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diff --git a/doc/INSTALL b/doc/INSTALL
index 5212797..08c23dc 100644
--- a/doc/INSTALL
+++ b/doc/INSTALL
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ offer the binaries of the latest stable release on hackdaworld.dyndns.org,
 mirrors appreciated! finally some configuration issues are discussed and the
 system is prepared for reboot.
 
+for both ways you will need kernel 2.6 running to do the chroot later on!
+
 here we go ...
 
 1. way - hdw-distro ready @ $hdw_build_dir
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ in the ./misc/hdw-tools directory.
 	EOF
 
 	./scripts/Helper -create_dist_file
-	. misc/hdw-tools/hdw-get dist-install /mnt/hdw-target \
+	./misc/hdw-tools/hdw-get dist-install /mnt/hdw-target \
 						./distro/<target name>
 
 	you may edit the distribution file, hdw-get should actually warn you
@@ -107,7 +109,13 @@ 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!)
 	
 	example:
 	
@@ -115,6 +123,7 @@ final steps
 		PATH="/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin" --login
 	cd /usr/src/linux
 	make menuconfig
+	(disable CONFIG_ROOT_NFS, if you are not booting via nfsroot!)
 	make dep bzImage modules modules_install
 
 - yo may want to set a root password (default is 'hdw' iirc)
@@ -135,7 +144,16 @@ 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 c 1 3
+	mknod -m 0600 /mnt/hdw-target/dev/console c 5 1
+
+	[ 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! ;)