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diff --git a/chapter03/creatingfs.xml b/chapter03/creatingfs.xml index 04263cb5f..30b3c455a 100644 --- a/chapter03/creatingfs.xml +++ b/chapter03/creatingfs.xml @@ -3,26 +3,20 @@ <para> Once the partition is created, we have to create a new file system on -that partition. To create an ext2 file system, use the mke2fs command. -To create a reiser file system, the mkreiserfs command should be used. -The new partition is used as the only option to the command and the file -system is created. If the partition is hda11 and ext2 is to be created, -run the following: +that partition. The standard file system used these days is the ext2 +file system, but the socalled journaling file systems are becoming +increasingly popular too. It's of course up to you to decide which file +system you want to create, but because we have to assume and work with +something, we will assume you chose the ext2 file system. </para> -<blockquote><literallayout> - - <userinput>mke2fs /dev/xxx</userinput> - -</literallayout></blockquote> - -<para> -To create a reiser file system, run the following: +To create an ext2 file system, use the mke2fs command. The LFS partition +is used as the only option to the command and the file system is created. </para> <blockquote><literallayout> - <userinput>mkreiserfs /dev/xxx</userinput> + <userinput>mke2fs /dev/xxx</userinput> </literallayout></blockquote> diff --git a/chapter03/creatingpart.xml b/chapter03/creatingpart.xml index 9715dfe77..dd267a7ec 100644 --- a/chapter03/creatingpart.xml +++ b/chapter03/creatingpart.xml @@ -13,13 +13,20 @@ Linux Native partition is already available, this subsection can be skipped. </para> <para> -The cfdisk program (or another fdisk like program the user prefers) is +The cfdisk program (or another fdisk like program you prefer)) is started with the appropriate hard disk as the option (like /dev/hda if a new partition is to be created on the primary master IDE disk). It is used to create a Linux Native partition, write the partition table and exit the -cfdisk program. The new partition's designation should be remembered. It -could be something like hda11 (as it is in my case). This newly created -partition will be referred to as the LFS partition in this book. +cfdisk program. Please refer to the documentation that comes with your +fdisk program of choice (the man pages are often a good place to start) +and read the procedures about how to create a new Linux native +partition and how to write the partition table. +</para> + +<para> +The new partition's designation should be remembered. It +could be something like hda11. This newly created partition will be +referred to as the LFS partition in this book. </para> </sect1> diff --git a/chapter03/introduction.xml b/chapter03/introduction.xml index 79f9aee70..92b7d6d17 100644 --- a/chapter03/introduction.xml +++ b/chapter03/introduction.xml @@ -3,10 +3,9 @@ <para> In this chapter, the partition that is going to host the LFS system is -going to be prepared. A new partition will be created, a file -system will be created on it, and the directory structure will be -created. When this is done, we can move on to the next chapter and start -building a new Linux system from scratch. +going to be prepared. We will be creating the partition itself, a file +system and the directory structure. When this is done, we can move on +to the next chapter and start the actual building process. </para> </sect1> diff --git a/chapter03/mounting.xml b/chapter03/mounting.xml index 3ef84a20d..3238508df 100644 --- a/chapter03/mounting.xml +++ b/chapter03/mounting.xml @@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ <para> Now that we have created a file system, it is ready for use. All we have -to do to be able to access it (as in reading data from and writing data to -it) is mount it. If it is mounted under /mnt/lfs, this partition can -be accessed by going to the /mnt/lfs directory and then doing whatever -needed to do. This book will assume that the partition was mounted -under /mnt/lfs. It doesn't matter which directory is chosen, the -user just has to make sure that he remembers what he chose. +to do to be able to access the partition (as in reading data from and writing +data to) is mount it. If it is mounted under /mnt/lfs, this partition can +be accessed by cd'ing to the /mnt/lfs directory. This book will assume +that the partition was mounted under /mnt/lfs. It doesn't matter which +directory is chosen, just make sure you remember what you chose. </para> <para> |