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2 LINUX ALLOCATED DEVICES (2.6+ version)
4 Maintained by Alan Cox <device@lanana.org>
6 Last revised: 6th April 2009
8 This list is the Linux Device List, the official registry of allocated
9 device numbers and /dev directory nodes for the Linux operating
10 system.
12 The latest version of this list is available from
13 http://www.lanana.org/docs/device-list/ or
14 ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/device-list/. This version may be
15 newer than the one distributed with the Linux kernel.
17 The LaTeX version of this document is no longer maintained.
19 This document is included by reference into the Filesystem Hierarchy
20 Standard (FHS). The FHS is available from http://www.pathname.com/fhs/.
22 Allocations marked (68k/Amiga) apply to Linux/68k on the Amiga
23 platform only. Allocations marked (68k/Atari) apply to Linux/68k on
24 the Atari platform only.
26 The symbol {2.6} means the allocation is obsolete and scheduled for
27 removal once kernel version 2.6 (or equivalent) is released. Some of these
28 allocations have already been removed.
30 This document is in the public domain. The author requests, however,
31 that semantically altered versions are not distributed without
32 permission of the author, assuming the author can be contacted without
33 an unreasonable effort.
35 In particular, please don't sent patches for this list to Linus, at
36 least not without contacting me first.
38 I do not have any information about these devices beyond what appears
39 on this list. Any such information requests will be deleted without
40 reply.
43 **** DEVICE DRIVERS AUTHORS PLEASE READ THIS ****
45 To have a major number allocated, or a minor number in situations
46 where that applies (e.g. busmice), please contact me with the
47 appropriate device information. Also, if you have additional
48 information regarding any of the devices listed below, or if I have
49 made a mistake, I would greatly appreciate a note.
51 I do, however, make a few requests about the nature of your report.
52 This is necessary for me to be able to keep this list up to date and
53 correct in a timely manner. First of all, *please* send it to the
54 correct address... <device@lanana.org>. I receive hundreds of email
55 messages a day, so mail sent to other addresses may very well get lost
56 in the avalanche. Please put in a descriptive subject, so I can find
57 your mail again should I need to. Too many people send me email
58 saying just "device number request" in the subject.
60 Second, please include a description of the device *in the same format
61 as this list*. The reason for this is that it is the only way I have
62 found to ensure I have all the requisite information to publish your
63 device and avoid conflicts.
65 Third, please don't assume that the distributed version of the list is
66 up to date. Due to the number of registrations I have to maintain it
67 in "batch mode", so there is likely additional registrations that
68 haven't been listed yet.
70 Fourth, remember that Linux now has extensive support for dynamic allocation
71 of device numbering and can use sysfs and udev to handle the naming needs.
72 There are still some exceptions in the serial and boot device area. Before
73 asking for a device number make sure you actually need one.
75 Finally, sometimes I have to play "namespace police." Please don't be
76 offended. I often get submissions for /dev names that would be bound
77 to cause conflicts down the road. I am trying to avoid getting in a
78 situation where we would have to suffer an incompatible forward
79 change. Therefore, please consult with me *before* you make your
80 device names and numbers in any way public, at least to the point
81 where it would be at all difficult to get them changed.
83 Your cooperation is appreciated.
86 0 Unnamed devices (e.g. non-device mounts)
87 0 = reserved as null device number
88 See block major 144, 145, 146 for expansion areas.
90 1 char Memory devices
91 1 = /dev/mem Physical memory access
92 2 = /dev/kmem Kernel virtual memory access
93 3 = /dev/null Null device
94 4 = /dev/port I/O port access
95 5 = /dev/zero Null byte source
96 6 = /dev/core OBSOLETE - replaced by /proc/kcore
97 7 = /dev/full Returns ENOSPC on write
98 8 = /dev/random Nondeterministic random number gen.
99 9 = /dev/urandom Faster, less secure random number gen.
100 10 = /dev/aio Asynchronous I/O notification interface
101 11 = /dev/kmsg Writes to this come out as printk's, reads
102 export the buffered printk records.
103 12 = /dev/oldmem OBSOLETE - replaced by /proc/vmcore
105 1 block RAM disk
106 0 = /dev/ram0 First RAM disk
107 1 = /dev/ram1 Second RAM disk
108 ...
109 250 = /dev/initrd Initial RAM disk
111 Older kernels had /dev/ramdisk (1, 1) here.
112 /dev/initrd refers to a RAM disk which was preloaded
113 by the boot loader; newer kernels use /dev/ram0 for
114 the initrd.
116 2 char Pseudo-TTY masters
117 0 = /dev/ptyp0 First PTY master
118 1 = /dev/ptyp1 Second PTY master
119 ...
120 255 = /dev/ptyef 256th PTY master
122 Pseudo-tty's are named as follows:
123 * Masters are "pty", slaves are "tty";
124 * the fourth letter is one of pqrstuvwxyzabcde indicating
125 the 1st through 16th series of 16 pseudo-ttys each, and
126 * the fifth letter is one of 0123456789abcdef indicating
127 the position within the series.
129 These are the old-style (BSD) PTY devices; Unix98
130 devices are on major 128 and above and use the PTY
131 master multiplex (/dev/ptmx) to acquire a PTY on
132 demand.
134 2 block Floppy disks
135 0 = /dev/fd0 Controller 0, drive 0, autodetect
136 1 = /dev/fd1 Controller 0, drive 1, autodetect
137 2 = /dev/fd2 Controller 0, drive 2, autodetect
138 3 = /dev/fd3 Controller 0, drive 3, autodetect
139 128 = /dev/fd4 Controller 1, drive 0, autodetect
140 129 = /dev/fd5 Controller 1, drive 1, autodetect
141 130 = /dev/fd6 Controller 1, drive 2, autodetect
142 131 = /dev/fd7 Controller 1, drive 3, autodetect
144 To specify format, add to the autodetect device number:
145 0 = /dev/fd? Autodetect format
146 4 = /dev/fd?d360 5.25" 360K in a 360K drive(1)
147 20 = /dev/fd?h360 5.25" 360K in a 1200K drive(1)
148 48 = /dev/fd?h410 5.25" 410K in a 1200K drive
149 64 = /dev/fd?h420 5.25" 420K in a 1200K drive
150 24 = /dev/fd?h720 5.25" 720K in a 1200K drive
151 80 = /dev/fd?h880 5.25" 880K in a 1200K drive(1)
152 8 = /dev/fd?h1200 5.25" 1200K in a 1200K drive(1)
153 40 = /dev/fd?h1440 5.25" 1440K in a 1200K drive(1)
154 56 = /dev/fd?h1476 5.25" 1476K in a 1200K drive
155 72 = /dev/fd?h1494 5.25" 1494K in a 1200K drive
156 92 = /dev/fd?h1600 5.25" 1600K in a 1200K drive(1)
158 12 = /dev/fd?u360 3.5" 360K Double Density(2)
159 16 = /dev/fd?u720 3.5" 720K Double Density(1)
160 120 = /dev/fd?u800 3.5" 800K Double Density(2)
161 52 = /dev/fd?u820 3.5" 820K Double Density
162 68 = /dev/fd?u830 3.5" 830K Double Density
163 84 = /dev/fd?u1040 3.5" 1040K Double Density(1)
164 88 = /dev/fd?u1120 3.5" 1120K Double Density(1)
165 28 = /dev/fd?u1440 3.5" 1440K High Density(1)
166 124 = /dev/fd?u1600 3.5" 1600K High Density(1)
167 44 = /dev/fd?u1680 3.5" 1680K High Density(3)
168 60 = /dev/fd?u1722 3.5" 1722K High Density
169 76 = /dev/fd?u1743 3.5" 1743K High Density
170 96 = /dev/fd?u1760 3.5" 1760K High Density
171 116 = /dev/fd?u1840 3.5" 1840K High Density(3)
172 100 = /dev/fd?u1920 3.5" 1920K High Density(1)
173 32 = /dev/fd?u2880 3.5" 2880K Extra Density(1)
174 104 = /dev/fd?u3200 3.5" 3200K Extra Density
175 108 = /dev/fd?u3520 3.5" 3520K Extra Density
176 112 = /dev/fd?u3840 3.5" 3840K Extra Density(1)
178 36 = /dev/fd?CompaQ Compaq 2880K drive; obsolete?
180 (1) Autodetectable format
181 (2) Autodetectable format in a Double Density (720K) drive only
182 (3) Autodetectable format in a High Density (1440K) drive only
184 NOTE: The letter in the device name (d, q, h or u)
185 signifies the type of drive: 5.25" Double Density (d),
186 5.25" Quad Density (q), 5.25" High Density (h) or 3.5"
187 (any model, u). The use of the capital letters D, H
188 and E for the 3.5" models have been deprecated, since
189 the drive type is insignificant for these devices.
191 3 char Pseudo-TTY slaves
192 0 = /dev/ttyp0 First PTY slave
193 1 = /dev/ttyp1 Second PTY slave
194 ...
195 255 = /dev/ttyef 256th PTY slave
197 These are the old-style (BSD) PTY devices; Unix98
198 devices are on major 136 and above.
200 3 block First MFM, RLL and IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface
201 0 = /dev/hda Master: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
202 64 = /dev/hdb Slave: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
204 For partitions, add to the whole disk device number:
205 0 = /dev/hd? Whole disk
206 1 = /dev/hd?1 First partition
207 2 = /dev/hd?2 Second partition
208 ...
209 63 = /dev/hd?63 63rd partition
211 For Linux/i386, partitions 1-4 are the primary
212 partitions, and 5 and above are logical partitions.
213 Other versions of Linux use partitioning schemes
214 appropriate to their respective architectures.
216 4 char TTY devices
217 0 = /dev/tty0 Current virtual console
219 1 = /dev/tty1 First virtual console
220 ...
221 63 = /dev/tty63 63rd virtual console
222 64 = /dev/ttyS0 First UART serial port
223 ...
224 255 = /dev/ttyS191 192nd UART serial port
226 UART serial ports refer to 8250/16450/16550 series devices.
228 Older versions of the Linux kernel used this major
229 number for BSD PTY devices. As of Linux 2.1.115, this
230 is no longer supported. Use major numbers 2 and 3.
232 4 block Aliases for dynamically allocated major devices to be used
233 when its not possible to create the real device nodes
234 because the root filesystem is mounted read-only.
236 0 = /dev/root
238 5 char Alternate TTY devices
239 0 = /dev/tty Current TTY device
240 1 = /dev/console System console
241 2 = /dev/ptmx PTY master multiplex
242 3 = /dev/ttyprintk User messages via printk TTY device
243 64 = /dev/cua0 Callout device for ttyS0
244 ...
245 255 = /dev/cua191 Callout device for ttyS191
247 (5,1) is /dev/console starting with Linux 2.1.71. See
248 the section on terminal devices for more information
249 on /dev/console.
251 6 char Parallel printer devices
252 0 = /dev/lp0 Parallel printer on parport0
253 1 = /dev/lp1 Parallel printer on parport1
254 ...
256 Current Linux kernels no longer have a fixed mapping
257 between parallel ports and I/O addresses. Instead,
258 they are redirected through the parport multiplex layer.
260 7 char Virtual console capture devices
261 0 = /dev/vcs Current vc text contents
262 1 = /dev/vcs1 tty1 text contents
263 ...
264 63 = /dev/vcs63 tty63 text contents
265 128 = /dev/vcsa Current vc text/attribute contents
266 129 = /dev/vcsa1 tty1 text/attribute contents
267 ...
268 191 = /dev/vcsa63 tty63 text/attribute contents
270 NOTE: These devices permit both read and write access.
272 7 block Loopback devices
273 0 = /dev/loop0 First loop device
274 1 = /dev/loop1 Second loop device
275 ...
277 The loop devices are used to mount filesystems not
278 associated with block devices. The binding to the
279 loop devices is handled by mount(8) or losetup(8).
281 8 block SCSI disk devices (0-15)
282 0 = /dev/sda First SCSI disk whole disk
283 16 = /dev/sdb Second SCSI disk whole disk
284 32 = /dev/sdc Third SCSI disk whole disk
285 ...
286 240 = /dev/sdp Sixteenth SCSI disk whole disk
288 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
289 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
290 partitions is 15.
292 9 char SCSI tape devices
293 0 = /dev/st0 First SCSI tape, mode 0
294 1 = /dev/st1 Second SCSI tape, mode 0
295 ...
296 32 = /dev/st0l First SCSI tape, mode 1
297 33 = /dev/st1l Second SCSI tape, mode 1
298 ...
299 64 = /dev/st0m First SCSI tape, mode 2
300 65 = /dev/st1m Second SCSI tape, mode 2
301 ...
302 96 = /dev/st0a First SCSI tape, mode 3
303 97 = /dev/st1a Second SCSI tape, mode 3
304 ...
305 128 = /dev/nst0 First SCSI tape, mode 0, no rewind
306 129 = /dev/nst1 Second SCSI tape, mode 0, no rewind
307 ...
308 160 = /dev/nst0l First SCSI tape, mode 1, no rewind
309 161 = /dev/nst1l Second SCSI tape, mode 1, no rewind
310 ...
311 192 = /dev/nst0m First SCSI tape, mode 2, no rewind
312 193 = /dev/nst1m Second SCSI tape, mode 2, no rewind
313 ...
314 224 = /dev/nst0a First SCSI tape, mode 3, no rewind
315 225 = /dev/nst1a Second SCSI tape, mode 3, no rewind
316 ...
318 "No rewind" refers to the omission of the default
319 automatic rewind on device close. The MTREW or MTOFFL
320 ioctl()'s can be used to rewind the tape regardless of
321 the device used to access it.
323 9 block Metadisk (RAID) devices
324 0 = /dev/md0 First metadisk group
325 1 = /dev/md1 Second metadisk group
326 ...
328 The metadisk driver is used to span a
329 filesystem across multiple physical disks.
