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…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…x86 CPUID access device NAME cpuid - x86 CPUID access device DESCRIPTION CPUID provides an interface for querying information about the x86 CPU. This device is accessed by lseek (2…boot loader initialized RAM disk NAME initrd - boot loader initialized RAM disk CONFIGURATION /dev/initrd is a read-only block device assigned major number 1 and minor number 250. …system memory, kernel memory and system ports NAME mem, kmem, port - system memory, kernel memory and system ports DESCRIPTION /dev/mem is a character device file that is an image …system memory, kernel memory and system ports NAME mem, kmem, port - system memory, kernel memory and system ports DESCRIPTION /dev/mem is a character device file that is an image …system memory, kernel memory and system ports NAME mem, kmem, port - system memory, kernel memory and system ports DESCRIPTION /dev/mem is a character device file that is an image …data sink NAME null, zero - data sink DESCRIPTION Data written to the /dev/null and /dev/zero special files is discarded. Reads from /dev/null always return end of file (i.e., read…data sink NAME null, zero - data sink DESCRIPTION Data written to the /dev/null and /dev/zero special files is discarded. Reads from /dev/null always return end of file (i.e., read…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 …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 …virtual console memory NAME vcs, vcsa - virtual console memory DESCRIPTION /dev/vcs0 is a character device with major number 7 and minor number 0, usually with mode 0644 and owners…virtual console memory NAME vcs, vcsa - virtual console memory DESCRIPTION /dev/vcs0 is a character device with major number 7 and minor number 0, usually with mode 0644 and owners…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/…HP Smart Array block driver NAME cciss - HP Smart Array block driver SYNOPSIS modprobe cciss [ cciss_allow_hpsa=1 ] DESCRIPTION Note : This obsolete driver was removed in Linux 4.1…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 …