loop devices NAME loop, loop-control - loop devices SYNOPSIS #include <linux/loop.h> DESCRIPTION The loop device is a block device that maps its data blocks not to a physical devic…loop devices NAME loop, loop-control - loop devices SYNOPSIS #include <linux/loop.h> DESCRIPTION The loop device is a block device that maps its data blocks not to a physical devic…Linux console escape and control sequences NAME console_codes - Linux console escape and control sequences DESCRIPTION The Linux console implements a large subset of the VT102 and …lirc devices NAME lirc - lirc devices DESCRIPTION The /dev/lirc* character devices provide a low-level bidirectional interface to infra-red (IR) remotes. Most of these devices can …real-time clock NAME rtc - real-time clock SYNOPSIS #include <linux/rtc.h> int ioctl( fd , RTC_ request , param ); DESCRIPTION This is the interface to drivers for real-time clocks…Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) device NAME fuse - Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) device SYNOPSIS #include <linux/fuse.h> DESCRIPTION This device is the primary interface between th…Microchip Smart Storage SCSI driver NAME smartpqi - Microchip Smart Storage SCSI driver SYNOPSIS modprobe smartpqi [ disable_device_id_wildcards= { 0 | 1 }] [ disable_heartbeat= { …pseudoterminal master and slave NAME ptmx, pts - pseudoterminal master and slave DESCRIPTION The file /dev/ptmx (the pseudoterminal multiplexor device) is a character file with maj…pseudoterminal master and slave NAME ptmx, pts - pseudoterminal master and slave DESCRIPTION The file /dev/ptmx (the pseudoterminal multiplexor device) is a character file with maj…controlling terminal NAME tty - controlling terminal DESCRIPTION The file /dev/tty is a character file with major number 5 and minor number 0, usually with mode 0666 and ownership …introduction to special files NAME intro - introduction to special files DESCRIPTION Section 4 of the manual describes special files (devices). FILES /dev/* — device files NOTES Au…serial mouse interface NAME mouse - serial mouse interface CONFIGURATION Serial mice are connected to a serial RS232/V24 dialout line, see ttyS (4) for a description. DESCRIPTION I…kernel random number source devices NAME random, urandom - kernel random number source devices SYNOPSIS #include <linux/random.h> int ioctl( fd , RND request , param ); DESCRIPTION…kernel random number source devices NAME random, urandom - kernel random number source devices SYNOPSIS #include <linux/random.h> int ioctl( fd , RND request , param ); DESCRIPTION…MFM/IDE hard disk devices NAME hd - MFM/IDE hard disk devices DESCRIPTION The hd* devices are block devices to access MFM/IDE hard disk drives in raw mode. The master drive on the …HP Smart Array SCSI driver NAME hpsa - HP Smart Array SCSI driver SYNOPSIS modprobe hpsa [ hpsa_allow_any=1 ] DESCRIPTION hpsa is a SCSI driver for HP Smart Array RAID controllers.…SCSI tape device NAME st - SCSI tape device SYNOPSIS #include <sys/mtio.h> int ioctl(int fd , int request [, (void *) arg3 ]); int ioctl(int fd , MTIOCTOP, (struct mtop *) mt_cmd )…ram disk device NAME ram - ram disk device DESCRIPTION The ram device is a block device to access the ram disk in raw mode. It is typically created by: mknod -m 660 /dev/ram b 1 1 …serial terminal lines NAME ttyS - serial terminal lines DESCRIPTION ttyS[0-3] are character devices for the serial terminal lines. They are typically created by: mknod -m 660 /dev/…always full device NAME full - always full device CONFIGURATION If your system does not have /dev/full created already, it can be created with the following commands: mknod -m 666 …