331 10 char Non-serial mice, misc features
332 0 = /dev/logibm Logitech bus mouse
333 1 = /dev/psaux PS/2-style mouse port
334 2 = /dev/inportbm Microsoft Inport bus mouse
335 3 = /dev/atibm ATI XL bus mouse
336 4 = /dev/jbm J-mouse
337 4 = /dev/amigamouse Amiga mouse (68k/Amiga)
338 5 = /dev/atarimouse Atari mouse
339 6 = /dev/sunmouse Sun mouse
340 7 = /dev/amigamouse1 Second Amiga mouse
341 8 = /dev/smouse Simple serial mouse driver
342 9 = /dev/pc110pad IBM PC-110 digitizer pad
343 10 = /dev/adbmouse Apple Desktop Bus mouse
344 11 = /dev/vrtpanel Vr41xx embedded touch panel
345 13 = /dev/vpcmouse Connectix Virtual PC Mouse
346 14 = /dev/touchscreen/ucb1x00 UCB 1x00 touchscreen
347 15 = /dev/touchscreen/mk712 MK712 touchscreen
348 128 = /dev/beep Fancy beep device
349 129 =
350 130 = /dev/watchdog Watchdog timer port
351 131 = /dev/temperature Machine internal temperature
352 132 = /dev/hwtrap Hardware fault trap
353 133 = /dev/exttrp External device trap
354 134 = /dev/apm_bios Advanced Power Management BIOS
355 135 = /dev/rtc Real Time Clock
356 139 = /dev/openprom SPARC OpenBoot PROM
357 140 = /dev/relay8 Berkshire Products Octal relay card
358 141 = /dev/relay16 Berkshire Products ISO-16 relay card
359 142 =
360 143 = /dev/pciconf PCI configuration space
361 144 = /dev/nvram Non-volatile configuration RAM
362 145 = /dev/hfmodem Soundcard shortwave modem control
363 146 = /dev/graphics Linux/SGI graphics device
364 147 = /dev/opengl Linux/SGI OpenGL pipe
365 148 = /dev/gfx Linux/SGI graphics effects device
366 149 = /dev/input/mouse Linux/SGI Irix emulation mouse
367 150 = /dev/input/keyboard Linux/SGI Irix emulation keyboard
368 151 = /dev/led Front panel LEDs
369 152 = /dev/kpoll Kernel Poll Driver
370 153 = /dev/mergemem Memory merge device
371 154 = /dev/pmu Macintosh PowerBook power manager
372 155 = /dev/isictl MultiTech ISICom serial control
373 156 = /dev/lcd Front panel LCD display
374 157 = /dev/ac Applicom Intl Profibus card
375 158 = /dev/nwbutton Netwinder external button
376 159 = /dev/nwdebug Netwinder debug interface
377 160 = /dev/nwflash Netwinder flash memory
378 161 = /dev/userdma User-space DMA access
379 162 = /dev/smbus System Management Bus
380 163 = /dev/lik Logitech Internet Keyboard
381 164 = /dev/ipmo Intel Intelligent Platform Management
382 165 = /dev/vmmon VMware virtual machine monitor
383 166 = /dev/i2o/ctl I2O configuration manager
384 167 = /dev/specialix_sxctl Specialix serial control
385 168 = /dev/tcldrv Technology Concepts serial control
386 169 = /dev/specialix_rioctl Specialix RIO serial control
387 170 = /dev/thinkpad/thinkpad IBM Thinkpad devices
388 171 = /dev/srripc QNX4 API IPC manager
389 172 = /dev/usemaclone Semaphore clone device
390 173 = /dev/ipmikcs Intelligent Platform Management
391 174 = /dev/uctrl SPARCbook 3 microcontroller
392 175 = /dev/agpgart AGP Graphics Address Remapping Table
393 176 = /dev/gtrsc Gorgy Timing radio clock
394 177 = /dev/cbm Serial CBM bus
395 178 = /dev/jsflash JavaStation OS flash SIMM
396 179 = /dev/xsvc High-speed shared-mem/semaphore service
397 180 = /dev/vrbuttons Vr41xx button input device
398 181 = /dev/toshiba Toshiba laptop SMM support
399 182 = /dev/perfctr Performance-monitoring counters
400 183 = /dev/hwrng Generic random number generator
401 184 = /dev/cpu/microcode CPU microcode update interface
402 186 = /dev/atomicps Atomic shapshot of process state data
403 187 = /dev/irnet IrNET device
404 188 = /dev/smbusbios SMBus BIOS
405 189 = /dev/ussp_ctl User space serial port control
406 190 = /dev/crash Mission Critical Linux crash dump facility
407 191 = /dev/pcl181 <information missing>
408 192 = /dev/nas_xbus NAS xbus LCD/buttons access
409 193 = /dev/d7s SPARC 7-segment display
410 194 = /dev/zkshim Zero-Knowledge network shim control
411 195 = /dev/elographics/e2201 Elographics touchscreen E271-2201
412 198 = /dev/sexec Signed executable interface
413 199 = /dev/scanners/cuecat :CueCat barcode scanner
414 200 = /dev/net/tun TAP/TUN network device
415 201 = /dev/button/gulpb Transmeta GULP-B buttons
416 202 = /dev/emd/ctl Enhanced Metadisk RAID (EMD) control
417 203 = /dev/cuse Cuse (character device in user-space)
418 204 = /dev/video/em8300 EM8300 DVD decoder control
419 205 = /dev/video/em8300_mv EM8300 DVD decoder video
420 206 = /dev/video/em8300_ma EM8300 DVD decoder audio
421 207 = /dev/video/em8300_sp EM8300 DVD decoder subpicture
422 208 = /dev/compaq/cpqphpc Compaq PCI Hot Plug Controller
423 209 = /dev/compaq/cpqrid Compaq Remote Insight Driver
424 210 = /dev/impi/bt IMPI coprocessor block transfer
425 211 = /dev/impi/smic IMPI coprocessor stream interface
426 212 = /dev/watchdogs/0 First watchdog device
427 213 = /dev/watchdogs/1 Second watchdog device
428 214 = /dev/watchdogs/2 Third watchdog device
429 215 = /dev/watchdogs/3 Fourth watchdog device
430 216 = /dev/fujitsu/apanel Fujitsu/Siemens application panel
431 217 = /dev/ni/natmotn National Instruments Motion
432 218 = /dev/kchuid Inter-process chuid control
433 219 = /dev/modems/mwave MWave modem firmware upload
434 220 = /dev/mptctl Message passing technology (MPT) control
435 221 = /dev/mvista/hssdsi Montavista PICMG hot swap system driver
436 222 = /dev/mvista/hasi Montavista PICMG high availability
437 223 = /dev/input/uinput User level driver support for input
438 224 = /dev/tpm TCPA TPM driver
439 225 = /dev/pps Pulse Per Second driver
440 226 = /dev/systrace Systrace device
441 227 = /dev/mcelog X86_64 Machine Check Exception driver
442 228 = /dev/hpet HPET driver
443 229 = /dev/fuse Fuse (virtual filesystem in user-space)
444 230 = /dev/midishare MidiShare driver
445 231 = /dev/snapshot System memory snapshot device
446 232 = /dev/kvm Kernel-based virtual machine (hardware virtualization extensions)
447 233 = /dev/kmview View-OS A process with a view
448 234 = /dev/btrfs-control Btrfs control device
449 235 = /dev/autofs Autofs control device
450 236 = /dev/mapper/control Device-Mapper control device
451 237 = /dev/loop-control Loopback control device
452 238 = /dev/vhost-net Host kernel accelerator for virtio net
454 240-254 Reserved for local use
455 255 Reserved for MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR
457 11 char Raw keyboard device (Linux/SPARC only)
458 0 = /dev/kbd Raw keyboard device
460 11 char Serial Mux device (Linux/PA-RISC only)
461 0 = /dev/ttyB0 First mux port
462 1 = /dev/ttyB1 Second mux port
463 ...
465 11 block SCSI CD-ROM devices
466 0 = /dev/scd0 First SCSI CD-ROM
467 1 = /dev/scd1 Second SCSI CD-ROM
468 ...
470 The prefix /dev/sr (instead of /dev/scd) has been deprecated.
472 12 char QIC-02 tape
473 2 = /dev/ntpqic11 QIC-11, no rewind-on-close
474 3 = /dev/tpqic11 QIC-11, rewind-on-close
475 4 = /dev/ntpqic24 QIC-24, no rewind-on-close
476 5 = /dev/tpqic24 QIC-24, rewind-on-close
477 6 = /dev/ntpqic120 QIC-120, no rewind-on-close
478 7 = /dev/tpqic120 QIC-120, rewind-on-close
479 8 = /dev/ntpqic150 QIC-150, no rewind-on-close
480 9 = /dev/tpqic150 QIC-150, rewind-on-close
482 The device names specified are proposed -- if there
483 are "standard" names for these devices, please let me know.
485 12 block
487 13 char Input core
488 0 = /dev/input/js0 First joystick
489 1 = /dev/input/js1 Second joystick
490 ...
491 32 = /dev/input/mouse0 First mouse
492 33 = /dev/input/mouse1 Second mouse
493 ...
494 63 = /dev/input/mice Unified mouse
495 64 = /dev/input/event0 First event queue
496 65 = /dev/input/event1 Second event queue
497 ...
499 Each device type has 5 bits (32 minors).
501 13 block Previously used for the XT disk (/dev/xdN)
502 Deleted in kernel v3.9.
504 14 char Open Sound System (OSS)
505 0 = /dev/mixer Mixer control
506 1 = /dev/sequencer Audio sequencer
507 2 = /dev/midi00 First MIDI port
508 3 = /dev/dsp Digital audio
509 4 = /dev/audio Sun-compatible digital audio
510 6 =
511 7 = /dev/audioctl SPARC audio control device
512 8 = /dev/sequencer2 Sequencer -- alternate device
513 16 = /dev/mixer1 Second soundcard mixer control
514 17 = /dev/patmgr0 Sequencer patch manager
515 18 = /dev/midi01 Second MIDI port
516 19 = /dev/dsp1 Second soundcard digital audio
517 20 = /dev/audio1 Second soundcard Sun digital audio
518 33 = /dev/patmgr1 Sequencer patch manager
519 34 = /dev/midi02 Third MIDI port
520 50 = /dev/midi03 Fourth MIDI port
522 14 block
524 15 char Joystick
525 0 = /dev/js0 First analog joystick
526 1 = /dev/js1 Second analog joystick
527 ...
528 128 = /dev/djs0 First digital joystick
529 129 = /dev/djs1 Second digital joystick
530 ...
531 15 block Sony CDU-31A/CDU-33A CD-ROM
532 0 = /dev/sonycd Sony CDU-31a CD-ROM
534 16 char Non-SCSI scanners
535 0 = /dev/gs4500 Genius 4500 handheld scanner
537 16 block GoldStar CD-ROM
538 0 = /dev/gscd GoldStar CD-ROM
540 17 char OBSOLETE (was Chase serial card)
541 0 = /dev/ttyH0 First Chase port
542 1 = /dev/ttyH1 Second Chase port
543 ...
544 17 block Optics Storage CD-ROM
545 0 = /dev/optcd Optics Storage CD-ROM
547 18 char OBSOLETE (was Chase serial card - alternate devices)
548 0 = /dev/cuh0 Callout device for ttyH0
549 1 = /dev/cuh1 Callout device for ttyH1
550 ...
551 18 block Sanyo CD-ROM
552 0 = /dev/sjcd Sanyo CD-ROM
554 19 char Cyclades serial card
555 0 = /dev/ttyC0 First Cyclades port
556 ...
557 31 = /dev/ttyC31 32nd Cyclades port
559 19 block "Double" compressed disk
560 0 = /dev/double0 First compressed disk
561 ...
562 7 = /dev/double7 Eighth compressed disk
563 128 = /dev/cdouble0 Mirror of first compressed disk
564 ...
565 135 = /dev/cdouble7 Mirror of eighth compressed disk
567 See the Double documentation for the meaning of the
568 mirror devices.
570 20 char Cyclades serial card - alternate devices
571 0 = /dev/cub0 Callout device for ttyC0
572 ...
573 31 = /dev/cub31 Callout device for ttyC31
575 20 block Hitachi CD-ROM (under development)
576 0 = /dev/hitcd Hitachi CD-ROM
578 21 char Generic SCSI access
579 0 = /dev/sg0 First generic SCSI device
580 1 = /dev/sg1 Second generic SCSI device
581 ...
583 Most distributions name these /dev/sga, /dev/sgb...;
584 this sets an unnecessary limit of 26 SCSI devices in
585 the system and is counter to standard Linux
586 device-naming practice.
588 21 block Acorn MFM hard drive interface
589 0 = /dev/mfma First MFM drive whole disk
590 64 = /dev/mfmb Second MFM drive whole disk
592 This device is used on the ARM-based Acorn RiscPC.
593 Partitions are handled the same way as for IDE disks
594 (see major number 3).
596 22 char Digiboard serial card
597 0 = /dev/ttyD0 First Digiboard port
598 1 = /dev/ttyD1 Second Digiboard port
599 ...
600 22 block Second IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface
601 0 = /dev/hdc Master: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
602 64 = /dev/hdd Slave: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
604 Partitions are handled the same way as for the first
605 interface (see major number 3).
607 23 char Digiboard serial card - alternate devices
608 0 = /dev/cud0 Callout device for ttyD0
609 1 = /dev/cud1 Callout device for ttyD1
610 ...
611 23 block Mitsumi proprietary CD-ROM
612 0 = /dev/mcd Mitsumi CD-ROM
614 24 char Stallion serial card
615 0 = /dev/ttyE0 Stallion port 0 card 0
616 1 = /dev/ttyE1 Stallion port 1 card 0
617 ...
618 64 = /dev/ttyE64 Stallion port 0 card 1
619 65 = /dev/ttyE65 Stallion port 1 card 1
620 ...
621 128 = /dev/ttyE128 Stallion port 0 card 2
622 129 = /dev/ttyE129 Stallion port 1 card 2
623 ...
624 192 = /dev/ttyE192 Stallion port 0 card 3
625 193 = /dev/ttyE193 Stallion port 1 card 3
626 ...
627 24 block Sony CDU-535 CD-ROM
628 0 = /dev/cdu535 Sony CDU-535 CD-ROM
630 25 char Stallion serial card - alternate devices
631 0 = /dev/cue0 Callout device for ttyE0
632 1 = /dev/cue1 Callout device for ttyE1
633 ...
634 64 = /dev/cue64 Callout device for ttyE64
635 65 = /dev/cue65 Callout device for ttyE65
636 ...
637 128 = /dev/cue128 Callout device for ttyE128
638 129 = /dev/cue129 Callout device for ttyE129
639 ...
640 192 = /dev/cue192 Callout device for ttyE192
641 193 = /dev/cue193 Callout device for ttyE193
642 ...
643 25 block First Matsushita (Panasonic/SoundBlaster) CD-ROM
644 0 = /dev/sbpcd0 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 0 unit 0
645 1 = /dev/sbpcd1 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 0 unit 1
646 2 = /dev/sbpcd2 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 0 unit 2
647 3 = /dev/sbpcd3 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 0 unit 3
649 26 char
651 26 block Second Matsushita (Panasonic/SoundBlaster) CD-ROM
652 0 = /dev/sbpcd4 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 1 unit 0
653 1 = /dev/sbpcd5 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 1 unit 1
654 2 = /dev/sbpcd6 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 1 unit 2
655 3 = /dev/sbpcd7 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 1 unit 3
657 27 char QIC-117 tape
658 0 = /dev/qft0 Unit 0, rewind-on-close
659 1 = /dev/qft1 Unit 1, rewind-on-close
660 2 = /dev/qft2 Unit 2, rewind-on-close
661 3 = /dev/qft3 Unit 3, rewind-on-close
662 4 = /dev/nqft0 Unit 0, no rewind-on-close
663 5 = /dev/nqft1 Unit 1, no rewind-on-close
664 6 = /dev/nqft2 Unit 2, no rewind-on-close
665 7 = /dev/nqft3 Unit 3, no rewind-on-close
666 16 = /dev/zqft0 Unit 0, rewind-on-close, compression
667 17 = /dev/zqft1 Unit 1, rewind-on-close, compression
668 18 = /dev/zqft2 Unit 2, rewind-on-close, compression
669 19 = /dev/zqft3 Unit 3, rewind-on-close, compression
670 20 = /dev/nzqft0 Unit 0, no rewind-on-close, compression
671 21 = /dev/nzqft1 Unit 1, no rewind-on-close, compression
672 22 = /dev/nzqft2 Unit 2, no rewind-on-close, compression
673 23 = /dev/nzqft3 Unit 3, no rewind-on-close, compression
674 32 = /dev/rawqft0 Unit 0, rewind-on-close, no file marks
675 33 = /dev/rawqft1 Unit 1, rewind-on-close, no file marks
676 34 = /dev/rawqft2 Unit 2, rewind-on-close, no file marks
677 35 = /dev/rawqft3 Unit 3, rewind-on-close, no file marks
678 36 = /dev/nrawqft0 Unit 0, no rewind-on-close, no file marks
679 37 = /dev/nrawqft1 Unit 1, no rewind-on-close, no file marks
680 38 = /dev/nrawqft2 Unit 2, no rewind-on-close, no file marks
681 39 = /dev/nrawqft3 Unit 3, no rewind-on-close, no file marks
683 27 block Third Matsushita (Panasonic/SoundBlaster) CD-ROM
684 0 = /dev/sbpcd8 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 2 unit 0
685 1 = /dev/sbpcd9 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 2 unit 1
686 2 = /dev/sbpcd10 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 2 unit 2
687 3 = /dev/sbpcd11 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 2 unit 3
689 28 char Stallion serial card - card programming
690 0 = /dev/staliomem0 First Stallion card I/O memory
691 1 = /dev/staliomem1 Second Stallion card I/O memory
692 2 = /dev/staliomem2 Third Stallion card I/O memory
693 3 = /dev/staliomem3 Fourth Stallion card I/O memory
695 28 char Atari SLM ACSI laser printer (68k/Atari)
696 0 = /dev/slm0 First SLM laser printer
697 1 = /dev/slm1 Second SLM laser printer
698 ...
699 28 block Fourth Matsushita (Panasonic/SoundBlaster) CD-ROM
700 0 = /dev/sbpcd12 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 3 unit 0
701 1 = /dev/sbpcd13 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 3 unit 1
702 2 = /dev/sbpcd14 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 3 unit 2
703 3 = /dev/sbpcd15 Panasonic CD-ROM controller 3 unit 3
705 28 block ACSI disk (68k/Atari)
706 0 = /dev/ada First ACSI disk whole disk
707 16 = /dev/adb Second ACSI disk whole disk
708 32 = /dev/adc Third ACSI disk whole disk
709 ...
710 240 = /dev/adp 16th ACSI disk whole disk
712 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
713 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
714 partitions is 15, like SCSI.
716 29 char Universal frame buffer
717 0 = /dev/fb0 First frame buffer
718 1 = /dev/fb1 Second frame buffer
719 ...
720 31 = /dev/fb31 32nd frame buffer
722 29 block Aztech/Orchid/Okano/Wearnes CD-ROM
723 0 = /dev/aztcd Aztech CD-ROM
725 30 char iBCS-2 compatibility devices
726 0 = /dev/socksys Socket access
727 1 = /dev/spx SVR3 local X interface
728 32 = /dev/inet/ip Network access
729 33 = /dev/inet/icmp
730 34 = /dev/inet/ggp
731 35 = /dev/inet/ipip
732 36 = /dev/inet/tcp
733 37 = /dev/inet/egp
734 38 = /dev/inet/pup
735 39 = /dev/inet/udp
736 40 = /dev/inet/idp
737 41 = /dev/inet/rawip
739 Additionally, iBCS-2 requires the following links:
741 /dev/ip -> /dev/inet/ip
742 /dev/icmp -> /dev/inet/icmp
743 /dev/ggp -> /dev/inet/ggp
744 /dev/ipip -> /dev/inet/ipip
745 /dev/tcp -> /dev/inet/tcp
746 /dev/egp -> /dev/inet/egp
747 /dev/pup -> /dev/inet/pup
748 /dev/udp -> /dev/inet/udp
749 /dev/idp -> /dev/inet/idp
750 /dev/rawip -> /dev/inet/rawip
751 /dev/inet/arp -> /dev/inet/udp
752 /dev/inet/rip -> /dev/inet/udp
753 /dev/nfsd -> /dev/socksys
754 /dev/X0R -> /dev/null (? apparently not required ?)
756 30 block Philips LMS CM-205 CD-ROM
757 0 = /dev/cm205cd Philips LMS CM-205 CD-ROM
759 /dev/lmscd is an older name for this device. This
760 driver does not work with the CM-205MS CD-ROM.
762 31 char MPU-401 MIDI
763 0 = /dev/mpu401data MPU-401 data port
764 1 = /dev/mpu401stat MPU-401 status port
766 31 block ROM/flash memory card
767 0 = /dev/rom0 First ROM card (rw)
768 ...
769 7 = /dev/rom7 Eighth ROM card (rw)
770 8 = /dev/rrom0 First ROM card (ro)
771 ...
772 15 = /dev/rrom7 Eighth ROM card (ro)
773 16 = /dev/flash0 First flash memory card (rw)
774 ...
