diff --git a/BootRoot/Yard.pm b/BootRoot/Yard.pm
index 5eb2b99..4f163eb 100644
--- a/BootRoot/Yard.pm
+++ b/BootRoot/Yard.pm
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ sub kernel_version_check {
 ## REQUIRES $contents_file
 sub read_contents_file {
 
-    my ($contents_file, $mnt) = @_;
+    my ( $contents_file, $mnt, $fs_size ) = @_;
     my $error;
 
     # It's a good idea to clear the text buffer in the verbosity box
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ sub read_contents_file {
 	system "rm -rf $mnt/loopback";
 
 	#<path> <type> <mode> <uid> <gid> <major> <minor> <start><inc><count> 
-	# /dev is always needs to be made automatically
+	# /dev always needs to be made automatically
 	open(DEVICE_TABLE, ">$mnt/device_table.txt") or
 	    ($error = error("$mnt/device_table.txt: $!"));
 	return "ERROR"if $error && $error eq "ERROR";
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ sub read_contents_file {
       # devices and process them individually, globbing if necessary,
       # and appending the changes to the device table. --freesource
 
-      if ( $fs_type eq "genext2fs" ) {
+      if ( $fs_type eq "genext2fs" && $fs_size <= 8192 ) {
 
 	  # If a device is found on the same line with a non-device(s)
 	  # the non-device(s) is sent on its merry way.
diff --git a/BootRoot/YardBox.pm b/BootRoot/YardBox.pm
index 994659e..ad9d8fe 100644
--- a/BootRoot/YardBox.pm
+++ b/BootRoot/YardBox.pm
@@ -599,7 +599,8 @@ sub continue {
 
 sub check {
 
-    my $error = read_contents_file("$template_dir$template", $tmp);
+    my $error = read_contents_file("$template_dir$template", $tmp,
+				   $filesystem_size);
     return if $error && $error eq "ERROR";
 
 }
diff --git a/add-ons/yard/make-debian-X11/make_debian-X11 b/add-ons/yard/make-debian-X11/make_debian-X11
index 1bfb33a..f15aae6 100755
--- a/add-ons/yard/make-debian-X11/make_debian-X11
+++ b/add-ons/yard/make-debian-X11/make_debian-X11
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ $Id
 /dev/console
 
 #  Empty directories with no stuff.
+/dev  # needed for normal users
 /mnt        
 /proc               
 /tmp                
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ return $stuff;
 use strict;
 use File::Basename;
 my $rm = "\$";
-$main::Id = "# \$Id: make_debian-X11,v 1.37 2001/12/11 07:17:34 freesource Exp $rm"; 
+$main::Id = "# \$Id: make_debian-X11,v 1.38 2001/12/13 04:21:33 freesource Exp $rm"; 
 my $sbin = grep(/\/usr\/sbin/,$ENV{'PATH'});
 if ($sbin == 0) {
     $ENV{'PATH'} = "/usr/sbin:" . $ENV{'PATH'};
diff --git a/yard/templates/Example-Debian.yard b/yard/templates/Example-Debian.yard
index c5e373d..f51013c 100644
--- a/yard/templates/Example-Debian.yard
+++ b/yard/templates/Example-Debian.yard
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: Example-Debian.yard,v 1.8 2001/12/12 05:12:46 freesource Exp $
+# $Id: Example-Debian.yard,v 1.9 2001/12/13 03:01:15 freesource Exp $
 # Generated by make_debian.
 
 # Note:  This is provided as an example to show how a macro distribution
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
 /dev/console
 
 #  Empty directories with no stuff.
+/dev  # needed for normal users
 /mnt        
 /proc               
 /tmp