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		       LINUX ALLOCATED DEVICES
	     Maintained by H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>

		   Last revised: December 16, 1999

This list is the Linux Device List, the official registry of allocated
device numbers and /dev directory nodes for the Linux operating
system.

The latest version of this list is included with the Linux kernel
sources.  It is also available separately from 
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/device-list/ or
ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/device-list/.  The LaTeX version
of this document is no longer maintained.

This document is included by reference into the Filesystem Hierarchy
Standard (FHS).  The FHS is available from http://www.pathname.com/fhs/.

Allocations marked (68k/Amiga) apply to Linux/68k on the Amiga
platform only.	Allocations marked (68k/Atari) apply to Linux/68k on
the Atari platform only.

This document is in the public domain.	The author requests, however,
that semantically altered versions are not distributed without
permission of the author, assuming the author can be contacted without
an unreasonable effort.

In particular, please don't sent patches for this list to Linus, at
least not without contacting me first.

I do not have any information about these devices beyond what appears
on this list.  Any such information requests will be deleted without
reply.


     **** PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE SUBMITTING A DEVICE ENTRY ****

To have a major number allocated, or a minor number in situations
where that applies (e.g. busmice), please contact me with the
appropriate device information.	 Also, if you have additional
information regarding any of the devices listed below, or if I have
made a mistake, I would greatly appreciate a note.

I do, however, make two requests about the nature of your report.
This is necessary for me to be able to keep this list up to date and
correct in a timely manner.  First of all, *please* include the word
"device" in the subject so your mail won't accidentally get buried!  I
receive hundreds of email messages a day, so mail sent with other
subjects may very well get lost in the avalanche.

Second, please include a description of the device *in the same format
as this list*.	The reason for this is that it is the only way I have
found to ensure I have all the requisite information to publish your
device and avoid conflicts.

Finally, sometimes I have to play "namespace police."  Please don't be
offended.  I often get submissions for /dev names that would be bound
to cause conflicts down the road.  I am trying to avoid getting in a
situation where we would have to suffer an incompatible forward
change.


Your cooperation is appreciated.


  0		Unnamed devices (e.g. non-device mounts)
		  0 = reserved as null device number

  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.
    block	RAM disk
		  0 = /dev/ram0		First RAM disk
		    ...
		  7 = /dev/ram7		Eighth 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.
		    
  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.
  
    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.

    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

		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.

  5 char	Alternate TTY devices
		  0 = /dev/tty		Current TTY device
		  1 = /dev/console	System console
		  2 = /dev/ptmx		PTY master multiplex
		 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 contents
		  1 = /dev/vcs1		tty1 text contents
		    ...
		 63 = /dev/vcs63	tty63 text contents
		128 = /dev/vcsa		Current vc text/attribute contents
		129 = /dev/vcsa1	tty1 text/attribute contents
		    ...
		191 = /dev/vcsa63	tty63 text/attribute contents
	
		NOTE: These devices permit both read and write access.

    block	Loopback devices
		  0 = /dev/loop0	First loopback device
		  1 = /dev/loop1	Second loopback device
		    ...

		The loopback devices are used to mount filesystems not
		associated with block devices.	The binding to the
		loopback devices is 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.

    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
		128 = /dev/beep		Fancy beep device
		129 = /dev/modreq	Kernel module load request
		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
		139 = /dev/openprom	SPARC OpenBoot PROM
		140 = /dev/relay8	Berkshire Products Octal relay card
		141 = /dev/relay16	Berkshire Products ISO-16 relay card
		142 = /dev/msr		x86 model-specific registers
		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
		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/smapi	IBM Thinkpad SMAPI
		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
		240-255			Reserved for local use

 11 char	Raw keyboard device
		  0 = /dev/kbd		Raw keyboard device

		The raw keyboard device is used on Linux/SPARC only.

    block	SCSI CD-ROM devices
		  0 = /dev/sr0		First SCSI CD-ROM
		  1 = /dev/sr1		Second SCSI CD-ROM
		    ...

		The prefix /dev/scd instead of /dev/sr has been used
		as well, and might make more sense.

 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.

    block	MSCDEX CD-ROM callback support
		  0 = /dev/dos_cd0	First MSCDEX CD-ROM
		  1 = /dev/dos_cd1	Second MSCDEX CD-ROM
		    ...

