diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.sgml
index 40920ae8ae..f964e3f60b 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.sgml
@@ -6197,7 +6197,7 @@ BUSY</literallayout></entry>
       <para>Confirm that both computers have a kernel with &man.lpt.4; driver
 	support.</para>
 
-      <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>dmesg | grep lp</userinput>
+      <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>grep lp /var/run/dmesg.boot</userinput>
 lpt0 at 0x378-0x37f irq 7 on isa
 lpt0: Interrupt-driven
 lp0: TCP/IP capable interface</screen>
diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig/chapter.sgml
index e1de7fdc0c..29a04edaf3 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig/chapter.sgml
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ cpu          I686_CPU</programlisting>
       sure whether you should use <literal>I586_CPU</literal> or
       <literal>I686_CPU</literal>), however, for a custom kernel, it is
       best to specify only the CPU you have.  If you are unsure of your
-      CPU type, you can use the &man.dmesg.8; command to view your boot
+      CPU type, you can check the <filename>/var/run/dmesg.boot</filename> file to view your boot
       up messages.</para>
 
     <note><para>In FreeBSD 5.0, support for <literal>I386_CPU</literal>
diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/multimedia/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/multimedia/chapter.sgml
index cde6c9f814..8e09d0b275 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/multimedia/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/multimedia/chapter.sgml
@@ -291,10 +291,10 @@ device csa</programlisting>
     <title>Creating and Testing the Device Nodes</title>
 
     <indexterm><primary>device nodes</primary></indexterm>
-    <para>After you reboot, log in and run <command>dmesg | grep
-      pcm</command> as shown below:</para>
+    <para>After you reboot, log in and check for the device in the
+      <filename>/var/run/dmesg.boot</filename> file, as shown below:</para>
 
-    <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>dmesg | grep pcm</userinput>
+    <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>grep pcm /var/run/dmesg.boot</userinput>
 pcm0: &lt;SB16 DSP 4.11&gt; on sbc0</screen>
 
     <para>The output from your system may look different.  If no
diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/printing/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/printing/chapter.sgml
index eb0b8e9f67..bfe87af213 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/printing/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/printing/chapter.sgml
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@
 	  <para>To find out if the kernel you are currently using supports
 	    a serial interface, type:</para>
 
-	  <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>dmesg | grep sio<replaceable>N</replaceable></userinput></screen>
+	  <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>grep sio<replaceable>N</replaceable> /var/run/dmesg.boot</userinput></screen>
 
 	  <para>Where <replaceable>N</replaceable> is the number of the
 	    serial port, starting from zero.  If you see output similar to
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ sio2: type 16550A</screen>
 	  <para>To find out if the kernel supports a parallel interface,
 	    type:</para>
 
-	  <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>dmesg | grep ppc<replaceable>N</replaceable></userinput></screen>
+	  <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>grep ppc<replaceable>N</replaceable> /var/run/dmesg.boot</userinput></screen>
 
 	  <para>Where <replaceable>N</replaceable> is the number of the
 	    parallel port, starting from zero.  If you see output similar