diff --git a/core/module-init-tools/PKGBUILD b/core/module-init-tools/PKGBUILD
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d8b4e292
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/module-init-tools/PKGBUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# $Id: PKGBUILD 144464 2011-12-06 10:57:38Z dreisner $
+# Maintainer: Dave Reisner <dreisner@archlinux.org>
+# Maintainer: Aaron Griffin <aaron@archlinux.org>
+# Contributor: judd <jvinet@zeroflux.org>
+
+# ALARM: Kevin Mihelich <kevin@archlinuxarm.org>
+#  - bringing back this package due to kmod not quite working for us yet
+#  - this package replaces and provides kmod
+
+plugrel=1
+
+pkgname=module-init-tools
+pkgver=3.16
+pkgrel=4
+pkgdesc="Utilities needed by Linux systems for managing loadable kernel modules"
+arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
+url="https://modules.wiki.kernel.org"
+license=('GPL')
+depends=('glibc')
+makedepends=('docbook2x')
+provides=('kmod')
+replaces=('kmod')
+backup=('etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf'
+        'etc/depmod.d/depmod.conf')
+source=("http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/$pkgname/$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.bz2"
+        modprobe.conf
+        depmod.conf
+        docfix.patch)
+md5sums=('bc44832c6e41707b8447e2847d2019f5'
+         '325657db471b3190f685e5a89c9b90e3'
+         '4b8cbcbc54b9029c99fd730e257d4436'
+         '4320d19902ded43bed55c804b065cdc7')
+
+build() {
+  cd "$srcdir/$pkgname-$pkgver"
+
+  # fix headers in SGML manpage sources and an XML typo
+  patch -Np0 < "$srcdir/docfix.patch"
+
+  ./configure --prefix=/usr --exec-prefix=/ --enable-zlib
+  make
+}
+
+package() {
+  cd "$srcdir/$pkgname-$pkgver"
+
+  make DESTDIR=$pkgdir install
+
+  # extra modprobe.d and depmod.d conf dirs
+  install -dm755 "$pkgdir/lib/modprobe.d" "$pkgdir/etc/depmod.d"
+
+  # Install custom depmod config to allow searching extramodules/
+  install -Dm644 "$srcdir/depmod.conf" "$pkgdir/etc/depmod.d/depmod.conf"
+
+  # Install our custom (empty) modprobe.conf
+  install -Dm644 "$srcdir/modprobe.conf" "$pkgdir/etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf"
+}
diff --git a/core/module-init-tools/depmod.conf b/core/module-init-tools/depmod.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3feb67b05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/module-init-tools/depmod.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#
+# /etc/depmod.d/depmod.conf
+#
+
+search updates extramodules built-in
diff --git a/core/module-init-tools/docfix.patch b/core/module-init-tools/docfix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0151ca3f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/module-init-tools/docfix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+--- doc/depmod.conf.sgml.orig	2011-06-25 10:07:15.897805024 -0400
++++ doc/depmod.conf.sgml	2011-06-25 10:07:48.810805020 -0400
+@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
+-<!doctype refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" [
++<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1.2//EN"
++  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd" [
+   <!ENTITY debian  "<productname>Debian GNU/Linux</productname>">
+   <!ENTITY docbook "<productname>DocBook</productname>">
+   <!ENTITY sgml    "<abbrev>SGML</abbrev>">
+--- doc/depmod.sgml.orig	2011-06-25 10:07:15.898805024 -0400
++++ doc/depmod.sgml	2011-06-25 10:07:56.636805021 -0400
+@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
+-<!doctype refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" [
++<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1.2//EN"
++  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd" [
+   <!ENTITY debian  "<productname>Debian GNU/Linux</productname>">
+   <!ENTITY docbook "<productname>DocBook</productname>">
+   <!ENTITY sgml    "<abbrev>SGML</abbrev>">
+@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
+       <arg><option>-n</option></arg>
+       <arg><option>-v</option></arg>
+       <arg><option>-P <replaceable>prefix</replaceable></option></arg>
+-      <arg><option>-w</option><arg>
++      <arg><option>-w</option></arg>
+       <arg><option><replaceable>version</replaceable></option></arg>
