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diff --git a/chapter03/creatingpart.xml b/chapter03/creatingpart.xml
index dd267a7ec..e4c6fe9b5 100644
--- a/chapter03/creatingpart.xml
+++ b/chapter03/creatingpart.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 <title>Creating a new partition</title>
 
 <para>
+First, let me tell you that it is possible to build LFS on only one partition,
+which is where your original distribution is installed. This is not recommended
+if it is the first time you try LFS, but may be useful if you are short on disk
+space. If you feel brave, take a look at the <ulink
+url="http://archive.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs-hints/OnePartitionHint.txt">one
+partition hint</ulink>.
+</para>
+
+<para>
 Before we can build our new Linux system, we need to have an empty Linux
 partition on which we can build our new system. I recommend a partition size
 of at least 750 MB. This gives enough space to store all the tarballs and 
diff --git a/chapter06/introduction.xml b/chapter06/introduction.xml
index 9e70afb8f..b72b22964 100644
--- a/chapter06/introduction.xml
+++ b/chapter06/introduction.xml
@@ -11,5 +11,15 @@ full instructions for each and every package. This is simply to avoid any
 possible confusion and errors.
 </para>
 
+<para>
+Now would be a good time to take a look at the <ulink
+url="http://archive.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs-hints/optimization.txt">optimization
+hint</ulink> if you plan on using compiler optimization for the packages
+installed in the following chapter. Compiler optimization can make a program run
+faster, but may also cause some compilation problems. If you run into problems
+after having used optimization, always try it without optimizing to see if you
+can reproduce the problem.
+</para>
+
 </sect1>
 
diff --git a/chapter06/lilo-inst.xml b/chapter06/lilo-inst.xml
index 1d69545b0..63f9744c5 100644
--- a/chapter06/lilo-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter06/lilo-inst.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 <title>Installation of Lilo</title>
 
 <para>
+We have chosen Lilo because we feel confortable with it, but you may wish to
+take a look elsewhere. Someone has written a <ulink
+url="http://archive.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs-hints/GRUB-Howto.txt">hint on
+GRUB</ulink>, an alternative boot loader.
+</para>
+
+<para>
 Install Lilo by running the following commands:
 </para>
 
@@ -24,5 +31,11 @@ update. Don't do this as it has no use. The /etc/lilo.conf isn't present
 yet. We will complete the installation of lilo in chapter 8.
 </para>
 
+<para>
+Maybe you'll be interested to know that someone wrote a hint on how to get a
+logo instead the the standard LILO prompt or menu. Take a look at it <ulink
+url="http://archive.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs-hints/Bootlogo.txt">here</ulink>.
+</para>
+
 </sect2>
 
diff --git a/chapter06/man-inst.xml b/chapter06/man-inst.xml
index a92e4cd46..b12d20ea3 100644
--- a/chapter06/man-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter06/man-inst.xml
@@ -24,4 +24,10 @@ Install Man by running the following commands:
 	<userinput>chmod 755 /usr/sbin/makewhatis</userinput>
 </literallayout></blockquote>
 
+<para>
+You may want to take a look at the <ulink
+url="http://archive.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs-hints/man.txt">man hint</ulink>
+which deals with formatting and compression issues for man pages.
+</para>
+
 </sect2>
diff --git a/chapter06/vim-inst.xml b/chapter06/vim-inst.xml
index 74ddfd688..104512118 100644
--- a/chapter06/vim-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter06/vim-inst.xml
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ If you don't like vim to be installed as an editor on the LFS system,
 you may want to download an alternative and install an editor he 
 prefers. There are a few hints how to install different editors
 available at <ulink
-url="http://cvs.linuxfromscratch.org/index.cgi/hints/editors/">
-http://cvs.linuxfromscratch.org/index.cgi/hints/editors/</ulink>
+url="http://archive.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs-hints/editors/">http://archive.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs-hints/editors/</ulink>
 </para>
 
 <para>
diff --git a/chapter07/setclock.xml b/chapter07/setclock.xml
index b68fc317f..341257934 100644
--- a/chapter07/setclock.xml
+++ b/chapter07/setclock.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ the /etc/localtime symlink.
 </para>
 
 <para>
-If a user wants to use this script on the system even if the 
+If you want to use this script on your system even if the 
 hardware clock is set to GMT, then the UTC variable below has to be changed
  to the
 value of <emphasis>1</emphasis>.
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ set to
 the value <emphasis>0</emphasis> (zero).
 </para>
 
+<para>
+Now, you may want to take a look at a very good hint explaining <ulink
+url="http://archive.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs-hints/Time.txt">how we deal with
+time on LFS</ulink>. It explains issues such as timezones, UTC, and the TZ
+environment variable.
+</para>
+
 </sect2>
 
 </sect1>
diff --git a/chapter09/theend.xml b/chapter09/theend.xml
index 64990fd46..c31b58c6c 100644
--- a/chapter09/theend.xml
+++ b/chapter09/theend.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ running <userinput>touch /etc/lfs-&version;</userinput>.
 </para>
 
 <para>
+If you are wondering: "Well, where to go now?" you'll be glad to hear that
+someone has written an <ulink
+url="http://archive.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs-hints/Afterlfs.txt">LFS-Hint</ulink>
+on that subject. On a same note, if you are not only newbie to LFS, but also
+newbie to Linux in general, you may find the <ulink
+url="http://archive.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs-hints/newbie.txt">newbie
+hint</ulink> very interesting.
+</para>
+
+<para>
 Don't forget there are several LFS mailinglists you can subscribe to if
 you are in need of help, advice, etc. See 
 <ulink url="ch01-maillists.html">Chapter 1 - Mailinglists</ulink> for