Ödocumentstyleäarticleå % % Adopt somewhat reasonable margins, so it doesn't take a million % pages to print... :-) If you're actually putting this in print, you % may wish to change these. % Öoddsidemargin=0in Ötextwidth=6.5in Ötopmargin=0in Öheadheight=0.5in Öheadsep=0.25in Ötextheight=7.5in Öfootskip=0.75in Öfootheight=0.5in % Öbeginädocumentå ÖnewcommandäÖfileåäÖttå % Style to use for a filename ÖnewcommandäÖhexåäÖttå % Style to use for a hex number ÖnewcommandäÖudåä(Under development)å % Abbreviation ÖnewcommandäÖ1åäÖ(äå^1Ö)å ÖnewcommandäÖ2åäÖ(äå^2Ö)å ÖnewcommandäÖ3åäÖ(äå^3Ö)å ÖnewcommandäÖ4åäÖ(äå^4Ö)å ÖnewlengthäÖdigå ÖsettowidthäÖdigåä0å % Get width of digits ÖnewcommandäÖnumåÄ2ÅäÖmakeboxÄ#1ÖdigÅÄrÅä#2åå ÖnewcommandäÖmajoråÄ4ÅäÖnumä3åä#1å#2 Ö> #3 Ö> #4 ÖÖå ÖnewcommandäÖminoråÄ3ÅäÖ> Ö> Önumä3åä#1å Ö> äÖfile #2å Ö> #3 ÖÖå ÖnewcommandäÖminordotsåäÖ> Ö> Ö> Ödots ÖÖå Önewenvironmentädevicelistå% äÖbeginätabbingå% 000--000 Ö= blockxxx Ö= 000 Ö= äÖfile /dev/crambamboliå Ö= foo Ökillå% äÖendätabbingåå ÖnewcommandäÖlinkåÄ4ÅääÖfile #1å Ö> äÖfile #2å Ö> #3 Ö> #4 ÖÖå ÖnewcommandäÖvlinkåÄ4ÅääÖfile #1å Ö> äÖem #2 Ö/å Ö> #3 Ö> #4 ÖÖå ÖnewcommandäÖnodeåÄ3ÅääÖfile #1å Ö> #2 Ö> #3 ÖÖå Önewenvironmentänodelistå% äÖbeginätabbingå% äÖfile /dev/crambamboliå Ö= äÖfile /proc/self/fd/99å Ö= symbolicxxx Ö= foo Ökillå% äÖendätabbingåå % ÖtitleääÖbf Linux Allocated Devicesåå ÖauthoräMaintained by H. Peter Anvin $<$hpa@zytor.com$>$å ÖdateäLast revised: July 9, 1996å Ömaketitle % Önoindent This list is the successor to Rick Miller's Linux Device List, which he stopped maintaining when he got busy with other things in 1993. It is a registry of allocated major device numbers, as well as the recommended äÖfile /devå directory nodes for these devices. The latest version of this list is included with the Linux kernel sources in ÖLaTeXÖ and ASCII form. In case of discrepancy, the ÖLaTeXÖ version is authoritative. This document is included by reference into the Linux Filesystem Standard (FSSTND). The FSSTND is available via FTP from tsx-11.mit.edu in the directory äÖfile /pub/linux/docs/linux-standards/fsstndå. To have a major number allocated, or a minor number in situations where that applies (e.g.Ö busmice), please contact me with the appropriate device information. Also, if you have additional information regarding any of the devices listed below, or if I have made a mistake, I would greatly appreciate a note. When sending me mail, please include the word ``device'' in the subject so your mail won't accidentally get buried! Allocations marked (68k/Amiga) apply to Linux/68k on the Amiga platform only. Allocations marked (68k/Atari) apply to Linux/68k on the Atari platform only. This document is in the public domain. The author requests, however, that semantically altered versions are not distributed without permission of the author, assuming the author can be contacted without an unreasonable effort. In particular, please don't sent patches for this list to Linus, at least not without contacting me first. I do not have any information about these devices beyond what appears on this list. Any such information requests will be deleted without reply. ÖsectionäMajor numberså Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä 0åäåä åäUnnamed devices (e.g. non-device mounts)å Ömajorä 1åäåächar åäMemory deviceså Ömajorä åäåäblockåäRAM diskå Ömajorä 2åäåächar åäPseudo-TTY masterså Ömajorä åäåäblockåäFloppy diskså Ömajorä 3åäåächar åäPseudo-TTY slaveså Ömajorä åäåäblockåäFirst MFM, RLL and IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interfaceå Ömajorä 4åäåächar åäTTY deviceså Ömajorä 5åäåächar åäAlternate TTY deviceså Ömajorä 6åäåächar åäParallel printer deviceså Ömajorä 7åäåächar åäVirtual console access deviceså Ömajorä åäåäblockåäLoopback deviceså Ömajorä 8åäåäblockåäSCSI disk deviceså Ömajorä 9åäåächar åäSCSI tape deviceså Ömajorä åäåäblockåäMetadisk (RAID) deviceså Ömajorä10åäåächar åäNon-serial mice, misc featureså Ömajorä11åäåächar åäRaw keyboard deviceå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäSCSI CD-ROM deviceså Ömajorä12åäåächar åäQIC-02 tapeå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäMSCDEX CD-ROM callback supportå Ömajorä13åäåächar åäPC speakerå Ömajorä åäåäblockåä8-bit MFM/RLL/IDE controllerå Ömajorä14åäåächar åäSound cardå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäBIOS harddrive callback supportå Ömajorä15åäåächar åäJoystickå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäSony CDU-31A/CDU-33A CD-ROMå Ömajorä16åäåächar åäNon-SCSI scannerså Ömajorä åäåäblockåäGoldStar CD-ROMå Ömajorä17åäåächar åäChase serial cardå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäOptics Storage CD-ROMå Ömajorä18åäåächar åäChase serial card -- alternate deviceså Ömajorä åäåäblockåäSanyo CD-ROMå Ömajorä19åäåächar åäCyclades serial cardå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäDouble compressed diskå Ömajorä20åäåächar åäCyclades serial card -- alternate deviceså Ömajorä åäåäblockåäHitachi CD-ROMå Ömajorä21åäåächar åäGeneric SCSI accesså Ömajorä22åäåächar åäDigiboard serial cardå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäSecond IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interfaceå Ömajorä23åäåächar åäDigiboard serial card -- alternate deviceså Ömajorä åäåäblockåäMitsumi proprietary CD-ROMå Ömajorä24åäåächar åäStallion serial cardå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäSony CDU-535 CD-ROMå Ömajorä25åäåächar åäStallion serial card -- alternate deviceså Ömajorä åäåäblockåäFirst Matsushita (Panasonic/SoundBlaster) CD-ROMå Ömajorä26åäåächar åäQuanta WinVision frame grabberå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäSecond Matsushita (Panasonic/SoundBlaster) CD-ROMå Ömajorä27åäåächar åäQIC-117 tapeå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäThird Matsushita (Panasonic/SoundBlaster) CD-ROMå Ömajorä28åäåächar åäStallion serial card -- card programmingå Ömajorä åäåächar åäAtari SLM ACSI laser printer (68k/Atari)å Ömajorä åäåäblockåäFourth Matsushita (Panasonic/SoundBlaster) CD-ROMå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäACSI disk (68k/Atari)å Ömajorä29åäåächar åäUniversal frame bufferå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäAztech/Orchid/Okano/Wearnes CD-ROMå Ömajorä30åäåächar åäiBCS-2å Ömajorä åäåäblockåäPhilips LMS-205 CD-ROMå Ömajorä31åäåächar åäMPU-401 MIDIå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäROM/flash memory cardå Ömajorä32åäåächar åäSpecialix serial cardå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäPhilips LMS-206 CD-ROMå Ömajorä33åäåächar åäSpecialix serial card -- alternate deviceså Ömajorä åäåäblockåäThird IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interfaceå Ömajorä34åäåächar åäZ8530 HDLC driverå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäFourth IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interfaceå Ömajorä35åäåächar åätclmidi MIDI driverå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäModular RAM diskå Ömajorä36åäåächar åäNetlink supportå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäMCA ESDI hard diskå Ömajorä37åäåächar åäIDE tapeå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäZorro II ramdiskå Ömajorä38åäåächar åäMyricom PCI Myrinet boardå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäReserved for Linux/AP+å Ömajorä39åäåächar åäML-16P experimental I/O boardå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäReserved for Linux/AP+å Ömajorä40åäåächar åäMatrox Meteor frame grabberå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäSyquest EZ135 parallel port removable driveå Ömajorä41åäåächar åäYet Another Micro Monitorå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäMicroSolutions BackPack parallel port CD-ROMå Ömajorä42åäåäåäDemo/sample useå Ömajorä43åäåächar åäisdn4linux virtual modemå Ömajorä44åäåächar åäisdn4linux virtual modem -- alternate deviceså Ömajorä45åäåächar åäisdn4linux ISDN BRI driverå Ömajorä46åäåächar åäComtrol Rocketport serial cardå Ömajorä47åäåächar åäComtrol Rocketport serial card -- alternate deviceså Ömajorä48åäåächar åäSDL RISCom serial cardå Ömajorä49åäåächar åäSDL RISCom serial card -- alternate deviceså Ömajorä50åäåächar åäReserved for GLINTå Ömajorä51åäåächar åäBaycom radio modemå Ömajorä52åäåächar åäSpellcaster DataComm/BRI ISDN cardå Ömajorä53åäåächar åäBDM interface for remote debugging MC683xx microcontrollerså Ömajorä54åäåächar åäElectrocardiognosis Holter serial cardå Ömajorä55åä--59åäåäUnallocatedå Ömajorä60åä--63åäåäLocal/experimental useå Ömajorä64åä--119åäåäUnallocatedå Ömajorä120åä--127åäåäLocal/experimental useå Ömajorä128åä--239åäåäUnallocatedå Ömajorä240åä--254åäåäLocal/experimental useå Ömajorä255åäåäåäReservedå Öendädevicelistå ÖsectionäMinor numberså Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä0åäåäåäUnnamed devices (e.g. non-device mounts)å Öminorä0åäåäreserved as null device numberå Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä1åäåächaråäMemory deviceså Öminorä1åä/dev/memåäPhysical memory accesså Öminorä2åä/dev/kmemåäKernel virtual memory accesså Öminorä3åä/dev/nullåäNull deviceå Öminorä4åä/dev/portåäI/O port accesså Öminorä5åä/dev/zeroåäNull byte sourceå Öminorä6åä/dev/coreåäOBSOLETE -- should be a link to äÖfile /proc/kcoreåå Öminorä7åä/dev/fullåäReturns ENOSPC on writeå Öminorä8åä/dev/randomåäNondeterministic random number generatorå Öminorä9åä/dev/urandomåäLess secure, but faster random number generatorå ÖÖ ÖmajoräåäåäblockåäRAM diskå Öminorä0åä/dev/ram0åäFirst RAM diskå Öminordots Öminorä7åä/dev/ram7åäEighth RAM diskå Öminorä250åä/dev/initrdåäInitial RAM diskå Öendädevicelistå Önoindent Earlier kernels had äÖfile /dev/ramdiskå (1, 1) here. äÖfile /dev/initrdå refers to a RAM disk which was preloaded by the boot loader. Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä2åäåächaråäPseudo-TTY masterså Öminorä0åä/dev/ptyp0åäFirst PTY masterå Öminorä1åä/dev/ptyp1åäSecond PTY masterå Öminordots Öminorä255åä/dev/ptyefåä256th PTY masterå Öendädevicelistå Önoindent Pseudo-TTY's are named as follows: Öbeginäitemizeå Öitem Masters are äÖfile ptyå, slaves are äÖfile ttyå; Öitem the fourth letter is one of äÖfile pqrstuvwxyzabcdeå indicating the 1st through 16th series of 16 pseudo-ttys each, and Öitem the fifth letter is one of äÖfile 0123456789abcdefå indicating the position within the series. Öendäitemizeå Öbeginädevicelistå ÖmajoräåäåäblockåäFloppy diskså Öminorä0åä/dev/fd0åäController 1, drive 1 autodetectå Öminorä1åä/dev/fd1åäController 1, drive 2 autodetectå Öminorä2åä/dev/fd2åäController 1, drive 3 autodetectå Öminorä3åä/dev/fd3åäController 1, drive 4 autodetectå Öminorä128åä/dev/fd4åäController 2, drive 1 autodetectå Öminorä129åä/dev/fd5åäController 2, drive 2 autodetectå Öminorä130åä/dev/fd6åäController 2, drive 3 autodetectå Öminorä131åä/dev/fd7åäController 2, drive 4 autodetectå ÖÖ ÖmajoräåäåäåäTo specify format, add to the autodetect device numberå Öminorä 0åä/dev/fd?