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diff --git a/chapter06/devices.xml b/chapter06/devices.xml index 46a10120f..f16fdb780 100644 --- a/chapter06/devices.xml +++ b/chapter06/devices.xml @@ -24,21 +24,22 @@ mknod -m 666 /dev/null c 1 3</userinput></screen> <sect2> <title>Mounting ramfs and Populating /dev</title> -<para>The ideal way to populate <filename -class="directory">/dev</filename> is to mount a <systemitem -class="filesystem">ramfs</systemitem> onto <filename -class="directory">/dev</filename>, like <systemitem -class="filesystem">tmpfs</systemitem>, and create the devices on there -during each bootup. Since the system has not been booted, it is -necessary to do what the bootscripts would otherwise do and populate -<filename class="directory">/dev</filename>. Begin by mounting -<filename class="directory">/dev</filename>:</para> +<para>The recommended method of populating the <filename +class="directory">/dev</filename> directory with devices is to mount a virtual +filesystem (such as <systemitem class="filesystem">ramfs</systemitem> or +<systemitem class="filesystem">tmpfs</systemitem>) on the <filename +class="directory">/dev</filename> directory, and allow the devices to be created +dynamically on that virtual filesystem as they are detected or accessed. This is +generally done during the boot process. Since this new system has not been +booted, it is necessary to do what the bootscripts would otherwise do by +mounting <filename class="directory">/dev</filename>:</para> <screen><userinput>mount -n -t ramfs none /dev</userinput></screen> -<!-- Edit Me --> -<para>Since the Udev package will not be installed until later on in the -process, create a minimal set of device nodes used for building:</para> +<para>The Udev package is what actually creates the devices in the <filename +class="directory">/dev</filename> directory. Since it will not be installed +until later on in the process, manually create the minimal set of device nodes +needed to complete the building of this system:</para> <screen><userinput>mknod -m 622 /dev/console c 5 1 mknod -m 666 /dev/null c 1 3 |