+       <arg rep='repeat'><option><replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></arg>
+     </cmdsynopsis>
+--- doc/insmod.sgml.orig	2011-06-25 10:07:15.899805024 -0400
++++ doc/insmod.sgml	2011-06-25 10:07:59.228805019 -0400
+@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
+-<!doctype refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" [
++<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1.2//EN"
++  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd" [
+   <!ENTITY debian  "<productname>Debian GNU/Linux</productname>">
+   <!ENTITY docbook "<productname>DocBook</productname>">
+   <!ENTITY sgml    "<abbrev>SGML</abbrev>">
+--- doc/lsmod.sgml.orig	2011-06-25 10:07:15.899805024 -0400
++++ doc/lsmod.sgml	2011-06-25 10:08:04.804805020 -0400
+@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
+-<!doctype refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" [
++<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1.2//EN"
++  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd" [
+   <!ENTITY debian  "<productname>Debian GNU/Linux</productname>">
+   <!ENTITY docbook "<productname>DocBook</productname>">
+   <!ENTITY sgml    "<abbrev>SGML</abbrev>">
+--- doc/modinfo.sgml.orig	2011-06-25 10:07:15.900805024 -0400
++++ doc/modinfo.sgml	2011-06-25 10:08:07.630805019 -0400
+@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
+-<!doctype refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" [
++<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1.2//EN"
++  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd" [
+   <!ENTITY debian  "<productname>Debian GNU/Linux</productname>">
+   <!ENTITY docbook "<productname>DocBook</productname>">
+   <!ENTITY sgml    "<abbrev>SGML</abbrev>">
+--- doc/modprobe.conf.sgml.orig	2011-06-25 10:07:15.901805024 -0400
++++ doc/modprobe.conf.sgml	2011-06-25 10:08:10.173805018 -0400
+@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
+-<!doctype refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" [
++<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1.2//EN"
++  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd" [
+   <!ENTITY debian  "<productname>Debian GNU/Linux</productname>">
+   <!ENTITY docbook "<productname>DocBook</productname>">
+   <!ENTITY sgml    "<abbrev>SGML</abbrev>">
+--- doc/modprobe.sgml.orig	2011-06-25 10:07:15.902805024 -0400
++++ doc/modprobe.sgml	2011-06-25 10:08:13.623805019 -0400
+@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
+-<!doctype refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" [
++<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1.2//EN"
++  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd" [
+   <!ENTITY debian  "<productname>Debian GNU/Linux</productname>">
+   <!ENTITY docbook "<productname>DocBook</productname>">
+   <!ENTITY sgml    "<abbrev>SGML</abbrev>">
+--- doc/modules.dep.sgml.orig	2011-06-25 10:07:15.903805024 -0400
++++ doc/modules.dep.sgml	2011-06-25 10:08:19.323805019 -0400
+@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
+-<!doctype refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" [
++<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1.2//EN"
++  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd" [
+   <!ENTITY debian  "<productname>Debian GNU/Linux</productname>">
+   <!ENTITY docbook "<productname>DocBook</productname>">
+   <!ENTITY sgml    "<abbrev>SGML</abbrev>">
+--- doc/rmmod.sgml.orig	2011-06-25 10:07:15.904805024 -0400
++++ doc/rmmod.sgml	2011-06-25 10:08:27.691805017 -0400
+@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
+-<!doctype refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" [
++<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1.2//EN"
++  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd" [
+   <!ENTITY debian  "<productname>Debian GNU/Linux</productname>">
+   <!ENTITY docbook "<productname>DocBook</productname>">
+   <!ENTITY sgml    "<abbrev>SGML</abbrev>">
diff --git a/core/module-init-tools/modprobe.conf b/core/module-init-tools/modprobe.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..551bdfbdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/module-init-tools/modprobe.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#
+# /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf
+#