| 0 Unnamed devices (e.g. non-device mounts) | |
| 0 = reserved as null device number | |
| See block major 144, 145, 146 for expansion areas. | |
| 1 char Memory devices | |
| 1 = /dev/mem Physical memory access | |
| 2 = /dev/kmem Kernel virtual memory access | |
| 3 = /dev/null Null device | |
| 4 = /dev/port I/O port access | |
| 5 = /dev/zero Null byte source | |
| 6 = /dev/core OBSOLETE - replaced by /proc/kcore | |
| 7 = /dev/full Returns ENOSPC on write | |
| 8 = /dev/random Nondeterministic random number gen. | |
| 9 = /dev/urandom Faster, less secure random number gen. | |
| 10 = /dev/aio Asynchronous I/O notification interface | |
| 11 = /dev/kmsg Writes to this come out as printk's, reads | |
| export the buffered printk records. | |
| 12 = /dev/oldmem OBSOLETE - replaced by /proc/vmcore | |
| 1 block RAM disk | |
| 0 = /dev/ram0 First RAM disk | |
| 1 = /dev/ram1 Second RAM disk | |
| ... | |
| 250 = /dev/initrd Initial RAM disk | |
| Older kernels had /dev/ramdisk (1, 1) here. | |
| /dev/initrd refers to a RAM disk which was preloaded | |
| by the boot loader; newer kernels use /dev/ram0 for | |
| the initrd. | |
| 2 char Pseudo-TTY masters | |
| 0 = /dev/ptyp0 First PTY master | |
| 1 = /dev/ptyp1 Second PTY master | |
| ... | |
| 255 = /dev/ptyef 256th PTY master | |
| Pseudo-tty's are named as follows: | |
| * Masters are "pty", slaves are "tty"; | |
| * the fourth letter is one of pqrstuvwxyzabcde indicating | |
| the 1st through 16th series of 16 pseudo-ttys each, and | |
| * the fifth letter is one of 0123456789abcdef indicating | |
| the position within the series. | |
| These are the old-style (BSD) PTY devices; Unix98 | |
| devices are on major 128 and above and use the PTY | |
| master multiplex (/dev/ptmx) to acquire a PTY on | |
| demand. | |
| 2 block Floppy disks | |
| 0 = /dev/fd0 Controller 0, drive 0, autodetect | |
| 1 = /dev/fd1 Controller 0, drive 1, autodetect | |
| 2 = /dev/fd2 Controller 0, drive 2, autodetect | |
| 3 = /dev/fd3 Controller 0, drive 3, autodetect | |
| 128 = /dev/fd4 Controller 1, drive 0, autodetect | |
| 129 = /dev/fd5 Controller 1, drive 1, autodetect | |
| 130 = /dev/fd6 Controller 1, drive 2, autodetect | |
| 131 = /dev/fd7 Controller 1, drive 3, autodetect | |
| To specify format, add to the autodetect device number: | |
| 0 = /dev/fd? Autodetect format | |
| 4 = /dev/fd?d360 5.25" 360K in a 360K drive(1) | |
| 20 = /dev/fd?h360 5.25" 360K in a 1200K drive(1) | |
| 48 = /dev/fd?h410 5.25" 410K in a 1200K drive | |
| 64 = /dev/fd?h420 5.25" 420K in a 1200K drive | |
| 24 = /dev/fd?h720 5.25" 720K in a 1200K drive | |
| 80 = /dev/fd?h880 5.25" 880K in a 1200K drive(1) | |
| 8 = /dev/fd?h1200 5.25" 1200K in a 1200K drive(1) | |
| 40 = /dev/fd?h1440 5.25" 1440K in a 1200K drive(1) | |
| 56 = /dev/fd?h1476 5.25" 1476K in a 1200K drive | |
| 72 = /dev/fd?h1494 5.25" 1494K in a 1200K drive | |
| 92 = /dev/fd?h1600 5.25" 1600K in a 1200K drive(1) | |
| 12 = /dev/fd?u360 3.5" 360K Double Density(2) | |
| 16 = /dev/fd?u720 3.5" 720K Double Density(1) | |
| 120 = /dev/fd?u800 3.5" 800K Double Density(2) | |
| 52 = /dev/fd?u820 3.5" 820K Double Density | |
| 68 = /dev/fd?u830 3.5" 830K Double Density | |
| 84 = /dev/fd?u1040 3.5" 1040K Double Density(1) | |
| 88 = /dev/fd?u1120 3.5" 1120K Double Density(1) | |
| 28 = /dev/fd?u1440 3.5" 1440K High Density(1) | |
| 124 = /dev/fd?u1600 3.5" 1600K High Density(1) | |
| 44 = /dev/fd?u1680 3.5" 1680K High Density(3) | |
| 60 = /dev/fd?u1722 3.5" 1722K High Density | |
| 76 = /dev/fd?u1743 3.5" 1743K High Density | |
| 96 = /dev/fd?u1760 3.5" 1760K High Density | |
| 116 = /dev/fd?u1840 3.5" 1840K High Density(3) | |
| 100 = /dev/fd?u1920 3.5" 1920K High Density(1) | |
| 32 = /dev/fd?u2880 3.5" 2880K Extra Density(1) | |
| 104 = /dev/fd?u3200 3.5" 3200K Extra Density | |
| 108 = /dev/fd?u3520 3.5" 3520K Extra Density | |
| 112 = /dev/fd?u3840 3.5" 3840K Extra Density(1) | |
| 36 = /dev/fd?CompaQ Compaq 2880K drive; obsolete? | |
| (1) Autodetectable format | |
| (2) Autodetectable format in a Double Density (720K) drive only | |
| (3) Autodetectable format in a High Density (1440K) drive only | |
| NOTE: The letter in the device name (d, q, h or u) | |
| signifies the type of drive: 5.25" Double Density (d), | |
| 5.25" Quad Density (q), 5.25" High Density (h) or 3.5" | |
| (any model, u). The use of the capital letters D, H | |
| and E for the 3.5" models have been deprecated, since | |
| the drive type is insignificant for these devices. | |
| 3 char Pseudo-TTY slaves | |
| 0 = /dev/ttyp0 First PTY slave | |
| 1 = /dev/ttyp1 Second PTY slave | |
| ... | |
| 255 = /dev/ttyef 256th PTY slave | |
| These are the old-style (BSD) PTY devices; Unix98 | |
| devices are on major 136 and above. | |
| 3 block First MFM, RLL and IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface | |
| 0 = /dev/hda Master: whole disk (or CD-ROM) | |
| 64 = /dev/hdb Slave: whole disk (or CD-ROM) | |
| For partitions, add to the whole disk device number: | |
| 0 = /dev/hd? Whole disk | |
| 1 = /dev/hd?1 First partition | |
| 2 = /dev/hd?2 Second partition | |
| ... | |
| 63 = /dev/hd?63 63rd partition | |
| For Linux/i386, partitions 1-4 are the primary | |
| partitions, and 5 and above are logical partitions. | |
| Other versions of Linux use partitioning schemes | |
| appropriate to their respective architectures. | |
| 4 char TTY devices | |
| 0 = /dev/tty0 Current virtual console | |
| 1 = /dev/tty1 First virtual console | |
| ... | |
| 63 = /dev/tty63 63rd virtual console | |
| 64 = /dev/ttyS0 First UART serial port | |
| ... | |
| 255 = /dev/ttyS191 192nd UART serial port | |
| UART serial ports refer to 8250/16450/16550 series devices. | |
| Older versions of the Linux kernel used this major | |
| number for BSD PTY devices. As of Linux 2.1.115, this | |
| is no longer supported. Use major numbers 2 and 3. | |
| 4 block Aliases for dynamically allocated major devices to be used | |
| when its not possible to create the real device nodes | |
| because the root filesystem is mounted read-only. | |
| 0 = /dev/root | |
| 5 char Alternate TTY devices | |
| 0 = /dev/tty Current TTY device | |
| 1 = /dev/console System console | |
| 2 = /dev/ptmx PTY master multiplex | |
| 3 = /dev/ttyprintk User messages via printk TTY device | |
| 64 = /dev/cua0 Callout device for ttyS0 | |
| ... | |
| 255 = /dev/cua191 Callout device for ttyS191 | |
| (5,1) is /dev/console starting with Linux 2.1.71. See | |
| the section on terminal devices for more information | |
| on /dev/console. | |
| 6 char Parallel printer devices | |
| 0 = /dev/lp0 Parallel printer on parport0 | |
| 1 = /dev/lp1 Parallel printer on parport1 | |
| ... | |
| Current Linux kernels no longer have a fixed mapping | |
| between parallel ports and I/O addresses. Instead, | |
| they are redirected through the parport multiplex layer. | |
| 7 char Virtual console capture devices | |
| 0 = /dev/vcs Current vc text (glyph) contents | |
| 1 = /dev/vcs1 tty1 text (glyph) contents | |
| ... | |
| 63 = /dev/vcs63 tty63 text (glyph) contents | |
| 64 = /dev/vcsu Current vc text (unicode) contents | |
| 65 = /dev/vcsu1 tty1 text (unicode) contents | |
| ... | |
| 127 = /dev/vcsu63 tty63 text (unicode) contents | |
| 128 = /dev/vcsa Current vc text/attribute (glyph) contents | |
| 129 = /dev/vcsa1 tty1 text/attribute (glyph) contents | |
| ... | |
| 191 = /dev/vcsa63 tty63 text/attribute (glyph) contents | |
| NOTE: These devices permit both read and write access. | |
| 7 block Loopback devices | |
| 0 = /dev/loop0 First loop device | |
| 1 = /dev/loop1 Second loop device | |
| ... | |
| The loop devices are used to mount filesystems not | |
| associated with block devices. The binding to the | |
| loop devices is handled by mount(8) or losetup(8). | |
| 8 block SCSI disk devices (0-15) | |
| 0 = /dev/sda First SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/sdb Second SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 32 = /dev/sdc Third SCSI disk whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/sdp Sixteenth SCSI disk whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 9 char SCSI tape devices | |
| 0 = /dev/st0 First SCSI tape, mode 0 | |
| 1 = /dev/st1 Second SCSI tape, mode 0 | |
| ... | |
| 32 = /dev/st0l First SCSI tape, mode 1 | |
| 33 = /dev/st1l Second SCSI tape, mode 1 | |
| ... | |
| 64 = /dev/st0m First SCSI tape, mode 2 | |
| 65 = /dev/st1m Second SCSI tape, mode 2 | |
| ... | |
| 96 = /dev/st0a First SCSI tape, mode 3 | |
| 97 = /dev/st1a Second SCSI tape, mode 3 | |
| ... | |
| 128 = /dev/nst0 First SCSI tape, mode 0, no rewind | |
| 129 = /dev/nst1 Second SCSI tape, mode 0, no rewind | |
| ... | |
| 160 = /dev/nst0l First SCSI tape, mode 1, no rewind | |
| 161 = /dev/nst1l Second SCSI tape, mode 1, no rewind | |
| ... | |
| 192 = /dev/nst0m First SCSI tape, mode 2, no rewind | |
| 193 = /dev/nst1m Second SCSI tape, mode 2, no rewind | |
| ... | |
| 224 = /dev/nst0a First SCSI tape, mode 3, no rewind | |
| 225 = /dev/nst1a Second SCSI tape, mode 3, no rewind | |
| ... | |
| "No rewind" refers to the omission of the default | |
| automatic rewind on device close. The MTREW or MTOFFL | |
| ioctl()'s can be used to rewind the tape regardless of | |
| the device used to access it. | |
| 9 block Metadisk (RAID) devices | |
| 0 = /dev/md0 First metadisk group | |
| 1 = /dev/md1 Second metadisk group | |
| ... | |
| The metadisk driver is used to span a | |
| filesystem across multiple physical disks. | |
| 10 char Non-serial mice, misc features | |
| 0 = /dev/logibm Logitech bus mouse | |
| 1 = /dev/psaux PS/2-style mouse port | |
| 2 = /dev/inportbm Microsoft Inport bus mouse | |
| 3 = /dev/atibm ATI XL bus mouse | |
| 4 = /dev/jbm J-mouse | |
| 4 = /dev/amigamouse Amiga mouse (68k/Amiga) | |
| 5 = /dev/atarimouse Atari mouse | |
| 6 = /dev/sunmouse Sun mouse | |
| 7 = /dev/amigamouse1 Second Amiga mouse | |
| 8 = /dev/smouse Simple serial mouse driver | |
| 9 = /dev/pc110pad IBM PC-110 digitizer pad | |
| 10 = /dev/adbmouse Apple Desktop Bus mouse | |
| 11 = /dev/vrtpanel Vr41xx embedded touch panel | |
| 13 = /dev/vpcmouse Connectix Virtual PC Mouse | |
| 14 = /dev/touchscreen/ucb1x00 UCB 1x00 touchscreen | |
| 15 = /dev/touchscreen/mk712 MK712 touchscreen | |
| 128 = /dev/beep Fancy beep device | |
| 129 = | |
| 130 = /dev/watchdog Watchdog timer port | |
| 131 = /dev/temperature Machine internal temperature | |
| 132 = /dev/hwtrap Hardware fault trap | |
| 133 = /dev/exttrp External device trap | |
| 134 = /dev/apm_bios Advanced Power Management BIOS | |
| 135 = /dev/rtc Real Time Clock | |
| 137 = /dev/vhci Bluetooth virtual HCI driver | |
| 139 = /dev/openprom SPARC OpenBoot PROM | |
| 140 = /dev/relay8 Berkshire Products Octal relay card | |
| 141 = /dev/relay16 Berkshire Products ISO-16 relay card | |
| 142 = | |
| 143 = /dev/pciconf PCI configuration space | |
| 144 = /dev/nvram Non-volatile configuration RAM | |
| 145 = /dev/hfmodem Soundcard shortwave modem control | |
| 146 = /dev/graphics Linux/SGI graphics device | |
| 147 = /dev/opengl Linux/SGI OpenGL pipe | |
| 148 = /dev/gfx Linux/SGI graphics effects device | |
| 149 = /dev/input/mouse Linux/SGI Irix emulation mouse | |
| 150 = /dev/input/keyboard Linux/SGI Irix emulation keyboard | |
| 151 = /dev/led Front panel LEDs | |
| 152 = /dev/kpoll Kernel Poll Driver | |
| 153 = /dev/mergemem Memory merge device | |
| 154 = /dev/pmu Macintosh PowerBook power manager | |
| 155 = /dev/isictl MultiTech ISICom serial control | |
| 156 = /dev/lcd Front panel LCD display | |
| 157 = /dev/ac Applicom Intl Profibus card | |
| 158 = /dev/nwbutton Netwinder external button | |
| 159 = /dev/nwdebug Netwinder debug interface | |
| 160 = /dev/nwflash Netwinder flash memory | |
| 161 = /dev/userdma User-space DMA access | |
| 162 = /dev/smbus System Management Bus | |
| 163 = /dev/lik Logitech Internet Keyboard | |
| 164 = /dev/ipmo Intel Intelligent Platform Management | |
| 165 = /dev/vmmon VMware virtual machine monitor | |
| 166 = /dev/i2o/ctl I2O configuration manager | |
| 167 = /dev/specialix_sxctl Specialix serial control | |
| 168 = /dev/tcldrv Technology Concepts serial control | |
| 169 = /dev/specialix_rioctl Specialix RIO serial control | |
| 170 = /dev/thinkpad/thinkpad IBM Thinkpad devices | |
| 171 = /dev/srripc QNX4 API IPC manager | |
| 172 = /dev/usemaclone Semaphore clone device | |
| 173 = /dev/ipmikcs Intelligent Platform Management | |
| 174 = /dev/uctrl SPARCbook 3 microcontroller | |
| 175 = /dev/agpgart AGP Graphics Address Remapping Table | |
| 176 = /dev/gtrsc Gorgy Timing radio clock | |
| 177 = /dev/cbm Serial CBM bus | |
| 178 = /dev/jsflash JavaStation OS flash SIMM | |
| 179 = /dev/xsvc High-speed shared-mem/semaphore service | |
| 180 = /dev/vrbuttons Vr41xx button input device | |
| 181 = /dev/toshiba Toshiba laptop SMM support | |
| 182 = /dev/perfctr Performance-monitoring counters | |
| 183 = /dev/hwrng Generic random number generator | |
| 184 = /dev/cpu/microcode CPU microcode update interface | |
| 186 = /dev/atomicps Atomic snapshot of process state data | |
| 187 = /dev/irnet IrNET device | |
| 188 = /dev/smbusbios SMBus BIOS | |
| 189 = /dev/ussp_ctl User space serial port control | |
| 190 = /dev/crash Mission Critical Linux crash dump facility | |
| 191 = /dev/pcl181 <information missing> | |
| 192 = /dev/nas_xbus NAS xbus LCD/buttons access | |
| 193 = /dev/d7s SPARC 7-segment display | |
| 194 = /dev/zkshim Zero-Knowledge network shim control | |
| 195 = /dev/elographics/e2201 Elographics touchscreen E271-2201 | |
| 196 = /dev/vfio/vfio VFIO userspace driver interface | |
| 197 = /dev/pxa3xx-gcu PXA3xx graphics controller unit driver | |
| 198 = /dev/sexec Signed executable interface | |
| 199 = /dev/scanners/cuecat :CueCat barcode scanner | |
| 200 = /dev/net/tun TAP/TUN network device | |
| 201 = /dev/button/gulpb Transmeta GULP-B buttons | |
| 202 = /dev/emd/ctl Enhanced Metadisk RAID (EMD) control | |
