added notes for creating essential nodes in INSTALL, adapted udev init script

[hdw-linux/hdw-linux.git] / doc / INSTALL

diff --git a/doc/INSTALL b/doc/INSTALL
index 95960dd..082aad6 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/INSTALL
+++ b/doc/INSTALL
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ in the ./misc/hdw-tools directory.
 final steps
 -----------
 
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| you may want/need to mount proc/sysfs somewhere in tis steps, simply do: |
+| mount /proc ; mount /sys  (when you think its needed)                    | 
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
 - chroot to your new build system and compile a new kernel
   (you have to do this if you are not booting via nfsroot!)
        
@@ -137,7 +142,16 @@ final steps
        vi /etc/lilo.conf
        (add vmlinuz_hdw)
        lilo
+
+- create essential console and null nodes (!important!)
+
+       example:
        
+       mknod -m 0666 /mnt/hdw-target/dev/null
+       mknod -m 0600 /mnt/hdw-target/dev/null
+
+       [ WARNING : your system will not start up without these nodes ]
+
 - have a look at the config files in /mnt/hdw-target/etc/* and adjust to your 
   needs. reboot then - good luck! ;)