[pocket-linux] Problems with Section 2.3.10 and 2.3.11

[KodeKrash]

Hello all...

  First off, I'm still wget'ing the list archives so I can grep through 
them to see if this has been answered already, but just in case, I'm 
going to ask. :-)

Section 2.3.10
    After compiling and copying bash to the floppy
When attempting:
    ln -s bash /mnt/bin/sh
I get:
    ln: creating symbolic link '/mnt/bin/sh' to 'bash': Operation not 
permitted

Section 2.3.11
    After mkdir /mnt/dev
When attemping:
    mknod /mnt/dev/console c 5 1
I get:
       mknod: '/mnt/dev/console': Operation not permitted

I'm logged in as root, and the floppy is formatted as ext2 and mounted 
in rw mod. I can execute "normal" filesystem commands, but can't do any 
"special" commands. For example, cp and mkdir, etc work, but ln and 
mknod fail.

I've been a sys admin for 7 years, but this is my first attempt at 
making a distro from scratch. I'm clue[ful/less], depending on how you 
look at it. :-)

Any help is appreciated!

Regards,
    James 'KodeKrash' Linden
    kode at kodekrash.com
    http://www.kodekrash.com/
    http://www.barrielug.org/