| 203 = /dev/cuse Cuse (character device in user-space) | |
| 204 = /dev/video/em8300 EM8300 DVD decoder control | |
| 205 = /dev/video/em8300_mv EM8300 DVD decoder video | |
| 206 = /dev/video/em8300_ma EM8300 DVD decoder audio | |
| 207 = /dev/video/em8300_sp EM8300 DVD decoder subpicture | |
| 208 = /dev/compaq/cpqphpc Compaq PCI Hot Plug Controller | |
| 209 = /dev/compaq/cpqrid Compaq Remote Insight Driver | |
| 210 = /dev/impi/bt IMPI coprocessor block transfer | |
| 211 = /dev/impi/smic IMPI coprocessor stream interface | |
| 212 = /dev/watchdogs/0 First watchdog device | |
| 213 = /dev/watchdogs/1 Second watchdog device | |
| 214 = /dev/watchdogs/2 Third watchdog device | |
| 215 = /dev/watchdogs/3 Fourth watchdog device | |
| 216 = /dev/fujitsu/apanel Fujitsu/Siemens application panel | |
| 217 = /dev/ni/natmotn National Instruments Motion | |
| 218 = /dev/kchuid Inter-process chuid control | |
| 219 = /dev/modems/mwave MWave modem firmware upload | |
| 220 = /dev/mptctl Message passing technology (MPT) control | |
| 221 = /dev/mvista/hssdsi Montavista PICMG hot swap system driver | |
| 222 = /dev/mvista/hasi Montavista PICMG high availability | |
| 223 = /dev/input/uinput User level driver support for input | |
| 224 = /dev/tpm TCPA TPM driver | |
| 225 = /dev/pps Pulse Per Second driver | |
| 226 = /dev/systrace Systrace device | |
| 227 = /dev/mcelog X86_64 Machine Check Exception driver | |
| 228 = /dev/hpet HPET driver | |
| 229 = /dev/fuse Fuse (virtual filesystem in user-space) | |
| 230 = /dev/midishare MidiShare driver | |
| 231 = /dev/snapshot System memory snapshot device | |
| 232 = /dev/kvm Kernel-based virtual machine (hardware virtualization extensions) | |
| 233 = /dev/kmview View-OS A process with a view | |
| 234 = /dev/btrfs-control Btrfs control device | |
| 235 = /dev/autofs Autofs control device | |
| 236 = /dev/mapper/control Device-Mapper control device | |
| 237 = /dev/loop-control Loopback control device | |
| 238 = /dev/vhost-net Host kernel accelerator for virtio net | |
| 239 = /dev/uhid User-space I/O driver support for HID subsystem | |
| 240 = /dev/userio Serio driver testing device | |
| 241 = /dev/vhost-vsock Host kernel driver for virtio vsock | |
| 242-254 Reserved for local use | |
| 255 Reserved for MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR | |
| 11 char Raw keyboard device (Linux/SPARC only) | |
| 0 = /dev/kbd Raw keyboard device | |
| 11 char Serial Mux device (Linux/PA-RISC only) | |
| 0 = /dev/ttyB0 First mux port | |
| 1 = /dev/ttyB1 Second mux port | |
| ... | |
| 11 block SCSI CD-ROM devices | |
| 0 = /dev/scd0 First SCSI CD-ROM | |
| 1 = /dev/scd1 Second SCSI CD-ROM | |
| ... | |
| The prefix /dev/sr (instead of /dev/scd) has been deprecated. | |
| 12 char QIC-02 tape | |
| 2 = /dev/ntpqic11 QIC-11, no rewind-on-close | |
| 3 = /dev/tpqic11 QIC-11, rewind-on-close | |
| 4 = /dev/ntpqic24 QIC-24, no rewind-on-close | |
| 5 = /dev/tpqic24 QIC-24, rewind-on-close | |
| 6 = /dev/ntpqic120 QIC-120, no rewind-on-close | |
| 7 = /dev/tpqic120 QIC-120, rewind-on-close | |
| 8 = /dev/ntpqic150 QIC-150, no rewind-on-close | |
| 9 = /dev/tpqic150 QIC-150, rewind-on-close | |
| The device names specified are proposed -- if there | |
| are "standard" names for these devices, please let me know. | |
| 12 block | |
| 13 char Input core | |
| 0 = /dev/input/js0 First joystick | |
| 1 = /dev/input/js1 Second joystick | |
| ... | |
| 32 = /dev/input/mouse0 First mouse | |
| 33 = /dev/input/mouse1 Second mouse | |
| ... | |
| 63 = /dev/input/mice Unified mouse | |
| 64 = /dev/input/event0 First event queue | |
| 65 = /dev/input/event1 Second event queue | |
| ... | |
| Each device type has 5 bits (32 minors). | |
| 13 block Previously used for the XT disk (/dev/xdN) | |
| Deleted in kernel v3.9. | |
| 14 char Open Sound System (OSS) | |
| 0 = /dev/mixer Mixer control | |
| 1 = /dev/sequencer Audio sequencer | |
| 2 = /dev/midi00 First MIDI port | |
| 3 = /dev/dsp Digital audio | |
| 4 = /dev/audio Sun-compatible digital audio | |
| 6 = | |
| 7 = /dev/audioctl SPARC audio control device | |
| 8 = /dev/sequencer2 Sequencer -- alternate device | |
| 16 = /dev/mixer1 Second soundcard mixer control | |
| 17 = /dev/patmgr0 Sequencer patch manager | |
| 18 = /dev/midi01 Second MIDI port | |
| 19 = /dev/dsp1 Second soundcard digital audio | |
| 20 = /dev/audio1 Second soundcard Sun digital audio | |
| 33 = /dev/patmgr1 Sequencer patch manager | |
| 34 = /dev/midi02 Third MIDI port | |
| 50 = /dev/midi03 Fourth MIDI port | |
| 14 block | |
| 15 char Joystick | |
| 0 = /dev/js0 First analog joystick | |
| 1 = /dev/js1 Second analog joystick | |
| ... | |
| 128 = /dev/djs0 First digital joystick | |
| 129 = /dev/djs1 Second digital joystick | |
| ... | |
| 15 block Sony CDU-31A/CDU-33A CD-ROM | |
| 0 = /dev/sonycd Sony CDU-31a CD-ROM | |
| 16 char Non-SCSI scanners | |
| 0 = /dev/gs4500 Genius 4500 handheld scanner | |
| 16 block GoldStar CD-ROM | |
| 0 = /dev/gscd GoldStar CD-ROM | |
| 17 char OBSOLETE (was Chase serial card) | |
| 0 = /dev/ttyH0 First Chase port | |
| 1 = /dev/ttyH1 Second Chase port | |
| ... | |
| 17 block Optics Storage CD-ROM | |
| 0 = /dev/optcd Optics Storage CD-ROM | |
| 18 char OBSOLETE (was Chase serial card - alternate devices) | |
| 0 = /dev/cuh0 Callout device for ttyH0 | |
| 1 = /dev/cuh1 Callout device for ttyH1 | |
| ... | |
| 18 block Sanyo CD-ROM | |
| 0 = /dev/sjcd Sanyo CD-ROM | |
| 19 char Cyclades serial card | |
| 0 = /dev/ttyC0 First Cyclades port | |
| ... | |
| 31 = /dev/ttyC31 32nd Cyclades port | |
| 19 block "Double" compressed disk | |
| 0 = /dev/double0 First compressed disk | |
| ... | |
| 7 = /dev/double7 Eighth compressed disk | |
| 128 = /dev/cdouble0 Mirror of first compressed disk | |
| ... | |
| 135 = /dev/cdouble7 Mirror of eighth compressed disk | |
| See the Double documentation for the meaning of the | |
| mirror devices. | |
| 20 char Cyclades serial card - alternate devices | |
| 0 = /dev/cub0 Callout device for ttyC0 | |
| ... | |
| 31 = /dev/cub31 Callout device for ttyC31 | |
| 20 block Hitachi CD-ROM (under development) | |
| 0 = /dev/hitcd Hitachi CD-ROM | |
| 21 char Generic SCSI access | |
| 0 = /dev/sg0 First generic SCSI device | |
| 1 = /dev/sg1 Second generic SCSI device | |
| ... | |
| Most distributions name these /dev/sga, /dev/sgb...; | |
| this sets an unnecessary limit of 26 SCSI devices in | |
| the system and is counter to standard Linux | |
| device-naming practice. | |
| 21 block Acorn MFM hard drive interface | |
| 0 = /dev/mfma First MFM drive whole disk | |
| 64 = /dev/mfmb Second MFM drive whole disk | |
| This device is used on the ARM-based Acorn RiscPC. | |
| Partitions are handled the same way as for IDE disks | |
| (see major number 3). | |
| 22 char Digiboard serial card | |
| 0 = /dev/ttyD0 First Digiboard port | |
| 1 = /dev/ttyD1 Second Digiboard port | |
| ... | |
| 22 block Second IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface | |
| 0 = /dev/hdc Master: whole disk (or CD-ROM) | |
| 64 = /dev/hdd Slave: whole disk (or CD-ROM) | |
| Partitions are handled the same way as for the first | |
| interface (see major number 3). | |
| 23 char Digiboard serial card - alternate devices | |
| 0 = /dev/cud0 Callout device for ttyD0 | |
| 1 = /dev/cud1 Callout device for ttyD1 | |
| ... | |
| 23 block Mitsumi proprietary CD-ROM | |
| 0 = /dev/mcd Mitsumi CD-ROM | |
| 24 char Stallion serial card | |
| 0 = /dev/ttyE0 Stallion port 0 card 0 | |
| 1 = /dev/ttyE1 Stallion port 1 card 0 | |
| ... | |
| 64 = /dev/ttyE64 Stallion port 0 card 1 | |
| 65 = /dev/ttyE65 Stallion port 1 card 1 | |
| ... | |
| 128 = /dev/ttyE128 Stallion port 0 card 2 | |
| 129 = /dev/ttyE129 Stallion port 1 card 2 | |
| ... | |
| 192 = /dev/ttyE192 Stallion port 0 card 3 | |
| 193 = /dev/ttyE193 Stallion port 1 card 3 | |
| ... | |
| 24 block Sony CDU-535 CD-ROM | |
| 0 = /dev/cdu535 Sony CDU-535 CD-ROM | |
| 25 char Stallion serial card - alternate devices | |
| 0 = /dev/cue0 Callout device for ttyE0 | |
| 1 = /dev/cue1 Callout device for ttyE1 | |
| ... | |
| 64 = /dev/cue64 Callout device for ttyE64 | |
| 65 = /dev/cue65 Callout device for ttyE65 | |
| ... | |
| 128 = /dev/cue128 Callout device for ttyE128 | |
| 129 = /dev/cue129 Callout device for ttyE129 | |
| ... | |
| 192 = /dev/cue192 Callout device for ttyE192 | |
| 193 = /dev/cue193 Callout device for ttyE193 | |
| ... | |
| 25 block First Matsushita (Panasonic/SoundBlaster) CD-ROM | |
| 0 = /dev/sbpcd0 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 0 unit 0 | |
| 1 = /dev/sbpcd1 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 0 unit 1 | |
| 2 = /dev/sbpcd2 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 0 unit 2 | |
| 3 = /dev/sbpcd3 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 0 unit 3 | |
| 26 char | |
| 26 block Second Matsushita (Panasonic/SoundBlaster) CD-ROM | |
| 0 = /dev/sbpcd4 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 1 unit 0 | |
| 1 = /dev/sbpcd5 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 1 unit 1 | |
| 2 = /dev/sbpcd6 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 1 unit 2 | |
| 3 = /dev/sbpcd7 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 1 unit 3 | |
| 27 char QIC-117 tape | |
| 0 = /dev/qft0 Unit 0, rewind-on-close | |
| 1 = /dev/qft1 Unit 1, rewind-on-close | |
| 2 = /dev/qft2 Unit 2, rewind-on-close | |
| 3 = /dev/qft3 Unit 3, rewind-on-close | |
| 4 = /dev/nqft0 Unit 0, no rewind-on-close | |
| 5 = /dev/nqft1 Unit 1, no rewind-on-close | |
| 6 = /dev/nqft2 Unit 2, no rewind-on-close | |
| 7 = /dev/nqft3 Unit 3, no rewind-on-close | |
| 16 = /dev/zqft0 Unit 0, rewind-on-close, compression | |
| 17 = /dev/zqft1 Unit 1, rewind-on-close, compression | |
| 18 = /dev/zqft2 Unit 2, rewind-on-close, compression | |
| 19 = /dev/zqft3 Unit 3, rewind-on-close, compression | |
| 20 = /dev/nzqft0 Unit 0, no rewind-on-close, compression | |
| 21 = /dev/nzqft1 Unit 1, no rewind-on-close, compression | |
| 22 = /dev/nzqft2 Unit 2, no rewind-on-close, compression | |
| 23 = /dev/nzqft3 Unit 3, no rewind-on-close, compression | |
| 32 = /dev/rawqft0 Unit 0, rewind-on-close, no file marks | |
| 33 = /dev/rawqft1 Unit 1, rewind-on-close, no file marks | |
| 34 = /dev/rawqft2 Unit 2, rewind-on-close, no file marks | |
| 35 = /dev/rawqft3 Unit 3, rewind-on-close, no file marks | |
| 36 = /dev/nrawqft0 Unit 0, no rewind-on-close, no file marks | |
| 37 = /dev/nrawqft1 Unit 1, no rewind-on-close, no file marks | |
| 38 = /dev/nrawqft2 Unit 2, no rewind-on-close, no file marks | |
| 39 = /dev/nrawqft3 Unit 3, no rewind-on-close, no file marks | |
| 27 block Third Matsushita (Panasonic/SoundBlaster) CD-ROM | |
| 0 = /dev/sbpcd8 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 2 unit 0 | |
| 1 = /dev/sbpcd9 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 2 unit 1 | |
| 2 = /dev/sbpcd10 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 2 unit 2 | |
| 3 = /dev/sbpcd11 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 2 unit 3 | |
| 28 char Stallion serial card - card programming | |
| 0 = /dev/staliomem0 First Stallion card I/O memory | |
| 1 = /dev/staliomem1 Second Stallion card I/O memory | |
| 2 = /dev/staliomem2 Third Stallion card I/O memory | |
| 3 = /dev/staliomem3 Fourth Stallion card I/O memory | |
| 28 char Atari SLM ACSI laser printer (68k/Atari) | |
| 0 = /dev/slm0 First SLM laser printer | |
| 1 = /dev/slm1 Second SLM laser printer | |
| ... | |
| 28 block Fourth Matsushita (Panasonic/SoundBlaster) CD-ROM | |
| 0 = /dev/sbpcd12 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 3 unit 0 | |
| 1 = /dev/sbpcd13 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 3 unit 1 | |
| 2 = /dev/sbpcd14 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 3 unit 2 | |
| 3 = /dev/sbpcd15 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 3 unit 3 | |
| 28 block ACSI disk (68k/Atari) | |
| 0 = /dev/ada First ACSI disk whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/adb Second ACSI disk whole disk | |
| 32 = /dev/adc Third ACSI disk whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/adp 16th ACSI disk whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15, like SCSI. | |
| 29 char Universal frame buffer | |
| 0 = /dev/fb0 First frame buffer | |
| 1 = /dev/fb1 Second frame buffer | |
| ... | |
| 31 = /dev/fb31 32nd frame buffer | |
| 29 block Aztech/Orchid/Okano/Wearnes CD-ROM | |
| 0 = /dev/aztcd Aztech CD-ROM | |
| 30 char iBCS-2 compatibility devices | |
| 0 = /dev/socksys Socket access | |
| 1 = /dev/spx SVR3 local X interface | |
| 32 = /dev/inet/ip Network access | |
| 33 = /dev/inet/icmp | |
| 34 = /dev/inet/ggp | |
| 35 = /dev/inet/ipip | |
| 36 = /dev/inet/tcp | |
| 37 = /dev/inet/egp | |
| 38 = /dev/inet/pup | |
| 39 = /dev/inet/udp | |
| 40 = /dev/inet/idp | |
| 41 = /dev/inet/rawip | |
| Additionally, iBCS-2 requires the following links: | |
| /dev/ip -> /dev/inet/ip | |
| /dev/icmp -> /dev/inet/icmp | |
| /dev/ggp -> /dev/inet/ggp | |
| /dev/ipip -> /dev/inet/ipip | |
| /dev/tcp -> /dev/inet/tcp | |
| /dev/egp -> /dev/inet/egp | |
| /dev/pup -> /dev/inet/pup | |
| /dev/udp -> /dev/inet/udp | |
| /dev/idp -> /dev/inet/idp | |
| /dev/rawip -> /dev/inet/rawip | |
| /dev/inet/arp -> /dev/inet/udp | |
| /dev/inet/rip -> /dev/inet/udp | |
| /dev/nfsd -> /dev/socksys | |
| /dev/X0R -> /dev/null (? apparently not required ?) | |
| 30 block Philips LMS CM-205 CD-ROM | |
| 0 = /dev/cm205cd Philips LMS CM-205 CD-ROM | |
| /dev/lmscd is an older name for this device. This | |
| driver does not work with the CM-205MS CD-ROM. | |
| 31 char MPU-401 MIDI | |
| 0 = /dev/mpu401data MPU-401 data port | |
| 1 = /dev/mpu401stat MPU-401 status port | |
| 31 block ROM/flash memory card | |
| 0 = /dev/rom0 First ROM card (rw) | |
| ... | |
| 7 = /dev/rom7 Eighth ROM card (rw) | |
| 8 = /dev/rrom0 First ROM card (ro) | |
| ... | |
| 15 = /dev/rrom7 Eighth ROM card (ro) | |
