diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 6143b2c09..2e8cc75b0 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ First a summary, then a detailed log.
+June 29th, 2005 [archaic]: Moved the host requirements page to
+the preface section of the book.
+
June 28th, 2005 [archaic]: Switched from mounting /dev on a
ramfs to a tmpfs.
diff --git a/chapter05/chapter05.xml b/chapter05/chapter05.xml
index 9c567c530..aeaa22c99 100644
--- a/chapter05/chapter05.xml
+++ b/chapter05/chapter05.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
-
diff --git a/chapter05/hostreqs.xml b/chapter05/hostreqs.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 310d450d1..000000000
--- a/chapter05/hostreqs.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-
-
- %general-entities;
-]>
-
-Host System Requirements
-
-
-The host must be running at least a 2.6.2 kernel compiled with
-GCC-3.0 or higher. There are two main reasons for this high
-requirement. First, the Native POSIX Threading Library (NPTL)
-test suite will segfault if the host's kernel has not been compiled with
-GCC-3.0 or a later version. Secondly, the 2.6.2 or later version of
-the kernel is required for the use of Udev. Udev creates devices
-dynamically by reading from the sysfs file system. However, support
-for this filesystem has only recently been implemented in most of
-the kernel drivers. We must be sure that all critical system devices
-get created properly.
-
-In order to determine whether the host kernel meets the
-requirements outlined above, run the following command:
-
-cat /proc/version
-
-This will produce output similar to:
-
-Linux version 2.6.2 (user@host) (gcc version 3.4.0) #1
- Tue Apr 20 21:22:18 GMT 2004
-
-If the results of the above command state that the host kernel
-was not compiled using a GCC-3.0 (or later) compiler, one will need to
-be compiled. The host system will then need to be rebooted to use the
-newly compiled kernel. Instructions for compiling the kernel and
-configuring the boot loader (assuming the host uses GRUB) are located
-in .
-
-
-
diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index 75b2a171a..7a4ddabc7 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-
-
+
+
diff --git a/prologue/hostreqs.xml b/prologue/hostreqs.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16ac03da9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prologue/hostreqs.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+
+
+ %general-entities;
+]>
+
+Host System Requirements
+
+
+The host must be running at least a 2.6.2 kernel compiled with GCC-3.0 or
+higher. There are two main reasons for this requirement. First, the Native POSIX
+Threading Library (NPTL) test suite will segfault if the host's kernel has not
+been compiled with GCC-3.0 or a later version. Secondly, the 2.6.2 or later
+version of the kernel is required for the use of Udev. Udev creates devices
+dynamically by reading from the sysfs file system. However, support for this
+filesystem has only recently been implemented in most of the kernel drivers. We
+must be sure that all critical system devices get created properly.
+
+In order to determine whether the host kernel meets the
+requirements outlined above, run the following command:
+
+cat /proc/version
+
+This will produce output similar to:
+
+Linux version 2.6.2 (user@host) (gcc version 3.4.0) #1
+ Tue Apr 20 21:22:18 GMT 2004
+
+If the results of the above command do not state that the host kernel is
+either 2.6.2 (or later), or that it was not compiled using a GCC-3.0 (or later)
+compiler, one will need to be installed. There are two methods you can take to
+solve this. First, see if your Linux vendor provides a 2.6.2 (or later) kernel
+package. If so, you may wish to install it. If your vendor doesn't offer a 2.6.2
+(or later) kernel package, or you would prefer not to install it, then you can
+compile a 2.6 kernel yourself. Instructions for compiling the kernel and
+configuring the boot loader (assuming the host uses GRUB) are located in . This second option can also been seen as a gauge
+of your current Linux skills. If this second requirement is too steep then the
+LFS book will not likely be much use to you at this time.
+
+
+
diff --git a/prologue/preface.xml b/prologue/preface.xml
index 79659f1d2..d2767c5d2 100644
--- a/prologue/preface.xml
+++ b/prologue/preface.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
+