775 23 = /dev/flash7 Eighth flash memory card (rw)
776 24 = /dev/rflash0 First flash memory card (ro)
777 ...
778 31 = /dev/rflash7 Eighth flash memory card (ro)
780 The read-write (rw) devices support back-caching
781 written data in RAM, as well as writing to flash RAM
782 devices. The read-only devices (ro) support reading
783 only.
785 32 char Specialix serial card
786 0 = /dev/ttyX0 First Specialix port
787 1 = /dev/ttyX1 Second Specialix port
788 ...
789 32 block Philips LMS CM-206 CD-ROM
790 0 = /dev/cm206cd Philips LMS CM-206 CD-ROM
792 33 char Specialix serial card - alternate devices
793 0 = /dev/cux0 Callout device for ttyX0
794 1 = /dev/cux1 Callout device for ttyX1
795 ...
796 33 block Third IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface
797 0 = /dev/hde Master: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
798 64 = /dev/hdf Slave: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
800 Partitions are handled the same way as for the first
801 interface (see major number 3).
803 34 char Z8530 HDLC driver
804 0 = /dev/scc0 First Z8530, first port
805 1 = /dev/scc1 First Z8530, second port
806 2 = /dev/scc2 Second Z8530, first port
807 3 = /dev/scc3 Second Z8530, second port
808 ...
810 In a previous version these devices were named
811 /dev/sc1 for /dev/scc0, /dev/sc2 for /dev/scc1, and so
812 on.
814 34 block Fourth IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface
815 0 = /dev/hdg Master: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
816 64 = /dev/hdh Slave: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
818 Partitions are handled the same way as for the first
819 interface (see major number 3).
821 35 char tclmidi MIDI driver
822 0 = /dev/midi0 First MIDI port, kernel timed
823 1 = /dev/midi1 Second MIDI port, kernel timed
824 2 = /dev/midi2 Third MIDI port, kernel timed
825 3 = /dev/midi3 Fourth MIDI port, kernel timed
826 64 = /dev/rmidi0 First MIDI port, untimed
827 65 = /dev/rmidi1 Second MIDI port, untimed
828 66 = /dev/rmidi2 Third MIDI port, untimed
829 67 = /dev/rmidi3 Fourth MIDI port, untimed
830 128 = /dev/smpte0 First MIDI port, SMPTE timed
831 129 = /dev/smpte1 Second MIDI port, SMPTE timed
832 130 = /dev/smpte2 Third MIDI port, SMPTE timed
833 131 = /dev/smpte3 Fourth MIDI port, SMPTE timed
835 35 block Slow memory ramdisk
836 0 = /dev/slram Slow memory ramdisk
838 36 char Netlink support
839 0 = /dev/route Routing, device updates, kernel to user
840 1 = /dev/skip enSKIP security cache control
841 3 = /dev/fwmonitor Firewall packet copies
842 16 = /dev/tap0 First Ethertap device
843 ...
844 31 = /dev/tap15 16th Ethertap device
846 36 block OBSOLETE (was MCA ESDI hard disk)
848 37 char IDE tape
849 0 = /dev/ht0 First IDE tape
850 1 = /dev/ht1 Second IDE tape
851 ...
852 128 = /dev/nht0 First IDE tape, no rewind-on-close
853 129 = /dev/nht1 Second IDE tape, no rewind-on-close
854 ...
856 Currently, only one IDE tape drive is supported.
858 37 block Zorro II ramdisk
859 0 = /dev/z2ram Zorro II ramdisk
861 38 char Myricom PCI Myrinet board
862 0 = /dev/mlanai0 First Myrinet board
863 1 = /dev/mlanai1 Second Myrinet board
864 ...
866 This device is used for status query, board control
867 and "user level packet I/O." This board is also
868 accessible as a standard networking "eth" device.
870 38 block OBSOLETE (was Linux/AP+)
872 39 char ML-16P experimental I/O board
873 0 = /dev/ml16pa-a0 First card, first analog channel
874 1 = /dev/ml16pa-a1 First card, second analog channel
875 ...
876 15 = /dev/ml16pa-a15 First card, 16th analog channel
877 16 = /dev/ml16pa-d First card, digital lines
878 17 = /dev/ml16pa-c0 First card, first counter/timer
879 18 = /dev/ml16pa-c1 First card, second counter/timer
880 19 = /dev/ml16pa-c2 First card, third counter/timer
881 32 = /dev/ml16pb-a0 Second card, first analog channel
882 33 = /dev/ml16pb-a1 Second card, second analog channel
883 ...
884 47 = /dev/ml16pb-a15 Second card, 16th analog channel
885 48 = /dev/ml16pb-d Second card, digital lines
886 49 = /dev/ml16pb-c0 Second card, first counter/timer
887 50 = /dev/ml16pb-c1 Second card, second counter/timer
888 51 = /dev/ml16pb-c2 Second card, third counter/timer
889 ...
890 39 block
892 40 char
894 40 block
896 41 char Yet Another Micro Monitor
897 0 = /dev/yamm Yet Another Micro Monitor
899 41 block
901 42 char Demo/sample use
903 42 block Demo/sample use
905 This number is intended for use in sample code, as
906 well as a general "example" device number. It
907 should never be used for a device driver that is being
908 distributed; either obtain an official number or use
909 the local/experimental range. The sudden addition or
910 removal of a driver with this number should not cause
911 ill effects to the system (bugs excepted.)
913 IN PARTICULAR, ANY DISTRIBUTION WHICH CONTAINS A
914 DEVICE DRIVER USING MAJOR NUMBER 42 IS NONCOMPLIANT.
916 43 char isdn4linux virtual modem
917 0 = /dev/ttyI0 First virtual modem
918 ...
919 63 = /dev/ttyI63 64th virtual modem
921 43 block Network block devices
922 0 = /dev/nb0 First network block device
923 1 = /dev/nb1 Second network block device
924 ...
926 Network Block Device is somehow similar to loopback
927 devices: If you read from it, it sends packet across
928 network asking server for data. If you write to it, it
929 sends packet telling server to write. It could be used
930 to mounting filesystems over the net, swapping over
931 the net, implementing block device in userland etc.
933 44 char isdn4linux virtual modem - alternate devices
934 0 = /dev/cui0 Callout device for ttyI0
935 ...
936 63 = /dev/cui63 Callout device for ttyI63
938 44 block Flash Translation Layer (FTL) filesystems
939 0 = /dev/ftla FTL on first Memory Technology Device
940 16 = /dev/ftlb FTL on second Memory Technology Device
941 32 = /dev/ftlc FTL on third Memory Technology Device
942 ...
943 240 = /dev/ftlp FTL on 16th Memory Technology Device
945 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
946 disks (see major number 3) except that the partition
947 limit is 15 rather than 63 per disk (same as SCSI.)
949 45 char isdn4linux ISDN BRI driver
950 0 = /dev/isdn0 First virtual B channel raw data
951 ...
952 63 = /dev/isdn63 64th virtual B channel raw data
953 64 = /dev/isdnctrl0 First channel control/debug
954 ...
955 127 = /dev/isdnctrl63 64th channel control/debug
957 128 = /dev/ippp0 First SyncPPP device
958 ...
959 191 = /dev/ippp63 64th SyncPPP device
961 255 = /dev/isdninfo ISDN monitor interface
963 45 block Parallel port IDE disk devices
964 0 = /dev/pda First parallel port IDE disk
965 16 = /dev/pdb Second parallel port IDE disk
966 32 = /dev/pdc Third parallel port IDE disk
967 48 = /dev/pdd Fourth parallel port IDE disk
969 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
970 disks (see major number 3) except that the partition
971 limit is 15 rather than 63 per disk.
973 46 char Comtrol Rocketport serial card
974 0 = /dev/ttyR0 First Rocketport port
975 1 = /dev/ttyR1 Second Rocketport port
976 ...
977 46 block Parallel port ATAPI CD-ROM devices
978 0 = /dev/pcd0 First parallel port ATAPI CD-ROM
979 1 = /dev/pcd1 Second parallel port ATAPI CD-ROM
980 2 = /dev/pcd2 Third parallel port ATAPI CD-ROM
981 3 = /dev/pcd3 Fourth parallel port ATAPI CD-ROM
983 47 char Comtrol Rocketport serial card - alternate devices
984 0 = /dev/cur0 Callout device for ttyR0
985 1 = /dev/cur1 Callout device for ttyR1
986 ...
987 47 block Parallel port ATAPI disk devices
988 0 = /dev/pf0 First parallel port ATAPI disk
989 1 = /dev/pf1 Second parallel port ATAPI disk
990 2 = /dev/pf2 Third parallel port ATAPI disk
991 3 = /dev/pf3 Fourth parallel port ATAPI disk
993 This driver is intended for floppy disks and similar
994 devices and hence does not support partitioning.
996 48 char SDL RISCom serial card
997 0 = /dev/ttyL0 First RISCom port
998 1 = /dev/ttyL1 Second RISCom port
999 ...
1000 48 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; first controller
1001 0 = /dev/rd/c0d0 First disk, whole disk
1002 8 = /dev/rd/c0d1 Second disk, whole disk
1003 ...
1004 248 = /dev/rd/c0d31 32nd disk, whole disk
1006 For partitions add:
1007 0 = /dev/rd/c?d? Whole disk
1008 1 = /dev/rd/c?d?p1 First partition
1009 ...
1010 7 = /dev/rd/c?d?p7 Seventh partition
1012 49 char SDL RISCom serial card - alternate devices
1013 0 = /dev/cul0 Callout device for ttyL0
1014 1 = /dev/cul1 Callout device for ttyL1
1015 ...
1016 49 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; second controller
1017 0 = /dev/rd/c1d0 First disk, whole disk
1018 8 = /dev/rd/c1d1 Second disk, whole disk
1019 ...
1020 248 = /dev/rd/c1d31 32nd disk, whole disk
1022 Partitions are handled as for major 48.
1024 50 char Reserved for GLINT
1026 50 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; third controller
1027 0 = /dev/rd/c2d0 First disk, whole disk
1028 8 = /dev/rd/c2d1 Second disk, whole disk
1029 ...
1030 248 = /dev/rd/c2d31 32nd disk, whole disk
1032 51 char Baycom radio modem OR Radio Tech BIM-XXX-RS232 radio modem
1033 0 = /dev/bc0 First Baycom radio modem
1034 1 = /dev/bc1 Second Baycom radio modem
1035 ...
1036 51 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; fourth controller
1037 0 = /dev/rd/c3d0 First disk, whole disk
1038 8 = /dev/rd/c3d1 Second disk, whole disk
1039 ...
1040 248 = /dev/rd/c3d31 32nd disk, whole disk
1042 Partitions are handled as for major 48.
1044 52 char Spellcaster DataComm/BRI ISDN card
1045 0 = /dev/dcbri0 First DataComm card
1046 1 = /dev/dcbri1 Second DataComm card
1047 2 = /dev/dcbri2 Third DataComm card
1048 3 = /dev/dcbri3 Fourth DataComm card
1050 52 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; fifth controller
1051 0 = /dev/rd/c4d0 First disk, whole disk
1052 8 = /dev/rd/c4d1 Second disk, whole disk
1053 ...
1054 248 = /dev/rd/c4d31 32nd disk, whole disk
1056 Partitions are handled as for major 48.
1058 53 char BDM interface for remote debugging MC683xx microcontrollers
1059 0 = /dev/pd_bdm0 PD BDM interface on lp0
1060 1 = /dev/pd_bdm1 PD BDM interface on lp1
1061 2 = /dev/pd_bdm2 PD BDM interface on lp2
1062 4 = /dev/icd_bdm0 ICD BDM interface on lp0
1063 5 = /dev/icd_bdm1 ICD BDM interface on lp1
1064 6 = /dev/icd_bdm2 ICD BDM interface on lp2
1066 This device is used for the interfacing to the MC683xx
1067 microcontrollers via Background Debug Mode by use of a
1068 Parallel Port interface. PD is the Motorola Public
1069 Domain Interface and ICD is the commercial interface
1070 by P&E.
1072 53 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; sixth controller
1073 0 = /dev/rd/c5d0 First disk, whole disk
1074 8 = /dev/rd/c5d1 Second disk, whole disk
1075 ...
1076 248 = /dev/rd/c5d31 32nd disk, whole disk
1078 Partitions are handled as for major 48.
1080 54 char Electrocardiognosis Holter serial card
1081 0 = /dev/holter0 First Holter port
1082 1 = /dev/holter1 Second Holter port
1083 2 = /dev/holter2 Third Holter port
1085 A custom serial card used by Electrocardiognosis SRL
1086 <mseritan@ottonel.pub.ro> to transfer data from Holter
1087 24-hour heart monitoring equipment.
1089 54 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; seventh controller
1090 0 = /dev/rd/c6d0 First disk, whole disk
1091 8 = /dev/rd/c6d1 Second disk, whole disk
1092 ...
1093 248 = /dev/rd/c6d31 32nd disk, whole disk
1095 Partitions are handled as for major 48.
1097 55 char DSP56001 digital signal processor
1098 0 = /dev/dsp56k First DSP56001
1100 55 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; eighth controller
1101 0 = /dev/rd/c7d0 First disk, whole disk
1102 8 = /dev/rd/c7d1 Second disk, whole disk
1103 ...
1104 248 = /dev/rd/c7d31 32nd disk, whole disk
1106 Partitions are handled as for major 48.
1108 56 char Apple Desktop Bus
1109 0 = /dev/adb ADB bus control
1111 Additional devices will be added to this number, all
1112 starting with /dev/adb.
1114 56 block Fifth IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface
1115 0 = /dev/hdi Master: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
1116 64 = /dev/hdj Slave: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
1118 Partitions are handled the same way as for the first
1119 interface (see major number 3).
1121 57 char Hayes ESP serial card
1122 0 = /dev/ttyP0 First ESP port
1123 1 = /dev/ttyP1 Second ESP port
1124 ...
1126 57 block Sixth IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface
1127 0 = /dev/hdk Master: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
1128 64 = /dev/hdl Slave: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
1130 Partitions are handled the same way as for the first
1131 interface (see major number 3).
1133 58 char Hayes ESP serial card - alternate devices
1134 0 = /dev/cup0 Callout device for ttyP0
1135 1 = /dev/cup1 Callout device for ttyP1
1136 ...
1138 58 block Reserved for logical volume manager
1140 59 char sf firewall package
1141 0 = /dev/firewall Communication with sf kernel module
1143 59 block Generic PDA filesystem device
1144 0 = /dev/pda0 First PDA device
1145 1 = /dev/pda1 Second PDA device
1146 ...
1148 The pda devices are used to mount filesystems on
1149 remote pda's (basically slow handheld machines with
1150 proprietary OS's and limited memory and storage
1151 running small fs translation drivers) through serial /
1152 IRDA / parallel links.
1154 NAMING CONFLICT -- PROPOSED REVISED NAME /dev/rpda0 etc
1156 60-63 char LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE
1158 60-63 block LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE
1159 Allocated for local/experimental use. For devices not
1160 assigned official numbers, these ranges should be
1161 used in order to avoid conflicting with future assignments.
1163 64 char ENskip kernel encryption package
1164 0 = /dev/enskip Communication with ENskip kernel module
1166 64 block Scramdisk/DriveCrypt encrypted devices
1167 0 = /dev/scramdisk/master Master node for ioctls
1168 1 = /dev/scramdisk/1 First encrypted device
1169 2 = /dev/scramdisk/2 Second encrypted device
1170 ...
1171 255 = /dev/scramdisk/255 255th encrypted device
1173 The filename of the encrypted container and the passwords
1174 are sent via ioctls (using the sdmount tool) to the master
1175 node which then activates them via one of the
1176 /dev/scramdisk/x nodes for loop mounting (all handled
1177 through the sdmount tool).
1179 Requested by: andy@scramdisklinux.org
1181 65 char Sundance "plink" Transputer boards (obsolete, unused)
1182 0 = /dev/plink0 First plink device
1183 1 = /dev/plink1 Second plink device
1184 2 = /dev/plink2 Third plink device
1185 3 = /dev/plink3 Fourth plink device
1186 64 = /dev/rplink0 First plink device, raw
1187 65 = /dev/rplink1 Second plink device, raw
1188 66 = /dev/rplink2 Third plink device, raw
1189 67 = /dev/rplink3 Fourth plink device, raw
1190 128 = /dev/plink0d First plink device, debug
1191 129 = /dev/plink1d Second plink device, debug
1192 130 = /dev/plink2d Third plink device, debug
1193 131 = /dev/plink3d Fourth plink device, debug
1194 192 = /dev/rplink0d First plink device, raw, debug
1195 193 = /dev/rplink1d Second plink device, raw, debug
1196 194 = /dev/rplink2d Third plink device, raw, debug
1197 195 = /dev/rplink3d Fourth plink device, raw, debug
1199 This is a commercial driver; contact James Howes
1200 <jth@prosig.demon.co.uk> for information.
1202 65 block SCSI disk devices (16-31)
1203 0 = /dev/sdq 17th SCSI disk whole disk
1204 16 = /dev/sdr 18th SCSI disk whole disk
1205 32 = /dev/sds 19th SCSI disk whole disk
1206 ...
1207 240 = /dev/sdaf 32nd SCSI disk whole disk
1209 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
1210 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
1211 partitions is 15.
1213 66 char YARC PowerPC PCI coprocessor card
1214 0 = /dev/yppcpci0 First YARC card
1215 1 = /dev/yppcpci1 Second YARC card
1216 ...
1218 66 block SCSI disk devices (32-47)
1219 0 = /dev/sdag 33th SCSI disk whole disk
1220 16 = /dev/sdah 34th SCSI disk whole disk
1221 32 = /dev/sdai 35th SCSI disk whole disk
1222 ...
