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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> |