--- cvsd-buildroot.in.orig	Thu Jun  1 23:57:20 2006
+++ cvsd-buildroot.in	Tue Jun  6 11:38:57 2006
@@ -212,39 +212,6 @@
   fi
 done
 
-# populate /dev (need root privileges for this)
-echo $ECHO_N "creating $ROOT/dev devices... $ECHO_C"
-DEVICES="null zero"
-MISSINGDEVS=""
-for d in $DEVICES
-do
-  if [ -r "$ROOT/dev/$d" ]
-  then
-    :
-  else
-    MISSINGDEVS="$MISSINGDEVS $d"
-  fi
-done
-if [ -n "`echo $MISSINGDEVS`" ]
-then
-  if (cd /dev ; tar chpf - $MISSINGDEVS) | \
-     ( cd "$ROOT/dev" ; tar xpf - > /dev/null 2>&1 )
-  then
-    # check if we can use the devices
-    if ( echo TEST > "$ROOT/dev/null" && \
-         echo TEST > "$ROOT/dev/zero" )  2> /dev/null
-    then
-      echo "done."
-    else
-      echo "FAILED (unable to use devices)"
-    fi
-  else
-    echo "FAILED."
-  fi
-else
-  echo "already there."
-fi
-
 # update /etc/passwd
 echo $ECHO_N "adding users to $ROOT/etc/passwd...$ECHO_C"
 for i in $USERS