 13 char	PC speaker (OBSOLETE)
		  0 = /dev/pcmixer	Emulates /dev/mixer
		  1 = /dev/pcsp		Emulates /dev/dsp (8-bit)
		  4 = /dev/pcaudio	Emulates /dev/audio
		  5 = /dev/pcsp16	Emulates /dev/dsp (16-bit)

		The current PC speaker driver uses the Open Sound
		System interface, and these devices are obsolete.

    block	8-bit MFM/RLL/IDE controller
		  0 = /dev/xda		First XT disk whole disk
		 64 = /dev/xdb		Second XT disk whole disk

		Partitions are handled in the same way as IDE disks
		(see major number 3).

 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 = /dev/sndstat	Sound card status information
		  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
    block	BIOS harddrive callback support
		  0 = /dev/dos_hda	First BIOS harddrive whole disk
		 64 = /dev/dos_hdb	Second BIOS harddrive whole disk
		128 = /dev/dos_hdc	Third BIOS harddrive whole disk
		192 = /dev/dos_hdd	Fourth BIOS harddrive whole disk

		Partitions are handled in the same way as IDE disks
		(see major number 3).

 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
		    ...
    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
    block	GoldStar CD-ROM
		  0 = /dev/gscd		GoldStar CD-ROM

 17 char	Chase serial card
		  0 = /dev/ttyH0	First Chase port
		  1 = /dev/ttyH1	Second Chase port
		    ...
    block	Optics Storage CD-ROM
		  0 = /dev/optcd	Optics Storage CD-ROM

 18 char	Chase serial card - alternate devices
		  0 = /dev/cuh0		Callout device for ttyH0
		  1 = /dev/cuh1		Callout device for ttyH1
		    ...
    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
    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
    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.

    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
		    ...
    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
		      ...
    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
		    ...
    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
		      ...
    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	Quanta WinVision frame grabber
		  0 = /dev/wvisfgrab	Quanta WinVision frame grabber
    block	Second Matsushita (Panasonic/SoundBlaster) CD-ROM
		  0 = /dev/sbpcd4	Panasonic CD-ROM controller 1 unit 0
		  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/zqtf3	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
    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
    char	Atari SLM ACSI laser printer (68k/Atari)
		  0 = /dev/slm0		First SLM laser printer
		  1 = /dev/slm1		Second SLM laser printer
		    ...
    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
    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 buffers
		  0 = /dev/fb0		First frame buffer
		  1 = /dev/fb1		Second frame buffer
		  2 = /dev/fb2		Third frame buffer
		    ...
		 31 = /dev/fb31		32nd frame buffer

		All additional minor numbers are reserved.

    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
		  2 = /dev/inet/arp	Network access
		  2 = /dev/inet/icmp	Network access
		  2 = /dev/inet/ip	Network access
		  2 = /dev/inet/udp	Network access
		  2 = /dev/inet/tcp	Network access

		Additionally, iBCS-2 requires /dev/nfsd to be a link
		to /dev/socksys, and /dev/X0R to be a link to
		/dev/null.

    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
    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
		    ...
    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
		    ...
    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.

    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
    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 = /dec/fwmonitor	Firewall packet copies
		 16 = /dev/tap0		First Ethertap device
		    ...
		 31 = /dev/tap15	16th Ethertap device
    block	MCA ESDI hard disk
		  0 = /dev/eda		First ESDI disk whole disk
		 64 = /dev/edb		Second ESDI disk whole disk
		    ...

		Partitions are handled in the same way as IDE disks
		(see major number 3).

 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.

    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.

    block	Reserved for 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
		      ...
    block	Reserved for Linux/AP+

 40 char	Matrox Meteor frame grabber
		  0 = /dev/mmetfgrab	Matrox Meteor frame grabber
    block	Syquest EZ135 parallel port removable drive
		  0 = /dev/eza		Parallel EZ135 drive, whole disk

		This device is obsolete and will be removed in a
		future version of Linux.  It has been replaced with
		the parallel port IDE disk driver at major number 45.
		Partitions are handled in the same way as IDE disks
		(see major number 3).

 41 char	Yet Another Micro Monitor
		  0 = /dev/yamm		Yet Another Micro Monitor
    block	MicroSolutions BackPack parallel port CD-ROM
		  0 = /dev/bpcd		BackPack CD-ROM

		This device is obsolete and will be removed in a
		future version of Linux.  It has been replaced with
		the parallel port ATAPI CD-ROM driver at major number 46.

