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- Lines: 82
- Date:
Sat Jan 6 15:28:27 1996
- Orig file:
v1.3.54/linux/Documentation/devices.txt
- Orig date:
Tue Dec 26 04:45:34 1995
diff -u --recursive --new-file v1.3.54/linux/Documentation/devices.txt linux/Documentation/devices.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
LINUX ALLOCATED DEVICES
- Maintained by H. Peter Anvin <Peter.Anvin@linux.org>
+ Maintained by H. Peter Anvin <hpa@storm.net>
- Last revised: December 17, 1995
+ Last revised: January 5, 1996
This list is the successor to Rick Miller's Linux Device List, which
he stopped maintaining when he lost network access in 1993. It is a
@@ -439,10 +439,14 @@
29 char Universal frame buffer
0 = /dev/fb0current First frame buffer
1 = /dev/fb0autodetect
- ...
+ 24 = /dev/fb0user0
+ ...
+ 31 = /dev/fb0user7
32 = /dev/fb1current Second frame buffer
33 = /dev/fb1autodetect
+ 56 = /dev/fb1user0
...
+ 63 = /dev/fb1user7
block Aztech/Orchid/Okano/Wearnes CD-ROM
0 = /dev/aztcd Aztech CD-ROM
@@ -450,9 +454,11 @@
supported on Linux/68k. The "current" device accesses
the fame buffer at current resolution; the
"autodetect" one at bootup (default) resolution.
- Minor numbers 2-31 within each frame buffer assignment
+ Minor numbers 2-23 within each frame buffer assignment
are used for specific device-dependent resolutions.
There appears to be no standard naming for these devices.
+ Finally, 2-31 within each device are reserved for
+ user-selected modes, usually entered at boot time.
30 char iBCS-2 compatibility devices
0 = /dev/socksys Socket access
@@ -589,7 +595,26 @@
removal of a driver with this number should not cause
ill effects to the system (bugs excepted.)
- 43-59 UNALLOCATED
+ 43 char isdn4linux virtual modem
+ 0 = /dev/ttyI0 First virtual modem
+ ...
+ 15 = /dev/ttyI15 16th virtual modem
+
+ 44 char isdn4linux virtual modem - alternate devices
+ 0 = /dev/cui0 Callout device corresponding to ttyI0
+ ...
+ 15 = /dev/cui15 Callout device corresponding to ttyI15
+
+ 45 char isdn4linux ISDN BRI driver
+ 0 = /dev/isdn0 First virtual B channel raw data
+ ...
+ 15 = /dev/isdn15 16th virtual B channel raw data
+ 16 = /dev/isdnctrl0 First channel control/debug
+ ...
+ 31 = /dev/isdnctrl15 16th channel control/debug
+ 128 = /dev/isdninfo ISDN monitor interface
+
+ 46-59 UNALLOCATED
60-63 LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE
Allocated for local/experimental use. For devices not
@@ -670,7 +695,7 @@
SCSI devices (/dev/sg*).
/dev/mouse may point to a dialout (alternate) TTY device, a hardware
-mouse device, or a socket for a mouse driver program.
+mouse device, or a socket for a mouse driver program (e.g. /dev/gpmdata).
Sockets and pipes
@@ -678,3 +703,4 @@
/dev/printer socket lpd local socket
/dev/log socket syslog local socket
+/dev/gpmdata socket gpm mouse multiplexer
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