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diff --git a/Documentation/blockdev/README.DAC960 b/Documentation/blockdev/README.DAC960
index 0e8f618ab53..bd85fb9dc6e 100644
--- a/Documentation/blockdev/README.DAC960
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@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ replacing "/usr/src" with wherever you keep your Linux kernel source tree:
214 make config 214 make config
215 make bzImage (or zImage) 215 make bzImage (or zImage)
216 216
217Then install "arch/i386/boot/bzImage" or "arch/i386/boot/zImage" as your 217Then install "arch/x86/boot/bzImage" or "arch/x86/boot/zImage" as your
218standard kernel, run lilo if appropriate, and reboot. 218standard kernel, run lilo if appropriate, and reboot.
219 219
220To create the necessary devices in /dev, the "make_rd" script included in 220To create the necessary devices in /dev, the "make_rd" script included in
diff --git a/Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt b/Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt
index 6c820baa19a..fa72e97dd66 100644
--- a/Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt
+++ b/Documentation/blockdev/ramdisk.txt
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ the RAM disk dynamically grows as data is being written into it, a size field
64is not required. Bits 11 to 13 are not currently used and may as well be zero. 64is not required. Bits 11 to 13 are not currently used and may as well be zero.
65These numbers are no magical secrets, as seen below: 65These numbers are no magical secrets, as seen below:
66 66
67./arch/i386/kernel/setup.c:#define RAMDISK_IMAGE_START_MASK 0x07FF 67./arch/x86/kernel/setup.c:#define RAMDISK_IMAGE_START_MASK 0x07FF
68./arch/i386/kernel/setup.c:#define RAMDISK_PROMPT_FLAG 0x8000 68./arch/x86/kernel/setup.c:#define RAMDISK_PROMPT_FLAG 0x8000
69./arch/i386/kernel/setup.c:#define RAMDISK_LOAD_FLAG 0x4000 69./arch/x86/kernel/setup.c:#define RAMDISK_LOAD_FLAG 0x4000
70 70
71Consider a typical two floppy disk setup, where you will have the 71Consider a typical two floppy disk setup, where you will have the
72kernel on disk one, and have already put a RAM disk image onto disk #2. 72kernel on disk one, and have already put a RAM disk image onto disk #2.
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ The command line equivalent is: "prompt_ramdisk=1"
85Putting that together gives 2^15 + 2^14 + 0 = 49152 for an rdev word. 85Putting that together gives 2^15 + 2^14 + 0 = 49152 for an rdev word.
86So to create disk one of the set, you would do: 86So to create disk one of the set, you would do:
87 87
88 /usr/src/linux# cat arch/i386/boot/zImage > /dev/fd0 88 /usr/src/linux# cat arch/x86/boot/zImage > /dev/fd0
89 /usr/src/linux# rdev /dev/fd0 /dev/fd0 89 /usr/src/linux# rdev /dev/fd0 /dev/fd0
90 /usr/src/linux# rdev -r /dev/fd0 49152 90 /usr/src/linux# rdev -r /dev/fd0 49152
91 91