åäAutodetect formatå Öminorä 4åä/dev/fd?d360åä5.25" Önumä4åä360åK in a Önumä4åä360åK driveÖ1å Öminorä 20åä/dev/fd?h360åä5.25" Önumä4åä360åK in a 1200K driveÖ1å Öminorä 48åä/dev/fd?h410åä5.25" Önumä4åä410åK in a 1200K driveå Öminorä 64åä/dev/fd?h420åä5.25" Önumä4åä420åK in a 1200K driveå Öminorä 24åä/dev/fd?h720åä5.25" Önumä4åä720åK in a 1200K driveå Öminorä 80åä/dev/fd?h880åä5.25" Önumä4åä880åK in a 1200K driveÖ1å Öminorä 8åä/dev/fd?h1200åä5.25" 1200K in a 1200K driveÖ1å Öminorä 40åä/dev/fd?h1440åä5.25" 1440K in a 1200K driveÖ1å Öminorä 56åä/dev/fd?h1476åä5.25" 1476K in a 1200K driveå Öminorä 72åä/dev/fd?h1494åä5.25" 1494K in a 1200K driveå Öminorä 92åä/dev/fd?h1600åä5.25" 1600K in a 1200K driveÖ1å Öminoräåäåäå Öminorä 12åä/dev/fd?u360åä3.5" Önumä4åä360åK Double Densityå Öminorä 16åä/dev/fd?u720åä3.5" Önumä4åä720åK Double DensityÖ1å Öminorä120åä/dev/fd?u800åä3.5" Önumä4åä800åK Double DensityÖ2å Öminorä 52åä/dev/fd?u820åä3.5" Önumä4åä820åK Double Densityå Öminorä 68åä/dev/fd?u830åä3.5" Önumä4åä830åK Double Densityå Öminorä 84åä/dev/fd?u1040åä3.5" 1040K Double DensityÖ1å Öminorä 88åä/dev/fd?u1120åä3.5" 1120K Double DensityÖ1å Öminorä 28åä/dev/fd?u1440åä3.5" 1440K High DensityÖ1å Öminorä124åä/dev/fd?u1600åä3.5" 1600K High DensityÖ1å Öminorä 44åä/dev/fd?u1680åä3.5" 1680K High DensityÖ3å Öminorä 60åä/dev/fd?u1722åä3.5" 1722K High Densityå Öminorä 76åä/dev/fd?u1743åä3.5" 1743K High Densityå Öminorä 96åä/dev/fd?u1760åä3.5" 1760K High Densityå Öminorä116åä/dev/fd?u1840åä3.5" 1840K High DensityÖ3å Öminorä100åä/dev/fd?u1920åä3.5" 1920K High DensityÖ1å Öminorä 32åä/dev/fd?u2880åä3.5" 2880K Extra DensityÖ1å Öminorä104åä/dev/fd?u3200åä3.5" 3200K Extra Densityå Öminorä108åä/dev/fd?u3520åä3.5" 3520K Extra Densityå Öminorä112åä/dev/fd?u3840åä3.5" 3840K Extra DensityÖ1å Öminoräåäåäå Öminorä36åä/dev/fd?CompaQåäCompaq 2880K drive; probably obsoleteå ÖÖ ÖmajoräåäåäåäÖ1 Autodetectable formatå ÖmajoräåäåäåäÖ2 Autodetectable format in a Double Density (720K) drive onlyå ÖmajoräåäåäåäÖ3 Autodetectable format in a High Density (1440K) drive onlyå Öendädevicelistå NOTE: The letter in the device name (äÖfile då, äÖfile qå, äÖfile hå or äÖfile uå) signifies the type of drive supported: 5.25" Double Density (äÖfile då), 5.25" Quad Density (äÖfile qå), 5.25" High Density (äÖfile hå) or 3.5" (any type, äÖfile uå). The capital letters äÖfile Då, äÖfile Hå, or äÖfile Eå for the 3.5" models have been deprecated, since the drive type is insignificant for these devices. Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä3åäåächaråäPseudo-TTY slaveså Öminorä0åä/dev/ttyp0åäFirst PTY slaveå Öminorä1åä/dev/ttyp1åäSecond PTY slaveå Öminordots Öminorä255åä/dev/ttyefåä256th PTY slaveå ÖÖ ÖmajoräåäåäblockåäFirst MFM, RLL and IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interfaceå Öminorä0åä/dev/hdaåäMaster: whole disk (or CD-ROM)å Öminorä64åä/dev/hdbåäSlave: whole disk (or CD-ROM)å ÖÖ ÖmajoräåäåäåäFor partitions, add to the whole disk device numberå Öminorä0åä/dev/hd?åäWhole diskå Öminorä1åä/dev/hd?1åäFirst partitionå Öminorä2åä/dev/hd?2åäSecond partitionå Öminordots Öminorä63åä/dev/hd?63åä63rd partitionå Öendädevicelistå Önoindent For Linux/i386, partitions 1-4 are the primary partitions, partitions 5 and up are logical partitions. Other versions of Linux use partitioning schemes appropriate to their respective architectures. Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä 4åäåächar åäTTY deviceså Öminorä0åä/dev/consoleåäConsole deviceå Öminorä1åä/dev/tty1åäFirst virtual consoleå Öminordots Öminorä63åä/dev/tty63åä63rd virtual consoleå Öminorä64åä/dev/ttyS0åäFirst serial portå Öminordots Öminorä127åä/dev/ttyS63åä64th serial portå Öminorä128åä/dev/ptyp0åäFirst pseudo-tty masterå Öminordots Öminorä191åä/dev/ptysfåä64th pseudo-tty masterå Öminorä192åä/dev/ttyp0åäFirst pseudo-tty slaveå Öminordots Öminorä255åä/dev/ttysfåä64th pseudo-tty slaveå Öendädevicelistå Önoindent For compatibility with previous versions of Linux, the first 64 PTYs are replicated under this device number. This use will be obsolescent with the release of Linux 2.0 and may be removed in a future version of Linux. Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä 5åäåächar åäAlternate TTY deviceså Öminorä0åä/dev/ttyåäCurrent TTY deviceå Öminorä64åä/dev/cua0åäCallout device corresponding to äÖfile ttyS0åå Öminordots Öminorä127åä/dev/cua63åäCallout device corresponding to äÖfile ttyS63åå Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä 6åäåächar åäParallel printer deviceså Öminorä0åä/dev/lp0åäFirst parallel printer (äÖhex 0x3bcå)å Öminorä1åä/dev/lp1åäSecond parallel printer (äÖhex 0x378å)å Öminorä2åä/dev/lp2åäThird parallel printer (äÖhex 0x278å)å Öendädevicelistå Önoindent Not all computers have the äÖhex 0x3bcå parallel port, hence the "first" printer may be either äÖfile /dev/lp0å or äÖfile /dev/lp1å. Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä 7åäåächar åäVirtual console access deviceså Öminorä0åä/dev/vcsåäCurrent vc text accesså Öminorä1åä/dev/vcs1åätty1 text accesså Öminordots Öminorä63åä/dev/vcs63åätty63 text accesså Öminorä128åä/dev/vcsaåäCurrent vc text/attribute accesså Öminorä129åä/dev/vcsa1åätty1 text/attribute accesså Öminordots Öminorä191åä/dev/vcsa63åätty63 text/attribute accesså Öendädevicelistå Önoindent NOTE: These devices permit both read and write access. Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäLoopback deviceså Öminorä0åä/dev/loop0åäFirst loopback deviceå Öminorä1åä/dev/loop1åäSecond loopback deviceå Öminordots Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä 8åäåäblockåäSCSI disk deviceså Öminorä0åä/dev/sdaåäFirst SCSI disk whole diskå Öminorä16åä/dev/sdbåäSecond SCSI disk whole diskå Öminorä32åä/dev/sdcåäThird SCSI disk whole diskå Öminordots Öminorä240åä/dev/sdpåäSixteenth SCSI disk whole diskå Öendädevicelistå Önoindent Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE disks (see major number 3) except that the partition limit is 15 rather than 63 per disk. Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä 9åäåächar åäSCSI tape deviceså Öminorä0åä/dev/st0åäFirst SCSI tape, mode 0å Öminorä1åä/dev/st1åäSecond SCSI tape, mode 0å Öminordots Öminorä32åä/dev/st0låäFirst SCSI tape, mode 1å Öminorä33åä/dev/st1låäSecond SCSI tape, mode 1å Öminordots Öminorä64åä/dev/st0måäFirst SCSI tape, mode 2å Öminorä65åä/dev/st1måäSecond SCSI tape, mode 2å Öminordots Öminorä96åä/dev/st0aåäFirst SCSI tape, mode 3å Öminorä97åä/dev/st1aåäSecond SCSI tape, mode 4å Öminordots Öminorä128åä/dev/nst0åäFirst SCSI tape, mode 0, no rewindå Öminorä129åä/dev/nst1åäSecond SCSI tape, mode 0, no rewindå Öminordots Öminorä160åä/dev/nst0låäFirst SCSI tape, mode 1, no rewindå Öminorä161åä/dev/nst1låäSecond SCSI tape, mode 1, no rewindå Öminordots Öminorä192åä/dev/nst0måäFirst SCSI tape, mode 2, no rewindå Öminorä193åä/dev/nst1måäSecond SCSI tape, mode 2, no rewindå Öminordots Öminorä224åä/dev/nst0aåäFirst SCSI tape, mode 3, no rewindå Öminorä225åä/dev/nst1aåäSecond SCSI tape, mode 3, no rewindå Öminordots Öendädevicelistå Önoindent ``No rewind'' refers to the omission of the default automatic rewind on device close. The äÖfile MTREWå or äÖfile MTOFFLå ioctl()s can be used to rewind the tape regardless of the device used to access it. Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäMetadisk (RAID) deviceså Öminorä0åä/dev/md0åäFirst metadisk groupå Öminorä1åä/dev/md1åäSecond metadisk groupå Öminordots Öendädevicelistå Önoindent The metadisk driver is used to span a filesystem across multiple physical disks. Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä10åäåächar åäNon-serial mice, misc featureså Öminorä0åä/dev/logibmåäLogitech bus mouseå Öminorä1åä/dev/psauxåäPS/2-style mouse portå Öminorä2åä/dev/inportbmåäMicrosoft Inport bus mouseå Öminorä3åä/dev/atibmåäATI XL bus mouseå Öminorä4åä/dev/jbmåäJ-mouseå Öminorä4åä/dev/amigamouseåäAmiga mouse (68k/Amiga)å Öminorä5åä/dev/atarimouseåäAtari mouseå Öminorä6åä/dev/sunmouseåäSun mouseå Öminorä7åä/dev/amigamouse1åäSecond Amiga mouseå Öminorä128åä/dev/beepåäFancy beep deviceå Öminorä129åä/dev/modreqåäKernel module load requestå Öminorä130åä/dev/watchdogåäWatchdog timer portå Öminorä131åä/dev/temperatureåäMachine internal temperatureå Öminorä132åä/dev/hwtrapåäHardware fault trapå Öminorä133åä/dev/exttrpåäExternal device trapå Öminorä134åä/dev/apmÖ_biosåäAdvanced Power Management BIOSå Öminorä135åä/dev/rtcåäReal Time Clockå Öminorä136åä/dev/qcam0åäQuickCam on äÖfile lp0åå Öminorä137åä/dev/qcam1åäQuickCam on äÖfile lp1åå Öminorä138åä/dev/qcam2åäQuickCam on äÖfile lp2åå Öminorä139åä/dev/openpromåäSPARC OpenBoot PROMå Öendädevicelistå Önoindent The loopback devices are used to mount filesystems not associated with block devices. The binding to the loopback devices is usually handled by äÖbf mountå(8). Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä11åäåächar åäRaw keyboard deviceå Öminorä0åä/dev/kbdåäRaw keyboard deviceå Öendädevicelistå Önoindent The raw keyboard device is used on Linux/SPARC only. Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäSCSI CD-ROM deviceså Öminorä0åä/dev/sr0åäFirst SCSI CD-ROMå Öminorä1åä/dev/sr1åäSecond SCSI CD-ROMå Öminordots Öendädevicelistå Önoindent The prefix äÖfile /dev/scdå instead of äÖfile /dev/srå has been used as well, and might make more sense. Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä12åäåächar åäQIC-02 tapeå Öminorä2åä/dev/ntpqic11åäQIC-11, no rewind-on-closeå Öminorä3åä/dev/tpqic11åäQIC-11, rewind-on-closeå Öminorä4åä/dev/ntpqic24åäQIC-24, no rewind-on-closeå Öminorä5åä/dev/tpqic24åäQIC-24, rewind-on-closeå Öminorä6åä/dev/ntpqic120åäQIC-120, no rewind-on-closeå Öminorä7åä/dev/tpqic120åäQIC-120, rewind-on-closeå Öminorä8åä/dev/ntpqic150åäQIC-150, no rewind-on-closeå Öminorä9åä/dev/tpqic150åäQIC-150, rewind-on-closeå Öendädevicelistå Önoindent The device names specified are proposed -- if there are ``standard'' names for these devices, please let me know. Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäMSCDEX CD-ROM callback supportå Öminorä0åä/dev/dosÖ_cd0åäFirst MSCDEX CD-ROMå Öminorä1åä/dev/dosÖ_cd1åäSecond MSCDEX CD-ROMå Öminordots Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä13åäåächar åäPC speakerå Öminorä0åä/dev/pcmixeråäEmulates äÖfile /dev/mixeråå Öminorä3åä/dev/pcspåäEmulates äÖfile /dev/dspå (8-bit)å Öminorä4åä/dev/pcaudioåäEmulates äÖfile /dev/audioåå Öminorä5åä/dev/pcsp16åäEmulates äÖfile /dev/dspå (16-bit)å ÖÖ Ömajorä åäåäblockåä8-bit MFM/RLL/IDE controllerå Öminorä0åä/dev/xdaåäFirst XT disk whole diskå Öminorä64åä/dev/xdbåäSecond XT disk whole diskå Öendädevicelistå Önoindent Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE disks (see major number 3). Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä14åäåächar åäSound cardå Öminorä0åä/dev/mixeråäMixer controlå Öminorä1åä/dev/sequenceråäAudio sequencerå Öminorä2åä/dev/midi00åäFirst MIDI portå Öminorä3åä/dev/dspåäDigital audioå Öminorä4åä/dev/audioåäSun-compatible digital audioå Öminorä6åä/dev/sndstatåäSound card status informationå Öminorä8åä/dev/sequencer2åäSequencer -- alternate deviceå Öminorä16åä/dev/mixer1åäSecond soundcard mixer controlå Öminorä17åä/dev/patmgr0åäSequencer patch managerå Öminorä18åä/dev/midi01åäSecond MIDI portå Öminorä19åä/dev/dsp1åäSecond soundcard digital audioå Öminorä20åä/dev/audio1åäSecond soundcard Sun digital audioå Öminorä33åä/dev/patmgr1åäSequencer patch managerå Öminorä34åä/dev/midi02åäThird MIDI portå Öminorä50åä/dev/midi03åäFourth MIDI portå ÖÖ Ömajorä åäåäblockåäBIOS harddrive callback supportå Öminorä0åä/dev/dosÖ_hdaåäFirst BIOS harddrive whole diskå Öminorä64åä/dev/dosÖ_hdbåäSecond BIOS harddrive whole diskå Öminorä128åä/dev/dosÖ_hdcåäThird BIOS harddrive whole diskå Öminorä192åä/dev/dosÖ_hddåäFourth BIOS harddrive whole diskå Öendädevicelistå Önoindent Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE disks (see major number 3). Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä15åäåächar åäJoystickå Öminorä0åä/dev/js0åäFirst analog joystickå Öminorä1åä/dev/js1åäSecond analog joystickå Öminordots Öminorä128åä/dev/djs0åäFirst digital joystickå Öminorä129åä/dev/djs1åäSecond digital joystickå Öminordots ÖÖ Ömajorä åäåäblockåäSony CDU-31A/CDU-33A CD-ROMå Öminorä0åä/dev/sonycdåäSony CDU-31A CD-ROMå Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä16åäåächar åäNon-SCSI scannerså Öminorä0åä/dev/gs4500åäGenius 4500 handheld scannerå ÖÖ Ömajorä åäåäblockåäGoldStar CD-ROMå Öminorä0åä/dev/gscdåäGoldStar CD-ROMå Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä17åäåächar åäChase serial cardå Öminorä0åä/dev/ttyH0åäFirst Chase portå Öminorä1åä/dev/ttyH1åäSecond Chase portå Öminordots ÖÖ Ömajorä åäåäblockåäOptics Storage CD-ROMå Öminorä0åä/dev/optcdåäOptics Storage CD-ROMå Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä18åäåächar åäChase serial card -- alternate deviceså Öminorä0åä/dev/cuh0åäCallout device corresponding to äÖfile ttyH0åå Öminorä1åä/dev/cuh1åäCallout device corresponding to äÖfile ttyH1åå Öminordots ÖÖ Ömajorä åäåäblockåäSanyo CD-ROMå Öminorä0åä/dev/sjcdåäSanyo CD-ROMå Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä19åäåächar åäCyclades serial cardå Öminorä0åä/dev/ttyC0åäFirst Cyclades portå Öminordots Öminorä31åä/dev/ttyC31åä32nd Cyclades portå ÖÖ Ömajorä åäåäblockåä``Double'' compressed diskå Öminorä0åä/dev/double0åäFirst compressed diskå Öminordots Öminorä7åä/dev/double7åäEighth compressed diskå Öminorä128åä/dev/cdouble0åäMirror of first compressed diskå Öminordots Öminorä135åä/dev/cdouble7åäMirror of eighth compressed diskå Öendädevicelistå Önoindent See the Double documentation for an explanation of the ``mirror'' devices. Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä20åäåächar åäCyclades serial card -- alternate deviceså Öminorä0åä/dev/cub0åäCallout device corresponding to äÖfile ttyC0åå Öminordots Öminorä31åä/dev/cub31åäCallout device corresponding to äÖfile ttyC31åå ÖÖ Ömajorä åäåäblockåäHitachi CD-ROMå Öminorä0åä/dev/hitcdåäHitachi CD-ROMå Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä21åäåächar åäGeneric SCSI accesså Öminorä0åä/dev/sg0åäFirst generic SCSI deviceå Öminorä1åä/dev/sg1åäSecond generic SCSI deviceå Öminordots Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä22åäåächar åäDigiboard serial cardå Öminorä0åä/dev/ttyD0åäFirst Digiboard portå Öminorä1åä/dev/ttyD1åäSecond Digiboard portå Öminordots Ömajorä åäåäblockåäSecond IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interfaceå Öminorä0åä/dev/hdcåäMaster: whole disk (or CD-ROM)å Öminorä64åä/dev/hddåäSlave: whole disk (or CD-ROM)å Öendädevicelistå Önoindent Partitions are handled the same way as for the first interface (see major number 3). Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä23åäåächar åäDigiboard serial card -- alternate deviceså Öminorä0åä/dev/cud0åäCallout device corresponding to äÖfile ttyD0åå Öminorä1åä/dev/cud1åäCallout device corresponding to äÖfile ttyD1åå Öminordots Ömajorä åäåäblockåäMitsumi proprietary CD-ROMå Öminorä0åä/dev/mcdåäMitsumi CD-ROMå Öendädevicelistå ÖbeginädeviceliståÖ Ömajorä24åäåächar åäStallion serial cardå Öminorä0åä/dev/ttyE0åäStallion port 0 board 0å Öminorä1åä/dev/ttyE1åäStallion port 1 board 0å Öminordots Öminorä64åä/dev/ttyE64åäStallion port 0 board 1å Öminorä65åä/dev/ttyE65åäStallion port 1 board 1å Öminordots Öminorä128åä/dev/ttyE128åäStallion port 0 board 2å Öminorä129åä/dev/ttyE129åäStallion port 1 board 2å Öminordots Öminorä192åä/dev/ttyE192åäStallion port 0 board 3å Öminorä193åä/dev/ttyE193åäStallion port 1 board 3å Öminordots ÖÖ Ömajorä åäåäblockåäSony CDU-535 CD-ROMå Öminorä0åä/dev/cdu535åäSony CDU-535 CD-ROMå Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä25åäåächar åäStallion serial card -- alternate deviceså Öminorä0åä/dev/cue0åäCallout device corresponding to äÖfile ttyE0åå Öminorä1åä/dev/cue1åäCallout device corresponding to äÖfile ttyE1åå Öminordots Öminorä64åä/dev/cue64åäCallout device corresponding to äÖfile ttyE64åå Öminorä65åä/dev/cue65åäCallout device corresponding to äÖfile ttyE65åå Öminordots Öminorä128åä/dev/cue128åäCallout device corresponding to äÖfile ttyE128åå Öminorä129åä/dev/cue129åäCallout device corresponding to äÖfile ttyE129åå Öminordots Öminorä192åä/dev/cue192åäCallout device corresponding to äÖfile ttyE192åå Öminorä193åä/dev/cue193åäCallout device corresponding to äÖfile ttyE193åå Öminordots ÖÖ Ömajorä åäåäblockåäFirst Matsushita (Panasonic/SoundBlaster) CD-ROMå Öminorä0åä/dev/sbpcd0åäPanasonic CD-ROM controller 0 unit 0å Öminorä1åä/dev/sbpcd1åäPanasonic CD-ROM controller 0 unit 1å Öminorä2åä/dev/sbpcd2åäPanasonic CD-ROM controller 0 unit 2å Öminorä3åä/dev/sbpcd3åäPanasonic CD-ROM controller 0 unit 3å Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä26åäåächar åäQuanta WinVision frame grabberå Öminorä0åä/dev/wvisfgrabåäQuanta WinVision frame grabberå ÖÖ Ömajorä åäåäblockåäSecond Matsushita (Panasonic/SoundBlaster) CD-ROMå Öminorä0åä/dev/sbpcd4åäPanasonic CD-ROM controller 1 unit 0å Öminorä1åä/dev/sbpcd5åäPanasonic CD-ROM controller 1 unit 1å Öminorä2åä/dev/sbpcd6åäPanasonic CD-ROM controller 1 unit 2å Öminorä3åä/dev/sbpcd7åäPanasonic CD-ROM controller 1 unit 3å Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä27åäåächar åäQIC-117 tapeå Öminorä0åä/dev/rft0åäUnit 0, rewind-on-closeå Öminorä1åä/dev/rft1åäUnit 1, rewind-on-closeå Öminorä2åä/dev/rft2åäUnit 2, rewind-on-closeå Öminorä3åä/dev/rft3åäUnit 3, rewind-on-closeå Öminorä4åä/dev/nrft0åäUnit 0, no rewind-on-closeå Öminorä5åä/dev/nrft1åäUnit 1, no rewind-on-closeå Öminorä6åä/dev/nrft2åäUnit 2, no rewind-on-closeå Öminorä7åä/dev/nrft3åäUnit 3, no rewind-on-closeå ÖÖ Ömajorä åäåäblockåäThird Matsushita (Panasonic/SoundBlaster) CD-ROMå Öminorä0åä/dev/sbpcd8åäPanasonic CD-ROM controller 2 unit 0å Öminorä1åä/dev/sbpcd9åäPanasonic CD-ROM controller 2 unit 1å Öminorä2åä/dev/sbpcd10åäPanasonic CD-ROM controller 2 unit 2å Öminorä3åä/dev/sbpcd11åäPanasonic CD-ROM controller 2 unit 3å Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä28åäåächar åäStallion serial card -- card programmingå Öminorä0åä/dev/staliomem0åäFirst Stallion I/O card memoryå Öminorä1åä/dev/staliomem1åäSecond Stallion I/O card memoryå Öminorä2åä/dev/staliomem2åäThird