| 16 = /dev/flash0 First flash memory card (rw) | |
| ... | |
| 23 = /dev/flash7 Eighth flash memory card (rw) | |
| 24 = /dev/rflash0 First flash memory card (ro) | |
| ... | |
| 31 = /dev/rflash7 Eighth flash memory card (ro) | |
| 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. | |
| 32 char Specialix serial card | |
| 0 = /dev/ttyX0 First Specialix port | |
| 1 = /dev/ttyX1 Second Specialix port | |
| ... | |
| 32 block Philips LMS CM-206 CD-ROM | |
| 0 = /dev/cm206cd Philips LMS CM-206 CD-ROM | |
| 33 char Specialix serial card - alternate devices | |
| 0 = /dev/cux0 Callout device for ttyX0 | |
| 1 = /dev/cux1 Callout device for ttyX1 | |
| ... | |
| 33 block Third IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface | |
| 0 = /dev/hde Master: whole disk (or CD-ROM) | |
| 64 = /dev/hdf Slave: whole disk (or CD-ROM) | |
| Partitions are handled the same way as for the first | |
| interface (see major number 3). | |
| 34 char Z8530 HDLC driver | |
| 0 = /dev/scc0 First Z8530, first port | |
| 1 = /dev/scc1 First Z8530, second port | |
| 2 = /dev/scc2 Second Z8530, first port | |
| 3 = /dev/scc3 Second Z8530, second port | |
| ... | |
| In a previous version these devices were named | |
| /dev/sc1 for /dev/scc0, /dev/sc2 for /dev/scc1, and so | |
| on. | |
| 34 block Fourth IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface | |
| 0 = /dev/hdg Master: whole disk (or CD-ROM) | |
| 64 = /dev/hdh Slave: whole disk (or CD-ROM) | |
| Partitions are handled the same way as for the first | |
| interface (see major number 3). | |
| 35 char tclmidi MIDI driver | |
| 0 = /dev/midi0 First MIDI port, kernel timed | |
| 1 = /dev/midi1 Second MIDI port, kernel timed | |
| 2 = /dev/midi2 Third MIDI port, kernel timed | |
| 3 = /dev/midi3 Fourth MIDI port, kernel timed | |
| 64 = /dev/rmidi0 First MIDI port, untimed | |
| 65 = /dev/rmidi1 Second MIDI port, untimed | |
| 66 = /dev/rmidi2 Third MIDI port, untimed | |
| 67 = /dev/rmidi3 Fourth MIDI port, untimed | |
| 128 = /dev/smpte0 First MIDI port, SMPTE timed | |
| 129 = /dev/smpte1 Second MIDI port, SMPTE timed | |
| 130 = /dev/smpte2 Third MIDI port, SMPTE timed | |
| 131 = /dev/smpte3 Fourth MIDI port, SMPTE timed | |
| 35 block Slow memory ramdisk | |
| 0 = /dev/slram Slow memory ramdisk | |
| 36 char Netlink support | |
| 0 = /dev/route Routing, device updates, kernel to user | |
| 1 = /dev/skip enSKIP security cache control | |
| 3 = /dev/fwmonitor Firewall packet copies | |
| 16 = /dev/tap0 First Ethertap device | |
| ... | |
| 31 = /dev/tap15 16th Ethertap device | |
| 36 block OBSOLETE (was MCA ESDI hard disk) | |
| 37 char IDE tape | |
| 0 = /dev/ht0 First IDE tape | |
| 1 = /dev/ht1 Second IDE tape | |
| ... | |
| 128 = /dev/nht0 First IDE tape, no rewind-on-close | |
| 129 = /dev/nht1 Second IDE tape, no rewind-on-close | |
| ... | |
| Currently, only one IDE tape drive is supported. | |
| 37 block Zorro II ramdisk | |
| 0 = /dev/z2ram Zorro II ramdisk | |
| 38 char Myricom PCI Myrinet board | |
| 0 = /dev/mlanai0 First Myrinet board | |
| 1 = /dev/mlanai1 Second Myrinet board | |
| ... | |
| This device is used for status query, board control | |
| and "user level packet I/O." This board is also | |
| accessible as a standard networking "eth" device. | |
| 38 block OBSOLETE (was Linux/AP+) | |
| 39 char ML-16P experimental I/O board | |
| 0 = /dev/ml16pa-a0 First card, first analog channel | |
| 1 = /dev/ml16pa-a1 First card, second analog channel | |
| ... | |
| 15 = /dev/ml16pa-a15 First card, 16th analog channel | |
| 16 = /dev/ml16pa-d First card, digital lines | |
| 17 = /dev/ml16pa-c0 First card, first counter/timer | |
| 18 = /dev/ml16pa-c1 First card, second counter/timer | |
| 19 = /dev/ml16pa-c2 First card, third counter/timer | |
| 32 = /dev/ml16pb-a0 Second card, first analog channel | |
| 33 = /dev/ml16pb-a1 Second card, second analog channel | |
| ... | |
| 47 = /dev/ml16pb-a15 Second card, 16th analog channel | |
| 48 = /dev/ml16pb-d Second card, digital lines | |
| 49 = /dev/ml16pb-c0 Second card, first counter/timer | |
| 50 = /dev/ml16pb-c1 Second card, second counter/timer | |
| 51 = /dev/ml16pb-c2 Second card, third counter/timer | |
| ... | |
| 39 block | |
| 40 char | |
| 40 block | |
| 41 char Yet Another Micro Monitor | |
| 0 = /dev/yamm Yet Another Micro Monitor | |
| 41 block | |
| 42 char Demo/sample use | |
| 42 block Demo/sample use | |
| 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.) | |
| IN PARTICULAR, ANY DISTRIBUTION WHICH CONTAINS A | |
| DEVICE DRIVER USING MAJOR NUMBER 42 IS NONCOMPLIANT. | |
| 43 char isdn4linux virtual modem | |
| 0 = /dev/ttyI0 First virtual modem | |
| ... | |
| 63 = /dev/ttyI63 64th virtual modem | |
| 43 block Network block devices | |
| 0 = /dev/nb0 First network block device | |
| 1 = /dev/nb1 Second network block device | |
| ... | |
| Network Block Device is somehow similar to loopback | |
| devices: If you read from it, it sends packet across | |
| network asking server for data. If you write to it, it | |
| sends packet telling server to write. It could be used | |
| to mounting filesystems over the net, swapping over | |
| the net, implementing block device in userland etc. | |
| 44 char isdn4linux virtual modem - alternate devices | |
| 0 = /dev/cui0 Callout device for ttyI0 | |
| ... | |
| 63 = /dev/cui63 Callout device for ttyI63 | |
| 44 block Flash Translation Layer (FTL) filesystems | |
| 0 = /dev/ftla FTL on first Memory Technology Device | |
| 16 = /dev/ftlb FTL on second Memory Technology Device | |
| 32 = /dev/ftlc FTL on third Memory Technology Device | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/ftlp FTL on 16th Memory Technology Device | |
| 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.) | |
| 45 char isdn4linux ISDN BRI driver | |
| 0 = /dev/isdn0 First virtual B channel raw data | |
| ... | |
| 63 = /dev/isdn63 64th virtual B channel raw data | |
| 64 = /dev/isdnctrl0 First channel control/debug | |
| ... | |
| 127 = /dev/isdnctrl63 64th channel control/debug | |
| 128 = /dev/ippp0 First SyncPPP device | |
| ... | |
| 191 = /dev/ippp63 64th SyncPPP device | |
| 255 = /dev/isdninfo ISDN monitor interface | |
| 45 block Parallel port IDE disk devices | |
| 0 = /dev/pda First parallel port IDE disk | |
| 16 = /dev/pdb Second parallel port IDE disk | |
| 32 = /dev/pdc Third parallel port IDE disk | |
| 48 = /dev/pdd Fourth parallel port IDE disk | |
| 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. | |
| 46 char Comtrol Rocketport serial card | |
| 0 = /dev/ttyR0 First Rocketport port | |
| 1 = /dev/ttyR1 Second Rocketport port | |
| ... | |
| 46 block Parallel port ATAPI CD-ROM devices | |
| 0 = /dev/pcd0 First parallel port ATAPI CD-ROM | |
| 1 = /dev/pcd1 Second parallel port ATAPI CD-ROM | |
| 2 = /dev/pcd2 Third parallel port ATAPI CD-ROM | |
| 3 = /dev/pcd3 Fourth parallel port ATAPI CD-ROM | |
| 47 char Comtrol Rocketport serial card - alternate devices | |
| 0 = /dev/cur0 Callout device for ttyR0 | |
| 1 = /dev/cur1 Callout device for ttyR1 | |
| ... | |
| 47 block Parallel port ATAPI disk devices | |
| 0 = /dev/pf0 First parallel port ATAPI disk | |
| 1 = /dev/pf1 Second parallel port ATAPI disk | |
| 2 = /dev/pf2 Third parallel port ATAPI disk | |
| 3 = /dev/pf3 Fourth parallel port ATAPI disk | |
| This driver is intended for floppy disks and similar | |
| devices and hence does not support partitioning. | |
| 48 char SDL RISCom serial card | |
| 0 = /dev/ttyL0 First RISCom port | |
| 1 = /dev/ttyL1 Second RISCom port | |
| ... | |
| 48 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; first controller | |
| 0 = /dev/rd/c0d0 First disk, whole disk | |
| 8 = /dev/rd/c0d1 Second disk, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 248 = /dev/rd/c0d31 32nd disk, whole disk | |
| For partitions add: | |
| 0 = /dev/rd/c?d? Whole disk | |
| 1 = /dev/rd/c?d?p1 First partition | |
| ... | |
| 7 = /dev/rd/c?d?p7 Seventh partition | |
| 49 char SDL RISCom serial card - alternate devices | |
| 0 = /dev/cul0 Callout device for ttyL0 | |
| 1 = /dev/cul1 Callout device for ttyL1 | |
| ... | |
| 49 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; second controller | |
| 0 = /dev/rd/c1d0 First disk, whole disk | |
| 8 = /dev/rd/c1d1 Second disk, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 248 = /dev/rd/c1d31 32nd disk, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled as for major 48. | |
| 50 char Reserved for GLINT | |
| 50 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; third controller | |
| 0 = /dev/rd/c2d0 First disk, whole disk | |
| 8 = /dev/rd/c2d1 Second disk, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 248 = /dev/rd/c2d31 32nd disk, whole disk | |
| 51 char Baycom radio modem OR Radio Tech BIM-XXX-RS232 radio modem | |
| 0 = /dev/bc0 First Baycom radio modem | |
| 1 = /dev/bc1 Second Baycom radio modem | |
| ... | |
| 51 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; fourth controller | |
| 0 = /dev/rd/c3d0 First disk, whole disk | |
| 8 = /dev/rd/c3d1 Second disk, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 248 = /dev/rd/c3d31 32nd disk, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled as for major 48. | |
| 52 char Spellcaster DataComm/BRI ISDN card | |
| 0 = /dev/dcbri0 First DataComm card | |
| 1 = /dev/dcbri1 Second DataComm card | |
| 2 = /dev/dcbri2 Third DataComm card | |
| 3 = /dev/dcbri3 Fourth DataComm card | |
| 52 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; fifth controller | |
| 0 = /dev/rd/c4d0 First disk, whole disk | |
| 8 = /dev/rd/c4d1 Second disk, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 248 = /dev/rd/c4d31 32nd disk, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled as for major 48. | |
| 53 char BDM interface for remote debugging MC683xx microcontrollers | |
| 0 = /dev/pd_bdm0 PD BDM interface on lp0 | |
| 1 = /dev/pd_bdm1 PD BDM interface on lp1 | |
| 2 = /dev/pd_bdm2 PD BDM interface on lp2 | |
| 4 = /dev/icd_bdm0 ICD BDM interface on lp0 | |
| 5 = /dev/icd_bdm1 ICD BDM interface on lp1 | |
| 6 = /dev/icd_bdm2 ICD BDM interface on lp2 | |
| 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 P&E. | |
| 53 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; sixth controller | |
| 0 = /dev/rd/c5d0 First disk, whole disk | |
| 8 = /dev/rd/c5d1 Second disk, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 248 = /dev/rd/c5d31 32nd disk, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled as for major 48. | |
| 54 char Electrocardiognosis Holter serial card | |
| 0 = /dev/holter0 First Holter port | |
| 1 = /dev/holter1 Second Holter port | |
| 2 = /dev/holter2 Third Holter port | |
| A custom serial card used by Electrocardiognosis SRL | |
| <mseritan@ottonel.pub.ro> to transfer data from Holter | |
| 24-hour heart monitoring equipment. | |
| 54 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; seventh controller | |
| 0 = /dev/rd/c6d0 First disk, whole disk | |
| 8 = /dev/rd/c6d1 Second disk, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 248 = /dev/rd/c6d31 32nd disk, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled as for major 48. | |
| 55 char DSP56001 digital signal processor | |
| 0 = /dev/dsp56k First DSP56001 | |
| 55 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; eighth controller | |
| 0 = /dev/rd/c7d0 First disk, whole disk | |
| 8 = /dev/rd/c7d1 Second disk, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 248 = /dev/rd/c7d31 32nd disk, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled as for major 48. | |
| 56 char Apple Desktop Bus | |
| 0 = /dev/adb ADB bus control | |
| Additional devices will be added to this number, all | |
| starting with /dev/adb. | |
| 56 block Fifth IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface | |
| 0 = /dev/hdi Master: whole disk (or CD-ROM) | |
| 64 = /dev/hdj Slave: whole disk (or CD-ROM) | |
| Partitions are handled the same way as for the first | |
| interface (see major number 3). | |
| 57 char Hayes ESP serial card | |
| 0 = /dev/ttyP0 First ESP port | |
| 1 = /dev/ttyP1 Second ESP port | |
| ... | |
| 57 block Sixth IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface | |
| 0 = /dev/hdk Master: whole disk (or CD-ROM) | |
| 64 = /dev/hdl Slave: whole disk (or CD-ROM) | |
| Partitions are handled the same way as for the first | |
| interface (see major number 3). | |
| 58 char Hayes ESP serial card - alternate devices | |
| 0 = /dev/cup0 Callout device for ttyP0 | |
| 1 = /dev/cup1 Callout device for ttyP1 | |
| ... | |
| 58 block Reserved for logical volume manager | |
| 59 char sf firewall package | |
| 0 = /dev/firewall Communication with sf kernel module | |
| 59 block Generic PDA filesystem device | |
| 0 = /dev/pda0 First PDA device | |
| 1 = /dev/pda1 Second PDA device | |
| ... | |
| The pda devices are used to mount filesystems on | |
| remote pda's (basically slow handheld machines with | |
| proprietary OS's and limited memory and storage | |
| running small fs translation drivers) through serial / | |
| IRDA / parallel links. | |
| NAMING CONFLICT -- PROPOSED REVISED NAME /dev/rpda0 etc | |
| 60-63 char LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE | |
| 60-63 block LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE | |
| Allocated for local/experimental use. For devices not | |
| assigned official numbers, these ranges should be | |
| used in order to avoid conflicting with future assignments. | |
| 64 char ENskip kernel encryption package | |
| 0 = /dev/enskip Communication with ENskip kernel module | |
| 64 block Scramdisk/DriveCrypt encrypted devices | |
| 0 = /dev/scramdisk/master Master node for ioctls | |
| 1 = /dev/scramdisk/1 First encrypted device | |
| 2 = /dev/scramdisk/2 Second encrypted device | |
| ... | |
| 255 = /dev/scramdisk/255 255th encrypted device | |
| The filename of the encrypted container and the passwords | |
| are sent via ioctls (using the sdmount tool) to the master | |