1223 240 = /dev/sdav 48nd SCSI disk whole disk
1225 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
1226 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
1227 partitions is 15.
1229 67 char Coda network file system
1230 0 = /dev/cfs0 Coda cache manager
1232 See http://www.coda.cs.cmu.edu for information about Coda.
1234 67 block SCSI disk devices (48-63)
1235 0 = /dev/sdaw 49th SCSI disk whole disk
1236 16 = /dev/sdax 50th SCSI disk whole disk
1237 32 = /dev/sday 51st SCSI disk whole disk
1238 ...
1239 240 = /dev/sdbl 64th SCSI disk whole disk
1241 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
1242 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
1243 partitions is 15.
1245 68 char CAPI 2.0 interface
1246 0 = /dev/capi20 Control device
1247 1 = /dev/capi20.00 First CAPI 2.0 application
1248 2 = /dev/capi20.01 Second CAPI 2.0 application
1249 ...
1250 20 = /dev/capi20.19 19th CAPI 2.0 application
1252 ISDN CAPI 2.0 driver for use with CAPI 2.0
1253 applications; currently supports the AVM B1 card.
1255 68 block SCSI disk devices (64-79)
1256 0 = /dev/sdbm 65th SCSI disk whole disk
1257 16 = /dev/sdbn 66th SCSI disk whole disk
1258 32 = /dev/sdbo 67th SCSI disk whole disk
1259 ...
1260 240 = /dev/sdcb 80th SCSI disk whole disk
1262 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
1263 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
1264 partitions is 15.
1266 69 char MA16 numeric accelerator card
1267 0 = /dev/ma16 Board memory access
1269 69 block SCSI disk devices (80-95)
1270 0 = /dev/sdcc 81st SCSI disk whole disk
1271 16 = /dev/sdcd 82nd SCSI disk whole disk
1272 32 = /dev/sdce 83th SCSI disk whole disk
1273 ...
1274 240 = /dev/sdcr 96th SCSI disk whole disk
1276 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
1277 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
1278 partitions is 15.
1280 70 char SpellCaster Protocol Services Interface
1281 0 = /dev/apscfg Configuration interface
1282 1 = /dev/apsauth Authentication interface
1283 2 = /dev/apslog Logging interface
1284 3 = /dev/apsdbg Debugging interface
1285 64 = /dev/apsisdn ISDN command interface
1286 65 = /dev/apsasync Async command interface
1287 128 = /dev/apsmon Monitor interface
1289 70 block SCSI disk devices (96-111)
1290 0 = /dev/sdcs 97th SCSI disk whole disk
1291 16 = /dev/sdct 98th SCSI disk whole disk
1292 32 = /dev/sdcu 99th SCSI disk whole disk
1293 ...
1294 240 = /dev/sddh 112nd SCSI disk whole disk
1296 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
1297 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
1298 partitions is 15.
1300 71 char Computone IntelliPort II serial card
1301 0 = /dev/ttyF0 IntelliPort II board 0, port 0
1302 1 = /dev/ttyF1 IntelliPort II board 0, port 1
1303 ...
1304 63 = /dev/ttyF63 IntelliPort II board 0, port 63
1305 64 = /dev/ttyF64 IntelliPort II board 1, port 0
1306 65 = /dev/ttyF65 IntelliPort II board 1, port 1
1307 ...
1308 127 = /dev/ttyF127 IntelliPort II board 1, port 63
1309 128 = /dev/ttyF128 IntelliPort II board 2, port 0
1310 129 = /dev/ttyF129 IntelliPort II board 2, port 1
1311 ...
1312 191 = /dev/ttyF191 IntelliPort II board 2, port 63
1313 192 = /dev/ttyF192 IntelliPort II board 3, port 0
1314 193 = /dev/ttyF193 IntelliPort II board 3, port 1
1315 ...
1316 255 = /dev/ttyF255 IntelliPort II board 3, port 63
1318 71 block SCSI disk devices (112-127)
1319 0 = /dev/sddi 113th SCSI disk whole disk
1320 16 = /dev/sddj 114th SCSI disk whole disk
1321 32 = /dev/sddk 115th SCSI disk whole disk
1322 ...
1323 240 = /dev/sddx 128th SCSI disk whole disk
1325 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
1326 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
1327 partitions is 15.
1329 72 char Computone IntelliPort II serial card - alternate devices
1330 0 = /dev/cuf0 Callout device for ttyF0
1331 1 = /dev/cuf1 Callout device for ttyF1
1332 ...
1333 63 = /dev/cuf63 Callout device for ttyF63
1334 64 = /dev/cuf64 Callout device for ttyF64
1335 65 = /dev/cuf65 Callout device for ttyF65
1336 ...
1337 127 = /dev/cuf127 Callout device for ttyF127
1338 128 = /dev/cuf128 Callout device for ttyF128
1339 129 = /dev/cuf129 Callout device for ttyF129
1340 ...
1341 191 = /dev/cuf191 Callout device for ttyF191
1342 192 = /dev/cuf192 Callout device for ttyF192
1343 193 = /dev/cuf193 Callout device for ttyF193
1344 ...
1345 255 = /dev/cuf255 Callout device for ttyF255
1347 72 block Compaq Intelligent Drive Array, first controller
1348 0 = /dev/ida/c0d0 First logical drive whole disk
1349 16 = /dev/ida/c0d1 Second logical drive whole disk
1350 ...
1351 240 = /dev/ida/c0d15 16th logical drive whole disk
1353 Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex
1354 DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on
1355 partitions is 15.
1357 73 char Computone IntelliPort II serial card - control devices
1358 0 = /dev/ip2ipl0 Loadware device for board 0
1359 1 = /dev/ip2stat0 Status device for board 0
1360 4 = /dev/ip2ipl1 Loadware device for board 1
1361 5 = /dev/ip2stat1 Status device for board 1
1362 8 = /dev/ip2ipl2 Loadware device for board 2
1363 9 = /dev/ip2stat2 Status device for board 2
1364 12 = /dev/ip2ipl3 Loadware device for board 3
1365 13 = /dev/ip2stat3 Status device for board 3
1367 73 block Compaq Intelligent Drive Array, second controller
1368 0 = /dev/ida/c1d0 First logical drive whole disk
1369 16 = /dev/ida/c1d1 Second logical drive whole disk
1370 ...
1371 240 = /dev/ida/c1d15 16th logical drive whole disk
1373 Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex
1374 DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on
1375 partitions is 15.
1377 74 char SCI bridge
1378 0 = /dev/SCI/0 SCI device 0
1379 1 = /dev/SCI/1 SCI device 1
1380 ...
1382 Currently for Dolphin Interconnect Solutions' PCI-SCI
1383 bridge.
1385 74 block Compaq Intelligent Drive Array, third controller
1386 0 = /dev/ida/c2d0 First logical drive whole disk
1387 16 = /dev/ida/c2d1 Second logical drive whole disk
1388 ...
1389 240 = /dev/ida/c2d15 16th logical drive whole disk
1391 Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex
1392 DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on
1393 partitions is 15.
1395 75 char Specialix IO8+ serial card
1396 0 = /dev/ttyW0 First IO8+ port, first card
1397 1 = /dev/ttyW1 Second IO8+ port, first card
1398 ...
1399 8 = /dev/ttyW8 First IO8+ port, second card
1400 ...
1402 75 block Compaq Intelligent Drive Array, fourth controller
1403 0 = /dev/ida/c3d0 First logical drive whole disk
1404 16 = /dev/ida/c3d1 Second logical drive whole disk
1405 ...
1406 240 = /dev/ida/c3d15 16th logical drive whole disk
1408 Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex
1409 DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on
1410 partitions is 15.
1412 76 char Specialix IO8+ serial card - alternate devices
1413 0 = /dev/cuw0 Callout device for ttyW0
1414 1 = /dev/cuw1 Callout device for ttyW1
1415 ...
1416 8 = /dev/cuw8 Callout device for ttyW8
1417 ...
1419 76 block Compaq Intelligent Drive Array, fifth controller
1420 0 = /dev/ida/c4d0 First logical drive whole disk
1421 16 = /dev/ida/c4d1 Second logical drive whole disk
1422 ...
1423 240 = /dev/ida/c4d15 16th logical drive whole disk
1425 Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex
1426 DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on
1427 partitions is 15.
1430 77 char ComScire Quantum Noise Generator
1431 0 = /dev/qng ComScire Quantum Noise Generator
1433 77 block Compaq Intelligent Drive Array, sixth controller
1434 0 = /dev/ida/c5d0 First logical drive whole disk
1435 16 = /dev/ida/c5d1 Second logical drive whole disk
1436 ...
1437 240 = /dev/ida/c5d15 16th logical drive whole disk
1439 Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex
1440 DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on
1441 partitions is 15.
1443 78 char PAM Software's multimodem boards
1444 0 = /dev/ttyM0 First PAM modem
1445 1 = /dev/ttyM1 Second PAM modem
1446 ...
1448 78 block Compaq Intelligent Drive Array, seventh controller
1449 0 = /dev/ida/c6d0 First logical drive whole disk
1450 16 = /dev/ida/c6d1 Second logical drive whole disk
1451 ...
1452 240 = /dev/ida/c6d15 16th logical drive whole disk
1454 Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex
1455 DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on
1456 partitions is 15.
1458 79 char PAM Software's multimodem boards - alternate devices
1459 0 = /dev/cum0 Callout device for ttyM0
1460 1 = /dev/cum1 Callout device for ttyM1
1461 ...
1463 79 block Compaq Intelligent Drive Array, eighth controller
1464 0 = /dev/ida/c7d0 First logical drive whole disk
1465 16 = /dev/ida/c7d1 Second logical drive whole disk
1466 ...
1467 240 = /dev/ida/c715 16th logical drive whole disk
1469 Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex
1470 DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on
1471 partitions is 15.
1473 80 char Photometrics AT200 CCD camera
1474 0 = /dev/at200 Photometrics AT200 CCD camera
1476 80 block I2O hard disk
1477 0 = /dev/i2o/hda First I2O hard disk, whole disk
1478 16 = /dev/i2o/hdb Second I2O hard disk, whole disk
1479 ...
1480 240 = /dev/i2o/hdp 16th I2O hard disk, whole disk
1482 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
1483 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
1484 partitions is 15.
1486 81 char video4linux
1487 0 = /dev/video0 Video capture/overlay device
1488 ...
1489 63 = /dev/video63 Video capture/overlay device
1490 64 = /dev/radio0 Radio device
1491 ...
1492 127 = /dev/radio63 Radio device
1493 224 = /dev/vbi0 Vertical blank interrupt
1494 ...
1495 255 = /dev/vbi31 Vertical blank interrupt
1497 81 block I2O hard disk
1498 0 = /dev/i2o/hdq 17th I2O hard disk, whole disk
1499 16 = /dev/i2o/hdr 18th I2O hard disk, whole disk
1500 ...
1501 240 = /dev/i2o/hdaf 32nd I2O hard disk, whole disk
1503 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
1504 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
1505 partitions is 15.
1507 82 char WiNRADiO communications receiver card
1508 0 = /dev/winradio0 First WiNRADiO card
1509 1 = /dev/winradio1 Second WiNRADiO card
1510 ...
1512 The driver and documentation may be obtained from
1513 http://www.winradio.com/
1515 82 block I2O hard disk
1516 0 = /dev/i2o/hdag 33rd I2O hard disk, whole disk
1517 16 = /dev/i2o/hdah 34th I2O hard disk, whole disk
1518 ...
1519 240 = /dev/i2o/hdav 48th I2O hard disk, whole disk
1521 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
1522 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
1523 partitions is 15.
1525 83 char Matrox mga_vid video driver
1526 0 = /dev/mga_vid0 1st video card
1527 1 = /dev/mga_vid1 2nd video card
1528 2 = /dev/mga_vid2 3rd video card
1529 ...
1530 15 = /dev/mga_vid15 16th video card
1532 83 block I2O hard disk
1533 0 = /dev/i2o/hdaw 49th I2O hard disk, whole disk
1534 16 = /dev/i2o/hdax 50th I2O hard disk, whole disk
1535 ...
1536 240 = /dev/i2o/hdbl 64th I2O hard disk, whole disk
1538 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
1539 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
1540 partitions is 15.
1542 84 char Ikon 1011[57] Versatec Greensheet Interface
1543 0 = /dev/ihcp0 First Greensheet port
1544 1 = /dev/ihcp1 Second Greensheet port
1546 84 block I2O hard disk
1547 0 = /dev/i2o/hdbm 65th I2O hard disk, whole disk
1548 16 = /dev/i2o/hdbn 66th I2O hard disk, whole disk
1549 ...
1550 240 = /dev/i2o/hdcb 80th I2O hard disk, whole disk
1552 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
1553 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
1554 partitions is 15.
1556 85 char Linux/SGI shared memory input queue
1557 0 = /dev/shmiq Master shared input queue
1558 1 = /dev/qcntl0 First device pushed
1559 2 = /dev/qcntl1 Second device pushed
1560 ...
1562 85 block I2O hard disk
1563 0 = /dev/i2o/hdcc 81st I2O hard disk, whole disk
1564 16 = /dev/i2o/hdcd 82nd I2O hard disk, whole disk
1565 ...
1566 240 = /dev/i2o/hdcr 96th I2O hard disk, whole disk
1568 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
1569 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
1570 partitions is 15.
1572 86 char SCSI media changer
1573 0 = /dev/sch0 First SCSI media changer
1574 1 = /dev/sch1 Second SCSI media changer
1575 ...
1577 86 block I2O hard disk
1578 0 = /dev/i2o/hdcs 97th I2O hard disk, whole disk
1579 16 = /dev/i2o/hdct 98th I2O hard disk, whole disk
1580 ...
1581 240 = /dev/i2o/hddh 112th I2O hard disk, whole disk
1583 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
1584 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
1585 partitions is 15.
1587 87 char Sony Control-A1 stereo control bus
1588 0 = /dev/controla0 First device on chain
1589 1 = /dev/controla1 Second device on chain
1590 ...
1592 87 block I2O hard disk
1593 0 = /dev/i2o/hddi 113rd I2O hard disk, whole disk
1594 16 = /dev/i2o/hddj 114th I2O hard disk, whole disk
1595 ...
1596 240 = /dev/i2o/hddx 128th I2O hard disk, whole disk
1598 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
1599 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
1600 partitions is 15.
1602 88 char COMX synchronous serial card
1603 0 = /dev/comx0 COMX channel 0
1604 1 = /dev/comx1 COMX channel 1
1605 ...
1607 88 block Seventh IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface
1608 0 = /dev/hdm Master: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
1609 64 = /dev/hdn Slave: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
1611 Partitions are handled the same way as for the first
1612 interface (see major number 3).
1614 89 char I2C bus interface
1615 0 = /dev/i2c-0 First I2C adapter
1616 1 = /dev/i2c-1 Second I2C adapter
1617 ...
1619 89 block Eighth IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface
1620 0 = /dev/hdo Master: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
1621 64 = /dev/hdp Slave: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
1623 Partitions are handled the same way as for the first
1624 interface (see major number 3).
1626 90 char Memory Technology Device (RAM, ROM, Flash)
1627 0 = /dev/mtd0 First MTD (rw)
1628 1 = /dev/mtdr0 First MTD (ro)
1629 ...
1630 30 = /dev/mtd15 16th MTD (rw)
1631 31 = /dev/mtdr15 16th MTD (ro)
1633 90 block Ninth IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface
1634 0 = /dev/hdq Master: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
1635 64 = /dev/hdr Slave: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
1637 Partitions are handled the same way as for the first
1638 interface (see major number 3).
1640 91 char CAN-Bus devices
1641 0 = /dev/can0 First CAN-Bus controller
1642 1 = /dev/can1 Second CAN-Bus controller
1643 ...
1645 91 block Tenth IDE hard disk/CD-ROM interface
1646 0 = /dev/hds Master: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
1647 64 = /dev/hdt Slave: whole disk (or CD-ROM)
1649 Partitions are handled the same way as for the first
1650 interface (see major number 3).
1652 92 char Reserved for ith Kommunikationstechnik MIC ISDN card
1654 92 block PPDD encrypted disk driver
1655 0 = /dev/ppdd0 First encrypted disk
1656 1 = /dev/ppdd1 Second encrypted disk
1657 ...
1659 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
1660 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
1661 partitions is 15.
1663 93 char
1665 93 block NAND Flash Translation Layer filesystem
1666 0 = /dev/nftla First NFTL layer
1667 16 = /dev/nftlb Second NFTL layer
1668 ...
1669 240 = /dev/nftlp 16th NTFL layer
1671 94 char
1673 94 block IBM S/390 DASD block storage
1674 0 = /dev/dasda First DASD device, major
1675 1 = /dev/dasda1 First DASD device, block 1
1676 2 = /dev/dasda2 First DASD device, block 2
1677 3 = /dev/dasda3 First DASD device, block 3
1678 4 = /dev/dasdb Second DASD device, major
1679 5 = /dev/dasdb1 Second DASD device, block 1
1680 6 = /dev/dasdb2 Second DASD device, block 2
1681 7 = /dev/dasdb3 Second DASD device, block 3
1682 ...
1684 95 char IP filter
1685 0 = /dev/ipl Filter control device/log file
1686 1 = /dev/ipnat NAT control device/log file
1687 2 = /dev/ipstate State information log file
1688 3 = /dev/ipauth Authentication control device/log file
1689 ...
1691 96 char Parallel port ATAPI tape devices
1692 0 = /dev/pt0 First parallel port ATAPI tape
1693 1 = /dev/pt1 Second parallel port ATAPI tape
1694 ...
