diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/portbuild/article.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/portbuild/article.sgml
index 07a1dadbda..28425ce063 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/portbuild/article.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/portbuild/article.sgml
@@ -2723,12 +2723,25 @@ ganglia:*:102:102::0:0:User &:/usr/local/ganglia:/bin/sh</screen>
 	    <filename>/etc/.ssh/</filename>.</para>
 	</step>
 
+	<step>
+	  <para>Add the following to <filename>/boot/loader.conf</filename>:<screen>
+console="vidconsole,comconsole"</screen>
+	  </para>
+	</step>
+
 	<step>
 	  <para>Add the following to <filename>/etc/sysctl.conf</filename>:<screen>
 kern.maxfiles=40000</screen>
 	  </para>
 	</step>
 
+	<step>
+	  <para>Make sure the following change is made to
+	    <filename>/etc/ttys</filename>:<screen>
+ttyu0   "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600"   vt100   on secure</screen>
+	  </para>
+	</step>
+
 	<step>
 	  <para>TBA</para>
 	</step>
@@ -2744,26 +2757,20 @@ kern.maxfiles=40000</screen>
 	<step>
 	  <para>Create a <application>zfs</application> volume named
 	    <filename>a</filename> and mount it on
-	    <filename>/a</filename>.
+	    <filename>/a</filename>:<screen>
+# zpool create a mirror da1 da2 mirror da3 da4 mirror da5 da6 mirror da7 da8</screen>
 	  </para>
 	</step>
 
 	<step>
-	  <para><screen>
+	  <para>Set up the base portbuild directory:<screen>
 # mkdir -p /a/portbuild
 # cd /a/portbuild
-#
+# chown portmgr:portmgr .
 # chmod 775 .</screen>
 	  </para>
 	</step>
 
-	<step>
-	  <para>Create a <application>zfs</application> volume named
-	    <filename>a/portbuild</filename> and mount it on
-	    <filename>/a/portbuild</filename>.
-	  </para>
-	</step>
-
 	<step>
 	  <para>TBA</para>
 	</step>