| node which then activates them via one of the | |
| /dev/scramdisk/x nodes for loop mounting (all handled | |
| through the sdmount tool). | |
| Requested by: andy@scramdisklinux.org | |
| 65 char Sundance "plink" Transputer boards (obsolete, unused) | |
| 0 = /dev/plink0 First plink device | |
| 1 = /dev/plink1 Second plink device | |
| 2 = /dev/plink2 Third plink device | |
| 3 = /dev/plink3 Fourth plink device | |
| 64 = /dev/rplink0 First plink device, raw | |
| 65 = /dev/rplink1 Second plink device, raw | |
| 66 = /dev/rplink2 Third plink device, raw | |
| 67 = /dev/rplink3 Fourth plink device, raw | |
| 128 = /dev/plink0d First plink device, debug | |
| 129 = /dev/plink1d Second plink device, debug | |
| 130 = /dev/plink2d Third plink device, debug | |
| 131 = /dev/plink3d Fourth plink device, debug | |
| 192 = /dev/rplink0d First plink device, raw, debug | |
| 193 = /dev/rplink1d Second plink device, raw, debug | |
| 194 = /dev/rplink2d Third plink device, raw, debug | |
| 195 = /dev/rplink3d Fourth plink device, raw, debug | |
| This is a commercial driver; contact James Howes | |
| <jth@prosig.demon.co.uk> for information. | |
| 65 block SCSI disk devices (16-31) | |
| 0 = /dev/sdq 17th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/sdr 18th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 32 = /dev/sds 19th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/sdaf 32nd SCSI disk whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 66 char YARC PowerPC PCI coprocessor card | |
| 0 = /dev/yppcpci0 First YARC card | |
| 1 = /dev/yppcpci1 Second YARC card | |
| ... | |
| 66 block SCSI disk devices (32-47) | |
| 0 = /dev/sdag 33th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/sdah 34th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 32 = /dev/sdai 35th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/sdav 48nd SCSI disk whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 67 char Coda network file system | |
| 0 = /dev/cfs0 Coda cache manager | |
| See http://www.coda.cs.cmu.edu for information about Coda. | |
| 67 block SCSI disk devices (48-63) | |
| 0 = /dev/sdaw 49th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/sdax 50th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 32 = /dev/sday 51st SCSI disk whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/sdbl 64th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 68 char CAPI 2.0 interface | |
| 0 = /dev/capi20 Control device | |
| 1 = /dev/capi20.00 First CAPI 2.0 application | |
| 2 = /dev/capi20.01 Second CAPI 2.0 application | |
| ... | |
| 20 = /dev/capi20.19 19th CAPI 2.0 application | |
| ISDN CAPI 2.0 driver for use with CAPI 2.0 | |
| applications; currently supports the AVM B1 card. | |
| 68 block SCSI disk devices (64-79) | |
| 0 = /dev/sdbm 65th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/sdbn 66th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 32 = /dev/sdbo 67th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/sdcb 80th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 69 char MA16 numeric accelerator card | |
| 0 = /dev/ma16 Board memory access | |
| 69 block SCSI disk devices (80-95) | |
| 0 = /dev/sdcc 81st SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/sdcd 82nd SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 32 = /dev/sdce 83th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/sdcr 96th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 70 char SpellCaster Protocol Services Interface | |
| 0 = /dev/apscfg Configuration interface | |
| 1 = /dev/apsauth Authentication interface | |
| 2 = /dev/apslog Logging interface | |
| 3 = /dev/apsdbg Debugging interface | |
| 64 = /dev/apsisdn ISDN command interface | |
| 65 = /dev/apsasync Async command interface | |
| 128 = /dev/apsmon Monitor interface | |
| 70 block SCSI disk devices (96-111) | |
| 0 = /dev/sdcs 97th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/sdct 98th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 32 = /dev/sdcu 99th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/sddh 112nd SCSI disk whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 71 char Computone IntelliPort II serial card | |
| 0 = /dev/ttyF0 IntelliPort II board 0, port 0 | |
| 1 = /dev/ttyF1 IntelliPort II board 0, port 1 | |
| ... | |
| 63 = /dev/ttyF63 IntelliPort II board 0, port 63 | |
| 64 = /dev/ttyF64 IntelliPort II board 1, port 0 | |
| 65 = /dev/ttyF65 IntelliPort II board 1, port 1 | |
| ... | |
| 127 = /dev/ttyF127 IntelliPort II board 1, port 63 | |
| 128 = /dev/ttyF128 IntelliPort II board 2, port 0 | |
| 129 = /dev/ttyF129 IntelliPort II board 2, port 1 | |
| ... | |
| 191 = /dev/ttyF191 IntelliPort II board 2, port 63 | |
| 192 = /dev/ttyF192 IntelliPort II board 3, port 0 | |
| 193 = /dev/ttyF193 IntelliPort II board 3, port 1 | |
| ... | |
| 255 = /dev/ttyF255 IntelliPort II board 3, port 63 | |
| 71 block SCSI disk devices (112-127) | |
| 0 = /dev/sddi 113th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/sddj 114th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 32 = /dev/sddk 115th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/sddx 128th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 72 char Computone IntelliPort II serial card - alternate devices | |
| 0 = /dev/cuf0 Callout device for ttyF0 | |
| 1 = /dev/cuf1 Callout device for ttyF1 | |
| ... | |
| 63 = /dev/cuf63 Callout device for ttyF63 | |
| 64 = /dev/cuf64 Callout device for ttyF64 | |
| 65 = /dev/cuf65 Callout device for ttyF65 | |
| ... | |
| 127 = /dev/cuf127 Callout device for ttyF127 | |
| 128 = /dev/cuf128 Callout device for ttyF128 | |
| 129 = /dev/cuf129 Callout device for ttyF129 | |
| ... | |
| 191 = /dev/cuf191 Callout device for ttyF191 | |
| 192 = /dev/cuf192 Callout device for ttyF192 | |
| 193 = /dev/cuf193 Callout device for ttyF193 | |
| ... | |
| 255 = /dev/cuf255 Callout device for ttyF255 | |
| 72 block Compaq Intelligent Drive Array, first controller | |
| 0 = /dev/ida/c0d0 First logical drive whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/ida/c0d1 Second logical drive whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/ida/c0d15 16th logical drive whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex | |
| DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 73 char Computone IntelliPort II serial card - control devices | |
| 0 = /dev/ip2ipl0 Loadware device for board 0 | |
| 1 = /dev/ip2stat0 Status device for board 0 | |
| 4 = /dev/ip2ipl1 Loadware device for board 1 | |
| 5 = /dev/ip2stat1 Status device for board 1 | |
| 8 = /dev/ip2ipl2 Loadware device for board 2 | |
| 9 = /dev/ip2stat2 Status device for board 2 | |
| 12 = /dev/ip2ipl3 Loadware device for board 3 | |
| 13 = /dev/ip2stat3 Status device for board 3 | |
| 73 block Compaq Intelligent Drive Array, second controller | |
| 0 = /dev/ida/c1d0 First logical drive whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/ida/c1d1 Second logical drive whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/ida/c1d15 16th logical drive whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex | |
| DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 74 char SCI bridge | |
| 0 = /dev/SCI/0 SCI device 0 | |
| 1 = /dev/SCI/1 SCI device 1 | |
| ... | |
| Currently for Dolphin Interconnect Solutions' PCI-SCI | |
| bridge. | |
| 74 block Compaq Intelligent Drive Array, third controller | |
| 0 = /dev/ida/c2d0 First logical drive whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/ida/c2d1 Second logical drive whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/ida/c2d15 16th logical drive whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex | |
| DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 75 char Specialix IO8+ serial card | |
| 0 = /dev/ttyW0 First IO8+ port, first card | |
| 1 = /dev/ttyW1 Second IO8+ port, first card | |
| ... | |
| 8 = /dev/ttyW8 First IO8+ port, second card | |
| ... | |
| 75 block Compaq Intelligent Drive Array, fourth controller | |
| 0 = /dev/ida/c3d0 First logical drive whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/ida/c3d1 Second logical drive whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/ida/c3d15 16th logical drive whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex | |
| DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 76 char Specialix IO8+ serial card - alternate devices | |
| 0 = /dev/cuw0 Callout device for ttyW0 | |
| 1 = /dev/cuw1 Callout device for ttyW1 | |
| ... | |
| 8 = /dev/cuw8 Callout device for ttyW8 | |
| ... | |
| 76 block Compaq Intelligent Drive Array, fifth controller | |
| 0 = /dev/ida/c4d0 First logical drive whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/ida/c4d1 Second logical drive whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/ida/c4d15 16th logical drive whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex | |
| DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 77 char ComScire Quantum Noise Generator | |
| 0 = /dev/qng ComScire Quantum Noise Generator | |
| 77 block Compaq Intelligent Drive Array, sixth controller | |
| 0 = /dev/ida/c5d0 First logical drive whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/ida/c5d1 Second logical drive whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/ida/c5d15 16th logical drive whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex | |
| DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 78 char PAM Software's multimodem boards | |
| 0 = /dev/ttyM0 First PAM modem | |
| 1 = /dev/ttyM1 Second PAM modem | |
| ... | |
| 78 block Compaq Intelligent Drive Array, seventh controller | |
| 0 = /dev/ida/c6d0 First logical drive whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/ida/c6d1 Second logical drive whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/ida/c6d15 16th logical drive whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex | |
| DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 79 char PAM Software's multimodem boards - alternate devices | |
| 0 = /dev/cum0 Callout device for ttyM0 | |
| 1 = /dev/cum1 Callout device for ttyM1 | |
| ... | |
| 79 block Compaq Intelligent Drive Array, eighth controller | |
| 0 = /dev/ida/c7d0 First logical drive whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/ida/c7d1 Second logical drive whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/ida/c715 16th logical drive whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex | |
| DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 80 char Photometrics AT200 CCD camera | |
| 0 = /dev/at200 Photometrics AT200 CCD camera | |
| 80 block I2O hard disk | |
| 0 = /dev/i2o/hda First I2O hard disk, whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/i2o/hdb Second I2O hard disk, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/i2o/hdp 16th I2O hard disk, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 81 char video4linux | |
| 0 = /dev/video0 Video capture/overlay device | |
| ... | |
| 63 = /dev/video63 Video capture/overlay device | |
| 64 = /dev/radio0 Radio device | |
| ... | |
| 127 = /dev/radio63 Radio device | |
| 128 = /dev/swradio0 Software Defined Radio device | |
| ... | |
| 191 = /dev/swradio63 Software Defined Radio device | |
| 224 = /dev/vbi0 Vertical blank interrupt | |
| ... | |
| 255 = /dev/vbi31 Vertical blank interrupt | |
| Minor numbers are allocated dynamically unless | |
| CONFIG_VIDEO_FIXED_MINOR_RANGES (default n) | |
| configuration option is set. | |
| 81 block I2O hard disk | |
| 0 = /dev/i2o/hdq 17th I2O hard disk, whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/i2o/hdr 18th I2O hard disk, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/i2o/hdaf 32nd I2O hard disk, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 82 char WiNRADiO communications receiver card | |
| 0 = /dev/winradio0 First WiNRADiO card | |
| 1 = /dev/winradio1 Second WiNRADiO card | |
| ... | |
| The driver and documentation may be obtained from | |
| http://www.winradio.com/ | |
| 82 block I2O hard disk | |
| 0 = /dev/i2o/hdag 33rd I2O hard disk, whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/i2o/hdah 34th I2O hard disk, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/i2o/hdav 48th I2O hard disk, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 83 char Matrox mga_vid video driver | |
| 0 = /dev/mga_vid0 1st video card | |
| 1 = /dev/mga_vid1 2nd video card | |
| 2 = /dev/mga_vid2 3rd video card | |
| ... | |
| 15 = /dev/mga_vid15 16th video card | |
| 83 block I2O hard disk | |
| 0 = /dev/i2o/hdaw 49th I2O hard disk, whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/i2o/hdax 50th I2O hard disk, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/i2o/hdbl 64th I2O hard disk, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 84 char Ikon 1011[57] Versatec Greensheet Interface | |
| 0 = /dev/ihcp0 First Greensheet port | |
| 1 = /dev/ihcp1 Second Greensheet port | |
| 84 block I2O hard disk | |
| 0 = /dev/i2o/hdbm 65th I2O hard disk, whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/i2o/hdbn 66th I2O hard disk, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/i2o/hdcb 80th I2O hard disk, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 85 char Linux/SGI shared memory input queue | |
| 0 = /dev/shmiq Master shared input queue | |
| 1 = /dev/qcntl0 First device pushed | |
| 2 = /dev/qcntl1 Second device pushed | |
| ... | |
| 85 block I2O hard disk | |
| 0 = /dev/i2o/hdcc 81st I2O hard disk, whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/i2o/hdcd 82nd I2O hard disk, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/i2o/hdcr 96th I2O hard disk, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 86 char SCSI media changer | |
| 0 = /dev/sch0 First SCSI media changer | |
| 1 = /dev/sch1 Second SCSI media changer | |
| ... | |
| 86 block I2O hard disk | |