1695 128 = /dev/npt0 First p.p. ATAPI tape, no rewind
1696 129 = /dev/npt1 Second p.p. ATAPI tape, no rewind
1697 ...
1699 96 block Inverse NAND Flash Translation Layer
1700 0 = /dev/inftla First INFTL layer
1701 16 = /dev/inftlb Second INFTL layer
1702 ...
1703 240 = /dev/inftlp 16th INTFL layer
1705 97 char Parallel port generic ATAPI interface
1706 0 = /dev/pg0 First parallel port ATAPI device
1707 1 = /dev/pg1 Second parallel port ATAPI device
1708 2 = /dev/pg2 Third parallel port ATAPI device
1709 3 = /dev/pg3 Fourth parallel port ATAPI device
1711 These devices support the same API as the generic SCSI
1712 devices.
1714 98 char Control and Measurement Device (comedi)
1715 0 = /dev/comedi0 First comedi device
1716 1 = /dev/comedi1 Second comedi device
1717 ...
1719 See http://stm.lbl.gov/comedi.
1721 98 block User-mode virtual block device
1722 0 = /dev/ubda First user-mode block device
1723 16 = /dev/udbb Second user-mode block device
1724 ...
1726 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
1727 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
1728 partitions is 15.
1730 This device is used by the user-mode virtual kernel port.
1732 99 char Raw parallel ports
1733 0 = /dev/parport0 First parallel port
1734 1 = /dev/parport1 Second parallel port
1735 ...
1737 99 block JavaStation flash disk
1738 0 = /dev/jsfd JavaStation flash disk
1740 100 char Telephony for Linux
1741 0 = /dev/phone0 First telephony device
1742 1 = /dev/phone1 Second telephony device
1743 ...
1745 101 char Motorola DSP 56xxx board
1746 0 = /dev/mdspstat Status information
1747 1 = /dev/mdsp1 First DSP board I/O controls
1748 ...
1749 16 = /dev/mdsp16 16th DSP board I/O controls
1751 101 block AMI HyperDisk RAID controller
1752 0 = /dev/amiraid/ar0 First array whole disk
1753 16 = /dev/amiraid/ar1 Second array whole disk
1754 ...
1755 240 = /dev/amiraid/ar15 16th array whole disk
1757 For each device, partitions are added as:
1758 0 = /dev/amiraid/ar? Whole disk
1759 1 = /dev/amiraid/ar?p1 First partition
1760 2 = /dev/amiraid/ar?p2 Second partition
1761 ...
1762 15 = /dev/amiraid/ar?p15 15th partition
1764 102 char
1766 102 block Compressed block device
1767 0 = /dev/cbd/a First compressed block device, whole device
1768 16 = /dev/cbd/b Second compressed block device, whole device
1769 ...
1770 240 = /dev/cbd/p 16th compressed block device, whole device
1772 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
1773 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
1774 partitions is 15.
1776 103 char Arla network file system
1777 0 = /dev/nnpfs0 First NNPFS device
1778 1 = /dev/nnpfs1 Second NNPFS device
1780 Arla is a free clone of the Andrew File System, AFS.
1781 The NNPFS device gives user mode filesystem
1782 implementations a kernel presence for caching and easy
1783 mounting. For more information about the project,
1784 write to <arla-drinkers@stacken.kth.se> or see
1785 http://www.stacken.kth.se/project/arla/
1787 103 block Audit device
1788 0 = /dev/audit Audit device
1790 104 char Flash BIOS support
1792 104 block Compaq Next Generation Drive Array, first controller
1793 0 = /dev/cciss/c0d0 First logical drive, whole disk
1794 16 = /dev/cciss/c0d1 Second logical drive, whole disk
1795 ...
1796 240 = /dev/cciss/c0d15 16th logical drive, whole disk
1798 Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex
1799 DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on
1800 partitions is 15.
1802 105 char Comtrol VS-1000 serial controller
1803 0 = /dev/ttyV0 First VS-1000 port
1804 1 = /dev/ttyV1 Second VS-1000 port
1805 ...
1807 105 block Compaq Next Generation Drive Array, second controller
1808 0 = /dev/cciss/c1d0 First logical drive, whole disk
1809 16 = /dev/cciss/c1d1 Second logical drive, whole disk
1810 ...
1811 240 = /dev/cciss/c1d15 16th logical drive, whole disk
1813 Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex
1814 DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on
1815 partitions is 15.
1817 106 char Comtrol VS-1000 serial controller - alternate devices
1818 0 = /dev/cuv0 First VS-1000 port
1819 1 = /dev/cuv1 Second VS-1000 port
1820 ...
1822 106 block Compaq Next Generation Drive Array, third controller
1823 0 = /dev/cciss/c2d0 First logical drive, whole disk
1824 16 = /dev/cciss/c2d1 Second logical drive, whole disk
1825 ...
1826 240 = /dev/cciss/c2d15 16th logical drive, whole disk
1828 Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex
1829 DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on
1830 partitions is 15.
1832 107 char 3Dfx Voodoo Graphics device
1833 0 = /dev/3dfx Primary 3Dfx graphics device
1835 107 block Compaq Next Generation Drive Array, fourth controller
1836 0 = /dev/cciss/c3d0 First logical drive, whole disk
1837 16 = /dev/cciss/c3d1 Second logical drive, whole disk
1838 ...
1839 240 = /dev/cciss/c3d15 16th logical drive, whole disk
1841 Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex
1842 DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on
1843 partitions is 15.
1845 108 char Device independent PPP interface
1846 0 = /dev/ppp Device independent PPP interface
1848 108 block Compaq Next Generation Drive Array, fifth controller
1849 0 = /dev/cciss/c4d0 First logical drive, whole disk
1850 16 = /dev/cciss/c4d1 Second logical drive, whole disk
1851 ...
1852 240 = /dev/cciss/c4d15 16th logical drive, whole disk
1854 Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex
1855 DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on
1856 partitions is 15.
1858 109 char Reserved for logical volume manager
1860 109 block Compaq Next Generation Drive Array, sixth controller
1861 0 = /dev/cciss/c5d0 First logical drive, whole disk
1862 16 = /dev/cciss/c5d1 Second logical drive, whole disk
1863 ...
1864 240 = /dev/cciss/c5d15 16th logical drive, whole disk
1866 Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex
1867 DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on
1868 partitions is 15.
1870 110 char miroMEDIA Surround board
1871 0 = /dev/srnd0 First miroMEDIA Surround board
1872 1 = /dev/srnd1 Second miroMEDIA Surround board
1873 ...
1875 110 block Compaq Next Generation Drive Array, seventh controller
1876 0 = /dev/cciss/c6d0 First logical drive, whole disk
1877 16 = /dev/cciss/c6d1 Second logical drive, whole disk
1878 ...
1879 240 = /dev/cciss/c6d15 16th logical drive, whole disk
1881 Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex
1882 DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on
1883 partitions is 15.
1885 111 char
1887 111 block Compaq Next Generation Drive Array, eighth controller
1888 0 = /dev/cciss/c7d0 First logical drive, whole disk
1889 16 = /dev/cciss/c7d1 Second logical drive, whole disk
1890 ...
1891 240 = /dev/cciss/c7d15 16th logical drive, whole disk
1893 Partitions are handled the same way as for Mylex
1894 DAC960 (see major number 48) except that the limit on
1895 partitions is 15.
1897 112 char ISI serial card
1898 0 = /dev/ttyM0 First ISI port
1899 1 = /dev/ttyM1 Second ISI port
1900 ...
1902 There is currently a device-naming conflict between
1903 these and PAM multimodems (major 78).
1905 112 block IBM iSeries virtual disk
1906 0 = /dev/iseries/vda First virtual disk, whole disk
1907 8 = /dev/iseries/vdb Second virtual disk, whole disk
1908 ...
1909 200 = /dev/iseries/vdz 26th virtual disk, whole disk
1910 208 = /dev/iseries/vdaa 27th virtual disk, whole disk
1911 ...
1912 248 = /dev/iseries/vdaf 32nd virtual disk, whole disk
1914 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
1915 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
1916 partitions is 7.
1918 113 char ISI serial card - alternate devices
1919 0 = /dev/cum0 Callout device for ttyM0
1920 1 = /dev/cum1 Callout device for ttyM1
1921 ...
1923 113 block IBM iSeries virtual CD-ROM
1924 0 = /dev/iseries/vcda First virtual CD-ROM
1925 1 = /dev/iseries/vcdb Second virtual CD-ROM
1926 ...
1928 114 char Picture Elements ISE board
1929 0 = /dev/ise0 First ISE board
1930 1 = /dev/ise1 Second ISE board
1931 ...
1932 128 = /dev/isex0 Control node for first ISE board
1933 129 = /dev/isex1 Control node for second ISE board
1934 ...
1936 The ISE board is an embedded computer, optimized for
1937 image processing. The /dev/iseN nodes are the general
1938 I/O access to the board, the /dev/isex0 nodes command
1939 nodes used to control the board.
1941 114 block IDE BIOS powered software RAID interfaces such as the
1942 Promise Fastrak
1944 0 = /dev/ataraid/d0
1945 1 = /dev/ataraid/d0p1
1946 2 = /dev/ataraid/d0p2
1947 ...
1948 16 = /dev/ataraid/d1
1949 17 = /dev/ataraid/d1p1
1950 18 = /dev/ataraid/d1p2
1951 ...
1952 255 = /dev/ataraid/d15p15
1954 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
1955 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
1956 partitions is 15.
1958 115 char TI link cable devices (115 was formerly the console driver speaker)
1959 0 = /dev/tipar0 Parallel cable on first parallel port
1960 ...
1961 7 = /dev/tipar7 Parallel cable on seventh parallel port
1963 8 = /dev/tiser0 Serial cable on first serial port
1964 ...
1965 15 = /dev/tiser7 Serial cable on seventh serial port
1967 16 = /dev/tiusb0 First USB cable
1968 ...
1969 47 = /dev/tiusb31 32nd USB cable
1971 115 block NetWare (NWFS) Devices (0-255)
1973 The NWFS (NetWare) devices are used to present a
1974 collection of NetWare Mirror Groups or NetWare
1975 Partitions as a logical storage segment for
1976 use in mounting NetWare volumes. A maximum of
1977 256 NetWare volumes can be supported in a single
1978 machine.
1980 http://cgfa.telepac.pt/ftp2/kernel.org/linux/kernel/people/jmerkey/nwfs/
1982 0 = /dev/nwfs/v0 First NetWare (NWFS) Logical Volume
1983 1 = /dev/nwfs/v1 Second NetWare (NWFS) Logical Volume
1984 2 = /dev/nwfs/v2 Third NetWare (NWFS) Logical Volume
1985 ...
1986 255 = /dev/nwfs/v255 Last NetWare (NWFS) Logical Volume
1988 116 char Advanced Linux Sound Driver (ALSA)
1990 116 block MicroMemory battery backed RAM adapter (NVRAM)
1991 Supports 16 boards, 15 partitions each.
1992 Requested by neilb at cse.unsw.edu.au.
1994 0 = /dev/umem/d0 Whole of first board
1995 1 = /dev/umem/d0p1 First partition of first board
1996 2 = /dev/umem/d0p2 Second partition of first board
1997 15 = /dev/umem/d0p15 15th partition of first board
1999 16 = /dev/umem/d1 Whole of second board
2000 17 = /dev/umem/d1p1 First partition of second board
2001 ...
2002 255= /dev/umem/d15p15 15th partition of 16th board.
2004 117 char COSA/SRP synchronous serial card
2005 0 = /dev/cosa0c0 1st board, 1st channel
2006 1 = /dev/cosa0c1 1st board, 2nd channel
2007 ...
2008 16 = /dev/cosa1c0 2nd board, 1st channel
2009 17 = /dev/cosa1c1 2nd board, 2nd channel
2010 ...
2012 117 block Enterprise Volume Management System (EVMS)
2014 The EVMS driver uses a layered, plug-in model to provide
2015 unparalleled flexibility and extensibility in managing
2016 storage. This allows for easy expansion or customization
2017 of various levels of volume management. Requested by
2018 Mark Peloquin (peloquin at us.ibm.com).
2020 Note: EVMS populates and manages all the devnodes in
2021 /dev/evms.
2023 http://sf.net/projects/evms
2025 0 = /dev/evms/block_device EVMS block device
2026 1 = /dev/evms/legacyname1 First EVMS legacy device
2027 2 = /dev/evms/legacyname2 Second EVMS legacy device
2028 ...
2029 Both ranges can grow (down or up) until they meet.
2030 ...
2031 254 = /dev/evms/EVMSname2 Second EVMS native device
2032 255 = /dev/evms/EVMSname1 First EVMS native device
2034 Note: legacyname(s) are derived from the normal legacy
2035 device names. For example, /dev/hda5 would become
2036 /dev/evms/hda5.
2038 118 char IBM Cryptographic Accelerator
2039 0 = /dev/ica Virtual interface to all IBM Crypto Accelerators
2040 1 = /dev/ica0 IBMCA Device 0
2041 2 = /dev/ica1 IBMCA Device 1
2042 ...
2044 119 char VMware virtual network control
2045 0 = /dev/vnet0 1st virtual network
2046 1 = /dev/vnet1 2nd virtual network
2047 ...
2049 120-127 char LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE
2051 120-127 block LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE
2052 Allocated for local/experimental use. For devices not
2053 assigned official numbers, these ranges should be
2054 used in order to avoid conflicting with future assignments.
2056 128-135 char Unix98 PTY masters
2058 These devices should not have corresponding device
2059 nodes; instead they should be accessed through the
2060 /dev/ptmx cloning interface.
2062 128 block SCSI disk devices (128-143)
2063 0 = /dev/sddy 129th SCSI disk whole disk
2064 16 = /dev/sddz 130th SCSI disk whole disk
2065 32 = /dev/sdea 131th SCSI disk whole disk
2066 ...
2067 240 = /dev/sden 144th SCSI disk whole disk
2069 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
2070 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
2071 partitions is 15.
2073 129 block SCSI disk devices (144-159)
2074 0 = /dev/sdeo 145th SCSI disk whole disk
2075 16 = /dev/sdep 146th SCSI disk whole disk
2076 32 = /dev/sdeq 147th SCSI disk whole disk
2077 ...
2078 240 = /dev/sdfd 160th SCSI disk whole disk
2080 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
2081 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
2082 partitions is 15.
2084 130 char (Misc devices)
2086 130 block SCSI disk devices (160-175)
2087 0 = /dev/sdfe 161st SCSI disk whole disk
2088 16 = /dev/sdff 162nd SCSI disk whole disk
2089 32 = /dev/sdfg 163rd SCSI disk whole disk
2090 ...
2091 240 = /dev/sdft 176th SCSI disk whole disk
2093 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
2094 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
2095 partitions is 15.
2097 131 block SCSI disk devices (176-191)
2098 0 = /dev/sdfu 177th SCSI disk whole disk
2099 16 = /dev/sdfv 178th SCSI disk whole disk
2100 32 = /dev/sdfw 179th SCSI disk whole disk
2101 ...
2102 240 = /dev/sdgj 192nd SCSI disk whole disk
2104 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
2105 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
2106 partitions is 15.
2108 132 block SCSI disk devices (192-207)
2109 0 = /dev/sdgk 193rd SCSI disk whole disk
2110 16 = /dev/sdgl 194th SCSI disk whole disk
2111 32 = /dev/sdgm 195th SCSI disk whole disk
2112 ...
2113 240 = /dev/sdgz 208th SCSI disk whole disk
2115 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
2116 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
2117 partitions is 15.
2119 133 block SCSI disk devices (208-223)
2120 0 = /dev/sdha 209th SCSI disk whole disk
2121 16 = /dev/sdhb 210th SCSI disk whole disk
2122 32 = /dev/sdhc 211th SCSI disk whole disk
2123 ...
2124 240 = /dev/sdhp 224th SCSI disk whole disk
2126 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
2127 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
2128 partitions is 15.
2130 134 block SCSI disk devices (224-239)
2131 0 = /dev/sdhq 225th SCSI disk whole disk
2132 16 = /dev/sdhr 226th SCSI disk whole disk
2133 32 = /dev/sdhs 227th SCSI disk whole disk
2134 ...
2135 240 = /dev/sdif 240th SCSI disk whole disk
2137 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
2138 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
2139 partitions is 15.
2141 135 block SCSI disk devices (240-255)
2142 0 = /dev/sdig 241st SCSI disk whole disk
2143 16 = /dev/sdih 242nd SCSI disk whole disk
2144 32 = /dev/sdih 243rd SCSI disk whole disk
2145 ...
2146 240 = /dev/sdiv 256th SCSI disk whole disk
2148 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
2149 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
2150 partitions is 15.
2152 136-143 char Unix98 PTY slaves
2153 0 = /dev/pts/0 First Unix98 pseudo-TTY
2154 1 = /dev/pts/1 Second Unix98 pseudo-TTY
2155 ...
2157 These device nodes are automatically generated with
2158 the proper permissions and modes by mounting the
2159 devpts filesystem onto /dev/pts with the appropriate
2160 mount options (distribution dependent, however, on
2161 *most* distributions the appropriate options are
2162 "mode=0620,gid=<gid of the "tty" group>".)
2164 136 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; ninth controller
2165 0 = /dev/rd/c8d0 First disk, whole disk
2166 8 = /dev/rd/c8d1 Second disk, whole disk
2167 ...
2168 248 = /dev/rd/c8d31 32nd disk, whole disk
2170 Partitions are handled as for major 48.
2172 137 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; tenth controller
2173 0 = /dev/rd/c9d0 First disk, whole disk
2174 8 = /dev/rd/c9d1 Second disk, whole disk
2175 ...
