUILD ON)
+    elseif()
+        # Regular triplet, use dynamic linking
+        set(CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>DLL")
+        set(STATIC_BUILD OFF)
     endif()
+endif()
 
+if(WIN32)
     # Prefer static builds on Windows
     set(PREFER_STATIC ON)
 
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ if(WIN32)
 endif()
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+set(CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_PREFER_CONFIG ON)
 
 # Optional features
 #
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 00719e301..c5728721b 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -89,8 +89,12 @@ endif()
 
 if(OPENAL)
     find_package(OpenAL REQUIRED)
-    include_directories(${OPENAL_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    target_link_libraries(86Box ${OPENAL_LIBRARY})
+    if(TARGET OpenAL::OpenAL)
+        target_link_libraries(86Box OpenAL::OpenAL)
+    else()
+        include_directories(${OPENAL_INCLUDE_DIR})
+        target_link_libraries(86Box ${OPENAL_LIBRARY})
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 find_package(SDL2 REQUIRED)
@@ -155,84 +159,23 @@ else()
     install(TARGETS 86Box)
 endif()
 
-# loads a macro to install Qt5 plugins on macOS
-# based on https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35612687/cmake-macos-x-bundle-with-bundleutiliies-for-qt-application
-macro(install_qt5_plugin _qt_plugin_name _qt_plugins_var _prefix)
-    get_target_property(_qt_plugin_path "${_qt_plugin_name}" LOCATION)
-    if(EXISTS "${_qt_plugin_path}")
-        get_filename_component(_qt_plugin_file "${_qt_plugin_path}" NAME)
-        get_filename_component(_qt_plugin_type "${_qt_plugin_path}" PATH)
-        get_filename_component(_qt_plugin_type "${_qt_plugin_type}" NAME)
-        set(_qt_plugin_dest "${_prefix}/PlugIns/${_qt_plugin_type}")
-        install(FILES "${_qt_plugin_path}"
-            DESTINATION "${_qt_plugin_dest}")
-        set(${_qt_plugins_var}
-            "${${_qt_plugins_var}};\$ENV{DEST_DIR}\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${_qt_plugin_dest}/${_qt_plugin_file}")
-    else()
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "QT plugin ${_qt_plugin_name} not found")
-    endif()
-endmacro()
-
-# Install our dependencies to the macOS bundle
-if(APPLE)
-    if (QT)
-        set(prefix "86Box.app/Contents")
-        set(INSTALL_RUNTIME_DIR "${prefix}/MacOS")
-        set(INSTALL_CMAKE_DIR "${prefix}/Resources")
-
-        # using the install_qt5_plugin to add Qt plugins into the macOS app bundle
-        if (USE_QT6)
-            install_qt5_plugin("Qt6::QCocoaIntegrationPlugin" QT_PLUGINS ${prefix})
-        else()
-            install_qt5_plugin("Qt5::QCocoaIntegrationPlugin" QT_PLUGINS ${prefix})
-            install_qt5_plugin("Qt5::QMacStylePlugin" QT_PLUGINS ${prefix})
-            install_qt5_plugin("Qt5::QICOPlugin" QT_PLUGINS ${prefix})
-            install_qt5_plugin("Qt5::QICNSPlugin" QT_PLUGINS ${prefix})
-        endif()
-        
-        file(WRITE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qt.conf"
-            "[Paths]\nPlugins = ${_qt_plugin_dir}\n")
-        install(FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qt.conf"
-            DESTINATION "${INSTALL_CMAKE_DIR}")
-
-        # Note Mac specific extension .app
-        set(APPS "\$ENV{DESTDIR}\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/86Box.app")
-
-        # Directories to look for dependencies
-        set(DIRS "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")
-
-        # Path used for searching by FIND_XXX(), with appropriate suffixes added
-        if(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH)
-            foreach(dir ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH})
-                list(APPEND DIRS "${dir}/bin" "${dir}/lib")
-        endforeach()
-        endif()
-
-        # Append Qt's lib folder which is two levels above Qt5Widgets_DIR
-        list(APPEND DIRS "${Qt5Widgets_DIR}/../..")
-
-        include(InstallRequiredSystemLibraries)
-
-        message(STATUS "APPS: ${APPS}")
-        message(STATUS "QT_PLUGINS: ${QT_PLUGINS}")
-        message(STATUS "DIRS: ${DIRS}")
-
-        install(CODE "include(BundleUtilities)
-            fixup_bundle(\"${APPS}\" \"${QT_PLUGINS}\" \"${DIRS}\")")
-    else()
-        install(CODE "
-            include(BundleUtilities)
-            get_filename_component(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_ABSOLUTE \${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX} ABSOLUTE)
-            fixup_bundle(\"\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_ABSOLUTE}/86Box.app\" \"\" \"\")"
-        COMPONENT Runtime)
-endif()
-
 