| 0 = /dev/i2o/hdcs 97th I2O hard disk, whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/i2o/hdct 98th I2O hard disk, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/i2o/hddh 112th I2O hard disk, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 87 char Sony Control-A1 stereo control bus | |
| 0 = /dev/controla0 First device on chain | |
| 1 = /dev/controla1 Second device on chain | |
| ... | |
| 87 block I2O hard disk | |
| 0 = /dev/i2o/hddi 113rd I2O hard disk, whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/i2o/hddj 114th I2O hard disk, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/i2o/hddx 128th I2O hard disk, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 88 char COMX synchronous serial card | |
| 0 = /dev/comx0 COMX channel 0 | |
| 1 = /dev/comx1 COMX channel 1 | |
| ... | |
| 88 block Seventh IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface | |
| 0 = /dev/hdm Master: whole disk (or CD-ROM) | |
| 64 = /dev/hdn Slave: whole disk (or CD-ROM) | |
| Partitions are handled the same way as for the first | |
| interface (see major number 3). | |
| 89 char I2C bus interface | |
| 0 = /dev/i2c-0 First I2C adapter | |
| 1 = /dev/i2c-1 Second I2C adapter | |
| ... | |
| 89 block Eighth IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface | |
| 0 = /dev/hdo Master: whole disk (or CD-ROM) | |
| 64 = /dev/hdp Slave: whole disk (or CD-ROM) | |
| Partitions are handled the same way as for the first | |
| interface (see major number 3). | |
| 90 char Memory Technology Device (RAM, ROM, Flash) | |
| 0 = /dev/mtd0 First MTD (rw) | |
| 1 = /dev/mtdr0 First MTD (ro) | |
| ... | |
| 30 = /dev/mtd15 16th MTD (rw) | |
| 31 = /dev/mtdr15 16th MTD (ro) | |
| 90 block Ninth IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface | |
| 0 = /dev/hdq Master: whole disk (or CD-ROM) | |
| 64 = /dev/hdr Slave: whole disk (or CD-ROM) | |
| Partitions are handled the same way as for the first | |
| interface (see major number 3). | |
| 91 char CAN-Bus devices | |
| 0 = /dev/can0 First CAN-Bus controller | |
| 1 = /dev/can1 Second CAN-Bus controller | |
| ... | |
| 91 block Tenth IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface | |
| 0 = /dev/hds Master: whole disk (or CD-ROM) | |
| 64 = /dev/hdt Slave: whole disk (or CD-ROM) | |
| Partitions are handled the same way as for the first | |
| interface (see major number 3). | |
| 92 char Reserved for ith Kommunikationstechnik MIC ISDN card | |
| 92 block PPDD encrypted disk driver | |
| 0 = /dev/ppdd0 First encrypted disk | |
| 1 = /dev/ppdd1 Second encrypted disk | |
| ... | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 93 char | |
| 93 block NAND Flash Translation Layer filesystem | |
| 0 = /dev/nftla First NFTL layer | |
| 16 = /dev/nftlb Second NFTL layer | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/nftlp 16th NTFL layer | |
| 94 char | |
| 94 block IBM S/390 DASD block storage | |
| 0 = /dev/dasda First DASD device, major | |
| 1 = /dev/dasda1 First DASD device, block 1 | |
| 2 = /dev/dasda2 First DASD device, block 2 | |
| 3 = /dev/dasda3 First DASD device, block 3 | |
| 4 = /dev/dasdb Second DASD device, major | |
| 5 = /dev/dasdb1 Second DASD device, block 1 | |
| 6 = /dev/dasdb2 Second DASD device, block 2 | |
| 7 = /dev/dasdb3 Second DASD device, block 3 | |
| ... | |
| 95 char IP filter | |
| 0 = /dev/ipl Filter control device/log file | |
| 1 = /dev/ipnat NAT control device/log file | |
| 2 = /dev/ipstate State information log file | |
| 3 = /dev/ipauth Authentication control device/log file | |
| ... | |
| 96 char Parallel port ATAPI tape devices | |
| 0 = /dev/pt0 First parallel port ATAPI tape | |
| 1 = /dev/pt1 Second parallel port ATAPI tape | |
| ... | |
| 128 = /dev/npt0 First p.p. ATAPI tape, no rewind | |
| 129 = /dev/npt1 Second p.p. ATAPI tape, no rewind | |
| ... | |
| 96 block Inverse NAND Flash Translation Layer | |
| 0 = /dev/inftla First INFTL layer | |
| 16 = /dev/inftlb Second INFTL layer | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/inftlp 16th INTFL layer | |
| 97 char Parallel port generic ATAPI interface | |
| 0 = /dev/pg0 First parallel port ATAPI device | |
| 1 = /dev/pg1 Second parallel port ATAPI device | |
| 2 = /dev/pg2 Third parallel port ATAPI device | |
| 3 = /dev/pg3 Fourth parallel port ATAPI device | |
| These devices support the same API as the generic SCSI | |
| devices. | |
| 98 char Control and Measurement Device (comedi) | |
| 0 = /dev/comedi0 First comedi device | |
| 1 = /dev/comedi1 Second comedi device | |
| ... | |
| 47 = /dev/comedi47 48th comedi device | |
| Minors 48 to 255 are reserved for comedi subdevices with | |
| pathnames of the form "/dev/comediX_subdY", where "X" is the | |
| minor number of the associated comedi device and "Y" is the | |
| subdevice number. These subdevice minors are assigned | |
| dynamically, so there is no fixed mapping from subdevice | |
| pathnames to minor numbers. | |
| See http://www.comedi.org/ for information about the Comedi | |
| project. | |
| 98 block User-mode virtual block device | |
| 0 = /dev/ubda First user-mode block device | |
| 16 = /dev/udbb Second user-mode block device | |
| ... | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| This device is used by the user-mode virtual kernel port. | |
| 99 char Raw parallel ports | |
| 0 = /dev/parport0 First parallel port | |
| 1 = /dev/parport1 Second parallel port | |
| ... | |
| 99 block JavaStation flash disk | |
| 0 = /dev/jsfd JavaStation flash disk | |
| 100 char Telephony for Linux | |
| 0 = /dev/phone0 First telephony device | |
| 1 = /dev/phone1 Second telephony device | |
| ... | |
| 101 char Motorola DSP 56xxx board | |
| 0 = /dev/mdspstat Status information | |
| 1 = /dev/mdsp1 First DSP board I/O controls | |
| ... | |
| 16 = /dev/mdsp16 16th DSP board I/O controls | |
| 101 block AMI HyperDisk RAID controller | |
| 0 = /dev/amiraid/ar0 First array whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/amiraid/ar1 Second array whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/amiraid/ar15 16th array whole disk | |
| For each device, partitions are added as: | |
| 0 = /dev/amiraid/ar? Whole disk | |
| 1 = /dev/amiraid/ar?p1 First partition | |
| 2 = /dev/amiraid/ar?p2 Second partition | |
| ... | |
| 15 = /dev/amiraid/ar?p15 15th partition | |
| 102 char | |
| 102 block Compressed block device | |
| 0 = /dev/cbd/a First compressed block device, whole device | |
| 16 = /dev/cbd/b Second compressed block device, whole device | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/cbd/p 16th compressed block device, whole device | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 103 char Arla network file system | |
| 0 = /dev/nnpfs0 First NNPFS device | |
| 1 = /dev/nnpfs1 Second NNPFS device | |
| Arla is a free clone of the Andrew File System, AFS. | |
| The NNPFS device gives user mode filesystem | |
| implementations a kernel presence for caching and easy | |
| mounting. For more information about the project, | |
| write to <arla-drinkers@stacken.kth.se> or see | |
| http://www.stacken.kth.se/project/arla/ | |
| 103 block Audit device | |
| 0 = /dev/audit Audit device | |
| 104 char Flash BIOS support | |
| 104 block Compaq Next Generation Drive Array, first controller | |
| 0 = /dev/cciss/c0d0 First logical drive, whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/cciss/c0d1 Second logical drive, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/cciss/c0d15 16th logical drive, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex | |
| DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 105 char Comtrol VS-1000 serial controller | |
| 0 = /dev/ttyV0 First VS-1000 port | |
| 1 = /dev/ttyV1 Second VS-1000 port | |
| ... | |
| 105 block Compaq Next Generation Drive Array, second controller | |
| 0 = /dev/cciss/c1d0 First logical drive, whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/cciss/c1d1 Second logical drive, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/cciss/c1d15 16th logical drive, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex | |
| DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 106 char Comtrol VS-1000 serial controller - alternate devices | |
| 0 = /dev/cuv0 First VS-1000 port | |
| 1 = /dev/cuv1 Second VS-1000 port | |
| ... | |
| 106 block Compaq Next Generation Drive Array, third controller | |
| 0 = /dev/cciss/c2d0 First logical drive, whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/cciss/c2d1 Second logical drive, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/cciss/c2d15 16th logical drive, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex | |
| DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 107 char 3Dfx Voodoo Graphics device | |
| 0 = /dev/3dfx Primary 3Dfx graphics device | |
| 107 block Compaq Next Generation Drive Array, fourth controller | |
| 0 = /dev/cciss/c3d0 First logical drive, whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/cciss/c3d1 Second logical drive, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/cciss/c3d15 16th logical drive, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex | |
| DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 108 char Device independent PPP interface | |
| 0 = /dev/ppp Device independent PPP interface | |
| 108 block Compaq Next Generation Drive Array, fifth controller | |
| 0 = /dev/cciss/c4d0 First logical drive, whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/cciss/c4d1 Second logical drive, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/cciss/c4d15 16th logical drive, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex | |
| DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 109 char Reserved for logical volume manager | |
| 109 block Compaq Next Generation Drive Array, sixth controller | |
| 0 = /dev/cciss/c5d0 First logical drive, whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/cciss/c5d1 Second logical drive, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/cciss/c5d15 16th logical drive, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex | |
| DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 110 char miroMEDIA Surround board | |
| 0 = /dev/srnd0 First miroMEDIA Surround board | |
| 1 = /dev/srnd1 Second miroMEDIA Surround board | |
| ... | |
| 110 block Compaq Next Generation Drive Array, seventh controller | |
| 0 = /dev/cciss/c6d0 First logical drive, whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/cciss/c6d1 Second logical drive, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/cciss/c6d15 16th logical drive, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex | |
| DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 111 char | |
| 111 block Compaq Next Generation Drive Array, eighth controller | |
| 0 = /dev/cciss/c7d0 First logical drive, whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/cciss/c7d1 Second logical drive, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/cciss/c7d15 16th logical drive, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex | |
| DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 112 char ISI serial card | |
| 0 = /dev/ttyM0 First ISI port | |
| 1 = /dev/ttyM1 Second ISI port | |
| ... | |
| There is currently a device-naming conflict between | |
| these and PAM multimodems (major 78). | |
| 112 block IBM iSeries virtual disk | |
| 0 = /dev/iseries/vda First virtual disk, whole disk | |
| 8 = /dev/iseries/vdb Second virtual disk, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 200 = /dev/iseries/vdz 26th virtual disk, whole disk | |
| 208 = /dev/iseries/vdaa 27th virtual disk, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 248 = /dev/iseries/vdaf 32nd virtual disk, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 7. | |
| 113 char ISI serial card - alternate devices | |
| 0 = /dev/cum0 Callout device for ttyM0 | |
| 1 = /dev/cum1 Callout device for ttyM1 | |
| ... | |
| 113 block IBM iSeries virtual CD-ROM | |
| 0 = /dev/iseries/vcda First virtual CD-ROM | |
| 1 = /dev/iseries/vcdb Second virtual CD-ROM | |
| ... | |
| 114 char Picture Elements ISE board | |
| 0 = /dev/ise0 First ISE board | |
| 1 = /dev/ise1 Second ISE board | |
| ... | |
| 128 = /dev/isex0 Control node for first ISE board | |
| 129 = /dev/isex1 Control node for second ISE board | |
| ... | |
| The ISE board is an embedded computer, optimized for | |
| image processing. The /dev/iseN nodes are the general | |
| I/O access to the board, the /dev/isex0 nodes command | |
| nodes used to control the board. | |
| 114 block IDE BIOS powered software RAID interfaces such as the | |
| Promise Fastrak | |
| 0 = /dev/ataraid/d0 | |
| 1 = /dev/ataraid/d0p1 | |
| 2 = /dev/ataraid/d0p2 | |
| ... | |
| 16 = /dev/ataraid/d1 | |
| 17 = /dev/ataraid/d1p1 | |
| 18 = /dev/ataraid/d1p2 | |
| ... | |
| 255 = /dev/ataraid/d15p15 | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 115 char TI link cable devices (115 was formerly the console driver speaker) | |
| 0 = /dev/tipar0 Parallel cable on first parallel port | |
| ... | |
| 7 = /dev/tipar7 Parallel cable on seventh parallel port | |
| 8 = /dev/tiser0 Serial cable on first serial port | |
| ... | |
| 15 = /dev/tiser7 Serial cable on seventh serial port | |
| 16 = /dev/tiusb0 First USB cable | |
| ... | |
| 47 = /dev/tiusb31 32nd USB cable | |
| 115 block NetWare (NWFS) Devices (0-255) | |
| The NWFS (NetWare) devices are used to present a | |
| collection of NetWare Mirror Groups or NetWare | |
| Partitions as a logical storage segment for | |
| use in mounting NetWare volumes. A maximum of | |
| 256 NetWare volumes can be supported in a single | |
| machine. | |
| http://cgfa.telepac.pt/ftp2/kernel.org/linux/kernel/people/jmerkey/nwfs/ | |
| 0 = /dev/nwfs/v0 First NetWare (NWFS) Logical Volume | |
| 1 = /dev/nwfs/v1 Second NetWare (NWFS) Logical Volume | |
| 2 = /dev/nwfs/v2 Third NetWare (NWFS) Logical Volume | |
| ... | |
| 255 = /dev/nwfs/v255 Last NetWare (NWFS) Logical Volume | |
| 116 char Advanced Linux Sound Driver (ALSA) | |
| 116 block MicroMemory battery backed RAM adapter (NVRAM) | |