2176 248 = /dev/rd/c9d31 32nd disk, whole disk
2178 Partitions are handled as for major 48.
2180 138 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; eleventh controller
2181 0 = /dev/rd/c10d0 First disk, whole disk
2182 8 = /dev/rd/c10d1 Second disk, whole disk
2183 ...
2184 248 = /dev/rd/c10d31 32nd disk, whole disk
2186 Partitions are handled as for major 48.
2188 139 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; twelfth controller
2189 0 = /dev/rd/c11d0 First disk, whole disk
2190 8 = /dev/rd/c11d1 Second disk, whole disk
2191 ...
2192 248 = /dev/rd/c11d31 32nd disk, whole disk
2194 Partitions are handled as for major 48.
2196 140 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; thirteenth controller
2197 0 = /dev/rd/c12d0 First disk, whole disk
2198 8 = /dev/rd/c12d1 Second disk, whole disk
2199 ...
2200 248 = /dev/rd/c12d31 32nd disk, whole disk
2202 Partitions are handled as for major 48.
2204 141 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; fourteenth controller
2205 0 = /dev/rd/c13d0 First disk, whole disk
2206 8 = /dev/rd/c13d1 Second disk, whole disk
2207 ...
2208 248 = /dev/rd/c13d31 32nd disk, whole disk
2210 Partitions are handled as for major 48.
2212 142 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; fifteenth controller
2213 0 = /dev/rd/c14d0 First disk, whole disk
2214 8 = /dev/rd/c14d1 Second disk, whole disk
2215 ...
2216 248 = /dev/rd/c14d31 32nd disk, whole disk
2218 Partitions are handled as for major 48.
2220 143 block Mylex DAC960 PCI RAID controller; sixteenth controller
2221 0 = /dev/rd/c15d0 First disk, whole disk
2222 8 = /dev/rd/c15d1 Second disk, whole disk
2223 ...
2224 248 = /dev/rd/c15d31 32nd disk, whole disk
2226 Partitions are handled as for major 48.
2228 144 char Encapsulated PPP
2229 0 = /dev/pppox0 First PPP over Ethernet
2230 ...
2231 63 = /dev/pppox63 64th PPP over Ethernet
2233 This is primarily used for ADSL.
2235 The SST 5136-DN DeviceNet interface driver has been
2236 relocated to major 183 due to an unfortunate conflict.
2238 144 block Expansion Area #1 for more non-device (e.g. NFS) mounts
2239 0 = mounted device 256
2240 255 = mounted device 511
2242 145 char SAM9407-based soundcard
2243 0 = /dev/sam0_mixer
2244 1 = /dev/sam0_sequencer
2245 2 = /dev/sam0_midi00
2246 3 = /dev/sam0_dsp
2247 4 = /dev/sam0_audio
2248 6 = /dev/sam0_sndstat
2249 18 = /dev/sam0_midi01
2250 34 = /dev/sam0_midi02
2251 50 = /dev/sam0_midi03
2252 64 = /dev/sam1_mixer
2253 ...
2254 128 = /dev/sam2_mixer
2255 ...
2256 192 = /dev/sam3_mixer
2257 ...
2259 Device functions match OSS, but offer a number of
2260 addons, which are sam9407 specific. OSS can be
2261 operated simultaneously, taking care of the codec.
2263 145 block Expansion Area #2 for more non-device (e.g. NFS) mounts
2264 0 = mounted device 512
2265 255 = mounted device 767
2267 146 char SYSTRAM SCRAMNet mirrored-memory network
2268 0 = /dev/scramnet0 First SCRAMNet device
2269 1 = /dev/scramnet1 Second SCRAMNet device
2270 ...
2272 146 block Expansion Area #3 for more non-device (e.g. NFS) mounts
2273 0 = mounted device 768
2274 255 = mounted device 1023
2276 147 char Aureal Semiconductor Vortex Audio device
2277 0 = /dev/aureal0 First Aureal Vortex
2278 1 = /dev/aureal1 Second Aureal Vortex
2279 ...
2281 147 block Distributed Replicated Block Device (DRBD)
2282 0 = /dev/drbd0 First DRBD device
2283 1 = /dev/drbd1 Second DRBD device
2284 ...
2286 148 char Technology Concepts serial card
2287 0 = /dev/ttyT0 First TCL port
2288 1 = /dev/ttyT1 Second TCL port
2289 ...
2291 149 char Technology Concepts serial card - alternate devices
2292 0 = /dev/cut0 Callout device for ttyT0
2293 1 = /dev/cut0 Callout device for ttyT1
2294 ...
2296 150 char Real-Time Linux FIFOs
2297 0 = /dev/rtf0 First RTLinux FIFO
2298 1 = /dev/rtf1 Second RTLinux FIFO
2299 ...
2301 151 char DPT I2O SmartRaid V controller
2302 0 = /dev/dpti0 First DPT I2O adapter
2303 1 = /dev/dpti1 Second DPT I2O adapter
2304 ...
2306 152 char EtherDrive Control Device
2307 0 = /dev/etherd/ctl Connect/Disconnect an EtherDrive
2308 1 = /dev/etherd/err Monitor errors
2309 2 = /dev/etherd/raw Raw AoE packet monitor
2311 152 block EtherDrive Block Devices
2312 0 = /dev/etherd/0 EtherDrive 0
2313 ...
2314 255 = /dev/etherd/255 EtherDrive 255
2316 153 char SPI Bus Interface (sometimes referred to as MicroWire)
2317 0 = /dev/spi0 First SPI device on the bus
2318 1 = /dev/spi1 Second SPI device on the bus
2319 ...
2320 15 = /dev/spi15 Sixteenth SPI device on the bus
2322 153 block Enhanced Metadisk RAID (EMD) storage units
2323 0 = /dev/emd/0 First unit
2324 1 = /dev/emd/0p1 Partition 1 on First unit
2325 2 = /dev/emd/0p2 Partition 2 on First unit
2326 ...
2327 15 = /dev/emd/0p15 Partition 15 on First unit
2329 16 = /dev/emd/1 Second unit
2330 32 = /dev/emd/2 Third unit
2331 ...
2332 240 = /dev/emd/15 Sixteenth unit
2334 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
2335 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
2336 partitions is 15.
2338 154 char Specialix RIO serial card
2339 0 = /dev/ttySR0 First RIO port
2340 ...
2341 255 = /dev/ttySR255 256th RIO port
2343 155 char Specialix RIO serial card - alternate devices
2344 0 = /dev/cusr0 Callout device for ttySR0
2345 ...
2346 255 = /dev/cusr255 Callout device for ttySR255
2348 156 char Specialix RIO serial card
2349 0 = /dev/ttySR256 257th RIO port
2350 ...
2351 255 = /dev/ttySR511 512th RIO port
2353 157 char Specialix RIO serial card - alternate devices
2354 0 = /dev/cusr256 Callout device for ttySR256
2355 ...
2356 255 = /dev/cusr511 Callout device for ttySR511
2358 158 char Dialogic GammaLink fax driver
2359 0 = /dev/gfax0 GammaLink channel 0
2360 1 = /dev/gfax1 GammaLink channel 1
2361 ...
2363 159 char RESERVED
2365 159 block RESERVED
2367 160 char General Purpose Instrument Bus (GPIB)
2368 0 = /dev/gpib0 First GPIB bus
2369 1 = /dev/gpib1 Second GPIB bus
2370 ...
2372 160 block Carmel 8-port SATA Disks on First Controller
2373 0 = /dev/carmel/0 SATA disk 0 whole disk
2374 1 = /dev/carmel/0p1 SATA disk 0 partition 1
2375 ...
2376 31 = /dev/carmel/0p31 SATA disk 0 partition 31
2378 32 = /dev/carmel/1 SATA disk 1 whole disk
2379 64 = /dev/carmel/2 SATA disk 2 whole disk
2380 ...
2381 224 = /dev/carmel/7 SATA disk 7 whole disk
2383 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
2384 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
2385 partitions is 31.
2387 161 char IrCOMM devices (IrDA serial/parallel emulation)
2388 0 = /dev/ircomm0 First IrCOMM device
2389 1 = /dev/ircomm1 Second IrCOMM device
2390 ...
2391 16 = /dev/irlpt0 First IrLPT device
2392 17 = /dev/irlpt1 Second IrLPT device
2393 ...
2395 161 block Carmel 8-port SATA Disks on Second Controller
2396 0 = /dev/carmel/8 SATA disk 8 whole disk
2397 1 = /dev/carmel/8p1 SATA disk 8 partition 1
2398 ...
2399 31 = /dev/carmel/8p31 SATA disk 8 partition 31
2401 32 = /dev/carmel/9 SATA disk 9 whole disk
2402 64 = /dev/carmel/10 SATA disk 10 whole disk
2403 ...
2404 224 = /dev/carmel/15 SATA disk 15 whole disk
2406 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
2407 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
2408 partitions is 31.
2410 162 char Raw block device interface
2411 0 = /dev/rawctl Raw I/O control device
2412 1 = /dev/raw/raw1 First raw I/O device
2413 2 = /dev/raw/raw2 Second raw I/O device
2414 ...
2415 max minor number of raw device is set by kernel config
2416 MAX_RAW_DEVS or raw module parameter 'max_raw_devs'
2418 163 char
2420 164 char Chase Research AT/PCI-Fast serial card
2421 0 = /dev/ttyCH0 AT/PCI-Fast board 0, port 0
2422 ...
2423 15 = /dev/ttyCH15 AT/PCI-Fast board 0, port 15
2424 16 = /dev/ttyCH16 AT/PCI-Fast board 1, port 0
2425 ...
2426 31 = /dev/ttyCH31 AT/PCI-Fast board 1, port 15
2427 32 = /dev/ttyCH32 AT/PCI-Fast board 2, port 0
2428 ...
2429 47 = /dev/ttyCH47 AT/PCI-Fast board 2, port 15
2430 48 = /dev/ttyCH48 AT/PCI-Fast board 3, port 0
2431 ...
2432 63 = /dev/ttyCH63 AT/PCI-Fast board 3, port 15
2434 165 char Chase Research AT/PCI-Fast serial card - alternate devices
2435 0 = /dev/cuch0 Callout device for ttyCH0
2436 ...
2437 63 = /dev/cuch63 Callout device for ttyCH63
2439 166 char ACM USB modems
2440 0 = /dev/ttyACM0 First ACM modem
2441 1 = /dev/ttyACM1 Second ACM modem
2442 ...
2444 167 char ACM USB modems - alternate devices
2445 0 = /dev/cuacm0 Callout device for ttyACM0
2446 1 = /dev/cuacm1 Callout device for ttyACM1
2447 ...
2449 168 char Eracom CSA7000 PCI encryption adaptor
2450 0 = /dev/ecsa0 First CSA7000
2451 1 = /dev/ecsa1 Second CSA7000
2452 ...
2454 169 char Eracom CSA8000 PCI encryption adaptor
2455 0 = /dev/ecsa8-0 First CSA8000
2456 1 = /dev/ecsa8-1 Second CSA8000
2457 ...
2459 170 char AMI MegaRAC remote access controller
2460 0 = /dev/megarac0 First MegaRAC card
2461 1 = /dev/megarac1 Second MegaRAC card
2462 ...
2464 171 char Reserved for IEEE 1394 (Firewire)
2466 172 char Moxa Intellio serial card
2467 0 = /dev/ttyMX0 First Moxa port
2468 1 = /dev/ttyMX1 Second Moxa port
2469 ...
2470 127 = /dev/ttyMX127 128th Moxa port
2471 128 = /dev/moxactl Moxa control port
2473 173 char Moxa Intellio serial card - alternate devices
2474 0 = /dev/cumx0 Callout device for ttyMX0
2475 1 = /dev/cumx1 Callout device for ttyMX1
2476 ...
2477 127 = /dev/cumx127 Callout device for ttyMX127
2479 174 char SmartIO serial card
2480 0 = /dev/ttySI0 First SmartIO port
2481 1 = /dev/ttySI1 Second SmartIO port
2482 ...
2484 175 char SmartIO serial card - alternate devices
2485 0 = /dev/cusi0 Callout device for ttySI0
2486 1 = /dev/cusi1 Callout device for ttySI1
2487 ...
2489 176 char nCipher nFast PCI crypto accelerator
2490 0 = /dev/nfastpci0 First nFast PCI device
2491 1 = /dev/nfastpci1 First nFast PCI device
2492 ...
2494 177 char TI PCILynx memory spaces
2495 0 = /dev/pcilynx/aux0 AUX space of first PCILynx card
2496 ...
2497 15 = /dev/pcilynx/aux15 AUX space of 16th PCILynx card
2498 16 = /dev/pcilynx/rom0 ROM space of first PCILynx card
2499 ...
2500 31 = /dev/pcilynx/rom15 ROM space of 16th PCILynx card
2501 32 = /dev/pcilynx/ram0 RAM space of first PCILynx card
2502 ...
2503 47 = /dev/pcilynx/ram15 RAM space of 16th PCILynx card
2505 178 char Giganet cLAN1xxx virtual interface adapter
2506 0 = /dev/clanvi0 First cLAN adapter
2507 1 = /dev/clanvi1 Second cLAN adapter
2508 ...
2510 179 block MMC block devices
2511 0 = /dev/mmcblk0 First SD/MMC card
2512 1 = /dev/mmcblk0p1 First partition on first MMC card
2513 8 = /dev/mmcblk1 Second SD/MMC card
2514 ...
2516 The start of next SD/MMC card can be configured with
2517 CONFIG_MMC_BLOCK_MINORS, or overridden at boot/modprobe
2518 time using the mmcblk.perdev_minors option. That would
2519 bump the offset between each card to be the configured
2520 value instead of the default 8.
2522 179 char CCube DVXChip-based PCI products
2523 0 = /dev/dvxirq0 First DVX device
2524 1 = /dev/dvxirq1 Second DVX device
2525 ...
2527 180 char USB devices
2528 0 = /dev/usb/lp0 First USB printer
2529 ...
2530 15 = /dev/usb/lp15 16th USB printer
2531 48 = /dev/usb/scanner0 First USB scanner
2532 ...
2533 63 = /dev/usb/scanner15 16th USB scanner
2534 64 = /dev/usb/rio500 Diamond Rio 500
2535 65 = /dev/usb/usblcd USBLCD Interface (info@usblcd.de)
2536 66 = /dev/usb/cpad0 Synaptics cPad (mouse/LCD)
2537 96 = /dev/usb/hiddev0 1st USB HID device
2538 ...
2539 111 = /dev/usb/hiddev15 16th USB HID device
2540 112 = /dev/usb/auer0 1st auerswald ISDN device
2541 ...
2542 127 = /dev/usb/auer15 16th auerswald ISDN device
2543 128 = /dev/usb/brlvgr0 First Braille Voyager device
2544 ...
2545 131 = /dev/usb/brlvgr3 Fourth Braille Voyager device
2546 132 = /dev/usb/idmouse ID Mouse (fingerprint scanner) device
2547 133 = /dev/usb/sisusbvga1 First SiSUSB VGA device
2548 ...
2549 140 = /dev/usb/sisusbvga8 Eighth SISUSB VGA device
2550 144 = /dev/usb/lcd USB LCD device
2551 160 = /dev/usb/legousbtower0 1st USB Legotower device
2552 ...
2553 175 = /dev/usb/legousbtower15 16th USB Legotower device
2554 176 = /dev/usb/usbtmc1 First USB TMC device
2555 ...
2556 191 = /dev/usb/usbtmc16 16th USB TMC device
2557 192 = /dev/usb/yurex1 First USB Yurex device
2558 ...
2559 209 = /dev/usb/yurex16 16th USB Yurex device
2561 180 block USB block devices
2562 0 = /dev/uba First USB block device
2563 8 = /dev/ubb Second USB block device
2564 16 = /dev/ubc Third USB block device
2565 ...
2567 181 char Conrad Electronic parallel port radio clocks
2568 0 = /dev/pcfclock0 First Conrad radio clock
2569 1 = /dev/pcfclock1 Second Conrad radio clock
2570 ...
2572 182 char Picture Elements THR2 binarizer
2573 0 = /dev/pethr0 First THR2 board
2574 1 = /dev/pethr1 Second THR2 board
2575 ...
2577 183 char SST 5136-DN DeviceNet interface
2578 0 = /dev/ss5136dn0 First DeviceNet interface
2579 1 = /dev/ss5136dn1 Second DeviceNet interface
2580 ...
2582 This device used to be assigned to major number 144.
2583 It had to be moved due to an unfortunate conflict.
2585 184 char Picture Elements' video simulator/sender
2586 0 = /dev/pevss0 First sender board
2587 1 = /dev/pevss1 Second sender board
2588 ...
2590 185 char InterMezzo high availability file system
2591 0 = /dev/intermezzo0 First cache manager
2592 1 = /dev/intermezzo1 Second cache manager
2593 ...
2595 See http://web.archive.org/web/20080115195241/
2596 http://inter-mezzo.org/index.html
2598 186 char Object-based storage control device
2599 0 = /dev/obd0 First obd control device
2600 1 = /dev/obd1 Second obd control device
2601 ...
2603 See ftp://ftp.lustre.org/pub/obd for code and information.
2605 187 char DESkey hardware encryption device
2606 0 = /dev/deskey0 First DES key
2607 1 = /dev/deskey1 Second DES key
2608 ...
2610 188 char USB serial converters
2611 0 = /dev/ttyUSB0 First USB serial converter
2612 1 = /dev/ttyUSB1 Second USB serial converter
2613 ...
