diff --git a/depends/install_deps.sh b/depends/install_deps.sh
index 9650bf597..e0776228c 100755
--- a/depends/install_deps.sh
+++ b/depends/install_deps.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ cd $LIBUSB_SOURCE_DIR
 git checkout v1.0.19
 git apply $DEPENDS_DIR/linux_usbfs_increase_max_iso_buffer_length.patch
 ./bootstrap.sh
-./configure --prefix=$LIBUSB_INSTALL_DIR
+./configure --prefix=$LIBUSB_INSTALL_DIR CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC"
 make && make install
 
 cd $DEPENDS_DIR
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ make && make install
 cd $DEPENDS_DIR
 
 # glew
-GLEW_SOURCE_DIR=$DEPENDS_DIR/glew_src
-GLEW_INSTALL_DIR=$DEPENDS_DIR/glew
+#GLEW_SOURCE_DIR=$DEPENDS_DIR/glew_src
+#GLEW_INSTALL_DIR=$DEPENDS_DIR/glew
 
-rm -rf $GLEW_SOURCE_DIR $GLEW_INSTALL_DIR
+#rm -rf $GLEW_SOURCE_DIR $GLEW_INSTALL_DIR
 
-git clone https://github.com/nigels-com/glew.git $GLEW_SOURCE_DIR
-cd $GLEW_SOURCE_DIR
-export GLEW_DEST=$GLEW_INSTALL_DIR
-make extensions && make all && make install.all
+#git clone https://github.com/nigels-com/glew.git $GLEW_SOURCE_DIR
+#cd $GLEW_SOURCE_DIR
+#export GLEW_DEST=$GLEW_INSTALL_DIR
+#make extensions && make all && make install.all
 
-cd $DEPENDS_DIR
+#cd $DEPENDS_DIR
diff --git a/examples/protonect/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/protonect/CMakeLists.txt
index cad07829b..3a442cfdf 100644
--- a/examples/protonect/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/protonect/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SET(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE RelWithDebInfo)
 
 SET(MY_DIR ${libfreenect2_SOURCE_DIR})
 
-OPTION(ENABLE_CXX11 "Enable C++11 support" OFF)
+OPTION(ENABLE_CXX11 "Enable C++11 support" ON)
 OPTION(ENABLE_OPENCL "Enable OpenCL support" ON)
 
 IF(ENABLE_CXX11)
@@ -49,12 +49,8 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES("${MY_DIR}/../../depends/libusb/include/libusb-1.0/")
 LINK_DIRECTORIES("${MY_DIR}/../../depends/libusb/lib/")
 
 # GLEW
-INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES("${MY_DIR}/../../depends/glew/include/")
-if (APPLE)
-  LINK_DIRECTORIES("${MY_DIR}/../../depends/glew/lib/")
-else()
-  LINK_DIRECTORIES("${MY_DIR}/../../depends/glew/lib64/")
-endif()
+FIND_PACKAGE(GLEW REQUIRED)
+INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${GLEW_INCLUDE_DIR})
 ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DGLEW_MX -DGLEW_STATIC)
 
 # GLFW
@@ -99,7 +95,7 @@ SET(SOURCES
 )
 
 SET(LIBRARIES
-  usb-1.0
+  usb-1.0.a
   ${OpenCV_LIBS}
   turbojpeg
   ${LIBFREENECT2_THREADING_LIBRARIES}
diff --git a/examples/protonect/src/depth_packet_processor.cpp b/examples/protonect/src/depth_packet_processor.cpp
index b37e0059e..4f9369805 100644
--- a/examples/protonect/src/depth_packet_processor.cpp
+++ b/examples/protonect/src/depth_packet_processor.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ DepthPacketProcessor::Parameters::Parameters()
   max_edge_count  = 5.0f;
 
   min_depth = 500.0f;
-  max_depth = 4500.0f;
+  max_depth = 10000.0f;
 }
 
 DepthPacketProcessor::DepthPacketProcessor() :