 # Install our dependencies if using vcpkg
 if(VCPKG_TOOLCHAIN)
     x_vcpkg_install_local_dependencies(TARGETS 86Box DESTINATION ".")
 endif()
 
+
+# Install other dependencies
+if(WIN32 OR (APPLE AND NOT QT))
+    install(CODE "
+        include(BundleUtilities)
+        get_filename_component(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_ABSOLUTE \${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX} ABSOLUTE)
+        fixup_bundle(\"\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_ABSOLUTE}/$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:86Box>\" \"\" \"\")"
+    COMPONENT Runtime)
+endif()
+
+
 # Install the PDB file on Windows builds
 if(MSVC)
     # CMake fully supports PDB files on MSVC-compatible compilers
diff --git a/src/include/86box/ui.h b/src/include/86box/ui.h
index 256ae6002..61e251eeb 100644
--- a/src/include/86box/ui.h
+++ b/src/include/86box/ui.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ extern void	ui_sb_update_icon_state(int tag, int active);
 extern void	ui_sb_set_text_w(wchar_t *wstr);
 extern void	ui_sb_set_text(char *str);
 extern void	ui_sb_bugui(char *str);
+extern void	ui_sb_mt32lcd(char *str);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/src/network/CMakeLists.txt b/src/network/CMakeLists.txt
index 434daa407..5cfa87d91 100644
--- a/src/network/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/network/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,5 +16,14 @@
 add_library(net OBJECT network.c net_pcap.c net_slirp.c net_dp8390.c net_3c503.c
     net_ne2000.c net_pcnet.c net_wd8003.c net_plip.c)
 
-add_subdirectory(slirp)
-target_link_libraries(86Box slirp)
\ No newline at end of file
+option(SLIRP_EXTERNAL "Link against the system-provided libslirp library" OFF)
+mark_as_advanced(SLIRP_EXTERNAL)
+
+if(SLIRP_EXTERNAL)
+    find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
+    pkg_check_modules(SLIRP REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET slirp)
+    target_link_libraries(86Box PkgConfig::SLIRP)
+else()
+    add_subdirectory(slirp)
+    target_link_libraries(86Box slirp)
+endif()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt b/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
index 8aeb91a6b..643e7ece7 100644
--- a/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ endif()
 set(QT_STATIC ${STATIC_BUILD})
 
 if(QT_STATIC AND MINGW)
-    set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "$ENV{MSYSTEM_PREFIX}/qt5-static")
+    set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "$ENV{MSYSTEM_PREFIX}/qt${QT_MAJOR}-static")
 endif()
 
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
@@ -189,6 +189,71 @@ if (WIN32)
     qt_import_plugins(plat INCLUDE Qt${QT_MAJOR}::QWindowsIntegrationPlugin Qt${QT_MAJOR}::QICOPlugin QWindowsVistaStylePlugin)
 endif()
 