Stallion I/O card memoryå Öminorä3åä/dev/staliomem3åäFourth Stallion I/O card memoryå ÖÖ Ömajorä åäåächar åäAtari SLM ACSI laser printer (68k/Atari)å Öminorä0åä/dev/slm0åäFirst SLM laser printerå Öminorä1åä/dev/slm1åäSecond SLM laser printerå Öminordots ÖÖ Ömajorä åäåäblockåäFourth Matsushita (Panasonic/SoundBlaster) CD-ROMå Öminorä0åä/dev/sbpcd12åäPanasonic CD-ROM controller 3 unit 0å Öminorä1åä/dev/sbpcd13åäPanasonic CD-ROM controller 3 unit 1å Öminorä2åä/dev/sbpcd14åäPanasonic CD-ROM controller 3 unit 2å Öminorä3åä/dev/sbpcd15åäPanasonic CD-ROM controller 3 unit 3å ÖÖ Ömajorä åäåäblockåäACSI disk/CD-ROM (68k/Atari)å Öminorä0åä/dev/adaåäFirst ACSI disk whole diskå Öminorä16åä/dev/adbåäSecond ACSI disk whole diskå Öminorä32åä/dev/adcåäThird ACSI disk whole diskå Öminordots Öminorä240åä/dev/adpåäSixteenth ACSI disk whole diskå Öendädevicelistå Önoindent Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE disks (see major number 3) except that the partition limit is 15 rather than 63 per disk (same as SCSI.) Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä29åäåächar åäUniversal frame bufferå Öminorä0åä/dev/fb0åäFirst frame bufferå Öminorä1åä/dev/fb0autodetectåäå Öminorä24åä/dev/fb0user0åäå Öminordots Öminorä31åä/dev/fb0user7åäå Öminorä32åä/dev/fb1åäSecond frame bufferå Öminorä33åä/dev/fb1autodetectåäå Öminorä56åä/dev/fb1user0åäå Öminordots Öminorä63åä/dev/fb1user7åäå Öminordots Öendädevicelistå Önoindent The universal frame buffer device is currently supported only on Linux/68k and Linux/SPARC. The plain device accesses the frame buffer at current resolution (Linux/68k calls this file äÖfile currentå, e.g. äÖfile /dev/fb0currentå); the äÖfile autodetectå one at bootup (default) resolution. Minor numbers 2--23 within each frame buffer assignment are used for specific device-dependent resolutions. There appears to be no standard naming for these devices. Finally, 24--31 within each device are reserved for user-selected modes, usually entered at boot time. Currently only Linux/68k uses the mode-specific devices. Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäAztech/Orchid/Okano/Wearnes CD-ROMå Öminorä0åä/dev/aztcdåäAztech CD-ROMå Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä30åäåächar åäiBCS-2 compatibility deviceså Öminorä0åä/dev/socksysåäSocket accesså Öminorä1åä/dev/spxåäSVR3 local X interfaceå Öminorä2åä/dev/inet/arpåäNetwork accesså Öminorä2åä/dev/inet/icmpåäNetwork accesså Öminorä2åä/dev/inet/ipåäNetwork accesså Öminorä2åä/dev/inet/udpåäNetwork accesså Öminorä2åä/dev/inet/tcpåäNetwork accesså Öendädevicelistå Önoindent iBCS-2 requires äÖfile /dev/nfsdå to be a link to äÖfile /dev/socksyså and äÖfile /dev/X0Rå to be a link to äÖfile /dev/nullå. Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäPhilips LMS CM-205 CD-ROMå Öminorä0åä/dev/cm205cdåäPhilips LMS CM-205 CD-ROMå Öendädevicelistå Önoindent äÖfile /dev/lmscdå is an older name for this drive. This driver does not work with the CM-205MS CD-ROM. Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä31åäåächar åäMPU-401 MIDIå Öminorä0åä/dev/mpu401dataåäMPU-401 data portå Öminorä1åä/dev/mpu401statåäMPU-401 status portå ÖÖ Ömajorä åäåäblockåäROM/flash memory cardå Öminorä0åä/dev/rom0åäFirst ROM card (rw)å Öminordots Öminorä7åä/dev/rom7åäEighth ROM card (rw)å Öminorä8åä/dev/rrom0åäFirst ROM card (ro)å Öminordots Öminorä15åä/dev/rrom0åäEighth ROM card (ro)å Öminorä16åä/dev/flash0åäFirst flash memory card (rw)å Öminordots Öminorä23åä/dev/flash7åäEighth flash memory card (rw)å Öminorä24åä/dev/rflash0åäFirst flash memory card (ro)å Öminordots Öminorä31åä/dev/rflash7åäEighth flash memory card (ro)å Öendädevicelistå Önoindent The read-write (rw) devices support back-caching written data in RAM, as well as writing to flash RAM devices. The read-only devices (ro) support reading only. Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä32åäåächar åäSpecialix serial cardå Öminorä0åä/dev/ttyX0åäFirst Specialix portå Öminorä1åä/dev/ttyX1åäSecond Specialix portå Öminordots ÖÖ Ömajorä åäåäblockåäPhilips LMS CM-206 CD-ROMå Öminorä0åä/dev/cm206cdåäPhilips LMS CM-206 CD-ROMå Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä33åäåächar åäSpecialix serial card -- alternate deviceså Öminorä0åä/dev/cux0åäCallout device corresponding to äÖfile ttyX0åå Öminorä1åä/dev/cux1åäCallout device corresponding to äÖfile ttyX1åå Öminordots ÖÖ Ömajorä åäåäblockåäThird IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interfaceå Öminorä0åä/dev/hdeåäMaster: whole disk (or CD-ROM)å Öminorä64åä/dev/hdfåäSlave: whole disk (or CD-ROM)å Öendädevicelistå Önoindent Partitions are handled the same way as for the first interface (see major number 3). Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä34åäåächar åäZ8530 HDLC driverå Öminorä0åä/dev/scc0åäFirst Z8530, first portå Öminorä1åä/dev/scc1åäFirst Z8530, second portå Öminorä2åä/dev/scc2åäSecond Z8530, first portå Öminorä3åä/dev/scc3åäSecond Z8530, second portå Öminordots Öendädevicelistå Önoindent In a previous version these devices were named äÖfile /dev/sc1å for äÖfile /dev/scc0å, äÖfile /dev/sc2å for äÖfile /dev/scc1å, and so on. Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäFourth IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interfaceå Öminorä0åä/dev/hdgåäMaster: whole disk (or CD-ROM)å Öminorä64åä/dev/hdhåäSlave: whole disk (or CD-ROM)å Öendädevicelistå Önoindent Partitions are handled the same way as for the first interface (see major number 3). Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä35åäåächar åätclmidi MIDI driverå Öminorä0åä/dev/midi0åäFirst MIDI port, kernel timedå Öminorä1åä/dev/midi1åäSecond MIDI port, kernel timedå Öminorä2åä/dev/midi2åäThird MIDI port, kernel timedå Öminorä3åä/dev/midi3åäFourth MIDI port, kernel timedå Öminorä64åä/dev/rmidi0åäFirst MIDI port, untimedå Öminorä65åä/dev/rmidi1åäSecond MIDI port, untimedå Öminorä66åä/dev/rmidi2åäThird MIDI port, untimedå Öminorä67åä/dev/rmidi3åäFourth MIDI port, untimedå Öminorä128åä/dev/smpte0åäFirst MIDI port, SMPTE timedå Öminorä129åä/dev/smpte1åäSecond MIDI port, SMPTE timedå Öminorä130åä/dev/smpte2åäThird MIDI port, SMPTE timedå Öminorä131åä/dev/smpte3åäFourth MIDI port, SMPTE timedå ÖÖ Ömajorä åäåäblockåäModular RAM diskå Öendädevicelistå Önoindent This device number is provided for older kernels which did not have the modular RAM disk in the standard distribution. See major number 1. This assignment will be removed when the 2.0 kernel is released. Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä36åäåächar åäNetlink supportå Öminorä0åä/dev/routeåäRouting, device updates (kernel to user)å Öminorä1åä/dev/skipåäenSKIP security cache controlå ÖÖ Ömajorä åäåäblockåäMCA ESDI hard diskå Öminorä0åä/dev/edaåäFirst ESDI disk whole diskå Öminorä64åä/dev/edbåäSecond ESDI disk whole diskå Öminordots Öendädevicelistå Önoindent Partitions are handled the same way as for IDE disks (see major number 3). Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä37åäåächar åäIDE tapeå Öminorä0åä/dev/ht0åäFirst IDE tapeå Öminorä128åä/dev/nht0åäFirst IDE tape, no rewind-on-closeå Öendädevicelistå Önoindent Currently, only one IDE tape drive is supported. Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäZorro II ramdiskå Öminorä0åä/dev/z2ramåäZorro II ramdiskå Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä38åäåächar åäMyricom PCI Myrinet boardå Öminorä0åä/dev/mlanai0åäFirst Myrinet boardå Öminorä1åä/dev/mlanai1åäSecond Myrinet boardå Öminordots Öendädevicelistå Önoindent This device is used for board control, status query and ``user level packet I/O''. The board is also accessible as a regular äÖfile ethå networking device. Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä åäåäblockåäReserved for Linux/AP+å Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä39åäåächar åäML-16P experimental I/O boardå Öminorä0åä/dev/ml16pa-a0åäFirst card, first analog channelå Öminorä1åä/dev/ml16pa-a1åäFirst card, second analog channelå Öminordots Öminorä15åä/dev/ml16pa-a15åäFirst card, 16th analog channelå Öminorä16åä/dev/ml16pa-dåäFirst card, digital lineså Öminorä17åä/dev/ml16pa-c0åäFirst card, first counter/timerå Öminorä18åä/dev/ml16pa-c1åäFirst card, second counter/timerå Öminorä19åä/dev/ml16pa-c2åäFirst card, third counter/timerå Öminorä32åä/dev/ml16pb-a0åäSecond card, first analog channelå Öminorä33åä/dev/ml16pb-a1åäSecond card, second analog channelå Öminordots Öminorä47åä/dev/ml16pb-a15åäSecond card, 16th analog channelå Öminorä48åä/dev/ml16pb-dåäSecond card, digital lineså Öminorä49åä/dev/ml16pb-c0åäSecond card, first counter/timerå Öminorä50åä/dev/ml16pb-c1åäSecond card, second counter/timerå Öminorä51åä/dev/ml16pb-c2åäSecond card, third counter/timerå Öminordots ÖÖ Ömajorä åäåäblockåäReserved for Linux/AP+å Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä40åäåächar åäMatrox Meteor frame grabberå Öminorä0åä/dev/mmetfgrabåäMatrox Meteor frame grabberå ÖÖ Ömajorä åäåäblockåäSyquest EZ135 parallel port removable driveå Öminorä0åä/dev/ezaåäParallel EZ135 drive whole diskå Öendädevicelistå Önoindent Partitions are handled the same way as for IDE disks (see major number 3). Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä41åäåächar åäYet Another Micro Monitorå Öminorä0åä/dev/yammåäYet Another Micro Monitorå ÖÖ Ömajorä åäåäblockåäMicroSolutions BackPack parallel port CD-ROMå Öminorä0åä/dev/bpcdåäBackPack CD-ROMå Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä42åäåäåäDemo/sample useå Öendädevicelistå Önoindent This number is intended for use in sample code, as well as a general ``example'' device number. It should never be used for a device driver that is being distributed; either obtain an official number or use the local/experimental range. The sudden addition or removal of a driver with this number should not cause ill effects to the system (bugs excepted.) Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä43åäåächar åäisdn4linux virtual modemå Öminorä0åä/dev/ttyI0åäFirst virtual modemå Öminordots Öminorä63åä/dev/ttyI63åä64th virtual modemå Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä44åäåächar åäisdn4linux virtual modem -- alternate deviceså Öminorä0åä/dev/cui0åäCallout device corresponding to äÖfile ttyI0åå Öminordots Öminorä63åä/dev/cui63åäCallout device corresponding to äÖfile ttyI63åå Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä45åäåächar åäisdn4linux ISDN BRI driverå Öminorä0åä/dev/isdn0åäFirst virtual B channel raw dataå Öminordots Öminorä63åä/dev/isdn63åä64th virtual B channel raw dataå Öminorä64åä/dev/isdnctrl0åäFirst channel control/debugå Öminordots Öminorä127åä/dev/isdnctrl63åä64th channel control/debugå Öminorä128åä/dev/ippp0åäFirst SyncPPP deviceå Öminordots Öminorä191åä/dev/ippp63åä64th SyncPPP deviceå Öminorä255åä/dev/isdninfoåäISDN monitor interfaceå Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä46åäåächar åäComtrol Rocketport serial cardå Öminorä0åä/dev/ttyR0åäFirst Rocketport portå Öminorä1åä/dev/ttyR1åäSecond Rocketport portå Öminordots Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä47åäåächar åäComtrol Rocketport serial card -- alternate deviceså Öminorä0åä/dev/cur0åäCallout device corresponding to äÖfile ttyR0åå Öminorä1åä/dev/cur1åäCallout device corresponding to äÖfile ttyR1åå Öminordots Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä48åäåächar åäSDL RISCom serial cardå Öminorä0åä/dev/ttyL0åäFirst RISCom portå Öminorä1åä/dev/ttyL1åäSecond RISCom portå Öminordots Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä49åäåächar åäSDL RISCom serial card -- alternate deviceså Öminorä0åä/dev/cul0åäCallout device corresponding to äÖfile ttyL0åå Öminorä1åä/dev/cul1åäCallout