# remount /dev with smaller size mount -o remount,nosuid,size=128k,mode=0755 -t tmpfs mdev /dev # start mdev dynamic device node management echo >/dev/mdev.seq if [ -f /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug ];then echo "/sbin/mdev" >/proc/sys/kernel/hotplug fi # creates f.e. /dev/root mdev -s