ieee1394 on boot?

[Paul Jack <pjack@poetbeware.org>]

Hi,

I'm running x86 Sid (2.4.22 kernel), most everything "just works" after 
installing discover and hotplug.

However, I use Kino to do digital video editing, and to import/export 
video to my MiniDV camcorder.

The import/export won't work unless as root I do a manual modprobe for 
the video1394 driver, then a manual mknod to create the correct 
character device.

Question #1:
How can I set it up so that the modprobe/mknod happens at boot?

Question #2:
Is it reasonable to expect hotplug to handle that automatically when I 
plug in my camcorder?

Thanks for your time,

-Paul