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Installer Manual Patches #6: Remove old mknod notes



We're using udev and installing it by default now.  This shouldn't be needed
(and for that matter it shouldn't really work).

Index: en/partitioning/partition-programs.xml
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--- en/partitioning/partition-programs.xml	(revision 39542)
+++ en/partitioning/partition-programs.xml	(working copy)
@@ -114,35 +114,6 @@
 to use a different partitioning tool from the command line on VT2, but this
 is not recommended.
 
-</para><para>
-
-If you will be working with more than 20 partitions on your ide disk,
-you will need to create devices for partitions 21 and beyond. The next
-step of initializing the partition will fail unless a proper device is
-present. As an example, here are commands you can use in
-<userinput>tty2</userinput> or under <guimenuitem>Execute a shell</guimenuitem>
-to add a device so the 21st partition can be initialized:
-
-<informalexample><screen>
-# cd /dev
-# mknod hda21 b 3 21
-# chgrp disk hda21
-# chmod 660 hda21
-</screen></informalexample>
-
-Booting into the new system will fail unless proper devices are present
-on the target system. After installing the kernel and modules, execute:
-
-<informalexample><screen>
-# cd /target/dev
-# mknod hda21 b 3 21
-# chgrp disk hda21
-# chmod 660 hda21
-</screen></informalexample>
-
-<phrase arch="i386">Remember to mark your boot partition as
-<quote>Bootable</quote>.</phrase>
-
 </para><para condition="mac-fdisk.txt">
 
 One key point when partitioning for Mac type disks is that the

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Nathanael Nerode  <neroden@fastmail.fm>

Bush admitted to violating FISA and said he was proud of it.
So why isn't he in prison yet?...



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