Grammar updates (mostly)

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chapter03/creatingfs.xml

@@ -3,26 +3,20 @@
 
 <para>
 Once the partition is created, we have to create a new file system on
-that partition. To create an ext2 file system, use the mke2fs command. 
-To create a reiser file system, the mkreiserfs command should be used. 
-The new partition is used as the only option to the command and the file 
-system is created. If the partition is hda11 and ext2 is to be created, 
-run the following:
+that partition. The standard file system used these days is the ext2
+file system, but the socalled journaling file systems are becoming
+increasingly popular too. It's of course up to you to decide which file
+system you want to create, but because we have to assume and work with
+something, we will assume you chose the ext2 file system.
 </para>
 
-<blockquote><literallayout>
-
-	<userinput>mke2fs /dev/xxx</userinput>
-
-</literallayout></blockquote>
-
-<para>
-To create a reiser file system, run the following:
+To create an ext2 file system, use the mke2fs command. The LFS partition
+is used as the only option to the command and the file system is created.
 </para>
 
 <blockquote><literallayout>
 
-	<userinput>mkreiserfs /dev/xxx</userinput>
+	<userinput>mke2fs /dev/xxx</userinput>
 
 </literallayout></blockquote>
 

chapter03/creatingpart.xml

@@ -13,13 +13,20 @@ Linux Native partition is already available, this subsection can be skipped.
 </para>
 
 <para>
-The cfdisk program (or another fdisk like program the user prefers) is
+The cfdisk program (or another fdisk like program you prefer)) is
 started with the appropriate hard disk as the option (like /dev/hda if a
 new partition is to be created on the primary master IDE disk). It is used 
 to create a Linux Native partition, write the partition table and exit the 
-cfdisk program. The new partition's designation should be remembered. It 
-could be something like hda11 (as it is in my case). This newly created 
-partition will be referred to as the LFS partition in this book.
+cfdisk program. Please refer to the documentation that comes with your
+fdisk program of choice (the man pages are often a good place to start)
+and read the procedures about how to create a new Linux native
+partition and how to write the partition table.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+The new partition's designation should be remembered. It 
+could be something like hda11. This newly created partition will be 
+referred to as the LFS partition in this book.
 </para>
 
 </sect1>

chapter03/introduction.xml

@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
 
 <para>
 In this chapter, the partition that is going to host the LFS system is
-going to be prepared. A new partition will be created, a file
-system will be created on it, and the directory structure will be
-created. When this is done, we can move on to the next chapter and start
-building a new Linux system from scratch.
+going to be prepared. We will be creating the partition itself, a file
+system and the directory structure. When this is done, we can move on
+to the next chapter and start the actual building process.
 </para>
 
 </sect1>

chapter03/mounting.xml

@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@
 
 <para>
 Now that we have created a file system, it is ready for use. All we have
-to do to be able to access it (as in reading data from and writing data to 
-it) is mount it. If it is mounted under /mnt/lfs, this partition can 
-be accessed by going to the /mnt/lfs directory and then doing whatever
-needed to do. This book will assume that the partition was mounted 
-under /mnt/lfs. It doesn't matter which directory is chosen, the 
-user just has to make sure that he remembers what he chose.
+to do to be able to access the partition (as in reading data from and writing 
+data to) is mount it. If it is mounted under /mnt/lfs, this partition can 
+be accessed by cd'ing to the /mnt/lfs directory. This book will assume 
+that the partition was mounted under /mnt/lfs. It doesn't matter which 
+directory is chosen, just make sure you remember what you chose.
 </para>
 
 <para>