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diff --git a/chapter06/makedev-inst.xml b/chapter06/makedev-inst.xml index f59a1a23b..3ea236280 100644 --- a/chapter06/makedev-inst.xml +++ b/chapter06/makedev-inst.xml @@ -1,29 +1,19 @@ <sect2> <title>Creating devices</title> -<para> -Note: the MAKEDEV.bz2 file you have unpacked is not an archive, so it -won't create a directory for you to cd into. -</para> +<para>Note: the MAKEDEV.bz2 file you have unpacked is not an archive, so it +won't create a directory for you to cd into.</para> -<para> -Create the device files by running the following commands: -</para> +<para>Create the device files by running the following commands:</para> -<para> -<screen> -<userinput>cp MAKEDEV-1.1 /dev/MAKEDEV &&</userinput> +<para><screen><userinput>cp MAKEDEV-1.1 /dev/MAKEDEV &&</userinput> <userinput>cd /dev &&</userinput> <userinput>chmod 755 MAKEDEV &&</userinput> -<userinput>./MAKEDEV -v generic</userinput> -</screen> -</para> +<userinput>./MAKEDEV -v generic</userinput></screen></para> -<para> -MAKEDEV will create hda[1-20] and hdb[1-20] and such but keep in mind +<para>MAKEDEV will create hda[1-20] and hdb[1-20] and such but keep in mind that you may not be able to use all of those devices due to kernel -limitations regarding the max. number of partitions. -</para> +limitations regarding the max. number of partitions.</para> </sect2> |