2615 189 char USB serial converters - alternate devices
2616 0 = /dev/cuusb0 Callout device for ttyUSB0
2617 1 = /dev/cuusb1 Callout device for ttyUSB1
2618 ...
2620 190 char Kansas City tracker/tuner card
2621 0 = /dev/kctt0 First KCT/T card
2622 1 = /dev/kctt1 Second KCT/T card
2623 ...
2625 191 char Reserved for PCMCIA
2627 192 char Kernel profiling interface
2628 0 = /dev/profile Profiling control device
2629 1 = /dev/profile0 Profiling device for CPU 0
2630 2 = /dev/profile1 Profiling device for CPU 1
2631 ...
2633 193 char Kernel event-tracing interface
2634 0 = /dev/trace Tracing control device
2635 1 = /dev/trace0 Tracing device for CPU 0
2636 2 = /dev/trace1 Tracing device for CPU 1
2637 ...
2639 194 char linVideoStreams (LINVS)
2640 0 = /dev/mvideo/status0 Video compression status
2641 1 = /dev/mvideo/stream0 Video stream
2642 2 = /dev/mvideo/frame0 Single compressed frame
2643 3 = /dev/mvideo/rawframe0 Raw uncompressed frame
2644 4 = /dev/mvideo/codec0 Direct codec access
2645 5 = /dev/mvideo/video4linux0 Video4Linux compatibility
2647 16 = /dev/mvideo/status1 Second device
2648 ...
2649 32 = /dev/mvideo/status2 Third device
2650 ...
2651 ...
2652 240 = /dev/mvideo/status15 16th device
2653 ...
2655 195 char Nvidia graphics devices
2656 0 = /dev/nvidia0 First Nvidia card
2657 1 = /dev/nvidia1 Second Nvidia card
2658 ...
2659 255 = /dev/nvidiactl Nvidia card control device
2661 196 char Tormenta T1 card
2662 0 = /dev/tor/0 Master control channel for all cards
2663 1 = /dev/tor/1 First DS0
2664 2 = /dev/tor/2 Second DS0
2665 ...
2666 48 = /dev/tor/48 48th DS0
2667 49 = /dev/tor/49 First pseudo-channel
2668 50 = /dev/tor/50 Second pseudo-channel
2669 ...
2671 197 char OpenTNF tracing facility
2672 0 = /dev/tnf/t0 Trace 0 data extraction
2673 1 = /dev/tnf/t1 Trace 1 data extraction
2674 ...
2675 128 = /dev/tnf/status Tracing facility status
2676 130 = /dev/tnf/trace Tracing device
2678 198 char Total Impact TPMP2 quad coprocessor PCI card
2679 0 = /dev/tpmp2/0 First card
2680 1 = /dev/tpmp2/1 Second card
2681 ...
2683 199 char Veritas volume manager (VxVM) volumes
2684 0 = /dev/vx/rdsk/*/* First volume
2685 1 = /dev/vx/rdsk/*/* Second volume
2686 ...
2688 199 block Veritas volume manager (VxVM) volumes
2689 0 = /dev/vx/dsk/*/* First volume
2690 1 = /dev/vx/dsk/*/* Second volume
2691 ...
2693 The namespace in these directories is maintained by
2694 the user space VxVM software.
2696 200 char Veritas VxVM configuration interface
2697 0 = /dev/vx/config Configuration access node
2698 1 = /dev/vx/trace Volume i/o trace access node
2699 2 = /dev/vx/iod Volume i/o daemon access node
2700 3 = /dev/vx/info Volume information access node
2701 4 = /dev/vx/task Volume tasks access node
2702 5 = /dev/vx/taskmon Volume tasks monitor daemon
2704 201 char Veritas VxVM dynamic multipathing driver
2705 0 = /dev/vx/rdmp/* First multipath device
2706 1 = /dev/vx/rdmp/* Second multipath device
2707 ...
2708 201 block Veritas VxVM dynamic multipathing driver
2709 0 = /dev/vx/dmp/* First multipath device
2710 1 = /dev/vx/dmp/* Second multipath device
2711 ...
2713 The namespace in these directories is maintained by
2714 the user space VxVM software.
2716 202 char CPU model-specific registers
2717 0 = /dev/cpu/0/msr MSRs on CPU 0
2718 1 = /dev/cpu/1/msr MSRs on CPU 1
2719 ...
2721 202 block Xen Virtual Block Device
2722 0 = /dev/xvda First Xen VBD whole disk
2723 16 = /dev/xvdb Second Xen VBD whole disk
2724 32 = /dev/xvdc Third Xen VBD whole disk
2725 ...
2726 240 = /dev/xvdp Sixteenth Xen VBD whole disk
2728 Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
2729 disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
2730 partitions is 15.
2732 203 char CPU CPUID information
2733 0 = /dev/cpu/0/cpuid CPUID on CPU 0
2734 1 = /dev/cpu/1/cpuid CPUID on CPU 1
2735 ...
2737 204 char Low-density serial ports
2738 0 = /dev/ttyLU0 LinkUp Systems L72xx UART - port 0
2739 1 = /dev/ttyLU1 LinkUp Systems L72xx UART - port 1
2740 2 = /dev/ttyLU2 LinkUp Systems L72xx UART - port 2
2741 3 = /dev/ttyLU3 LinkUp Systems L72xx UART - port 3
2742 4 = /dev/ttyFB0 Intel Footbridge (ARM)
2743 5 = /dev/ttySA0 StrongARM builtin serial port 0
2744 6 = /dev/ttySA1 StrongARM builtin serial port 1
2745 7 = /dev/ttySA2 StrongARM builtin serial port 2
2746 8 = /dev/ttySC0 SCI serial port (SuperH) - port 0
2747 9 = /dev/ttySC1 SCI serial port (SuperH) - port 1
2748 10 = /dev/ttySC2 SCI serial port (SuperH) - port 2
2749 11 = /dev/ttySC3 SCI serial port (SuperH) - port 3
2750 12 = /dev/ttyFW0 Firmware console - port 0
2751 13 = /dev/ttyFW1 Firmware console - port 1
2752 14 = /dev/ttyFW2 Firmware console - port 2
2753 15 = /dev/ttyFW3 Firmware console - port 3
2754 16 = /dev/ttyAM0 ARM "AMBA" serial port 0
2755 ...
2756 31 = /dev/ttyAM15 ARM "AMBA" serial port 15
2757 32 = /dev/ttyDB0 DataBooster serial port 0
2758 ...
2759 39 = /dev/ttyDB7 DataBooster serial port 7
2760 40 = /dev/ttySG0 SGI Altix console port
2761 41 = /dev/ttySMX0 Motorola i.MX - port 0
2762 42 = /dev/ttySMX1 Motorola i.MX - port 1
2763 43 = /dev/ttySMX2 Motorola i.MX - port 2
2764 44 = /dev/ttyMM0 Marvell MPSC - port 0
2765 45 = /dev/ttyMM1 Marvell MPSC - port 1
2766 46 = /dev/ttyCPM0 PPC CPM (SCC or SMC) - port 0
2767 ...
2768 47 = /dev/ttyCPM5 PPC CPM (SCC or SMC) - port 5
2769 50 = /dev/ttyIOC0 Altix serial card
2770 ...
2771 81 = /dev/ttyIOC31 Altix serial card
2772 82 = /dev/ttyVR0 NEC VR4100 series SIU
2773 83 = /dev/ttyVR1 NEC VR4100 series DSIU
2774 84 = /dev/ttyIOC84 Altix ioc4 serial card
2775 ...
2776 115 = /dev/ttyIOC115 Altix ioc4 serial card
2777 116 = /dev/ttySIOC0 Altix ioc3 serial card
2778 ...
2779 147 = /dev/ttySIOC31 Altix ioc3 serial card
2780 148 = /dev/ttyPSC0 PPC PSC - port 0
2781 ...
2782 153 = /dev/ttyPSC5 PPC PSC - port 5
2783 154 = /dev/ttyAT0 ATMEL serial port 0
2784 ...
2785 169 = /dev/ttyAT15 ATMEL serial port 15
2786 170 = /dev/ttyNX0 Hilscher netX serial port 0
2787 ...
2788 185 = /dev/ttyNX15 Hilscher netX serial port 15
2789 186 = /dev/ttyJ0 JTAG1 DCC protocol based serial port emulation
2790 187 = /dev/ttyUL0 Xilinx uartlite - port 0
2791 ...
2792 190 = /dev/ttyUL3 Xilinx uartlite - port 3
2793 191 = /dev/xvc0 Xen virtual console - port 0
2794 192 = /dev/ttyPZ0 pmac_zilog - port 0
2795 ...
2796 195 = /dev/ttyPZ3 pmac_zilog - port 3
2797 196 = /dev/ttyTX0 TX39/49 serial port 0
2798 ...
2799 204 = /dev/ttyTX7 TX39/49 serial port 7
2800 205 = /dev/ttySC0 SC26xx serial port 0
2801 206 = /dev/ttySC1 SC26xx serial port 1
2802 207 = /dev/ttySC2 SC26xx serial port 2
2803 208 = /dev/ttySC3 SC26xx serial port 3
2804 209 = /dev/ttyMAX0 MAX3100 serial port 0
2805 210 = /dev/ttyMAX1 MAX3100 serial port 1
2806 211 = /dev/ttyMAX2 MAX3100 serial port 2
2807 212 = /dev/ttyMAX3 MAX3100 serial port 3
2809 205 char Low-density serial ports (alternate device)
2810 0 = /dev/culu0 Callout device for ttyLU0
2811 1 = /dev/culu1 Callout device for ttyLU1
2812 2 = /dev/culu2 Callout device for ttyLU2
2813 3 = /dev/culu3 Callout device for ttyLU3
2814 4 = /dev/cufb0 Callout device for ttyFB0
2815 5 = /dev/cusa0 Callout device for ttySA0
2816 6 = /dev/cusa1 Callout device for ttySA1
2817 7 = /dev/cusa2 Callout device for ttySA2
2818 8 = /dev/cusc0 Callout device for ttySC0
2819 9 = /dev/cusc1 Callout device for ttySC1
2820 10 = /dev/cusc2 Callout device for ttySC2
2821 11 = /dev/cusc3 Callout device for ttySC3
2822 12 = /dev/cufw0 Callout device for ttyFW0
2823 13 = /dev/cufw1 Callout device for ttyFW1
2824 14 = /dev/cufw2 Callout device for ttyFW2
2825 15 = /dev/cufw3 Callout device for ttyFW3
2826 16 = /dev/cuam0 Callout device for ttyAM0
2827 ...
2828 31 = /dev/cuam15 Callout device for ttyAM15
2829 32 = /dev/cudb0 Callout device for ttyDB0
2830 ...
2831 39 = /dev/cudb7 Callout device for ttyDB7
2832 40 = /dev/cusg0 Callout device for ttySG0
2833 41 = /dev/ttycusmx0 Callout device for ttySMX0
2834 42 = /dev/ttycusmx1 Callout device for ttySMX1
2835 43 = /dev/ttycusmx2 Callout device for ttySMX2
2836 46 = /dev/cucpm0 Callout device for ttyCPM0
2837 ...
2838 49 = /dev/cucpm5 Callout device for ttyCPM5
2839 50 = /dev/cuioc40 Callout device for ttyIOC40
2840 ...
2841 81 = /dev/cuioc431 Callout device for ttyIOC431
2842 82 = /dev/cuvr0 Callout device for ttyVR0
2843 83 = /dev/cuvr1 Callout device for ttyVR1
2845 206 char OnStream SC-x0 tape devices
2846 0 = /dev/osst0 First OnStream SCSI tape, mode 0
2847 1 = /dev/osst1 Second OnStream SCSI tape, mode 0
2848 ...
2849 32 = /dev/osst0l First OnStream SCSI tape, mode 1
2850 33 = /dev/osst1l Second OnStream SCSI tape, mode 1
2851 ...
2852 64 = /dev/osst0m First OnStream SCSI tape, mode 2
2853 65 = /dev/osst1m Second OnStream SCSI tape, mode 2
2854 ...
2855 96 = /dev/osst0a First OnStream SCSI tape, mode 3
2856 97 = /dev/osst1a Second OnStream SCSI tape, mode 3
2857 ...
2858 128 = /dev/nosst0 No rewind version of /dev/osst0
2859 129 = /dev/nosst1 No rewind version of /dev/osst1
2860 ...
2861 160 = /dev/nosst0l No rewind version of /dev/osst0l
2862 161 = /dev/nosst1l No rewind version of /dev/osst1l
2863 ...
2864 192 = /dev/nosst0m No rewind version of /dev/osst0m
2865 193 = /dev/nosst1m No rewind version of /dev/osst1m
2866 ...
2867 224 = /dev/nosst0a No rewind version of /dev/osst0a
2868 225 = /dev/nosst1a No rewind version of /dev/osst1a
2869 ...
2871 The OnStream SC-x0 SCSI tapes do not support the
2872 standard SCSI SASD command set and therefore need
2873 their own driver "osst". Note that the IDE, USB (and
2874 maybe ParPort) versions may be driven via ide-scsi or
2875 usb-storage SCSI emulation and this osst device and
2876 driver as well. The ADR-x0 drives are QIC-157
2877 compliant and don't need osst.
2879 207 char Compaq ProLiant health feature indicate
2880 0 = /dev/cpqhealth/cpqw Redirector interface
2881 1 = /dev/cpqhealth/crom EISA CROM
2882 2 = /dev/cpqhealth/cdt Data Table
2883 3 = /dev/cpqhealth/cevt Event Log
2884 4 = /dev/cpqhealth/casr Automatic Server Recovery
2885 5 = /dev/cpqhealth/cecc ECC Memory
2886 6 = /dev/cpqhealth/cmca Machine Check Architecture
2887 7 = /dev/cpqhealth/ccsm Deprecated CDT
2888 8 = /dev/cpqhealth/cnmi NMI Handling
2889 9 = /dev/cpqhealth/css Sideshow Management
2890 10 = /dev/cpqhealth/cram CMOS interface
2891 11 = /dev/cpqhealth/cpci PCI IRQ interface
2893 208 char User space serial ports
2894 0 = /dev/ttyU0 First user space serial port
2895 1 = /dev/ttyU1 Second user space serial port
2896 ...
2898 209 char User space serial ports (alternate devices)
2899 0 = /dev/cuu0 Callout device for ttyU0
2900 1 = /dev/cuu1 Callout device for ttyU1
2901 ...
2903 210 char SBE, Inc. sync/async serial card
2904 0 = /dev/sbei/wxcfg0 Configuration device for board 0
2905 1 = /dev/sbei/dld0 Download device for board 0
2906 2 = /dev/sbei/wan00 WAN device, port 0, board 0
2907 3 = /dev/sbei/wan01 WAN device, port 1, board 0
2908 4 = /dev/sbei/wan02 WAN device, port 2, board 0
2909 5 = /dev/sbei/wan03 WAN device, port 3, board 0
2910 6 = /dev/sbei/wanc00 WAN clone device, port 0, board 0
2911 7 = /dev/sbei/wanc01 WAN clone device, port 1, board 0
2912 8 = /dev/sbei/wanc02 WAN clone device, port 2, board 0
2913 9 = /dev/sbei/wanc03 WAN clone device, port 3, board 0
2914 10 = /dev/sbei/wxcfg1 Configuration device for board 1
2915 11 = /dev/sbei/dld1 Download device for board 1
2916 12 = /dev/sbei/wan10 WAN device, port 0, board 1
2917 13 = /dev/sbei/wan11 WAN device, port 1, board 1
2918 14 = /dev/sbei/wan12 WAN device, port 2, board 1
2919 15 = /dev/sbei/wan13 WAN device, port 3, board 1
2920 16 = /dev/sbei/wanc10 WAN clone device, port 0, board 1
2921 17 = /dev/sbei/wanc11 WAN clone device, port 1, board 1
2922 18 = /dev/sbei/wanc12 WAN clone device, port 2, board 1
2923 19 = /dev/sbei/wanc13 WAN clone device, port 3, board 1
2924 ...
2926 Yes, each board is really spaced 10 (decimal) apart.
2928 211 char Addinum CPCI1500 digital I/O card
2929 0 = /dev/addinum/cpci1500/0 First CPCI1500 card
2930 1 = /dev/addinum/cpci1500/1 Second CPCI1500 card
2931 ...
2933 212 char LinuxTV.org DVB driver subsystem
2934 0 = /dev/dvb/adapter0/video0 first video decoder of first card
2935 1 = /dev/dvb/adapter0/audio0 first audio decoder of first card
2936 2 = /dev/dvb/adapter0/sec0 (obsolete/unused)
2937 3 = /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 first frontend device of first card
2938 4 = /dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0 first demux device of first card
2939 5 = /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0 first digital video recoder device of first card
2940 6 = /dev/dvb/adapter0/ca0 first common access port of first card
2941 7 = /dev/dvb/adapter0/net0 first network device of first card
2942 8 = /dev/dvb/adapter0/osd0 first on-screen-display device of first card
2943 9 = /dev/dvb/adapter0/video1 second video decoder of first card
2944 ...
2945 64 = /dev/dvb/adapter1/video0 first video decoder of second card
2946 ...
2947 128 = /dev/dvb/adapter2/video0 first video decoder of third card
2948 ...
2949 196 = /dev/dvb/adapter3/video0 first video decoder of fourth card
2951 216 char Bluetooth RFCOMM TTY devices
2952 0 = /dev/rfcomm0 First Bluetooth RFCOMM TTY device
2953 1 = /dev/rfcomm1 Second Bluetooth RFCOMM TTY device
2954 ...