+# loads a macro to install Qt5 plugins on macOS
+# based on https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35612687/cmake-macos-x-bundle-with-bundleutiliies-for-qt-application
+macro(install_qt5_plugin _qt_plugin_name _qt_plugins_var _prefix)
+    get_target_property(_qt_plugin_path "${_qt_plugin_name}" LOCATION)
+    if(EXISTS "${_qt_plugin_path}")
+        get_filename_component(_qt_plugin_file "${_qt_plugin_path}" NAME)
+        get_filename_component(_qt_plugin_type "${_qt_plugin_path}" PATH)
+        get_filename_component(_qt_plugin_type "${_qt_plugin_type}" NAME)
+        set(_qt_plugin_dest "${_prefix}/PlugIns/${_qt_plugin_type}")
+        install(FILES "${_qt_plugin_path}"
+            DESTINATION "${_qt_plugin_dest}")
+        set(${_qt_plugins_var}
+            "${${_qt_plugins_var}};\$ENV{DEST_DIR}\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${_qt_plugin_dest}/${_qt_plugin_file}")
+    else()
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "QT plugin ${_qt_plugin_name} not found")
+    endif()
+endmacro()
+
+if (APPLE AND CMAKE_MACOSX_BUNDLE)
+    set(prefix "$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:86Box>/Contents")
+    set(INSTALL_RUNTIME_DIR "${prefix}/MacOS")
+    set(INSTALL_CMAKE_DIR "${prefix}/Resources")
+
+    # using the install_qt5_plugin to add Qt plugins into the macOS app bundle
+    if (USE_QT6)
+        install_qt5_plugin("Qt6::QCocoaIntegrationPlugin" QT_PLUGINS ${prefix})
+    else()
+        install_qt5_plugin("Qt5::QCocoaIntegrationPlugin" QT_PLUGINS ${prefix})
+        install_qt5_plugin("Qt5::QMacStylePlugin" QT_PLUGINS ${prefix})
+        install_qt5_plugin("Qt5::QICOPlugin" QT_PLUGINS ${prefix})
+        install_qt5_plugin("Qt5::QICNSPlugin" QT_PLUGINS ${prefix})
+    endif()
+    
+    file(WRITE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qt.conf"
+        "[Paths]\nPlugins = ${_qt_plugin_dir}\n")
+    install(FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qt.conf"
+        DESTINATION "${INSTALL_CMAKE_DIR}")
+
+    # Note Mac specific extension .app
+    set(APPS "\$ENV{DESTDIR}\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:86Box>")
+
+    # Directories to look for dependencies
+    set(DIRS "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")
+
+    # Path used for searching by FIND_XXX(), with appropriate suffixes added
+    if(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH)
+        foreach(dir ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH})
+            list(APPEND DIRS "${dir}/bin" "${dir}/lib")
+        endforeach()
+    endif()
+
+    # Append Qt's lib folder which is two levels above Qt5Widgets_DIR
+    list(APPEND DIRS "${Qt5Widgets_DIR}/../..")
+
+    include(InstallRequiredSystemLibraries)
+
+    message(STATUS "APPS: ${APPS}")
+    message(STATUS "QT_PLUGINS: ${QT_PLUGINS}")
+    message(STATUS "DIRS: ${DIRS}")
+
+    install(CODE "
+        include(BundleUtilities)
+        fixup_bundle(\"${APPS}\" \"${QT_PLUGINS}\" \"${DIRS}\")")
+endif()
+
 if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
     find_package(X11 REQUIRED)
     target_link_libraries(ui PRIVATE X11::X11)
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_ui.cpp b/src/qt/qt_ui.cpp
index 3e71d13d9..c9f5c5451 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_ui.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_ui.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 MainWindow* main_window = nullptr;
 
