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@@ -335,12 +335,18 @@ Device Drivers --->
the <filename class="directory">/boot</filename> directory.</para>
<caution>
- <para>If the host system has a separate /boot partition, the files copied
- below should go there. The easiest way to do that is to bind /boot on the
- host (outside chroot) to /mnt/lfs/boot before proceeding. As the
- &root; user in the <emphasis>host system</emphasis>:</para>
-
-<screen role="nodump"><userinput>mount --bind /boot /mnt/lfs/boot</userinput></screen>
+ <para>If you've decided to use a separate &boot-dir; partition for the
+ LFS system (maybe sharing a &boot-dir; partition with the host
+ distro) , the files copied below should go there. The easiest way to
+ do that is to create the entry for &boot-dir; in &fstab; first (read
+ the previous section for details), then issue the following command
+ as the &root; user in the
+ <emphasis>chroot environment</emphasis>:</para>
+
+<screen role="nodump"><userinput>mount /boot</userinput></screen>
+
+ <para>The path to the device node is omitted in the command because
+ <command>mount</command> can read it from &fstab;.</para>
</caution>
<para>The path to the kernel image may vary depending on the platform being