 42		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
    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 accross
		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
    block	Flash Translatio 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) expect 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
    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
		    ...
    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
		    ...
    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
		    ...
    block	Reserved for Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller

 49 char	SDL RISCom serial card - alternate devices
		  0 = /dev/cul0		Callout device for ttyL0
		  1 = /dev/cul1		Callout device for ttyL1
		    ...
    block	Reserved for Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller

 50 char	Reserved for GLINT
    block	Reserved for Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller

 51 char	Baycom radio modem
		  0 = /dev/bc0		First Baycom radio modem
		  1 = /dev/bc1		Second Baycom radio modem
		    ...
    block	Reserved for Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller

 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
    block	Reserved for Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller

 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.

    block	Reserved for Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller

 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.

    block	Reserved for Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller

 55 char	DSP56001 digital signal processor
		  0 = /dev/dsp56k	First DSP56001
    block	Reserved for Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller

 56 char	Apple Desktop Bus
		  0 = /dev/adb		ADB bus control

		Additional devices will be added to this number, all
		starting with /dev/adb.

    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
		    ...

    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
		    ...
    block	Reserved for logical volume manager

 59 char	sf firewall package
		  0 = /dev/firewall	Communication with sf kernel module

    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.

 60-63		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

 65 char	Sundance "plink" Transputer boards
		  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.

    block	SCSI disk devices (16-31)
		  0 = /dev/sdq		16th SCSI disk whole disk
		 16 = /dev/sdr		17th SCSI disk whole disk
		 32 = /dev/sds		18th 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
		    ...

    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.

    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.

    block	SCSI disk devices (64-79)
		  0 = /dev/sdbm		64th SCSI disk whole disk
		 16 = /dev/sdbn		65th SCSI disk whole disk
		 32 = /dev/sdbo		66th 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

    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

    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

    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

 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

 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.

 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
		    ...

 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
		    ...

 77 char	ComScire Quantum Noise Generator
		  0 = /dev/qng		ComScire Quantum Noise Generator

 78 char	PAM Software's multimodem boards
		  0 = /dev/ttyM0	First PAM modem
		  1 = /dev/ttyM1	Second PAM modem
		    ...

 79 char	PAM Software's multimodem boards - alternate devices
		  0 = /dev/cum0		Callout device for ttyM0
		  1 = /dev/cum1		Callout device for ttyM1
		    ...

 80 char	Photometrics AT200 CCD camera
		  0 = /dev/at200	Photometrics AT200 CCD camera

    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
		192 = /dev/vtx0		Teletext device
		    ...
		223 = /dev/vtx31	Teletext device
		224 = /dev/vbi0		Vertical blank interrupt
		    ...
		255 = /dev/vbi31	Vertical blank interrupt

    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.proximity.com.au/~brian/winradio/

    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	Teletext/videotext interfaces
		  0 = /dev/vtx		Teletext decoder
		 16 = /dev/vttuner	TV tuner on teletext interface

		Devices for the driver contained in the VideoteXt package.
		More information on http://home.pages.de/~videotext/

    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

    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
		    ...

    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
		    ...

    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
		    ...

    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
		    ...

    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/i2c0		First I2C adapter
		  1 = /dev/i2c1		Second I2C adapter
		    ...

    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)

    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
		    ...

    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

    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	IBM Smart Capture Card frame grabber
		  0 = /dev/iscc0	First Smart Capture Card
		  1 = /dev/iscc1	Second Smart Capture Card
		    ...
		128 = /dev/isccctl0	First Smart Capture Card control
		129 = /dev/isccctl1	Second Smart Capture Card control
		    ...

    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	miroVIDEO DC10/30 capture/playback device
		  0 = /dev/dcxx0	First capture card
		  1 = /dev/dcxx1	Second capture card
		    ...

 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

    block	IBM S/390 DASD block storage
		  0 = /dev/dasd0	First DASD device, major
		  1 = /dev/dasd0a	First DASD device, block 1
		  2 = /dev/dasd0b	First DASD device, block 2
		  3 = /dev/dasd0c	First DASD device, block 3
		  4 = /dev/dasd1	Second DASD device, major
		  5 = /dev/dasd1a	Second DASD device, block 1
		  6 = /dev/dasd1b	Second DASD device, block 2
		  7 = /dev/dasd1c	Second DASD device, block 3
		    ...		