-static QString sb_text, sb_buguitext;
+static QString sb_text, sb_buguitext, sb_mt32lcdtext;
 
 extern "C" {
 
@@ -99,7 +99,13 @@ int	ui_msgbox(int flags, void *message) {
 }
 
 void ui_sb_update_text() {
-    emit main_window->statusBarMessage(sb_text.isEmpty() ? sb_buguitext : sb_text);
+    emit main_window->statusBarMessage( !sb_mt32lcdtext.isEmpty() ? sb_mt32lcdtext : sb_text.isEmpty() ? sb_buguitext : sb_text);
+}
+
+void ui_sb_mt32lcd(char* str)
+{
+    sb_mt32lcdtext = QString(str);
+    ui_sb_update_text();
 }
 
 void ui_sb_set_text_w(wchar_t *wstr) {
diff --git a/src/sound/CMakeLists.txt b/src/sound/CMakeLists.txt
index 464e5c45a..e815d7329 100644
--- a/src/sound/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/sound/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,8 +33,17 @@ if(MUNT)
     target_compile_definitions(snd PRIVATE USE_MUNT)
     target_sources(snd PRIVATE midi_mt32.c)
 
-    add_subdirectory(munt)
-    target_link_libraries(86Box mt32emu)
+    option(MUNT_EXTERNAL "Link against the system-provided MUNT library" OFF)
+    mark_as_advanced(MUNT_EXTERNAL)
+
+    if(MUNT_EXTERNAL)
+        find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
+        pkg_check_modules(MT32EMU REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET mt32emu)
+        target_link_libraries(86Box PkgConfig::MT32EMU)
+    else()
+        add_subdirectory(munt)
+        target_link_libraries(86Box mt32emu)
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 if(PAS16)
diff --git a/src/sound/midi_mt32.c b/src/sound/midi_mt32.c
index 595023d52..6b59cf87f 100644
--- a/src/sound/midi_mt32.c
+++ b/src/sound/midi_mt32.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <86box/mem.h>
 #include <86box/rom.h>
 #include <86box/plat.h>
+#include <86box/ui.h>
 #include <86box/sound.h>
 #include <86box/midi.h>
 
@@ -18,6 +19,19 @@ extern void givealbuffer_midi(void *buf, uint32_t size);
 extern void al_set_midi(int freq, int buf_size);
 #endif
 
+static void display_mt32_message(void *instance_data, const char *message)
+{
+    int sz = 0;
+    char* ui_msg = NULL;
+
+    sz = snprintf(NULL, 0, "MT-32: %s", message);
+    ui_msg = calloc(sz + 1, 1);
+    if (ui_msg)
+    {
+        snprintf(ui_msg, sz, "MT-32: %s", message);
+        ui_sb_mt32lcd(ui_msg);
+    }
+}
 static const mt32emu_report_handler_i_v0 handler_v0 = {
         /** Returns the actual interface version ID */
         NULL, //mt32emu_report_handler_version (*getVersionID)(mt32emu_report_handler_i i);
@@ -28,7 +42,7 @@ static const mt32emu_report_handler_i_v0 handler_v0 = {
         NULL, //void (*onErrorControlROM)(void *instance_data);
         NULL, //void (*onErrorPCMROM)(void *instance_data);
         /** Callback for reporting about displaying a new custom message on LCD */
-        NULL, //void (*showLCDMessage)(void *instance_data, const char *message);
+        display_mt32_message, //void (*showLCDMessage)(void *instance_data, const char *message);
         /** Callback for reporting actual processing of a MIDI message */
         NULL, //void (*onMIDIMessagePlayed)(void *instance_data);
         /**
diff --git a/src/win/CMakeLists.txt b/src/win/CMakeLists.txt
index 0e8300946..b12d8523b 100644
--- a/src/win/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/win/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,4 +54,4 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 target_link_libraries(86Box advapi32 comctl32 comdlg32 gdi32 shell32 iphlpapi
-    dxguid imm32 hid setupapi uxtheme version winmm psapi)
+    dxguid imm32 hid setupapi uxtheme version winmm psapi ws2_32)
diff --git a/src/win/win_stbar.c b/src/win/win_stbar.c
index 29985aaf3..bf2830456 100644
--- a/src/win/win_stbar.c
+++ b/src/win/win_stbar.c
@@ -1073,3 +1073,9 @@ ui_sb_bugui(char *str)
 	memset(sb_bugtext, 0x00, sizeof(sb_bugtext));
     ui_sb_update_text();
 }
+
+/* API */
+void
+ui_sb_mt32lcd(char* str)
+{
+}