diff --git a/loader.c b/loader.c
index 960eda4c89ac4109e6d96f85834a21338278a472..03b6b018b08708ff4ec8720fab34e20dded51ce9 100755
--- a/loader.c
+++ b/loader.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <asterisk/config.h>
 #include <asterisk/logger.h>
 #include <asterisk/channel.h>
+#include <asterisk/term.h>
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <asterisk/md5.h>
 #define __USE_GNU
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ static struct loadupdate {
 	struct loadupdate *next;
 } *updaters = NULL;
 
-static pthread_mutex_t modlock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+static pthread_mutex_t modlock = AST_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
 
 static struct module *module_list=NULL;
 
@@ -158,11 +159,12 @@ int ast_load_resource(char *resource_name)
 	int errors=0;
 	int res;
 	struct module *m;
-	int flags=0;
+	int flags=RTLD_NOW;
 	char *val;
 	char *key;
 	int o;
 	struct ast_config *cfg;
+	char tmp[80];
 	/* Keep the module file parsing silent */
 	o = option_verbose;
 	if (strncasecmp(resource_name, "res_", 4)) {
@@ -176,8 +178,8 @@ int ast_load_resource(char *resource_name)
 			ast_destroy(cfg);
 		}
 	} else {
-		/* Resource modules are always loaded global */
-		flags |= RTLD_GLOBAL;
+		/* Resource modules are always loaded global and lazy */
+		flags = (RTLD_GLOBAL | RTLD_LAZY);
 	}
 	
