diff --git a/chapter06/makedev-inst.xml b/chapter06/makedev-inst.xml
index c3f6bee1b..9a5615c6d 100644
--- a/chapter06/makedev-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter06/makedev-inst.xml
@@ -18,18 +18,8 @@ Create the device files by running the following commands:
 </literallayout></blockquote>
 
 <para>
-The <quote>generic</quote> parameter passed to the MAKEDEV script
-doesn't create all the devices a user might need, such as audio devices,
-hdc, hdd and others. If it seems something is missing MAKEDEV has to be told
-to create it. To create hdc replace generic with hdc. A user can also add hdc
-to generic, so he would execute <userinput>./MAKEDEV -v generic
-hdc</userinput> to create the generic set of devices files, plus the
-files he needs to be able to access hdc (and hdc1, hdc2, etc)
-</para>
-
-<para>
-MAKEDEV will create hda[1-20] and hdb[1-20] and such but he has to keep in mind
-that he may not be able to use all of those devices due to kernel 
+MAKEDEV will create hda[1-20] and hdb[1-20] and such but keep in mind
+that you may not be able to use all of those devices due to kernel 
 limitations regarding the max. number of partitions.
 </para>