| Supports 16 boards, 15 partitions each. | |
| Requested by neilb at cse.unsw.edu.au. | |
| 0 = /dev/umem/d0 Whole of first board | |
| 1 = /dev/umem/d0p1 First partition of first board | |
| 2 = /dev/umem/d0p2 Second partition of first board | |
| 15 = /dev/umem/d0p15 15th partition of first board | |
| 16 = /dev/umem/d1 Whole of second board | |
| 17 = /dev/umem/d1p1 First partition of second board | |
| ... | |
| 255= /dev/umem/d15p15 15th partition of 16th board. | |
| 117 char COSA/SRP synchronous serial card | |
| 0 = /dev/cosa0c0 1st board, 1st channel | |
| 1 = /dev/cosa0c1 1st board, 2nd channel | |
| ... | |
| 16 = /dev/cosa1c0 2nd board, 1st channel | |
| 17 = /dev/cosa1c1 2nd board, 2nd channel | |
| ... | |
| 117 block Enterprise Volume Management System (EVMS) | |
| The EVMS driver uses a layered, plug-in model to provide | |
| unparalleled flexibility and extensibility in managing | |
| storage. This allows for easy expansion or customization | |
| of various levels of volume management. Requested by | |
| Mark Peloquin (peloquin at us.ibm.com). | |
| Note: EVMS populates and manages all the devnodes in | |
| /dev/evms. | |
| http://sf.net/projects/evms | |
| 0 = /dev/evms/block_device EVMS block device | |
| 1 = /dev/evms/legacyname1 First EVMS legacy device | |
| 2 = /dev/evms/legacyname2 Second EVMS legacy device | |
| ... | |
| Both ranges can grow (down or up) until they meet. | |
| ... | |
| 254 = /dev/evms/EVMSname2 Second EVMS native device | |
| 255 = /dev/evms/EVMSname1 First EVMS native device | |
| Note: legacyname(s) are derived from the normal legacy | |
| device names. For example, /dev/hda5 would become | |
| /dev/evms/hda5. | |
| 118 char IBM Cryptographic Accelerator | |
| 0 = /dev/ica Virtual interface to all IBM Crypto Accelerators | |
| 1 = /dev/ica0 IBMCA Device 0 | |
| 2 = /dev/ica1 IBMCA Device 1 | |
| ... | |
| 119 char VMware virtual network control | |
| 0 = /dev/vnet0 1st virtual network | |
| 1 = /dev/vnet1 2nd virtual network | |
| ... | |
| 120-127 char LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE | |
| 120-127 block LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE | |
| Allocated for local/experimental use. For devices not | |
| assigned official numbers, these ranges should be | |
| used in order to avoid conflicting with future assignments. | |
| 128-135 char Unix98 PTY masters | |
| These devices should not have corresponding device | |
| nodes; instead they should be accessed through the | |
| /dev/ptmx cloning interface. | |
| 128 block SCSI disk devices (128-143) | |
| 0 = /dev/sddy 129th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/sddz 130th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 32 = /dev/sdea 131th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/sden 144th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 129 block SCSI disk devices (144-159) | |
| 0 = /dev/sdeo 145th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/sdep 146th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 32 = /dev/sdeq 147th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/sdfd 160th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 130 char (Misc devices) | |
| 130 block SCSI disk devices (160-175) | |
| 0 = /dev/sdfe 161st SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/sdff 162nd SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 32 = /dev/sdfg 163rd SCSI disk whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/sdft 176th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 131 block SCSI disk devices (176-191) | |
| 0 = /dev/sdfu 177th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/sdfv 178th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 32 = /dev/sdfw 179th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/sdgj 192nd SCSI disk whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 132 block SCSI disk devices (192-207) | |
| 0 = /dev/sdgk 193rd SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/sdgl 194th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 32 = /dev/sdgm 195th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/sdgz 208th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 133 block SCSI disk devices (208-223) | |
| 0 = /dev/sdha 209th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/sdhb 210th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 32 = /dev/sdhc 211th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/sdhp 224th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 134 block SCSI disk devices (224-239) | |
| 0 = /dev/sdhq 225th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/sdhr 226th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 32 = /dev/sdhs 227th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/sdif 240th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 135 block SCSI disk devices (240-255) | |
| 0 = /dev/sdig 241st SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/sdih 242nd SCSI disk whole disk | |
| 32 = /dev/sdih 243rd SCSI disk whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/sdiv 256th SCSI disk whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 136-143 char Unix98 PTY slaves | |
| 0 = /dev/pts/0 First Unix98 pseudo-TTY | |
| 1 = /dev/pts/1 Second Unix98 pseudo-TTY | |
| ... | |
| These device nodes are automatically generated with | |
| the proper permissions and modes by mounting the | |
| devpts filesystem onto /dev/pts with the appropriate | |
| mount options (distribution dependent, however, on | |
| *most* distributions the appropriate options are | |
| "mode=0620,gid=<gid of the "tty" group>".) | |
| 136 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; ninth controller | |
| 0 = /dev/rd/c8d0 First disk, whole disk | |
| 8 = /dev/rd/c8d1 Second disk, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 248 = /dev/rd/c8d31 32nd disk, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled as for major 48. | |
| 137 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; tenth controller | |
| 0 = /dev/rd/c9d0 First disk, whole disk | |
| 8 = /dev/rd/c9d1 Second disk, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 248 = /dev/rd/c9d31 32nd disk, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled as for major 48. | |
| 138 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; eleventh controller | |
| 0 = /dev/rd/c10d0 First disk, whole disk | |
| 8 = /dev/rd/c10d1 Second disk, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 248 = /dev/rd/c10d31 32nd disk, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled as for major 48. | |
| 139 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; twelfth controller | |
| 0 = /dev/rd/c11d0 First disk, whole disk | |
| 8 = /dev/rd/c11d1 Second disk, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 248 = /dev/rd/c11d31 32nd disk, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled as for major 48. | |
| 140 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; thirteenth controller | |
| 0 = /dev/rd/c12d0 First disk, whole disk | |
| 8 = /dev/rd/c12d1 Second disk, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 248 = /dev/rd/c12d31 32nd disk, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled as for major 48. | |
| 141 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; fourteenth controller | |
| 0 = /dev/rd/c13d0 First disk, whole disk | |
| 8 = /dev/rd/c13d1 Second disk, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 248 = /dev/rd/c13d31 32nd disk, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled as for major 48. | |
| 142 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; fifteenth controller | |
| 0 = /dev/rd/c14d0 First disk, whole disk | |
| 8 = /dev/rd/c14d1 Second disk, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 248 = /dev/rd/c14d31 32nd disk, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled as for major 48. | |
| 143 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; sixteenth controller | |
| 0 = /dev/rd/c15d0 First disk, whole disk | |
| 8 = /dev/rd/c15d1 Second disk, whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 248 = /dev/rd/c15d31 32nd disk, whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled as for major 48. | |
| 144 char Encapsulated PPP | |
| 0 = /dev/pppox0 First PPP over Ethernet | |
| ... | |
| 63 = /dev/pppox63 64th PPP over Ethernet | |
| This is primarily used for ADSL. | |
| The SST 5136-DN DeviceNet interface driver has been | |
| relocated to major 183 due to an unfortunate conflict. | |
| 144 block Expansion Area #1 for more non-device (e.g. NFS) mounts | |
| 0 = mounted device 256 | |
| 255 = mounted device 511 | |
| 145 char SAM9407-based soundcard | |
| 0 = /dev/sam0_mixer | |
| 1 = /dev/sam0_sequencer | |
| 2 = /dev/sam0_midi00 | |
| 3 = /dev/sam0_dsp | |
| 4 = /dev/sam0_audio | |
| 6 = /dev/sam0_sndstat | |
| 18 = /dev/sam0_midi01 | |
| 34 = /dev/sam0_midi02 | |
| 50 = /dev/sam0_midi03 | |
| 64 = /dev/sam1_mixer | |
| ... | |
| 128 = /dev/sam2_mixer | |
| ... | |
| 192 = /dev/sam3_mixer | |
| ... | |
| Device functions match OSS, but offer a number of | |
| addons, which are sam9407 specific. OSS can be | |
| operated simultaneously, taking care of the codec. | |
| 145 block Expansion Area #2 for more non-device (e.g. NFS) mounts | |
| 0 = mounted device 512 | |
| 255 = mounted device 767 | |
| 146 char SYSTRAM SCRAMNet mirrored-memory network | |
| 0 = /dev/scramnet0 First SCRAMNet device | |
| 1 = /dev/scramnet1 Second SCRAMNet device | |
| ... | |
| 146 block Expansion Area #3 for more non-device (e.g. NFS) mounts | |
| 0 = mounted device 768 | |
| 255 = mounted device 1023 | |
| 147 char Aureal Semiconductor Vortex Audio device | |
| 0 = /dev/aureal0 First Aureal Vortex | |
| 1 = /dev/aureal1 Second Aureal Vortex | |
| ... | |
| 147 block Distributed Replicated Block Device (DRBD) | |
| 0 = /dev/drbd0 First DRBD device | |
| 1 = /dev/drbd1 Second DRBD device | |
| ... | |
| 148 char Technology Concepts serial card | |
| 0 = /dev/ttyT0 First TCL port | |
| 1 = /dev/ttyT1 Second TCL port | |
| ... | |
| 149 char Technology Concepts serial card - alternate devices | |
| 0 = /dev/cut0 Callout device for ttyT0 | |
| 1 = /dev/cut0 Callout device for ttyT1 | |
| ... | |
| 150 char Real-Time Linux FIFOs | |
| 0 = /dev/rtf0 First RTLinux FIFO | |
| 1 = /dev/rtf1 Second RTLinux FIFO | |
| ... | |
| 151 char DPT I2O SmartRaid V controller | |
| 0 = /dev/dpti0 First DPT I2O adapter | |
| 1 = /dev/dpti1 Second DPT I2O adapter | |
| ... | |
| 152 char EtherDrive Control Device | |
| 0 = /dev/etherd/ctl Connect/Disconnect an EtherDrive | |
| 1 = /dev/etherd/err Monitor errors | |
| 2 = /dev/etherd/raw Raw AoE packet monitor | |
| 152 block EtherDrive Block Devices | |
| 0 = /dev/etherd/0 EtherDrive 0 | |
| ... | |
| 255 = /dev/etherd/255 EtherDrive 255 | |
| 153 char SPI Bus Interface (sometimes referred to as MicroWire) | |
| 0 = /dev/spi0 First SPI device on the bus | |
| 1 = /dev/spi1 Second SPI device on the bus | |
| ... | |
| 15 = /dev/spi15 Sixteenth SPI device on the bus | |
| 153 block Enhanced Metadisk RAID (EMD) storage units | |
| 0 = /dev/emd/0 First unit | |
| 1 = /dev/emd/0p1 Partition 1 on First unit | |
| 2 = /dev/emd/0p2 Partition 2 on First unit | |
| ... | |
| 15 = /dev/emd/0p15 Partition 15 on First unit | |
| 16 = /dev/emd/1 Second unit | |
| 32 = /dev/emd/2 Third unit | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/emd/15 Sixteenth unit | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 154 char Specialix RIO serial card | |
| 0 = /dev/ttySR0 First RIO port | |
| ... | |
| 255 = /dev/ttySR255 256th RIO port | |
| 155 char Specialix RIO serial card - alternate devices | |
| 0 = /dev/cusr0 Callout device for ttySR0 | |
| ... | |
| 255 = /dev/cusr255 Callout device for ttySR255 | |
| 156 char Specialix RIO serial card | |
| 0 = /dev/ttySR256 257th RIO port | |
| ... | |
| 255 = /dev/ttySR511 512th RIO port | |
| 157 char Specialix RIO serial card - alternate devices | |
| 0 = /dev/cusr256 Callout device for ttySR256 | |
| ... | |
| 255 = /dev/cusr511 Callout device for ttySR511 | |
| 158 char Dialogic GammaLink fax driver | |
| 0 = /dev/gfax0 GammaLink channel 0 | |
| 1 = /dev/gfax1 GammaLink channel 1 | |
| ... | |
| 159 char RESERVED | |
| 159 block RESERVED | |
| 160 char General Purpose Instrument Bus (GPIB) | |
| 0 = /dev/gpib0 First GPIB bus | |
| 1 = /dev/gpib1 Second GPIB bus | |
| ... | |
| 160 block Carmel 8-port SATA Disks on First Controller | |
| 0 = /dev/carmel/0 SATA disk 0 whole disk | |
| 1 = /dev/carmel/0p1 SATA disk 0 partition 1 | |
| ... | |
| 31 = /dev/carmel/0p31 SATA disk 0 partition 31 | |
| 32 = /dev/carmel/1 SATA disk 1 whole disk | |
| 64 = /dev/carmel/2 SATA disk 2 whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 224 = /dev/carmel/7 SATA disk 7 whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 31. | |
| 161 char IrCOMM devices (IrDA serial/parallel emulation) | |
| 0 = /dev/ircomm0 First IrCOMM device | |
| 1 = /dev/ircomm1 Second IrCOMM device | |
| ... | |
| 16 = /dev/irlpt0 First IrLPT device | |
| 17 = /dev/irlpt1 Second IrLPT device | |
| ... | |
| 161 block Carmel 8-port SATA Disks on Second Controller | |
| 0 = /dev/carmel/8 SATA disk 8 whole disk | |
| 1 = /dev/carmel/8p1 SATA disk 8 partition 1 | |
| ... | |
| 31 = /dev/carmel/8p31 SATA disk 8 partition 31 | |
| 32 = /dev/carmel/9 SATA disk 9 whole disk | |
| 64 = /dev/carmel/10 SATA disk 10 whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 224 = /dev/carmel/15 SATA disk 15 whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 31. | |
| 162 char Raw block device interface | |
| 0 = /dev/rawctl Raw I/O control device | |
| 1 = /dev/raw/raw1 First raw I/O device | |
| 2 = /dev/raw/raw2 Second raw I/O device | |
| ... | |
| max minor number of raw device is set by kernel config | |
| MAX_RAW_DEVS or raw module parameter 'max_raw_devs' | |
| 163 char | |
| 164 char Chase Research AT/PCI-Fast serial card | |
