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- Lines: 79
- Date:
Sun Mar 10 09:40:36 1996
- Orig file:
v1.3.72/linux/Documentation/devices.txt
- Orig date:
Tue Mar 5 10:10:44 1996
diff -u --recursive --new-file v1.3.72/linux/Documentation/devices.txt linux/Documentation/devices.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
Maintained by H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
- Last revised: March 2, 1996
+ Last revised: March 9, 1996
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
@@ -187,6 +187,15 @@
NOTE: These devices permit both read and write access.
+ block Loopback devices
+ 0 = /dev/loop0 First loopback device
+ 1 = /dev/loop1 Second loopback device
+ ...
+
+ The loopback devices are used to mount filesystems not
+ associated with block devices. The binding to the
+ loopback devices is usually handled by mount(1).
+
8 block SCSI disk devices
0 = /dev/sda First SCSI disk whole disk
16 = /dev/sdb Second SCSI disk whole disk
@@ -229,15 +238,6 @@
132 = /dev/hwtrap Hardware fault trap
133 = /dev/exttrp External device trap
- block Loopback devices
- 0 = /dev/loop0 First loopback device
- 1 = /dev/loop1 Second loopback device
- ...
-
- The loopback devices are used to mount filesystems not
- associated with block devices. The binding to the
- loopback devices is usually handled by mount(1).
-
11 char Raw keyboard device
0 = /dev/kbd Raw keyboard device
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
2 = /dev/sbpcd2 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 0 unit 2
3 = /dev/sbpcd3 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 0 unit 3
- 26 char Frame grabbers
+ 26 char Quanta WinVision frame grabber
0 = /dev/wvisfgrab Quanta WinVision frame grabber
block Second Matsushita (Panasonic/SoundBlaster) CD-ROM
0 = /dev/sbpcd4 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 1 unit 0
@@ -627,7 +627,8 @@
51 = /dev/ml16pb-c2 Second card, third counter/timer
...
- 40 UNALLOCATED
+ 40 Matrox Meteor frame grabber
+ 0 = /dev/mmetfgrab Matrox Meteor frame grabber
41 Yet Another Micro Monitor
0 = /dev/yamm Yet Another Micro Monitor
@@ -661,7 +662,17 @@
31 = /dev/isdnctrl15 16th channel control/debug
128 = /dev/isdninfo ISDN monitor interface
- 46-59 UNALLOCATED
+ 46 char Comtrol Rocketport serial card
+ 0 = /dev/ttyR0 First Rocketport port
+ 1 = /dev/ttyR1 Second Rocketport port
+ ...
+
+ 47 char Comtrol Rocketport serial card - alternate devices
+ 0 = /dev/cur0 Callout device corresponding to ttyR0
+ 1 = /dev/cur1 Callout device corresponding to ttyR1
+ ...
+
+ 48-59 UNALLOCATED
60-63 LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE
Allocated for local/experimental use. For devices not
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