--- rc.sysinit~	2005-04-23 13:28:09.000000000 +0200
+++ rc.sysinit	2005-05-28 18:18:40.000000000 +0200

@@ -151,20 +151,20 @@
 	stat_done
 fi
 
-# Load modules from the MODULES array defined in rc.conf
-if [ -f /proc/modules ]; then
-	stat_busy "Loading Modules"
-	for mod in "${MODULES[@]}"; do
-		if [[ `echo $mod | grep '^[^\!]' | wc -l` -eq 1 ]]; then
-			/sbin/modprobe $mod
-		fi
-	done
-	stat_done
-fi
-
-# Now that modules are loaded, try to mount /proc/bus/usb
+# make usb ready to use
+modprobe usbcore > /dev/null 2>&1
+# Now that usbcore is loaded, try to mount /proc/bus/usb
 [ "`grep usbfs /proc/filesystems`" ] && mount -t usbfs none /proc/bus/usb
 
+# Load modules from the MODULES array defined in rc.conf
+stat_busy "Loading Modules"
+for mod in "${MODULES[@]}"; do
+	if [[ `echo $mod | grep '^[^\!]' | wc -l` -eq 1 ]]; then
+		/sbin/modprobe $mod
+	fi
+done
+stat_done
+
 # Screen blanks after 15 minutes idle time
 /usr/bin/setterm -blank 15