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diff --git a/chapter06/devices.xml b/chapter06/devices.xml index 9737999db..4b3b0ba30 100644 --- a/chapter06/devices.xml +++ b/chapter06/devices.xml @@ -14,8 +14,12 @@ <para>When the kernel boots the system, it requires the presence of a few device nodes, in particular the <filename class="devicefile">console</filename> and -<filename class="devicefile">null</filename> devices. Create these by -running the following commands:</para> +<filename class="devicefile">null</filename> devices. The device nodes will +be created on the hard disk so that they are available before +<command>udev</command> has been started, and additionally when Linux is started +in single user mode (hence the restrictive permissions on +<filename class="devicefile">console</filename>). Create the devices by running +the following commands:</para> <screen><userinput>mknod -m 600 /dev/console c 5 1 mknod -m 666 /dev/null c 1 3</userinput></screen> |