 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
		    ...

    block	IBM S/390 VM/ESA minidisk
		  0 = /dev/msd0		First VM/ESA minidisk
		  1 = /dev/msd1		Second VM/ESA minidisk
		    ...

 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
		    ...

		See http://stm.lbl.gov/comedi or http://www.llp.fu-berlin.de/.

 99 char	Raw parallel ports
		  0 = /dev/parport0	First parallel port
		  1 = /dev/parport1	Second parallel port
		    ...

100 char	POTS (analogue telephone) A/B port
		  0 = /dev/phone0	First telephone port
		  1 = /dev/phone1	Second telephone port
		    ...

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

102 char	Philips SAA5249 Teletext signal decoder
		  0 = /dev/tlk0		First Teletext decoder
		  1 = /dev/tlk1		Second Teletext decoder
		  2 = /dev/tlk2		Third Teletext decoder
		  3 = /dev/tlk3		Fourth Teletext decoder

103 char	Arla network file system
		  0 = /dev/xfs0		Arla XFS

		Arla is a free clone of the Andrew File System, AFS.
		Any resemblance with the Swedish milk producer is
		coincidental.  For more information about the project,
		write to <arla-drinkers@stacken.kth.se> or subscribe
		to the arla announce mailing list by sending a mail to
		<arla-announce-request@stacken.kth.se>.

104 char	Flash BIOS support

105 char	Comtrol VS-1000 serial controller
		  0 = /dev/ttyV0	First VS-1000 port
		  1 = /dev/ttyV1	Second VS-1000 port
		    ...

106 char	Comtrol VS-1000 serial controller - alternate devices
		  0 = /dev/cuv0		First VS-1000 port
		  1 = /dev/cuv1		Second VS-1000 port
		    ...

107 char	3Dfx Voodoo Graphics device
		  0 = /dev/3dfx		Primary 3Dfx graphics device

108 char	Device independent PPP interface
		  0 = /dev/ppp		Device independent PPP interface

109 char	Reserved for logical volume manager

110 char	miroMEDIA Surround board
		  0 = /dev/srnd0	First miroMEDIA Surround board
		  1 = /dev/srnd1	Second miroMEDIA Surround board
		    ...

111 char	Philips SAA7146-based audio/video card
		  0 = /dev/av0		First A/V card
		  1 = /dev/av1		Second A/V card
		    ...

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).

113 char	ISI serial card - alternate devices
		  0 = /dev/cum0		Callout device for ttyM0
		  1 = /dev/cum1		Callout device for ttyM1
		    ...

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.

115 char	Console driver speaker
		  0 = /dev/speaker	Speaker device file

		Plays music using IBM BASIC style strings.

116 char	Advanced Linux System Driver (ALSA)

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
		    ...

118 char	Solidum ???
		  0 = /dev/solnp0
		  1 = /dev/solnp1
		    ...
		128 = /dev/solnpctl0
		129 = /dev/solnpctl1
		    ...

119 char	VMware virtual network control
		  0 = /dev/vnet0	1st virtual network
		  1 = /dev/vnet1	2nd virtual network
		    ...

120-127		LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE

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.

136-143 char	Unix98 PTY slaves
		  0 = /dev/pts/0	First Unix98 pseudo-TTY
		  1 = /dev/pts/1	Second Unix98 pesudo-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>".)

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.

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.

146 char	SYSTRAM SCRAMNet mirrored-memory network
		  0 = /dev/scramnet0	First SCRAMNet device
		  1 = /dev/scramnet1	Second SCRAMNet device
		    ...

147 char	Aueral Semiconductor Vortex Audio device
		  0 = /dev/aureal0	First Aureal Vortex
		  1 = /dev/aureal1	Second Aureal Vortex
		    ...

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
		    ...

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	Quicknet Technologies Internet PhoneJack/LineJack
		  0 = /dev/ixj0		First device
		  1 = /dev/ixj1		Second device
		    ...

160 char	General Purpose Instrument Bus (GPIB)
		  0 = /dev/gpib0	First GPIB bus
		  1 = /dev/gpib1	Second GPIB bus
		    ...

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
		    ...

162 char	Raw block device interface
		  0 = /dev/raw		Raw I/O control device
		  1 = /dev/raw1		First raw I/O device
		  2 = /dev/raw2		Second raw I/O device
		    ...