| 0 = /dev/ttyCH0 AT/PCI-Fast board 0, port 0 | |
| ... | |
| 15 = /dev/ttyCH15 AT/PCI-Fast board 0, port 15 | |
| 16 = /dev/ttyCH16 AT/PCI-Fast board 1, port 0 | |
| ... | |
| 31 = /dev/ttyCH31 AT/PCI-Fast board 1, port 15 | |
| 32 = /dev/ttyCH32 AT/PCI-Fast board 2, port 0 | |
| ... | |
| 47 = /dev/ttyCH47 AT/PCI-Fast board 2, port 15 | |
| 48 = /dev/ttyCH48 AT/PCI-Fast board 3, port 0 | |
| ... | |
| 63 = /dev/ttyCH63 AT/PCI-Fast board 3, port 15 | |
| 165 char Chase Research AT/PCI-Fast serial card - alternate devices | |
| 0 = /dev/cuch0 Callout device for ttyCH0 | |
| ... | |
| 63 = /dev/cuch63 Callout device for ttyCH63 | |
| 166 char ACM USB modems | |
| 0 = /dev/ttyACM0 First ACM modem | |
| 1 = /dev/ttyACM1 Second ACM modem | |
| ... | |
| 167 char ACM USB modems - alternate devices | |
| 0 = /dev/cuacm0 Callout device for ttyACM0 | |
| 1 = /dev/cuacm1 Callout device for ttyACM1 | |
| ... | |
| 168 char Eracom CSA7000 PCI encryption adaptor | |
| 0 = /dev/ecsa0 First CSA7000 | |
| 1 = /dev/ecsa1 Second CSA7000 | |
| ... | |
| 169 char Eracom CSA8000 PCI encryption adaptor | |
| 0 = /dev/ecsa8-0 First CSA8000 | |
| 1 = /dev/ecsa8-1 Second CSA8000 | |
| ... | |
| 170 char AMI MegaRAC remote access controller | |
| 0 = /dev/megarac0 First MegaRAC card | |
| 1 = /dev/megarac1 Second MegaRAC card | |
| ... | |
| 171 char Reserved for IEEE 1394 (Firewire) | |
| 172 char Moxa Intellio serial card | |
| 0 = /dev/ttyMX0 First Moxa port | |
| 1 = /dev/ttyMX1 Second Moxa port | |
| ... | |
| 127 = /dev/ttyMX127 128th Moxa port | |
| 128 = /dev/moxactl Moxa control port | |
| 173 char Moxa Intellio serial card - alternate devices | |
| 0 = /dev/cumx0 Callout device for ttyMX0 | |
| 1 = /dev/cumx1 Callout device for ttyMX1 | |
| ... | |
| 127 = /dev/cumx127 Callout device for ttyMX127 | |
| 174 char SmartIO serial card | |
| 0 = /dev/ttySI0 First SmartIO port | |
| 1 = /dev/ttySI1 Second SmartIO port | |
| ... | |
| 175 char SmartIO serial card - alternate devices | |
| 0 = /dev/cusi0 Callout device for ttySI0 | |
| 1 = /dev/cusi1 Callout device for ttySI1 | |
| ... | |
| 176 char nCipher nFast PCI crypto accelerator | |
| 0 = /dev/nfastpci0 First nFast PCI device | |
| 1 = /dev/nfastpci1 First nFast PCI device | |
| ... | |
| 177 char TI PCILynx memory spaces | |
| 0 = /dev/pcilynx/aux0 AUX space of first PCILynx card | |
| ... | |
| 15 = /dev/pcilynx/aux15 AUX space of 16th PCILynx card | |
| 16 = /dev/pcilynx/rom0 ROM space of first PCILynx card | |
| ... | |
| 31 = /dev/pcilynx/rom15 ROM space of 16th PCILynx card | |
| 32 = /dev/pcilynx/ram0 RAM space of first PCILynx card | |
| ... | |
| 47 = /dev/pcilynx/ram15 RAM space of 16th PCILynx card | |
| 178 char Giganet cLAN1xxx virtual interface adapter | |
| 0 = /dev/clanvi0 First cLAN adapter | |
| 1 = /dev/clanvi1 Second cLAN adapter | |
| ... | |
| 179 block MMC block devices | |
| 0 = /dev/mmcblk0 First SD/MMC card | |
| 1 = /dev/mmcblk0p1 First partition on first MMC card | |
| 8 = /dev/mmcblk1 Second SD/MMC card | |
| ... | |
| The start of next SD/MMC card can be configured with | |
| CONFIG_MMC_BLOCK_MINORS, or overridden at boot/modprobe | |
| time using the mmcblk.perdev_minors option. That would | |
| bump the offset between each card to be the configured | |
| value instead of the default 8. | |
| 179 char CCube DVXChip-based PCI products | |
| 0 = /dev/dvxirq0 First DVX device | |
| 1 = /dev/dvxirq1 Second DVX device | |
| ... | |
| 180 char USB devices | |
| 0 = /dev/usb/lp0 First USB printer | |
| ... | |
| 15 = /dev/usb/lp15 16th USB printer | |
| 48 = /dev/usb/scanner0 First USB scanner | |
| ... | |
| 63 = /dev/usb/scanner15 16th USB scanner | |
| 64 = /dev/usb/rio500 Diamond Rio 500 | |
| 65 = /dev/usb/usblcd USBLCD Interface (info@usblcd.de) | |
| 66 = /dev/usb/cpad0 Synaptics cPad (mouse/LCD) | |
| 96 = /dev/usb/hiddev0 1st USB HID device | |
| ... | |
| 111 = /dev/usb/hiddev15 16th USB HID device | |
| 112 = /dev/usb/auer0 1st auerswald ISDN device | |
| ... | |
| 127 = /dev/usb/auer15 16th auerswald ISDN device | |
| 128 = /dev/usb/brlvgr0 First Braille Voyager device | |
| ... | |
| 131 = /dev/usb/brlvgr3 Fourth Braille Voyager device | |
| 132 = /dev/usb/idmouse ID Mouse (fingerprint scanner) device | |
| 133 = /dev/usb/sisusbvga1 First SiSUSB VGA device | |
| ... | |
| 140 = /dev/usb/sisusbvga8 Eighth SISUSB VGA device | |
| 144 = /dev/usb/lcd USB LCD device | |
| 160 = /dev/usb/legousbtower0 1st USB Legotower device | |
| ... | |
| 175 = /dev/usb/legousbtower15 16th USB Legotower device | |
| 176 = /dev/usb/usbtmc1 First USB TMC device | |
| ... | |
| 191 = /dev/usb/usbtmc16 16th USB TMC device | |
| 192 = /dev/usb/yurex1 First USB Yurex device | |
| ... | |
| 209 = /dev/usb/yurex16 16th USB Yurex device | |
| 180 block USB block devices | |
| 0 = /dev/uba First USB block device | |
| 8 = /dev/ubb Second USB block device | |
| 16 = /dev/ubc Third USB block device | |
| ... | |
| 181 char Conrad Electronic parallel port radio clocks | |
| 0 = /dev/pcfclock0 First Conrad radio clock | |
| 1 = /dev/pcfclock1 Second Conrad radio clock | |
| ... | |
| 182 char Picture Elements THR2 binarizer | |
| 0 = /dev/pethr0 First THR2 board | |
| 1 = /dev/pethr1 Second THR2 board | |
| ... | |
| 183 char SST 5136-DN DeviceNet interface | |
| 0 = /dev/ss5136dn0 First DeviceNet interface | |
| 1 = /dev/ss5136dn1 Second DeviceNet interface | |
| ... | |
| This device used to be assigned to major number 144. | |
| It had to be moved due to an unfortunate conflict. | |
| 184 char Picture Elements' video simulator/sender | |
| 0 = /dev/pevss0 First sender board | |
| 1 = /dev/pevss1 Second sender board | |
| ... | |
| 185 char InterMezzo high availability file system | |
| 0 = /dev/intermezzo0 First cache manager | |
| 1 = /dev/intermezzo1 Second cache manager | |
| ... | |
| See http://web.archive.org/web/20080115195241/ | |
| http://inter-mezzo.org/index.html | |
| 186 char Object-based storage control device | |
| 0 = /dev/obd0 First obd control device | |
| 1 = /dev/obd1 Second obd control device | |
| ... | |
| See ftp://ftp.lustre.org/pub/obd for code and information. | |
| 187 char DESkey hardware encryption device | |
| 0 = /dev/deskey0 First DES key | |
| 1 = /dev/deskey1 Second DES key | |
| ... | |
| 188 char USB serial converters | |
| 0 = /dev/ttyUSB0 First USB serial converter | |
| 1 = /dev/ttyUSB1 Second USB serial converter | |
| ... | |
| 189 char USB serial converters - alternate devices | |
| 0 = /dev/cuusb0 Callout device for ttyUSB0 | |
| 1 = /dev/cuusb1 Callout device for ttyUSB1 | |
| ... | |
| 190 char Kansas City tracker/tuner card | |
| 0 = /dev/kctt0 First KCT/T card | |
| 1 = /dev/kctt1 Second KCT/T card | |
| ... | |
| 191 char Reserved for PCMCIA | |
| 192 char Kernel profiling interface | |
| 0 = /dev/profile Profiling control device | |
| 1 = /dev/profile0 Profiling device for CPU 0 | |
| 2 = /dev/profile1 Profiling device for CPU 1 | |
| ... | |
| 193 char Kernel event-tracing interface | |
| 0 = /dev/trace Tracing control device | |
| 1 = /dev/trace0 Tracing device for CPU 0 | |
| 2 = /dev/trace1 Tracing device for CPU 1 | |
| ... | |
| 194 char linVideoStreams (LINVS) | |
| 0 = /dev/mvideo/status0 Video compression status | |
| 1 = /dev/mvideo/stream0 Video stream | |
| 2 = /dev/mvideo/frame0 Single compressed frame | |
| 3 = /dev/mvideo/rawframe0 Raw uncompressed frame | |
| 4 = /dev/mvideo/codec0 Direct codec access | |
| 5 = /dev/mvideo/video4linux0 Video4Linux compatibility | |
| 16 = /dev/mvideo/status1 Second device | |
| ... | |
| 32 = /dev/mvideo/status2 Third device | |
| ... | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/mvideo/status15 16th device | |
| ... | |
| 195 char Nvidia graphics devices | |
| 0 = /dev/nvidia0 First Nvidia card | |
| 1 = /dev/nvidia1 Second Nvidia card | |
| ... | |
| 255 = /dev/nvidiactl Nvidia card control device | |
| 196 char Tormenta T1 card | |
| 0 = /dev/tor/0 Master control channel for all cards | |
| 1 = /dev/tor/1 First DS0 | |
| 2 = /dev/tor/2 Second DS0 | |
| ... | |
| 48 = /dev/tor/48 48th DS0 | |
| 49 = /dev/tor/49 First pseudo-channel | |
| 50 = /dev/tor/50 Second pseudo-channel | |
| ... | |
| 197 char OpenTNF tracing facility | |
| 0 = /dev/tnf/t0 Trace 0 data extraction | |
| 1 = /dev/tnf/t1 Trace 1 data extraction | |
| ... | |
| 128 = /dev/tnf/status Tracing facility status | |
| 130 = /dev/tnf/trace Tracing device | |
| 198 char Total Impact TPMP2 quad coprocessor PCI card | |
| 0 = /dev/tpmp2/0 First card | |
| 1 = /dev/tpmp2/1 Second card | |
| ... | |
| 199 char Veritas volume manager (VxVM) volumes | |
| 0 = /dev/vx/rdsk/*/* First volume | |
| 1 = /dev/vx/rdsk/*/* Second volume | |
| ... | |
| 199 block Veritas volume manager (VxVM) volumes | |
| 0 = /dev/vx/dsk/*/* First volume | |
| 1 = /dev/vx/dsk/*/* Second volume | |
| ... | |
| The namespace in these directories is maintained by | |
| the user space VxVM software. | |
| 200 char Veritas VxVM configuration interface | |
| 0 = /dev/vx/config Configuration access node | |
| 1 = /dev/vx/trace Volume i/o trace access node | |
| 2 = /dev/vx/iod Volume i/o daemon access node | |
| 3 = /dev/vx/info Volume information access node | |
| 4 = /dev/vx/task Volume tasks access node | |
| 5 = /dev/vx/taskmon Volume tasks monitor daemon | |
| 201 char Veritas VxVM dynamic multipathing driver | |
| 0 = /dev/vx/rdmp/* First multipath device | |
| 1 = /dev/vx/rdmp/* Second multipath device | |
| ... | |
| 201 block Veritas VxVM dynamic multipathing driver | |
| 0 = /dev/vx/dmp/* First multipath device | |
| 1 = /dev/vx/dmp/* Second multipath device | |
| ... | |
| The namespace in these directories is maintained by | |
| the user space VxVM software. | |
| 202 char CPU model-specific registers | |
| 0 = /dev/cpu/0/msr MSRs on CPU 0 | |
| 1 = /dev/cpu/1/msr MSRs on CPU 1 | |
| ... | |
| 202 block Xen Virtual Block Device | |
| 0 = /dev/xvda First Xen VBD whole disk | |
| 16 = /dev/xvdb Second Xen VBD whole disk | |
| 32 = /dev/xvdc Third Xen VBD whole disk | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/xvdp Sixteenth Xen VBD whole disk | |
| Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE | |
| disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on | |
| partitions is 15. | |
| 203 char CPU CPUID information | |
| 0 = /dev/cpu/0/cpuid CPUID on CPU 0 | |
| 1 = /dev/cpu/1/cpuid CPUID on CPU 1 | |
| ... | |
| 204 char Low-density serial ports | |
| 0 = /dev/ttyLU0 LinkUp Systems L72xx UART - port 0 | |
| 1 = /dev/ttyLU1 LinkUp Systems L72xx UART - port 1 | |
| 2 = /dev/ttyLU2 LinkUp Systems L72xx UART - port 2 | |
| 3 = /dev/ttyLU3 LinkUp Systems L72xx UART - port 3 | |
| 4 = /dev/ttyFB0 Intel Footbridge (ARM) | |
| 5 = /dev/ttySA0 StrongARM builtin serial port 0 | |
| 6 = /dev/ttySA1 StrongARM builtin serial port 1 | |
| 7 = /dev/ttySA2 StrongARM builtin serial port 2 | |
| 8 = /dev/ttySC0 SCI serial port (SuperH) - port 0 | |
| 9 = /dev/ttySC1 SCI serial port (SuperH) - port 1 | |
| 10 = /dev/ttySC2 SCI serial port (SuperH) - port 2 | |
| 11 = /dev/ttySC3 SCI serial port (SuperH) - port 3 | |
| 12 = /dev/ttyFW0 Firmware console - port 0 | |
| 13 = /dev/ttyFW1 Firmware console - port 1 | |
| 14 = /dev/ttyFW2 Firmware console - port 2 | |
| 15 = /dev/ttyFW3 Firmware console - port 3 | |
| 16 = /dev/ttyAM0 ARM "AMBA" serial port 0 | |
| ... | |
| 31 = /dev/ttyAM15 ARM "AMBA" serial port 15 | |
| 32 = /dev/ttyDB0 DataBooster serial port 0 | |
| ... | |
| 39 = /dev/ttyDB7 DataBooster serial port 7 | |
| 40 = /dev/ttySG0 SGI Altix console port | |
| 41 = /dev/ttySMX0 Motorola i.MX - port 0 | |
| 42 = /dev/ttySMX1 Motorola i.MX - port 1 | |
| 43 = /dev/ttySMX2 Motorola i.MX - port 2 | |
| 44 = /dev/ttyMM0 Marvell MPSC - port 0 (obsolete unused) | |
| 45 = /dev/ttyMM1 Marvell MPSC - port 1 (obsolete unused) | |
| 46 = /dev/ttyCPM0 PPC CPM (SCC or SMC) - port 0 | |
| ... | |
| 47 = /dev/ttyCPM5 PPC CPM (SCC or SMC) - port 5 | |
| 50 = /dev/ttyIOC0 Altix serial card | |
| ... | |
| 81 = /dev/ttyIOC31 Altix serial card | |
| 82 = /dev/ttyVR0 NEC VR4100 series SIU | |
| 83 = /dev/ttyVR1 NEC VR4100 series DSIU | |
| 84 = /dev/ttyIOC84 Altix ioc4 serial card | |
| ... | |
| 115 = /dev/ttyIOC115 Altix ioc4 serial card | |
| 116 = /dev/ttySIOC0 Altix ioc3 serial card | |
| ... | |
| 147 = /dev/ttySIOC31 Altix ioc3 serial card | |
| 148 = /dev/ttyPSC0 PPC PSC - port 0 | |
| ... | |
| 153 = /dev/ttyPSC5 PPC PSC - port 5 | |
| 154 = /dev/ttyAT0 ATMEL serial port 0 | |
| ... | |
| 169 = /dev/ttyAT15 ATMEL serial port 15 | |
| 170 = /dev/ttyNX0 Hilscher netX serial port 0 | |
| ... | |
| 185 = /dev/ttyNX15 Hilscher netX serial port 15 | |
| 186 = /dev/ttyJ0 JTAG1 DCC protocol based serial port emulation | |
| 187 = /dev/ttyUL0 Xilinx uartlite - port 0 | |
| ... | |
| 190 = /dev/ttyUL3 Xilinx uartlite - port 3 | |
| 191 = /dev/xvc0 Xen virtual console - port 0 | |
| 192 = /dev/ttyPZ0 pmac_zilog - port 0 | |
| ... | |
| 195 = /dev/ttyPZ3 pmac_zilog - port 3 | |
| 196 = /dev/ttyTX0 TX39/49 serial port 0 | |
| ... | |
| 204 = /dev/ttyTX7 TX39/49 serial port 7 | |
| 205 = /dev/ttySC0 SC26xx serial port 0 | |
| 206 = /dev/ttySC1 SC26xx serial port 1 | |
| 207 = /dev/ttySC2 SC26xx serial port 2 | |
| 208 = /dev/ttySC3 SC26xx serial port 3 | |
| 209 = /dev/ttyMAX0 MAX3100 serial port 0 | |
| 210 = /dev/ttyMAX1 MAX3100 serial port 1 | |
| 211 = /dev/ttyMAX2 MAX3100 serial port 2 | |
| 212 = /dev/ttyMAX3 MAX3100 serial port 3 | |
| 205 char Low-density serial ports (alternate device) | |
| 0 = /dev/culu0 Callout device for ttyLU0 | |
| 1 = /dev/culu1 Callout device for ttyLU1 | |
| 2 = /dev/culu2 Callout device for ttyLU2 | |
| 3 = /dev/culu3 Callout device for ttyLU3 | |
| 4 = /dev/cufb0 Callout device for ttyFB0 | |
| 5 = /dev/cusa0 Callout device for ttySA0 | |
| 6 = /dev/cusa1 Callout device for ttySA1 | |
| 7 = /dev/cusa2 Callout device for ttySA2 | |
| 8 = /dev/cusc0 Callout device for ttySC0 | |
| 9 = /dev/cusc1 Callout device for ttySC1 | |
