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Explain that 5.X use devfs(5), so no need to create device nodes.

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linkend="kernelconfig-noboot">does not boot</link>.</para>
<note>
<para>If you have added any new devices (such as sound cards) you
<para>If you have added any new devices (such as sound cards) and you
are running FreeBSD&nbsp;4.X or previous versions, you
may have to add some device
nodes to your <filename>/dev</filename> directory before
you can use them. For more information, take a look at <link linkend="kernelconfig-nodes">Making
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<indexterm>
<primary><command>MAKEDEV</command></primary>
</indexterm>
<note><para>If you are running FreeBSD&nbsp;5.0 or later
you can safely skip this section. These versions use
&man.devfs.5; to maintain device nodes for you.</para></note>
<para>Almost every device in the kernel has a corresponding
<quote>node</quote> entry in the <filename>/dev</filename> directory.
These nodes look like regular files, but are actually special