 	if (ast_pthread_mutex_lock(&modlock))
@@ -203,7 +205,7 @@ int ast_load_resource(char *resource_name)
 	} else {
 		snprintf(fn, sizeof(fn), "%s/%s", AST_MODULE_DIR, resource_name);
 	}
-	m->lib = dlopen(fn, RTLD_NOW | flags);
+	m->lib = dlopen(fn, flags);
 	if (!m->lib) {
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "%s\n", dlerror());
 		free(m);
@@ -254,7 +256,7 @@ int ast_load_resource(char *resource_name)
 	}
 	if (!fully_booted) {
 		if (option_verbose) 
-			ast_verbose( " => (%s)\n", m->description());
+			ast_verbose( " => (%s)\n", term_color(tmp, m->description(), COLOR_BROWN, COLOR_BLACK, sizeof(tmp)));
 		if (option_console && !option_verbose)
 			ast_verbose( ".");
 	} else {
@@ -296,6 +298,7 @@ int load_modules()
 {
 	struct ast_config *cfg;
 	struct ast_variable *v;
+	char tmp[80];
 	if (option_verbose) 
 		ast_verbose( "Asterisk Dynamic Loader Starting:\n");
 	cfg = ast_load(AST_MODULE_CONFIG);
@@ -307,7 +310,7 @@ int load_modules()
 				if (option_debug && !option_verbose)
 					ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Loading module %s\n", v->value);
 				if (option_verbose) {
-					ast_verbose( " [%s]", v->value);
+					ast_verbose( VERBOSE_PREFIX_1 "[%s]", term_color(tmp, v->value, COLOR_BRWHITE, 0, sizeof(tmp)));
 					fflush(stdout);
 				}
 				if (ast_load_resource(v->value)) {
@@ -356,7 +359,7 @@ int load_modules()
 					    if (option_debug && !option_verbose)
 							ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Loading module %s\n", d->d_name);
 						if (option_verbose) {
-							ast_verbose( VERBOSE_PREFIX_1 "[%s]", d->d_name);
+							ast_verbose( VERBOSE_PREFIX_1 "[%s]", term_color(tmp, d->d_name, COLOR_BRWHITE, 0, sizeof(tmp)));
 							fflush(stdout);
 						}
 						if (ast_load_resource(d->d_name)) {
diff --git a/term.c b/term.c
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e42c152248cd53f697eaee2ae3c364abcbd9f7e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/term.c
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+/*
+ * Asterisk -- A telephony toolkit for Linux.
+ *
+ * Channel Management
+ * 
+ * Copyright (C) 1999, Mark Spencer
+ *
+ * Mark Spencer <markster@linux-support.net>
+ *
+ * This program is free software, distributed under the terms of
+ * the GNU General Public License
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <asterisk/term.h>
+#include <asterisk/options.h>
+#include "asterisk.h"
+
+static int vt100compat = 0;
+
+static char prepdata[80] = "";
+static char enddata[80] = "";
+static char quitdata[80] = "";
+
+int term_init(void)
+{
+	char *term = getenv("TERM");
+	if (!term)
+		return 0;
+	if (!option_console || option_nocolor || !option_nofork)
+		return 0;
+	if (!strncasecmp(term, "linux", 5)) 
+		vt100compat = 1; else
+	if (!strncasecmp(term, "xterm", 5))
+		vt100compat = 1; else
+	if (!strncasecmp(term, "vt", 2))
+		vt100compat = 1;
+	if (vt100compat) {
+		/* Make commands show up in nice colors */
+		snprintf(prepdata, sizeof(prepdata), "%c[%d;%d;%dm", ESC, ATTR_BRIGHT, COLOR_BROWN, COLOR_BLACK + 10);
+		snprintf(enddata, sizeof(enddata), "%c[%d;%d;%dm", ESC, ATTR_RESET, COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_BLACK + 10);
+		snprintf(quitdata, sizeof(quitdata), "%c[0m", ESC);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+char *term_color(char *outbuf, char *inbuf, int fgcolor, int bgcolor, int maxout)
+{
+	int attr=0;
+	char tmp[40];
+	if (!vt100compat) {
+		strncpy(outbuf, inbuf, maxout -1);
+		return outbuf;
+	}
+	if (!fgcolor && !bgcolor) {
+		strncpy(outbuf, inbuf, maxout - 1);
+		return outbuf;
+	}
+	if ((fgcolor & 128) && (bgcolor & 128)) {
+		/* Can't both be highlighted */
+		strncpy(outbuf, inbuf, maxout - 1);
+		return outbuf;
+	}
+	if (!bgcolor)
+		bgcolor = COLOR_BLACK;
+
+	if (bgcolor) {
+		bgcolor &= ~128;
+		bgcolor += 10;
+	}
+	if (fgcolor & 128) {
+		attr = ATTR_BRIGHT;
+		fgcolor &= ~128;
+	}
+	if (fgcolor && bgcolor) {
+		snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "%d;%d", fgcolor, bgcolor);
+	} else if (bgcolor) {
+		snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "%d", bgcolor);
+	} else if (fgcolor) {
+		snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "%d", fgcolor);
+	}
+	if (attr) {
+		snprintf(outbuf, maxout, "%c[%d;%sm%s%c[0;%d;%dm", ESC, attr, tmp, inbuf, ESC, COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_BLACK + 10);
+	} else {
+		snprintf(outbuf, maxout, "%c[%sm%s%c[0;%d;%dm", ESC, tmp, inbuf, ESC, COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_BLACK + 10);
+	}
+	return outbuf;
+}
+
+char *term_prompt(char *outbuf, char *inbuf, int maxout)
+{
+	if (!vt100compat) {
+		strncpy(outbuf, inbuf, maxout -1);
+		return outbuf;
+	}
+	snprintf(outbuf, maxout, "%c[%d;%d;%dm%c%c[%d;%d;%dm%s",
+		ESC, ATTR_BRIGHT, COLOR_BLUE, COLOR_BLACK + 10,
+		inbuf[0],
+		ESC, 0, COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_BLACK + 10,
+		inbuf + 1);
+	return outbuf;
+}
+
+char *term_prep(void)
+{
+	return prepdata;
+}
+
+char *term_end(void)
+{
+	return enddata;
+}
+
+char *term_quit(void)
+{
+	return quitdata;
+}