| 10 = /dev/cusc2 Callout device for ttySC2 | |
| 11 = /dev/cusc3 Callout device for ttySC3 | |
| 12 = /dev/cufw0 Callout device for ttyFW0 | |
| 13 = /dev/cufw1 Callout device for ttyFW1 | |
| 14 = /dev/cufw2 Callout device for ttyFW2 | |
| 15 = /dev/cufw3 Callout device for ttyFW3 | |
| 16 = /dev/cuam0 Callout device for ttyAM0 | |
| ... | |
| 31 = /dev/cuam15 Callout device for ttyAM15 | |
| 32 = /dev/cudb0 Callout device for ttyDB0 | |
| ... | |
| 39 = /dev/cudb7 Callout device for ttyDB7 | |
| 40 = /dev/cusg0 Callout device for ttySG0 | |
| 41 = /dev/ttycusmx0 Callout device for ttySMX0 | |
| 42 = /dev/ttycusmx1 Callout device for ttySMX1 | |
| 43 = /dev/ttycusmx2 Callout device for ttySMX2 | |
| 46 = /dev/cucpm0 Callout device for ttyCPM0 | |
| ... | |
| 49 = /dev/cucpm5 Callout device for ttyCPM5 | |
| 50 = /dev/cuioc40 Callout device for ttyIOC40 | |
| ... | |
| 81 = /dev/cuioc431 Callout device for ttyIOC431 | |
| 82 = /dev/cuvr0 Callout device for ttyVR0 | |
| 83 = /dev/cuvr1 Callout device for ttyVR1 | |
| 206 char OnStream SC-x0 tape devices | |
| 0 = /dev/osst0 First OnStream SCSI tape, mode 0 | |
| 1 = /dev/osst1 Second OnStream SCSI tape, mode 0 | |
| ... | |
| 32 = /dev/osst0l First OnStream SCSI tape, mode 1 | |
| 33 = /dev/osst1l Second OnStream SCSI tape, mode 1 | |
| ... | |
| 64 = /dev/osst0m First OnStream SCSI tape, mode 2 | |
| 65 = /dev/osst1m Second OnStream SCSI tape, mode 2 | |
| ... | |
| 96 = /dev/osst0a First OnStream SCSI tape, mode 3 | |
| 97 = /dev/osst1a Second OnStream SCSI tape, mode 3 | |
| ... | |
| 128 = /dev/nosst0 No rewind version of /dev/osst0 | |
| 129 = /dev/nosst1 No rewind version of /dev/osst1 | |
| ... | |
| 160 = /dev/nosst0l No rewind version of /dev/osst0l | |
| 161 = /dev/nosst1l No rewind version of /dev/osst1l | |
| ... | |
| 192 = /dev/nosst0m No rewind version of /dev/osst0m | |
| 193 = /dev/nosst1m No rewind version of /dev/osst1m | |
| ... | |
| 224 = /dev/nosst0a No rewind version of /dev/osst0a | |
| 225 = /dev/nosst1a No rewind version of /dev/osst1a | |
| ... | |
| The OnStream SC-x0 SCSI tapes do not support the | |
| standard SCSI SASD command set and therefore need | |
| their own driver "osst". Note that the IDE, USB (and | |
| maybe ParPort) versions may be driven via ide-scsi or | |
| usb-storage SCSI emulation and this osst device and | |
| driver as well. The ADR-x0 drives are QIC-157 | |
| compliant and don't need osst. | |
| 207 char Compaq ProLiant health feature indicate | |
| 0 = /dev/cpqhealth/cpqw Redirector interface | |
| 1 = /dev/cpqhealth/crom EISA CROM | |
| 2 = /dev/cpqhealth/cdt Data Table | |
| 3 = /dev/cpqhealth/cevt Event Log | |
| 4 = /dev/cpqhealth/casr Automatic Server Recovery | |
| 5 = /dev/cpqhealth/cecc ECC Memory | |
| 6 = /dev/cpqhealth/cmca Machine Check Architecture | |
| 7 = /dev/cpqhealth/ccsm Deprecated CDT | |
| 8 = /dev/cpqhealth/cnmi NMI Handling | |
| 9 = /dev/cpqhealth/css Sideshow Management | |
| 10 = /dev/cpqhealth/cram CMOS interface | |
| 11 = /dev/cpqhealth/cpci PCI IRQ interface | |
| 208 char User space serial ports | |
| 0 = /dev/ttyU0 First user space serial port | |
| 1 = /dev/ttyU1 Second user space serial port | |
| ... | |
| 209 char User space serial ports (alternate devices) | |
| 0 = /dev/cuu0 Callout device for ttyU0 | |
| 1 = /dev/cuu1 Callout device for ttyU1 | |
| ... | |
| 210 char SBE, Inc. sync/async serial card | |
| 0 = /dev/sbei/wxcfg0 Configuration device for board 0 | |
| 1 = /dev/sbei/dld0 Download device for board 0 | |
| 2 = /dev/sbei/wan00 WAN device, port 0, board 0 | |
| 3 = /dev/sbei/wan01 WAN device, port 1, board 0 | |
| 4 = /dev/sbei/wan02 WAN device, port 2, board 0 | |
| 5 = /dev/sbei/wan03 WAN device, port 3, board 0 | |
| 6 = /dev/sbei/wanc00 WAN clone device, port 0, board 0 | |
| 7 = /dev/sbei/wanc01 WAN clone device, port 1, board 0 | |
| 8 = /dev/sbei/wanc02 WAN clone device, port 2, board 0 | |
| 9 = /dev/sbei/wanc03 WAN clone device, port 3, board 0 | |
| 10 = /dev/sbei/wxcfg1 Configuration device for board 1 | |
| 11 = /dev/sbei/dld1 Download device for board 1 | |
| 12 = /dev/sbei/wan10 WAN device, port 0, board 1 | |
| 13 = /dev/sbei/wan11 WAN device, port 1, board 1 | |
| 14 = /dev/sbei/wan12 WAN device, port 2, board 1 | |
| 15 = /dev/sbei/wan13 WAN device, port 3, board 1 | |
| 16 = /dev/sbei/wanc10 WAN clone device, port 0, board 1 | |
| 17 = /dev/sbei/wanc11 WAN clone device, port 1, board 1 | |
| 18 = /dev/sbei/wanc12 WAN clone device, port 2, board 1 | |
| 19 = /dev/sbei/wanc13 WAN clone device, port 3, board 1 | |
| ... | |
| Yes, each board is really spaced 10 (decimal) apart. | |
| 211 char Addinum CPCI1500 digital I/O card | |
| 0 = /dev/addinum/cpci1500/0 First CPCI1500 card | |
| 1 = /dev/addinum/cpci1500/1 Second CPCI1500 card | |
| ... | |
| 212 char LinuxTV.org DVB driver subsystem | |
| 0 = /dev/dvb/adapter0/video0 first video decoder of first card | |
| 1 = /dev/dvb/adapter0/audio0 first audio decoder of first card | |
| 2 = /dev/dvb/adapter0/sec0 (obsolete/unused) | |
| 3 = /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 first frontend device of first card | |
| 4 = /dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0 first demux device of first card | |
| 5 = /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0 first digital video recoder device of first card | |
| 6 = /dev/dvb/adapter0/ca0 first common access port of first card | |
| 7 = /dev/dvb/adapter0/net0 first network device of first card | |
| 8 = /dev/dvb/adapter0/osd0 first on-screen-display device of first card | |
| 9 = /dev/dvb/adapter0/video1 second video decoder of first card | |
| ... | |
| 64 = /dev/dvb/adapter1/video0 first video decoder of second card | |
| ... | |
| 128 = /dev/dvb/adapter2/video0 first video decoder of third card | |
| ... | |
| 196 = /dev/dvb/adapter3/video0 first video decoder of fourth card | |
| 216 char Bluetooth RFCOMM TTY devices | |
| 0 = /dev/rfcomm0 First Bluetooth RFCOMM TTY device | |
| 1 = /dev/rfcomm1 Second Bluetooth RFCOMM TTY device | |
| ... | |
| 217 char Bluetooth RFCOMM TTY devices (alternate devices) | |
| 0 = /dev/curf0 Callout device for rfcomm0 | |
| 1 = /dev/curf1 Callout device for rfcomm1 | |
| ... | |
| 218 char The Logical Company bus Unibus/Qbus adapters | |
| 0 = /dev/logicalco/bci/0 First bus adapter | |
| 1 = /dev/logicalco/bci/1 First bus adapter | |
| ... | |
| 219 char The Logical Company DCI-1300 digital I/O card | |
| 0 = /dev/logicalco/dci1300/0 First DCI-1300 card | |
| 1 = /dev/logicalco/dci1300/1 Second DCI-1300 card | |
| ... | |
| 220 char Myricom Myrinet "GM" board | |
| 0 = /dev/myricom/gm0 First Myrinet GM board | |
| 1 = /dev/myricom/gmp0 First board "root access" | |
| 2 = /dev/myricom/gm1 Second Myrinet GM board | |
| 3 = /dev/myricom/gmp1 Second board "root access" | |
| ... | |
| 221 char VME bus | |
| 0 = /dev/bus/vme/m0 First master image | |
| 1 = /dev/bus/vme/m1 Second master image | |
| 2 = /dev/bus/vme/m2 Third master image | |
| 3 = /dev/bus/vme/m3 Fourth master image | |
| 4 = /dev/bus/vme/s0 First slave image | |
| 5 = /dev/bus/vme/s1 Second slave image | |
| 6 = /dev/bus/vme/s2 Third slave image | |
| 7 = /dev/bus/vme/s3 Fourth slave image | |
| 8 = /dev/bus/vme/ctl Control | |
| It is expected that all VME bus drivers will use the | |
| same interface. For interface documentation see | |
| http://www.vmelinux.org/. | |
| 224 char A2232 serial card | |
| 0 = /dev/ttyY0 First A2232 port | |
| 1 = /dev/ttyY1 Second A2232 port | |
| ... | |
| 225 char A2232 serial card (alternate devices) | |
| 0 = /dev/cuy0 Callout device for ttyY0 | |
| 1 = /dev/cuy1 Callout device for ttyY1 | |
| ... | |
| 226 char Direct Rendering Infrastructure (DRI) | |
| 0 = /dev/dri/card0 First graphics card | |
| 1 = /dev/dri/card1 Second graphics card | |
| ... | |
| 227 char IBM 3270 terminal Unix tty access | |
| 1 = /dev/3270/tty1 First 3270 terminal | |
| 2 = /dev/3270/tty2 Seconds 3270 terminal | |
| ... | |
| 228 char IBM 3270 terminal block-mode access | |
| 0 = /dev/3270/tub Controlling interface | |
| 1 = /dev/3270/tub1 First 3270 terminal | |
| 2 = /dev/3270/tub2 Second 3270 terminal | |
| ... | |
| 229 char IBM iSeries/pSeries virtual console | |
| 0 = /dev/hvc0 First console port | |
| 1 = /dev/hvc1 Second console port | |
| ... | |
| 230 char IBM iSeries virtual tape | |
| 0 = /dev/iseries/vt0 First virtual tape, mode 0 | |
| 1 = /dev/iseries/vt1 Second virtual tape, mode 0 | |
| ... | |
| 32 = /dev/iseries/vt0l First virtual tape, mode 1 | |
| 33 = /dev/iseries/vt1l Second virtual tape, mode 1 | |
| ... | |
| 64 = /dev/iseries/vt0m First virtual tape, mode 2 | |
| 65 = /dev/iseries/vt1m Second virtual tape, mode 2 | |
| ... | |
| 96 = /dev/iseries/vt0a First virtual tape, mode 3 | |
| 97 = /dev/iseries/vt1a Second virtual tape, mode 3 | |
| ... | |
| 128 = /dev/iseries/nvt0 First virtual tape, mode 0, no rewind | |
| 129 = /dev/iseries/nvt1 Second virtual tape, mode 0, no rewind | |
| ... | |
| 160 = /dev/iseries/nvt0l First virtual tape, mode 1, no rewind | |
| 161 = /dev/iseries/nvt1l Second virtual tape, mode 1, no rewind | |
| ... | |
| 192 = /dev/iseries/nvt0m First virtual tape, mode 2, no rewind | |
| 193 = /dev/iseries/nvt1m Second virtual tape, mode 2, no rewind | |
| ... | |
| 224 = /dev/iseries/nvt0a First virtual tape, mode 3, no rewind | |
| 225 = /dev/iseries/nvt1a Second virtual tape, mode 3, no rewind | |
| ... | |
| "No rewind" refers to the omission of the default | |
| automatic rewind on device close. The MTREW or MTOFFL | |
| ioctl()'s can be used to rewind the tape regardless of | |
| the device used to access it. | |
| 231 char InfiniBand | |
| 0 = /dev/infiniband/umad0 | |
| 1 = /dev/infiniband/umad1 | |
| ... | |
| 63 = /dev/infiniband/umad63 63rd InfiniBandMad device | |
| 64 = /dev/infiniband/issm0 First InfiniBand IsSM device | |
| 65 = /dev/infiniband/issm1 Second InfiniBand IsSM device | |
| ... | |
| 127 = /dev/infiniband/issm63 63rd InfiniBand IsSM device | |
| 128 = /dev/infiniband/uverbs0 First InfiniBand verbs device | |
| 129 = /dev/infiniband/uverbs1 Second InfiniBand verbs device | |
| ... | |
| 159 = /dev/infiniband/uverbs31 31st InfiniBand verbs device | |
| 232 char Biometric Devices | |
| 0 = /dev/biometric/sensor0/fingerprint first fingerprint sensor on first device | |
| 1 = /dev/biometric/sensor0/iris first iris sensor on first device | |
| 2 = /dev/biometric/sensor0/retina first retina sensor on first device | |
| 3 = /dev/biometric/sensor0/voiceprint first voiceprint sensor on first device | |
| 4 = /dev/biometric/sensor0/facial first facial sensor on first device | |
| 5 = /dev/biometric/sensor0/hand first hand sensor on first device | |
| ... | |
| 10 = /dev/biometric/sensor1/fingerprint first fingerprint sensor on second device | |
| ... | |
| 20 = /dev/biometric/sensor2/fingerprint first fingerprint sensor on third device | |
| ... | |
| 233 char PathScale InfiniPath interconnect | |
| 0 = /dev/ipath Primary device for programs (any unit) | |
| 1 = /dev/ipath0 Access specifically to unit 0 | |
| 2 = /dev/ipath1 Access specifically to unit 1 | |
| ... | |
| 4 = /dev/ipath3 Access specifically to unit 3 | |
| 129 = /dev/ipath_sma Device used by Subnet Management Agent | |
| 130 = /dev/ipath_diag Device used by diagnostics programs | |
| 234-254 char RESERVED FOR DYNAMIC ASSIGNMENT | |
| Character devices that request a dynamic allocation of major number will | |
| take numbers starting from 254 and downward. | |
| 240-254 block LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE | |
| Allocated for local/experimental use. For devices not | |
| assigned official numbers, these ranges should be | |
| used in order to avoid conflicting with future assignments. | |
| 255 char RESERVED | |
| 255 block RESERVED | |
| This major is reserved to assist the expansion to a | |
| larger number space. No device nodes with this major | |
| should ever be created on the filesystem. | |
| (This is probably not true anymore, but I'll leave it | |
| for now /Torben) | |
| ---LARGE MAJORS!!!!!--- | |
| 256 char Equinox SST multi-port serial boards | |
| 0 = /dev/ttyEQ0 First serial port on first Equinox SST board | |
| 127 = /dev/ttyEQ127 Last serial port on first Equinox SST board | |
| 128 = /dev/ttyEQ128 First serial port on second Equinox SST board | |
| ... | |
| 1027 = /dev/ttyEQ1027 Last serial port on eighth Equinox SST board | |
| 256 block Resident Flash Disk Flash Translation Layer | |
| 0 = /dev/rfda First RFD FTL layer | |
| 16 = /dev/rfdb Second RFD FTL layer | |
| ... | |
| 240 = /dev/rfdp 16th RFD FTL layer | |
| 257 char Phoenix Technologies Cryptographic Services Driver | |
| 0 = /dev/ptlsec Crypto Services Driver | |
| 257 block SSFDC Flash Translation Layer filesystem | |
| 0 = /dev/ssfdca First SSFDC layer | |
| 8 = /dev/ssfdcb Second SSFDC layer | |
| 16 = /dev/ssfdcc Third SSFDC layer | |
| 24 = /dev/ssfdcd 4th SSFDC layer | |
| 32 = /dev/ssfdce 5th SSFDC layer | |
| 40 = /dev/ssfdcf 6th SSFDC layer | |
| 48 = /dev/ssfdcg 7th SSFDC layer | |
| 56 = /dev/ssfdch 8th SSFDC layer | |
| 258 block ROM/Flash read-only translation layer | |
| 0 = /dev/blockrom0 First ROM card's translation layer interface | |
| 1 = /dev/blockrom1 Second ROM card's translation layer interface | |
| ... | |
| 259 block Block Extended Major | |
| Used dynamically to hold additional partition minor | |
| numbers and allow large numbers of partitions per device | |
| 259 char FPGA configuration interfaces | |
| 0 = /dev/icap0 First Xilinx internal configuration | |
| 1 = /dev/icap1 Second Xilinx internal configuration | |
| 260 char OSD (Object-based-device) SCSI Device | |
| 0 = /dev/osd0 First OSD Device | |
| 1 = /dev/osd1 Second OSD Device | |
| ... | |
| 255 = /dev/osd255 256th OSD Device | |
| 384-511 char RESERVED FOR DYNAMIC ASSIGNMENT | |
| Character devices that request a dynamic allocation of major | |
| number will take numbers starting from 511 and downward, | |
| once the 234-254 range is full. |