2956 217 char Bluetooth RFCOMM TTY devices (alternate devices)
2957 0 = /dev/curf0 Callout device for rfcomm0
2958 1 = /dev/curf1 Callout device for rfcomm1
2959 ...
2961 218 char The Logical Company bus Unibus/Qbus adapters
2962 0 = /dev/logicalco/bci/0 First bus adapter
2963 1 = /dev/logicalco/bci/1 First bus adapter
2964 ...
2966 219 char The Logical Company DCI-1300 digital I/O card
2967 0 = /dev/logicalco/dci1300/0 First DCI-1300 card
2968 1 = /dev/logicalco/dci1300/1 Second DCI-1300 card
2969 ...
2971 220 char Myricom Myrinet "GM" board
2972 0 = /dev/myricom/gm0 First Myrinet GM board
2973 1 = /dev/myricom/gmp0 First board "root access"
2974 2 = /dev/myricom/gm1 Second Myrinet GM board
2975 3 = /dev/myricom/gmp1 Second board "root access"
2976 ...
2978 221 char VME bus
2979 0 = /dev/bus/vme/m0 First master image
2980 1 = /dev/bus/vme/m1 Second master image
2981 2 = /dev/bus/vme/m2 Third master image
2982 3 = /dev/bus/vme/m3 Fourth master image
2983 4 = /dev/bus/vme/s0 First slave image
2984 5 = /dev/bus/vme/s1 Second slave image
2985 6 = /dev/bus/vme/s2 Third slave image
2986 7 = /dev/bus/vme/s3 Fourth slave image
2987 8 = /dev/bus/vme/ctl Control
2989 It is expected that all VME bus drivers will use the
2990 same interface. For interface documentation see
2991 http://www.vmelinux.org/.
2993 224 char A2232 serial card
2994 0 = /dev/ttyY0 First A2232 port
2995 1 = /dev/ttyY1 Second A2232 port
2996 ...
2998 225 char A2232 serial card (alternate devices)
2999 0 = /dev/cuy0 Callout device for ttyY0
3000 1 = /dev/cuy1 Callout device for ttyY1
3001 ...
3003 226 char Direct Rendering Infrastructure (DRI)
3004 0 = /dev/dri/card0 First graphics card
3005 1 = /dev/dri/card1 Second graphics card
3006 ...
3008 227 char IBM 3270 terminal Unix tty access
3009 1 = /dev/3270/tty1 First 3270 terminal
3010 2 = /dev/3270/tty2 Seconds 3270 terminal
3011 ...
3013 228 char IBM 3270 terminal block-mode access
3014 0 = /dev/3270/tub Controlling interface
3015 1 = /dev/3270/tub1 First 3270 terminal
3016 2 = /dev/3270/tub2 Second 3270 terminal
3017 ...
3019 229 char IBM iSeries/pSeries virtual console
3020 0 = /dev/hvc0 First console port
3021 1 = /dev/hvc1 Second console port
3022 ...
3024 230 char IBM iSeries virtual tape
3025 0 = /dev/iseries/vt0 First virtual tape, mode 0
3026 1 = /dev/iseries/vt1 Second virtual tape, mode 0
3027 ...
3028 32 = /dev/iseries/vt0l First virtual tape, mode 1
3029 33 = /dev/iseries/vt1l Second virtual tape, mode 1
3030 ...
3031 64 = /dev/iseries/vt0m First virtual tape, mode 2
3032 65 = /dev/iseries/vt1m Second virtual tape, mode 2
3033 ...
3034 96 = /dev/iseries/vt0a First virtual tape, mode 3
3035 97 = /dev/iseries/vt1a Second virtual tape, mode 3
3036 ...
3037 128 = /dev/iseries/nvt0 First virtual tape, mode 0, no rewind
3038 129 = /dev/iseries/nvt1 Second virtual tape, mode 0, no rewind
3039 ...
3040 160 = /dev/iseries/nvt0l First virtual tape, mode 1, no rewind
3041 161 = /dev/iseries/nvt1l Second virtual tape, mode 1, no rewind
3042 ...
3043 192 = /dev/iseries/nvt0m First virtual tape, mode 2, no rewind
3044 193 = /dev/iseries/nvt1m Second virtual tape, mode 2, no rewind
3045 ...
3046 224 = /dev/iseries/nvt0a First virtual tape, mode 3, no rewind
3047 225 = /dev/iseries/nvt1a Second virtual tape, mode 3, no rewind
3048 ...
3050 "No rewind" refers to the omission of the default
3051 automatic rewind on device close. The MTREW or MTOFFL
3052 ioctl()'s can be used to rewind the tape regardless of
3053 the device used to access it.
3055 231 char InfiniBand
3056 0 = /dev/infiniband/umad0
3057 1 = /dev/infiniband/umad1
3058 ...
3059 63 = /dev/infiniband/umad63 63rd InfiniBandMad device
3060 64 = /dev/infiniband/issm0 First InfiniBand IsSM device
3061 65 = /dev/infiniband/issm1 Second InfiniBand IsSM device
3062 ...
3063 127 = /dev/infiniband/issm63 63rd InfiniBand IsSM device
3064 128 = /dev/infiniband/uverbs0 First InfiniBand verbs device
3065 129 = /dev/infiniband/uverbs1 Second InfiniBand verbs device
3066 ...
3067 159 = /dev/infiniband/uverbs31 31st InfiniBand verbs device
3069 232 char Biometric Devices
3070 0 = /dev/biometric/sensor0/fingerprint first fingerprint sensor on first device
3071 1 = /dev/biometric/sensor0/iris first iris sensor on first device
3072 2 = /dev/biometric/sensor0/retina first retina sensor on first device
3073 3 = /dev/biometric/sensor0/voiceprint first voiceprint sensor on first device
3074 4 = /dev/biometric/sensor0/facial first facial sensor on first device
3075 5 = /dev/biometric/sensor0/hand first hand sensor on first device
3076 ...
3077 10 = /dev/biometric/sensor1/fingerprint first fingerprint sensor on second device
3078 ...
3079 20 = /dev/biometric/sensor2/fingerprint first fingerprint sensor on third device
3080 ...
3082 233 char PathScale InfiniPath interconnect
3083 0 = /dev/ipath Primary device for programs (any unit)
3084 1 = /dev/ipath0 Access specifically to unit 0
3085 2 = /dev/ipath1 Access specifically to unit 1
3086 ...
3087 4 = /dev/ipath3 Access specifically to unit 3
3088 129 = /dev/ipath_sma Device used by Subnet Management Agent
3089 130 = /dev/ipath_diag Device used by diagnostics programs
3091 234-239 UNASSIGNED
3093 240-254 char LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE
3095 240-254 block LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL USE
3096 Allocated for local/experimental use. For devices not
3097 assigned official numbers, these ranges should be
3098 used in order to avoid conflicting with future assignments.
3100 255 char RESERVED
3102 255 block RESERVED
3104 This major is reserved to assist the expansion to a
3105 larger number space. No device nodes with this major
3106 should ever be created on the filesystem.
3107 (This is probably not true anymore, but I'll leave it
3108 for now /Torben)
3110 ---LARGE MAJORS!!!!!---
3112 256 char Equinox SST multi-port serial boards
3113 0 = /dev/ttyEQ0 First serial port on first Equinox SST board
3114 127 = /dev/ttyEQ127 Last serial port on first Equinox SST board
3115 128 = /dev/ttyEQ128 First serial port on second Equinox SST board
3116 ...
3117 1027 = /dev/ttyEQ1027 Last serial port on eighth Equinox SST board
3119 256 block Resident Flash Disk Flash Translation Layer
3120 0 = /dev/rfda First RFD FTL layer
3121 16 = /dev/rfdb Second RFD FTL layer
3122 ...
3123 240 = /dev/rfdp 16th RFD FTL layer
3125 257 char Phoenix Technologies Cryptographic Services Driver
3126 0 = /dev/ptlsec Crypto Services Driver
3128 257 block SSFDC Flash Translation Layer filesystem
3129 0 = /dev/ssfdca First SSFDC layer
3130 8 = /dev/ssfdcb Second SSFDC layer
3131 16 = /dev/ssfdcc Third SSFDC layer
3132 24 = /dev/ssfdcd 4th SSFDC layer
3133 32 = /dev/ssfdce 5th SSFDC layer
3134 40 = /dev/ssfdcf 6th SSFDC layer
3135 48 = /dev/ssfdcg 7th SSFDC layer
3136 56 = /dev/ssfdch 8th SSFDC layer
3138 258 block ROM/Flash read-only translation layer
3139 0 = /dev/blockrom0 First ROM card's translation layer interface
3140 1 = /dev/blockrom1 Second ROM card's translation layer interface
3141 ...
3143 259 block Block Extended Major
3144 Used dynamically to hold additional partition minor
3145 numbers and allow large numbers of partitions per device
3147 259 char FPGA configuration interfaces
3148 0 = /dev/icap0 First Xilinx internal configuration
3149 1 = /dev/icap1 Second Xilinx internal configuration
3151 260 char OSD (Object-based-device) SCSI Device
3152 0 = /dev/osd0 First OSD Device
3153 1 = /dev/osd1 Second OSD Device
3154 ...
3155 255 = /dev/osd255 256th OSD Device
3157 **** ADDITIONAL /dev DIRECTORY ENTRIES
3159 This section details additional entries that should or may exist in
3160 the /dev directory. It is preferred that symbolic links use the same
3161 form (absolute or relative) as is indicated here. Links are
3162 classified as "hard" or "symbolic" depending on the preferred type of
3163 link; if possible, the indicated type of link should be used.
3166 Compulsory links
3168 These links should exist on all systems:
3170 /dev/fd /proc/self/fd symbolic File descriptors
3171 /dev/stdin fd/0 symbolic stdin file descriptor
3172 /dev/stdout fd/1 symbolic stdout file descriptor
3173 /dev/stderr fd/2 symbolic stderr file descriptor
3174 /dev/nfsd socksys symbolic Required by iBCS-2
3175 /dev/X0R null symbolic Required by iBCS-2
3177 Note: /dev/X0R is <letter X>-<digit 0>-<letter R>.
3179 Recommended links
3181 It is recommended that these links exist on all systems:
3183 /dev/core /proc/kcore symbolic Backward compatibility
3184 /dev/ramdisk ram0 symbolic Backward compatibility
3185 /dev/ftape qft0 symbolic Backward compatibility
3186 /dev/bttv0 video0 symbolic Backward compatibility
3187 /dev/radio radio0 symbolic Backward compatibility
3188 /dev/i2o* /dev/i2o/* symbolic Backward compatibility
3189 /dev/scd? sr? hard Alternate SCSI CD-ROM name
3191 Locally defined links
3193 The following links may be established locally to conform to the
3194 configuration of the system. This is merely a tabulation of existing
3195 practice, and does not constitute a recommendation. However, if they
3196 exist, they should have the following uses.
3198 /dev/mouse mouse port symbolic Current mouse device
3199 /dev/tape tape device symbolic Current tape device
3200 /dev/cdrom CD-ROM device symbolic Current CD-ROM device
3201 /dev/cdwriter CD-writer symbolic Current CD-writer device
3202 /dev/scanner scanner symbolic Current scanner device
3203 /dev/modem modem port symbolic Current dialout device
3204 /dev/root root device symbolic Current root filesystem
3205 /dev/swap swap device symbolic Current swap device
3207 /dev/modem should not be used for a modem which supports dialin as
3208 well as dialout, as it tends to cause lock file problems. If it
3209 exists, /dev/modem should point to the appropriate primary TTY device
3210 (the use of the alternate callout devices is deprecated).
3212 For SCSI devices, /dev/tape and /dev/cdrom should point to the
3213 ``cooked'' devices (/dev/st* and /dev/sr*, respectively), whereas
3214 /dev/cdwriter and /dev/scanner should point to the appropriate generic
3215 SCSI devices (/dev/sg*).
3217 /dev/mouse may point to a primary serial TTY device, a hardware mouse
3218 device, or a socket for a mouse driver program (e.g. /dev/gpmdata).
3220 Sockets and pipes
3222 Non-transient sockets and named pipes may exist in /dev. Common entries are:
3224 /dev/printer socket lpd local socket
3225 /dev/log socket syslog local socket
3226 /dev/gpmdata socket gpm mouse multiplexer
3228 Mount points
3230 The following names are reserved for mounting special filesystems
3231 under /dev. These special filesystems provide kernel interfaces that
3232 cannot be provided with standard device nodes.
3234 /dev/pts devpts PTY slave filesystem
3235 /dev/shm tmpfs POSIX shared memory maintenance access
3237 **** TERMINAL DEVICES
3239 Terminal, or TTY devices are a special class of character devices. A
3240 terminal device is any device that could act as a controlling terminal
3241 for a session; this includes virtual consoles, serial ports, and
3242 pseudoterminals (PTYs).
3244 All terminal devices share a common set of capabilities known as line
3245 disciplines; these include the common terminal line discipline as well
3246 as SLIP and PPP modes.
3248 All terminal devices are named similarly; this section explains the
3249 naming and use of the various types of TTYs. Note that the naming
3250 conventions include several historical warts; some of these are
3251 Linux-specific, some were inherited from other systems, and some
3252 reflect Linux outgrowing a borrowed convention.
3254 A hash mark (#) in a device name is used here to indicate a decimal
3255 number without leading zeroes.
3257 Virtual consoles and the console device
3259 Virtual consoles are full-screen terminal displays on the system video
3260 monitor. Virtual consoles are named /dev/tty#, with numbering
3261 starting at /dev/tty1; /dev/tty0 is the current virtual console.
3262 /dev/tty0 is the device that should be used to access the system video
3263 card on those architectures for which the frame buffer devices
3264 (/dev/fb*) are not applicable. Do not use /dev/console
3265 for this purpose.
3267 The console device, /dev/console, is the device to which system
3268 messages should be sent, and on which logins should be permitted in
3269 single-user mode. Starting with Linux 2.1.71, /dev/console is managed
3270 by the kernel; for previous versions it should be a symbolic link to
3271 either /dev/tty0, a specific virtual console such as /dev/tty1, or to
3272 a serial port primary (tty*, not cu*) device, depending on the
3273 configuration of the system.
3275 Serial ports
3277 Serial ports are RS-232 serial ports and any device which simulates
3278 one, either in hardware (such as internal modems) or in software (such
3279 as the ISDN driver.) Under Linux, each serial ports has two device
3280 names, the primary or callin device and the alternate or callout one.
3281 Each kind of device is indicated by a different letter. For any
3282 letter X, the names of the devices are /dev/ttyX# and /dev/cux#,
3283 respectively; for historical reasons, /dev/ttyS# and /dev/ttyC#
3284 correspond to /dev/cua# and /dev/cub#. In the future, it should be
3285 expected that multiple letters will be used; all letters will be upper
3286 case for the "tty" device (e.g. /dev/ttyDP#) and lower case for the
3287 "cu" device (e.g. /dev/cudp#).
3289 The names /dev/ttyQ# and /dev/cuq# are reserved for local use.
3291 The alternate devices provide for kernel-based exclusion and somewhat
3292 different defaults than the primary devices. Their main purpose is to
3293 allow the use of serial ports with programs with no inherent or broken
3294 support for serial ports. Their use is deprecated, and they may be
3295 removed from a future version of Linux.
3297 Arbitration of serial ports is provided by the use of lock files with
3298 the names /var/lock/LCK..ttyX#. The contents of the lock file should
3299 be the PID of the locking process as an ASCII number.
3301 It is common practice to install links such as /dev/modem
3302 which point to serial ports. In order to ensure proper locking in the
3303 presence of these links, it is recommended that software chase
3304 symlinks and lock all possible names; additionally, it is recommended
3305 that a lock file be installed with the corresponding alternate
3306 device. In order to avoid deadlocks, it is recommended that the locks
3307 are acquired in the following order, and released in the reverse:
3309 1. The symbolic link name, if any (/var/lock/LCK..modem)
3310 2. The "tty" name (/var/lock/LCK..ttyS2)
3311 3. The alternate device name (/var/lock/LCK..cua2)
3313 In the case of nested symbolic links, the lock files should be
3314 installed in the order the symlinks are resolved.
3316 Under no circumstances should an application hold a lock while waiting
3317 for another to be released. In addition, applications which attempt
3318 to create lock files for the corresponding alternate device names
3319 should take into account the possibility of being used on a non-serial
3320 port TTY, for which no alternate device would exist.
3322 Pseudoterminals (PTYs)
3324 Pseudoterminals, or PTYs, are used to create login sessions or provide
3325 other capabilities requiring a TTY line discipline (including SLIP or
3326 PPP capability) to arbitrary data-generation processes. Each PTY has
3327 a master side, named /dev/pty[p-za-e][0-9a-f], and a slave side, named
3328 /dev/tty[p-za-e][0-9a-f]. The kernel arbitrates the use of PTYs by
3329 allowing each master side to be opened only once.
3331 Once the master side has been opened, the corresponding slave device
3332 can be used in the same manner as any TTY device. The master and
3333 slave devices are connected by the kernel, generating the equivalent
3334 of a bidirectional pipe with TTY capabilities.
3336 Recent versions of the Linux kernels and GNU libc contain support for
3337 the System V/Unix98 naming scheme for PTYs, which assigns a common
3338 device, /dev/ptmx, to all the masters (opening it will automatically
3339 give you a previously unassigned PTY) and a subdirectory, /dev/pts,
3340 for the slaves; the slaves are named with decimal integers (/dev/pts/#
3341 in our notation). This removes the problem of exhausting the
3342 namespace and enables the kernel to automatically create the device
3343 nodes for the slaves on demand using the "devpts" filesystem.