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@@ -154,22 +154,11 @@ into the kernel or because it was loaded via the
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<command>S05modules</command> bootscript), <command>udev</command> will
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be called upon to create the relevant device node(s) according to the
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<systemitem class="filesystem">sysfs</systemitem> data available in
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-<filename class="directory">/sys</filename>. If the driver for the
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-just plugged in device is available as a module but currently unloaded,
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-then attaching the device to the system will only cause the kernel's
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-bus driver to generate a hotplug event that notifies userspace of the
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-new device connection and it not being attached to a driver. In
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-effect, nothing happens and the device itself is not usable
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-yet.</para>
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-
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-<para>If building a system that has a lot of drivers compiled as
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-modules rather than directly built into the kernel, using the
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-<command>S05modules</command> may not be practical. The Hotplug
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-package (see <ulink url="http://linux-hotplug.sourceforge.net/"/>) can
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-be beneficial in these cases. When the Hotplug package is installed,
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-it will respond to the aforementioned kernel's bus driver hotplug
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-events. The Hotplug package will load the appropriate module and make
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-this device available by creating the device node(s) for it.</para>
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+<filename class="directory">/sys</filename>.</para>
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+
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+<para>If the driver for the just plugged in device is available as a module but
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+currently unloaded, the Hotplug package will load the appropriate module
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+and make this device available by creating the device node(s) for it.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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