diff --git a/make/target-scripts.mk b/make/target-scripts.mk
index ccf83a8c..ea697516 100644
--- a/make/target-scripts.mk
+++ b/make/target-scripts.mk
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ init-scripts: \
 	$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/fstab \
 	$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/hostname \
 	$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/inetd \
+	$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/mdev \
 	$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/networking \
 	$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/partitions-by-name \
 	$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/resizerootfs \
@@ -70,6 +71,9 @@ $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/inetd:
 	$(INSTALL_EXEC) -D $(TARGET_FILES)/scripts/inetd.init $(@)
 	$(UPDATE-RC.D) $(@F) defaults 50
 
+$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/mdev:
+	$(INSTALL_EXEC) -D $(TARGET_FILES)/scripts/mdev.init $(@)
+
 $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/networking:
 	$(INSTALL_EXEC) -D $(TARGET_FILES)/scripts/networking.init $(@)
 	$(UPDATE-RC.D) $(@F) stop 98 0 6 .
diff --git a/skel-root/general/scripts/mdev.init b/skel-root/general/scripts/mdev.init
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba46298d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skel-root/general/scripts/mdev.init
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+. /etc/init.d/functions
+. /etc/init.d/globals
+
+case "$1" in
+	start)
+		LOGINFO "mdev coldplug ..."
+		echo > /dev/mdev.seq
+		echo $(which mdev) > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
+		mdev -s
+
+		# mdev -s does not poke usb devices, so we need to do it here.
+		LOGINFO "scanning /sys/bus/usb/devices/ to help mdev with usb-coldplug"
+		for i in /sys/bus/usb/devices/*; do
+			case "${i##*/}" in
+				*-*:1.0)
+					LOGINFO "usb device $i found"
+					echo add >$i/uevent
+				;;
+			esac
+		done
+	;;
+	*)
+		echo "[$BASENAME] Usage: $0 {start}"
+	;;
+esac
diff --git a/skel-root/hd1/etc/init.d/rcS b/skel-root/hd1/etc/init.d/rcS
index 800b7853..789f1526 100755
--- a/skel-root/hd1/etc/init.d/rcS
+++ b/skel-root/hd1/etc/init.d/rcS
@@ -82,22 +82,8 @@ if [ -x /etc/init.d/sys_update.sh ]; then
 	/etc/init.d/sys_update.sh
 fi
 
-## mdev coldplug for node permissions
-LOGINFO "mdev coldplug ..."
-echo >/dev/mdev.seq
-echo $(which mdev) > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
-mdev -s
-
-# mdev -s does not poke usb devices, so we need to do it here.
-LOGINFO "scanning /sys/bus/usb/devices/ to help mdev with usb-coldplug"
-for i in /sys/bus/usb/devices/*; do
-	case "${i##*/}" in
-		*-*:1.0)
-			LOGINFO "usb device $i found"
-			echo add >$i/uevent
-		;;
-	esac
-done
+# mdev coldplug for node permissions
+service mdev start
 
 # initialize hardware
 LOGINFO "init hardware ..."
diff --git a/skel-root/hd2/etc/init.d/rcS b/skel-root/hd2/etc/init.d/rcS
index b2429601..071e6572 100755
--- a/skel-root/hd2/etc/init.d/rcS
+++ b/skel-root/hd2/etc/init.d/rcS
@@ -77,22 +77,8 @@ service hostname start
 # logging as much as possible
 service syslogd start
 
-## mdev coldplug for node permissions
-LOGINFO "mdev coldplug ..."
-echo >/dev/mdev.seq
-echo $(which mdev) > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
-mdev -s
-
-# mdev -s does not poke usb devices, so we need to do it here.
-LOGINFO "scanning /sys/bus/usb/devices/ to help mdev with usb-coldplug"
-for i in /sys/bus/usb/devices/*; do
-	case "${i##*/}" in
-		*-*:1.0)
-			LOGINFO "usb device $i found"
-			echo add >$i/uevent
-		;;
-	esac
-done
+# mdev coldplug for node permissions
+service mdev start
 
 # load modules / create nodes
 load_module extra/lnxplatnativeDrv.ko
diff --git a/skel-root/hd51/etc/init.d/rcS b/skel-root/hd51/etc/init.d/rcS
index 5470384d..644ef2ff 100755
--- a/skel-root/hd51/etc/init.d/rcS
+++ b/skel-root/hd51/etc/init.d/rcS
@@ -80,22 +80,8 @@ load_module extra/%(BOXMODEL)_4.ko
 # show bootlogo
 showiframe.sh bootlogo.m2v
 
-## mdev coldplug for node permissions
-LOGINFO "mdev coldplug ..."
-echo >/dev/mdev.seq
-echo $(which mdev) > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
-mdev -s
-
-# mdev -s does not poke usb devices, so we need to do it here.
-LOGINFO "scanning /sys/bus/usb/devices/ to help mdev with usb-coldplug"
-for i in /sys/bus/usb/devices/*; do
-	case "${i##*/}" in
-		*-*:1.0)
-			LOGINFO "usb device $i found"
-			echo add >$i/uevent
-		;;
-	esac
-done
+# mdev coldplug for node permissions
+service mdev start
 
 service networking start
 service ntpdate start
diff --git a/skel-root/vuduo/etc/init.d/rcS b/skel-root/vuduo/etc/init.d/rcS
index 077588ce..4149446b 100755
--- a/skel-root/vuduo/etc/init.d/rcS
+++ b/skel-root/vuduo/etc/init.d/rcS
@@ -76,22 +76,8 @@ load_module extra/procmk.ko
 # show bootlogo
 showiframe.sh bootlogo.m2v
 
-## mdev coldplug for node permissions
-LOGINFO "mdev coldplug ..."
-echo >/dev/mdev.seq
-echo $(which mdev) > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
-mdev -s
-
-# mdev -s does not poke usb devices, so we need to do it here.
-LOGINFO "scanning /sys/bus/usb/devices/ to help mdev with usb-coldplug"
-for i in /sys/bus/usb/devices/*; do
-	case "${i##*/}" in
-		*-*:1.0)
-			LOGINFO "usb device $i found"
-			echo add >$i/uevent
-		;;
-	esac
-done
+# mdev coldplug for node permissions
+service mdev start
 
 service networking start
 service ntpdate start
diff --git a/skel-root/vuplus/etc/init.d/rcS b/skel-root/vuplus/etc/init.d/rcS
index 1e79f770..c2a980a3 100755
--- a/skel-root/vuplus/etc/init.d/rcS
+++ b/skel-root/vuplus/etc/init.d/rcS
@@ -74,22 +74,8 @@ service vuplus-platform-util start
 # show bootlogo
 showiframe.sh bootlogo.m2v
 
-## mdev coldplug for node permissions
-LOGINFO "mdev coldplug ..."
-echo >/dev/mdev.seq
-echo $(which mdev) > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
-mdev -s
-
-# mdev -s does not poke usb devices, so we need to do it here.
-LOGINFO "scanning /sys/bus/usb/devices/ to help mdev with usb-coldplug"
-for i in /sys/bus/usb/devices/*; do
-	case "${i##*/}" in
-		*-*:1.0)
-			LOGINFO "usb device $i found"
-			echo add >$i/uevent
-		;;
-	esac
-done
+# mdev coldplug for node permissions
+service mdev start
 
 service networking start
 service ntpdate start