diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml
index 4fe991edf0..f97a23b930 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml
@@ -276,13 +276,13 @@
 	  <literal>dedicated</literal> mode if you have a good reason 
 	  to do so!</para>
 
-	<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rda1 bs=1k count=1</userinput>
+	<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/da1 bs=1k count=1</userinput>
 &prompt.root; <userinput>fdisk -BI da1</userinput> #Initialize your new disk
 &prompt.root; <userinput>disklabel -B -w -r da1s1 auto</userinput> #Label it.
 &prompt.root; <userinput>disklabel -e da1s1</userinput> # Edit the disklabel just created and add any partitions.
 &prompt.root; <userinput>mkdir -p /1</userinput>
 &prompt.root; <userinput>newfs /dev/da1s1e</userinput> # Repeat this for every partition you created.
-&prompt.root; <userinput>mount -t ufs /dev/da1s1e /1</userinput> # Mount the partition(s)
+&prompt.root; <userinput>mount /dev/da1s1e /1</userinput> # Mount the partition(s)
 &prompt.root; <userinput>vi /etc/fstab</userinput> # Add the appropriate entry/entries to your <filename>/etc/fstab</filename>.</screen>
 
 	<para>If you have an IDE disk, substitute <filename>ad</filename>
@@ -301,19 +301,19 @@
 	  <quote>appropriate</quote> any partition it finds which it does not
 	  understand.</para>
 	
-	<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rda1 bs=1k count=1</userinput>
+	<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/da1 bs=1k count=1</userinput>
 &prompt.root; <userinput>disklabel -Brw da1 auto</userinput>
 &prompt.root; <userinput>disklabel -e da1</userinput>				# create the `e' partition
-&prompt.root; <userinput>newfs -d0 /dev/rda1e</userinput>
+&prompt.root; <userinput>newfs -d0 /dev/da1e</userinput>
 &prompt.root; <userinput>mkdir -p /1</userinput>
 &prompt.root; <userinput>vi /etc/fstab</userinput>				# add an entry for /dev/da1e
 &prompt.root; <userinput>mount /1</userinput></screen>
       
 	<para>An alternate method is:</para>
       
-	<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rda1 count=2</userinput>
-&prompt.root; <userinput>disklabel /dev/rda1 | disklabel -BrR da1 /dev/stdin</userinput>
-&prompt.root; <userinput>newfs /dev/rda1e</userinput>
+	<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/da1 count=2</userinput>
+&prompt.root; <userinput>disklabel /dev/da1 | disklabel -BrR da1 /dev/stdin</userinput>
+&prompt.root; <userinput>newfs /dev/da1e</userinput>
 &prompt.root; <userinput>mkdir -p /1</userinput>
 &prompt.root; <userinput>vi /etc/fstab</userinput>					# add an entry for /dev/da1e
 &prompt.root; <userinput>mount /1</userinput></screen>
@@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@ sa0(ncr1:4:0):  Logical unit is in process of becoming ready</screen>
         Exabyte tape drive connected to a Sun called
         <hostid>komodo</hostid>, use:</para>
 
-      <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>/sbin/rdump 0dsbfu 54000 13000 126 komodo:/dev/nrsa8 /dev/rda0a 2>&amp;1</userinput></screen>
+      <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>/sbin/rdump 0dsbfu 54000 13000 126 komodo:/dev/nrsa8 /dev/da0a 2>&amp;1</userinput></screen>
 
       <para>Beware: there are security implications to
         allowing <filename>.rhosts</filename> authentication.  Evaluate your