MAJOR-MINOR-FAQ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (The "/dev/view"-blues) (c) 1993 Hubert Feyrer Last updated: 19940417 1.) What is MKDEV and where do I get it? MKDEV is a shellscript that makes devices (as the name implies). Just say e.g. "MKDEV view00" to create /dev/view00. You can get MAKEDEV from your nearest sun-lamp-mirror, e.g. ftp.uni-regensburg.de. It's located in /pub/NetBSD-current/src/etc/etc.amiga/MAKEDEV. 2.) How do I create /dev/view* by hand? # mknod /dev/view00 c 16 0 # mknod /dev/view01 c 16 1 # mknod /dev/view02 c 16 2 # mknod /dev/view03 c 16 3 ... 3.) How do I create /dev/grf1 by hand? # mknod /dev/grf1 c 10 1 4.) What's the major/minor of /dev/xxx? This is the output of my "ls -lag /dev". It's intended to help people creating (and updating) their devices (and because I'm sick of those "how do I generate /dev/view*"-questions!): total 14 drwxr-xr-x 3 root daemon 3584 Apr 6 13:01 . drwxr-xr-x 21 root wheel 512 Apr 12 21:44 .. cr--r----- 1 root wheel 22, 0 Jan 15 23:20 bpf0 cr--r----- 1 root wheel 22, 1 Jan 15 23:21 bpf1 cr--r----- 1 root wheel 22, 10 Jan 15 23:23 bpf10 cr--r----- 1 root wheel 22, 11 Jan 15 23:23 bpf11 cr--r----- 1 root wheel 22, 12 Jan 15 23:23 bpf12 cr--r----- 1 root wheel 22, 13 Jan 15 23:23 bpf13 cr--r----- 1 root wheel 22, 14 Jan 15 23:23 bpf14 cr--r----- 1 root wheel 22, 15 Jan 15 23:23 bpf15 cr--r----- 1 root wheel 22, 2 Jan 15 23:21 bpf2 cr--r----- 1 root wheel 22, 3 Jan 15 23:21 bpf3 cr--r----- 1 root wheel 22, 4 Jan 15 23:23 bpf4 cr--r----- 1 root wheel 22, 5 Jan 15 23:23 bpf5 cr--r----- 1 root wheel 22, 6 Jan 15 23:23 bpf6 cr--r----- 1 root wheel 22, 7 Jan 15 23:23 bpf7 cr--r----- 1 root wheel 22, 8 Jan 15 23:23 bpf8 cr--r----- 1 root wheel 22, 9 Jan 15 23:23 bpf9 brw-r--r-- 1 root daemon 3, 0 Oct 16 11:08 cd3b crw------- 1 root wheel 0, 0 Apr 12 22:43 console crw-r----- 1 root wheel 3, 0 May 25 1993 drum dr-xr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Apr 6 13:00 fd brw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 2, 0 Apr 17 16:26 fd0 crw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 10, 0 May 25 1993 grf0 crw-r--r-- 1 root daemon 10, 1 Jan 22 23:23 grf1 crw-r--r-- 1 root daemon 14, 0 Nov 14 17:46 kbd crw------- 1 root wheel 6, 0 May 25 1993 klog crw-r----- 1 root kmem 2, 1 Feb 7 16:52 kmem srw-rw-rw- 1 root daemon 0 Apr 6 13:01 log lrwxrwxrwx 1 root daemon 8 Jan 26 20:41 lp -> /dev/par crw-r----- 1 root kmem 2, 0 May 25 1993 mem lrwxrwxrwx 1 root daemon 6 Jan 26 20:41 mouse -> mouse0 crw-r--r-- 1 root daemon 15, 0 Nov 14 17:36 mouse0 crw-r--r-- 1 root daemon 15, 1 Nov 14 17:36 mouse1 crw-rw---- 2 root tape 20, 4 Apr 5 14:28 nrst0 crw-rw---- 2 root tape 20, 5 Aug 29 1993 nrst1 crw-rw---- 2 root tape 20, 12 May 25 1993 nrst8 crw-rw---- 2 root tape 20, 13 Aug 29 1993 nrst9 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 2, 2 Apr 12 21:33 null crw-rw-rw- 1 root daemon 11, 0 Jan 25 23:04 par crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 5, 0 Apr 12 22:37 ptyp0 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 5, 1 Apr 12 22:32 ptyp1 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 5, 2 Apr 12 22:44 ptyp2 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 5, 3 Apr 12 22:06 ptyp3 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 5, 4 Apr 10 17:49 ptyp4 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 5, 5 Mar 21 18:17 ptyp5 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 5, 6 Feb 22 18:56 ptyp6 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 5, 7 Feb 17 21:08 ptyp7 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 5, 8 May 25 1993 ptyp8 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 5, 9 May 25 1993 ptyp9 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 5, 10 May 25 1993 ptypa crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 5, 11 May 25 1993 ptypb crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 5, 12 May 25 1993 ptypc crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 5, 13 May 25 1993 ptypd crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 5, 14 May 25 1993 ptype crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 5, 15 May 25 1993 ptypf crw-r--r-- 1 root daemon 2, 20 Apr 5 13:24 reboot crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 18, 0 Apr 17 16:26 rfd0 crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 0 Jan 25 23:05 rsd0a crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 1 Jun 7 1993 rsd0b crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 2 Jun 7 1993 rsd0c crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 3 Jun 7 1993 rsd0d crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 4 Oct 16 22:21 rsd0e crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 5 Jun 7 1993 rsd0f crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 6 Jun 7 1993 rsd0g crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 