Convert makedev into new layout.

git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@2332 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689

3 files changed, 27 insertions, 32 deletions

diff --git a/chapter06/makedev-exp.xml b/chapter06/makedev-exp.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index f41589da6..000000000
--- a/chapter06/makedev-exp.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<sect2>
-<title>Command explanations</title>
-
-<para><userinput>./MAKEDEV -v generic:</userinput> This creates a whole
-bunch of devices. Normally, these are all the devices you will need. But it
-is possible that some special devices needed for your hardware configuration
-are missing. Create these with ./MAKEDEV -v &lt;device&gt;.
-The <userinput>generic-nopty</userinput> option mostly creates the same
-devices as <userinput>generic</userinput>, but skips those that aren't
-needed if you are using devpts.</para>
-
-</sect2>
-
diff --git a/chapter06/makedev-inst.xml b/chapter06/makedev-inst.xml
index d9ec9b784..bd35924d3 100644
--- a/chapter06/makedev-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter06/makedev-inst.xml
@@ -1,30 +1,39 @@
+<sect2><title>&nbsp;</title><para>&nbsp;</para></sect2>
+
 <sect2>
 <title>Creating devices</title>
 
-<para>Note that unpacking the MAKEDEV-&makedev-version;.bz2 file doesn't create
-a directory for you to cd into, as the file only contains a script.</para>
+<para>Please note that unpacking the MAKEDEV-&makedev-version;.bz2 file
+doesn't create a directory for you to <userinput>cd</userinput> into, as
+the file contains one shell script.</para>
+
+<para>Install the MAKEDEV script:</para>
 
-<para>Prepare for the creation of the device files by running the
-following commands:</para>
+<para><screen><userinput>cp MAKEDEV-&makedev-version; /dev/MAKEDEV</userinput></screen></para>
 
-<para><screen><userinput>cp MAKEDEV-&makedev-version; /dev/MAKEDEV &amp;&amp;
-cd /dev &amp;&amp;
+<para>Prepare the script for execution:</para>
+
+<para><screen><userinput>cd /dev &amp;&amp;
 chmod 754 MAKEDEV</userinput></screen></para>
 
-<para>Most people will now want to create devices by running:</para>
+<para>Run the script to create the device files:</para>
+
 <para><screen><userinput>./MAKEDEV -v generic</userinput></screen></para>
 
-<para>But if you intend to use devpts, then run this instead:</para>
-<para><screen><userinput>./MAKEDEV -v generic-nopty</userinput></screen></para>
+<para>If a device you need is missing, try running
+<userinput>./MAKEDEV -v &lt;device&gt;</userinput>. Alternatively, you may
+create devices via the <emphasis>mknod</emphasis> program. Please refer to
+the man and info pages of <emphasis>mknod</emphasis> if you need more
+information.</para>
 
-<para>Note that if you aren't sure, it's best to use the
-<userinput>./MAKEDEV -v generic</userinput> command as this will ensure you
-have all the devices you need. But if you are certain you are going to use
-devpts, the other command skips creating a set of devices you won't need.</para>
+<para>If you intend to use devpts, pass the
+<userinput>generic-nopty</userinput> option to <filename>MAKEDEV</filename>.
+This creates the same devices as <userinput>generic</userinput>, but it skips
+the creation of pty devices so that devpts can manage them itself.</para>
 
-<para><filename>MAKEDEV</filename> will create hda[1-20] to hdh[1-20] and
-many more of such disk device nodes, but keep in mind that you probably won't
-be able to use all of these, due to kernel limits on the maximum number of
+<para><filename>MAKEDEV</filename> will create devices ranging from hda[1-20]
+to hdh[1-20] and beyond, but keep in mind that you probably won't be able to
+use all of these due to kernel limits on the maximum number of
 partitions.</para>
 
 </sect2>
diff --git a/chapter06/makedev.xml b/chapter06/makedev.xml
index 158d7c879..e7005e574 100644
--- a/chapter06/makedev.xml
+++ b/chapter06/makedev.xml
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@
 <screen>Estimated build time:           &makedev-time;
 Estimated required disk space:  &makedev-compsize;</screen>
 
-&c6-makedev-inst;
-&c6-makedev-exp;
-&aa-makedev-desc;
+&aa-makedev-shortdesc;
 &aa-makedev-dep;
+&c6-makedev-inst;
 
 </sect1>