device corresponding to äÖfile ttyL1åå Öminordots Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä50åäåächaråäReserved for GLINTå Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä51åäåächar åäBaycom radio modemå Öminorä0åä/dev/bc0åäFirst Baycom radio modemå Öminorä1åä/dev/bc1åäSecond Baycom radio modemå Öminordots Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä52åäåächar åäSpellcaster DataComm/BRI ISDN cardå Öminorä0åä/dev/dcbri0åäFirst DataComm cardå Öminorä1åä/dev/dcbri1åäSecond DataComm cardå Öminorä2åä/dev/dcbri2åäThird DataComm cardå Öminorä3åä/dev/dcbri3åäFourth DataComm cardå Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä53åäåächar åäBDM interface for remote debugging MC683xx microcontrollerså Öminorä0åä/dev/pdÖ_bdm0åäPD BDM interface on äÖfile lp0åå Öminorä1åä/dev/pdÖ_bdm1åäPD BDM interface on äÖfile lp1åå Öminorä2åä/dev/pdÖ_bdm2åäPD BDM interface on äÖfile lp2åå Öminorä4åä/dev/icdÖ_bdm0åäICD BDM interface on äÖfile lp0åå Öminorä5åä/dev/icdÖ_bdm1åäICD BDM interface on äÖfile lp1åå Öminorä6åä/dev/icdÖ_bdm2åäICD BDM interface on äÖfile lp2åå Öendädevicelistå Önoindent This device is used for the interfacing to the MC683xx microcontrollers via Background Debug Mode by use of a Parallel Port interface. PD is the Motorola Public Domain Interface and ICD is the commercial interface by PÖ&E. Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä54åäåächar åäElectrocardiognosis Holter serial cardå Öminorä0åä/dev/holter0åäFirst Holter portå Öminorä1åä/dev/holter1åäSecond Holter portå Öminorä2åä/dev/holter2åäThird Holter portå Öendädevicelistå Önoindent A custom serial card used by Electrocardiognosis SRL $<$mseritan@ottonel.pub.ro$>$ to transfer data from Holter 24-hour heart monitoring equipment. Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä55åä--59åäåäUnallocatedå Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä60åä--63åäåäLocal/experimental useå Öendädevicelistå Önoindent For devices not assigned official numbers, these ranges should be used, in order to avoid conflict with future assignments. Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä64åä--119åäåäUnallocatedå Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä120åä--127åäåäLocal/experimental useå Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä128åä--239åäåäUnallocatedå Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä240åä--254åäåäLocal/experimental useå Öendädevicelistå Öbeginädevicelistå Ömajorä255åäåäåäReservedå Öendädevicelistå ÖsectionäAdditional /dev directory entrieså This section details additional entries that should or may exist in the äÖfile /devå directory. It is preferred that symbolic links use the same form (absolute or relative) as is indicated here. Links are classified as äÖem hardÖ/å or äÖem symbolicÖ/å depending on the preferred type of link; if possible, the indicated type of link should be used. ÖsubsectionäCompulsory linkså These links should exist on all systems: Öbeginänodelistå Ölinkä/dev/fdåä/proc/self/fdåäsymbolicåäFile descriptorså Ölinkä/dev/stdinåäfd/0åäsymbolicåäStandard input file descriptorå Ölinkä/dev/stdoutåäfd/1åäsymbolicåäStandard output file descriptorå Ölinkä/dev/stderråäfd/2åäsymbolicåäStandard error file descriptorå Ölinkä/dev/nfsdåäsocksysåäsymbolicåäRequired by iBCS-2å Ölinkä/dev/X0RåänullåäsymbolicåäRequired by iBCS-2å Öendänodelistå Önoindent Note: The last device is: $<$letter äÖtt Xå$>$-$<$digit äÖtt 0å$>$-$<$letter äÖtt Rå$>$. ÖsubsectionäRecommended linkså It is recommended that these links exist on all systems: Öbeginänodelistå Ölinkä/dev/coreåä/proc/kcoreåäsymbolicåäBackward compatibilityå Ölinkä/dev/ramdiskåäram0åäsymbolicåäBackward compatibilityå Ölinkä/dev/ftapeåärft0åäsymbolicåäBackward compatibilityå Ölinkä/dev/scd?åäsr?åähardåäAlternate name for CD-ROMså %Ölinkä/dev/fd?H*åäfd?D*åähardåäCompatible floppy formatså %Ölinkä/dev/fd?E*åäfd?D*åähardåäCompatible floppy formatså %Ölinkä/dev/fd?E*åäfd?H*åähardåäCompatible floppy formatså Öendänodelistå ÖsubsectionäLocally defined linkså The following links may be established locally to conform to the configuration of the system. This is merely a tabulation of existing practice, and does not constitute a recommendation. However, if they exist, they should have the following uses. Öbeginänodelistå Övlinkä/dev/mouseåämouse portåäsymbolicåäCurrent mouse deviceå Övlinkä/dev/tapeåätape deviceåäsymbolicåäCurrent tape deviceå Övlinkä/dev/cdromåäCD-ROM deviceåäsymbolicåäCurrent CD-ROM deviceå Övlinkä/dev/cdwriteråäCD-writeråäsymbolicåäCurrent CD-writer deviceå Övlinkä/dev/scanneråäscanner deviceåäsymbolicåäCurrent scanner deviceå Övlinkä/dev/modemåämodem portåäsymbolicåäCurrent dialout deviceå Övlinkä/dev/rootåäroot deviceåäsymbolicåäCurrent root filesystemå Övlinkä/dev/swapåäswap deviceåäsymbolicåäCurrent swap deviceå Öendänodelistå Önoindent äÖfile /dev/modemå should not be used for a modem which supports dialin as well as dialout, as it tends to cause lock file problems. If it exists, äÖfile /dev/modemå should point to the appropriate dialout (alternate) device. For SCSI devices, äÖfile /dev/tapeå and äÖfile /dev/cdromå should point to the ``cooked'' devices (äÖfile /dev/st*å and äÖfile /dev/sr*å, respectively), whereas äÖfile /dev/cdwriterå and äÖfile /dev/scannerå should point to the appropriate generic SCSI devices (äÖfile /dev/sg*å.) äÖfile /dev/mouseå may point to a primary serial TTY device, a hardware mouse device, or a socket for a mouse driver program (e.g. äÖfile /dev/gpmdataå.) ÖsubsectionäSockets and pipeså Non-transient sockets or named pipes may exist in äÖfile /devå. Common entries are: Öbeginänodelistå Önodeä/dev/printeråäsocketåääÖfile lpdå local socketå Önodeä/dev/logåäsocketåääÖfile syslogå local socketå Önodeä/dev/gpmdataåäsocketåääÖfile gpmå mouse multiplexerå Öendänodelistå Öendädocumentå