163 char	Radio Tech BIM-XXX-RS232 radio modem
		  0 = /dev/bimrt0	First BIM radio modem
		  1 = /dev/bimrt1	Second BIM radio modem
		    ...

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 corresponding to ttyCH0
		    ...
		 63 = /dev/cuch63	Callout device corresponding to 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 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
		 16 = /dev/usb/mouse0	First USB mouse
		    ...
		 31 = /dev/usb/mouse15	16th USB mouse
		 32 = /dev/usb/ez0	First USB firmware loader
		    ...
		 47 = /dev/usb/ez15	16th USB firmware loader
		 48 = /dev/usb/scanner0	First USB scanner
		    ...
		 63 = /dev/usb/scanner15 16th USB scanner

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	Reserved for InterMezzo high availability file system

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	UNALLOCATED

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 corresponding to ttyUSB0
		  1 = /dev/cuusb1	Callout device corresponding to ttyUSB1
		    ...

190-239		UNALLOCATED

240-254		LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE

255		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.

 ****	ADDITIONAL /dev DIRECTORY ENTRIES

This section details additional entries that should or may exist in
the /dev directory.  It is preferred that symbolic links use the same
form (absolute or relative) as is indicated here.  Links are
classified as "hard" or "symbolic" depending on the preferred type of
link; if possible, the indicated type of link should be used.


	Compulsory links

These links should exist on all systems:

/dev/fd		/proc/self/fd	symbolic	File descriptors
/dev/stdin	fd/0		symbolic	stdin file descriptor
/dev/stdout	fd/1		symbolic	stdout file descriptor
/dev/stderr	fd/2		symbolic	stderr file descriptor
/dev/nfsd	socksys		symbolic	Required by iBCS-2
/dev/X0R	null		symbolic	Required by iBCS-2
/dev/i2o*	/dev/i2o/*	symbolic	Backward compatibility

Note: /dev/X0R is <letter X>-<digit 0>-<letter R>.

	Recommended links

It is recommended that these links exist on all systems:

/dev/core	/proc/kcore	symbolic	Backward compatibility
/dev/ramdisk	ram0		symbolic	Backward compatibility
/dev/ftape	qft0		symbolic	Backward compatibility
/dev/bttv0	video0		symbolic	Backward compatibility
/dev/radio	radio0		symbolic	Backward compatibility
/dev/scd?	sr?		hard		Alternate SCSI CD-ROM name

	Locally defined links

The following links may be established locally to conform to the
configuration of the system.  This is merely a tabulation of existing
practice, and does not constitute a recommendation.  However, if they
exist, they should have the following uses.

/dev/mouse	mouse port	symbolic	Current mouse device
/dev/tape	tape device	symbolic	Current tape device
/dev/cdrom	CD-ROM device	symbolic	Current CD-ROM device
/dev/cdwriter	CD-writer	symbolic	Current CD-writer device
/dev/scanner	scanner		symbolic	Current scanner device
/dev/modem	modem port	symbolic	Current dialout device
/dev/root	root device	symbolic	Current root filesystem
/dev/swap	swap device	symbolic	Current swap device

/dev/modem should not be used for a modem which supports dialin as
well as dialout, as it tends to cause lock file problems.  If it
exists, /dev/modem should point to the appropriate primary TTY device
(the use of the alternate callout devices is deprecated).

For SCSI devices, /dev/tape and /dev/cdrom should point to the
``cooked'' devices (/dev/st* and /dev/sr*, respectively), whereas
/dev/cdwriter and /dev/scanner should point to the appropriate generic
SCSI devices (/dev/sg*).

/dev/mouse may point to a primary serial TTY device, a hardware mouse
device, or a socket for a mouse driver program (e.g. /dev/gpmdata).

	Sockets and pipes

Non-transient sockets and named pipes may exist in /dev.  Common entries are:

/dev/printer	socket		lpd local socket
/dev/log	socket		syslog local socket
/dev/gpmdata	socket		gpm mouse multiplexer


 ****	TERMINAL DEVICES

Terminal, or TTY devices are a special class of character devices.  A
terminal device is any device that could act as a controlling terminal
for a session; this includes virtual consoles, serial ports, and
pseudoterminals (PTYs).

All terminal devices share a common set of capabilities known as line
diciplines; these include the common terminal line dicipline as well
as SLIP and PPP modes.

