--- wikisrc/ports/evbarm/beaglebone.mdwn	2013/11/20 13:53:44	1.4
+++ wikisrc/ports/evbarm/beaglebone.mdwn	2014/01/06 18:11:54	1.8
@@ -68,12 +68,10 @@ init: copying out path `/sbin/init' 11
 
  - Growing the root file-system
    - During the partitioning process, do not delete or format the
-     first MSDOS (FAT) partition, as the Raspberry pi firmware is
-     hard coded to boot on the SDCAD / 1st MSDOS partition / Firmware
-     updates and boot loader.
-   - Copy /boot/cmdline.txt to /boot/cmdline.txt.orig
-   - Edit /boot/cmdline.txt and add the '-s' flag to the end of the first line of text to boot into single-user mode.
-   - Reboot, and at the prompt to enter the passname of shell, press
+     first MSDOS (FAT) partition, as this is what your firmware by default boots from
+     (unless you have prepared a boot partition on other media).
+   - For accident-free operation of resize_ffs, the filesystem it is supposed to grow needs to be either not mounted or at least not mounted for writing.
+     To do that for a root filesystem, reboot to single user, and at the prompt to enter the pathname of shell, press
            return for the default (/bin/sh).
    - At the # prompt, type
 
@@ -100,7 +98,6 @@ init: copying out path `/sbin/init' 11
 
            fsck -fy /dev/rld0a
            mount_msdos /dev/ld0e /boot
-           mv /boot/cmdline.txt.orig /boot/cmdline.txt
            reboot
     - When the system comes back up, the root file-system will have been expanded to
            fill the SD card.