syslinux

echo 'APT::Cache-Limit "50331648";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf
 
# add debian sid repository
cat <<EOF> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sid.list
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian sid main
EOF
sudo apt-get update -qq
 
apt-get install -y --force-yes syslinux
 
 
rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sid.list
sudo apt-get update -qq
 
# on i386
wget http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/s/syslinux/syslinux-common_4.01+dfsg-1_all.deb -P /tmp
 
# on amd64
wget http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/s/syslinux/syslinux_3.86+dfsg-1_amd64.deb  -P /tmp
 
wget http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/s/syslinux/syslinux-common_4.01+dfsg-1_all.deb -P /tmp
dpkg -i /tmp/syslinux*.deb 
 
sudo install-mbr /dev/sdb
 
 
http://packages.debian.org/sid/i386/syslinux/download
 
mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/
mkdir -p /mnt/boot/syslinux
syslinux -f -d /boot/syslinux /dev/sdb1
umount /mnt

Links
http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/SYSLINUX#Linux
http://packages.debian.org/sid/i386/syslinux/download