All terminal devices are named similarly; this section explains the
naming and use of the various types of TTYs.  Note that the naming
conventions include several historical warts; some of these are
Linux-specific, some were inherited from other systems, and some
reflect Linux outgrowing a borrowed convention.

A hash mark (#) in a device name is used here to indicate a decimal
number without leading zeroes.

	Virtual consoles and the console device

Virtual consoles are full-screen terminal displays on the system video
monitor.  Virtual consoles are named /dev/tty#, with numbering
starting at /dev/tty1; /dev/tty0 is the current virtual console.
/dev/tty0 is the device that should be used to access the system video
card on those architectures for which the frame buffer devices
(/dev/fb*) are not applicable.  Do not use /dev/console
for this purpose.

The console device, /dev/console, is the device to which system
messages should be sent, and on which logins should be permitted in
single-user mode.  Starting with Linux 2.1.71, /dev/console is managed
by the kernel; for previous versions it should be a symbolic link to
either /dev/tty0, a specific virtual console such as /dev/tty1, or to
a serial port primary (tty*, not cu*) device, depending on the
configuration of the system.

	Serial ports

Serial ports are RS-232 serial ports and any device which simulates
one, either in hardware (such as internal modems) or in software (such
as the ISDN driver.)  Under Linux, each serial ports has two device
names, the primary or callin device and the alternate or callout one.
Each kind of device is indicated by a different letter.  For any
letter X, the names of the devices are /dev/ttyX# and /dev/cux#,
respectively; for historical reasons, /dev/ttyS# and /dev/ttyC#
correspond to /dev/cua# and /dev/cub#.  In the future, it should be
expected that multiple letters will be used; all letters will be upper
case for the "tty" device (e.g. /dev/ttyDP#) and lower case for the
"cu" device (e.g. /dev/cudp#).

The names /dev/ttyQ# and /dev/cuq# are reserved for local use.

The alternate devices provide for kernel-based exclusion and somewhat
different defaults than the primary devices.  Their main purpose is to
allow the use of serial ports with programs with no inherent or broken
support for serial ports.  Their use is deprecated, and they may be
removed from a future version of Linux.

Arbitration of serial ports is provided by the use of lock files with
the names /var/lock/LCK..ttyX#.  The contents of the lock file should
be the PID of the locking process as an ASCII number.

It is common practice to install links such as /dev/modem
which point to serial ports.  In order to ensure proper locking in the
presence of these links, it is recommended that software chase
symlinks and lock all possible names; additionally, it is recommended
that a lock file be installed with the corresponding alternate
device.  In order to avoid deadlocks, it is recommended that the locks
are acquired in the following order, and released in the reverse:

	1. The symbolic link name, if any (/var/lock/LCK..modem)
	2. The "tty" name (/var/lock/LCK..ttyS2)
	3. The alternate device name (/var/lock/LCK..cua2)

In the case of nested symbolic links, the lock files should be
installed in the order the symlinks are resolved.

Under no circumstances should an application hold a lock while waiting
for another to be released.  In addition, applications which attempt
to create lock files for the corresponding alternate device names
should take into account the possibility of being used on a non-serial
port TTY, for which no alternate device would exist.

	Pseudoterminals (PTYs)

Pseudoterminals, or PTYs, are used to create login sessions or provide
other capabilities requiring a TTY line dicipline (including SLIP or
PPP capability) to arbitrary data-generation processes.  Each PTY has
a master side, named /dev/pty[p-za-e][0-9a-f], and a slave side, named
/dev/tty[p-za-e][0-9a-f].  The kernel arbitrates the use of PTYs by
allowing each master side to be opened only once.

Once the master side has been opened, the corresponding slave device
can be used in the same manner as any TTY device.  The master and
slave devices are connected by the kernel, generating the equivalent
of a bidirectional pipe with TTY capabilities.

Recent versions of the Linux kernels and GNU libc contain support for
the System V/Unix98 naming scheme for PTYs, which assigns a common
device, /dev/ptmx, to all the masters (opening it will automatically
give you a previously unassigned PTY) and a subdirectory, /dev/pts,
for the slaves; the slaves are named with decimal integers (/dev/pts/#
in our notation).  This removes the problem of exhausting the
namespace and enables the kernel to automatically create the device
nodes for the slaves on demand using the "devpts" filesystem.