diff --git a/scripts/etc/init.d/rcS b/scripts/etc/init.d/rcS
index dfb14717..b5fbd365 100755
--- a/scripts/etc/init.d/rcS
+++ b/scripts/etc/init.d/rcS
@@ -296,6 +296,12 @@ echo
 
 # depmod needs to update modules.dep before using modprobe
 depmod -a
+
+# coldplug modules
+echo "Loading drivers."
+find /sys/ -name modalias -print0 | xargs -0 sort -u -z | xargs -0 modprobe -abq
+echo "Finished loading drivers."
+
 if [ "$drivers_to_load" != "" ] ; then
    echo "Loading additional drivers."
    for driver in $drivers_to_load
diff --git a/scripts/etc/mdev.conf b/scripts/etc/mdev.conf
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f4db01a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/etc/mdev.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# mdev.conf
+#
+# Provide user, group, and mode information for devices.  If a regex matches
+# the device name provided by sysfs, use the appropriate user:group and mode
+# instead of the default 0:0 660.
+#
+# Syntax:
+# [-]devicename_regex user:group mode [=path]|[>path]|[!] [@|$|*cmd args...]
+# [-]$ENVVAR=regex    user:group mode [=path]|[>path]|[!] [@|$|*cmd args...]
+# [-]@maj,min[-min2]  user:group mode [=path]|[>path]|[!] [@|$|*cmd args...]
+#
+# [-]: do not stop on this match, continue reading mdev.conf
+# =: move, >: move and create a symlink
+# !: do not create device node
+# @|$|*: run @cmd if $ACTION=add, $cmd if $ACTION=remove, *cmd in all cases
+
+# support module loading on hotplug
+$MODALIAS=.*	0:0	660	@modprobe -b "$MODALIAS"