7 Jun 7 1993 rsd0h crw-r----- 1 root wheel 8, 8 May 26 1993 rsd1a crw-r----- 1 root wheel 8, 9 May 26 1993 rsd1b crw-r----- 1 root wheel 8, 10 May 26 1993 rsd1c crw-r----- 1 root wheel 8, 11 Jan 26 20:38 rsd1d crw-r----- 1 root wheel 8, 12 Jun 5 1993 rsd1e crw-r----- 1 root wheel 8, 13 May 26 1993 rsd1f crw-r----- 1 root wheel 8, 14 Jan 26 20:37 rsd1g crw-r----- 1 root wheel 8, 15 May 26 1993 rsd1h crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 16 Jun 7 1993 rsd2a crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 17 Jun 7 1993 rsd2b crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 18 Jun 7 1993 rsd2c crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 19 Jun 7 1993 rsd2d crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 20 Jun 7 1993 rsd2e crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 21 Jun 7 1993 rsd2f crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 22 Jun 7 1993 rsd2g crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 23 Jun 7 1993 rsd2h crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 24 Jun 7 1993 rsd3a crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 25 Jun 7 1993 rsd3b crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 26 Jun 7 1993 rsd3c crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 27 Jun 7 1993 rsd3d crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 28 Jun 7 1993 rsd3e crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 29 Jun 7 1993 rsd3f crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 30 Jun 7 1993 rsd3g crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 31 Jun 7 1993 rsd3h crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 32 Jun 7 1993 rsd4a crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 33 Jun 7 1993 rsd4b crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 34 Jun 7 1993 rsd4c crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 35 Jun 7 1993 rsd4d crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 36 Jun 7 1993 rsd4e crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 37 Jun 7 1993 rsd4f crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 38 Jun 7 1993 rsd4g crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 39 Jun 7 1993 rsd4h crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 40 Jun 7 1993 rsd5a crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 41 Jun 7 1993 rsd5b crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 42 Jun 7 1993 rsd5c crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 43 Jun 7 1993 rsd5d crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 44 Jun 7 1993 rsd5e crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 45 Jun 7 1993 rsd5f crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 46 Jun 7 1993 rsd5g crw-r----- 1 root operator 8, 47 Jun 7 1993 rsd5h crw-r----- 1 root wheel 8, 48 Jun 6 1993 rsd6a crw-r----- 1 root wheel 8, 49 May 25 1993 rsd6b crw-r----- 1 root wheel 8, 50 May 25 1993 rsd6c crw-r----- 1 root wheel 8, 51 Mar 22 15:42 rsd6d crw-r----- 1 root wheel 8, 52 May 25 1993 rsd6e crw-r----- 1 root wheel 8, 53 Mar 22 15:42 rsd6f crw-r----- 1 root wheel 8, 54 May 25 1993 rsd6g crw-r----- 1 root wheel 8, 55 May 25 1993 rsd6h crw-rw---- 1 root tape 20, 0 Mar 22 07:55 rst0 crw-rw---- 1 root tape 20, 1 Aug 29 1993 rst1 crw-rw---- 2 root tape 20, 12 May 25 1993 rst12 crw-rw---- 2 root tape 20, 13 Aug 29 1993 rst13 crw-rw---- 1 root tape 20, 3 Aug 28 1993 rst3 crw-rw---- 2 root tape 20, 4 Apr 5 14:28 rst4 crw-rw---- 2 root tape 20, 5 Aug 29 1993 rst5 crw-rw---- 1 root tape 20, 8 Jun 7 1993 rst8 crw-rw---- 1 root tape 20, 9 Aug 29 1993 rst9 brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 0 Jun 7 1993 sd0a brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 1 Nov 6 22:10 sd0b brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 2 Jun 7 1993 sd0c brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 3 Jun 7 1993 sd0d brw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 4, 4 Jan 23 14:49 sd0e brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 5 Jun 7 1993 sd0f brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 6 Jun 7 1993 sd0g brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 7 Jun 7 1993 sd0h brw-r----- 1 root wheel 4, 8 May 26 1993 sd1a brw-r----- 1 root wheel 4, 9 May 26 1993 sd1b brw-r----- 1 root wheel 4, 10 May 26 1993 sd1c brw-r----- 1 root wheel 4, 11 May 26 1993 sd1d brw-r----- 1 root wheel 4, 12 Feb 5 16:57 sd1e brw-r----- 1 root wheel 4, 13 May 26 1993 sd1f brw-r----- 1 root wheel 4, 14 Jan 26 20:37 sd1g brw-r----- 1 root wheel 4, 15 May 26 1993 sd1h brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 16 Jun 7 1993 sd2a brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 17 Jun 7 1993 sd2b brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 18 Jun 7 1993 sd2c brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 19 Jun 7 1993 sd2d brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 20 Jun 7 1993 sd2e brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 21 Jun 7 1993 sd2f brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 22 Jun 7 1993 sd2g brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 23 Jun 7 1993 sd2h brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 24 Jun 7 1993 sd3a brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 25 Jun 7 1993 sd3b brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 26 Jun 7 1993 sd3c brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 27 Jun 7 1993 sd3d brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 28 Jun 7 1993 sd3e brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 29 Jun 7 1993 sd3f brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 30 Jun 7 1993 sd3g brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 31 Jun 7 1993 sd3h brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 32 Jun 7 1993 sd4a brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 33 Jun 7 1993 sd4b brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 34 Jun 7 1993 sd4c brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 35 Jun 7 1993 sd4d brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 36 Jun 7 1993 sd4e brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 37 Jun 7 1993 sd4f brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 38 Jun 7 1993 sd4g brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 39 Jun 7 1993 sd4h brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 40 Jun 7 1993 sd5a brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 41 Jun 7 1993 sd5b brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 42 Jun 7 1993 sd5c brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 43 Jun 7 1993 sd5d brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 44 Jun 7 1993 sd5e brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 45 Jun 7 1993 sd5f brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 46 Jun 7 1993 sd5g brw-r----- 1 root operator 4, 47 Jun 7 1993 sd5h brw-r----- 1 root wheel 4, 48 May 25 1993 sd6a brw-r----- 1 root wheel 4, 49 May 25 1993 sd6b brw-r----- 1 root wheel 4, 50 May 25 1993 sd6c brw-r----- 1 root wheel 4, 51 May 25 1993 sd6d brw-r----- 1 root wheel 4, 52 May 25 1993 sd6e brw-r----- 1 root wheel 4, 53 May 25 1993 sd6f brw-r----- 1 root wheel 4, 54 May 25 1993 sd6g brw-r----- 1 root wheel 4, 55 May 25 1993 sd6h crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 21, 2 May 25 1993 stderr crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 21, 0 May 25 1993 stdin crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 21, 1 May 25 1993 stdout crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 1, 0 Apr 12 22:43 tty crw------- 1 root wheel 12, 0 Jan 23 00:32 tty00 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 13, 0 May 25 1993 ttye0 crw-r--r-- 1 root daemon 12, 128 Jan 22 23:23 ttym0 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 4, 0 Apr 12 22:37 ttyp0 crw--w---- 1 hubert tty 4, 1 Apr 12 22:44 ttyp1 crw--w---- 1 hubert tty 4, 2 Apr 12 22:44 ttyp2 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 4, 3 Apr 12 22:06 ttyp3 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 4, 4 Apr 10 17:49 ttyp4 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 4, 5 Mar 21 18:17 ttyp5 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 4, 6 Feb 22 18:56 ttyp6 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 4, 7 Feb 17 21:08 ttyp7 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 4, 8 May 25 1993 ttyp8 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 4, 9 May 25 1993 ttyp9 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 4, 10 May 25 1993 ttypa crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 4, 11 May 25 1993 ttypb crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 4, 14 May 25 1993 ttype crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 4, 15 May 25 1993 ttypf crw-rw-rw- 1 root daemon 16, 0 Jan 22 23:50 view00 crw-rw-rw- 1 root daemon 16, 1 Dec 18 15:27 view01 crw-rw-rw- 1 root daemon 16, 2 Dec 18 15:27 view02 crw-r--r-- 1 root daemon 16, 3 Dec 18 15:34 view03 crw-r--r-- 1 root daemon 16, 4 Dec 18 15:34 view04 crw-r--r-- 1 root daemon 16, 5 Dec 18 15:34 view05 crw-r--r-- 1 root daemon 16, 6 Dec 18 15:34 view06 crw-r--r-- 1 root daemon 16, 7 Dec 18 15:34 view07 crw-r--r-- 1 root daemon 16, 8 Dec 18 15:34 view08 crw-r--r-- 1 root daemon 16, 9 Dec 18 15:34 view09 crw-r--r-- 1 root daemon 16, 10 Dec 18 15:34 view10 crw-r--r-- 1 root daemon 2, 12 Nov 5 20:39 zero =============== Hubert Feyrer ============================================ Weekdays: Rennerstr. 19, D-93053 Regensburg, Tel. 0941/701788 Weekends: Bachstr. 40, D-84066 Mallersdorf, Tel. 08772/6084 Internet: feyrer@rrzc1.rz.uni-regensburg.de === IRC: hubertf ========================================================================== Click here.