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98 8 = /dev/random Nondeterministic random number gen. 98 8 = /dev/random Nondeterministic random number gen.
99 9 = /dev/urandom Faster, less secure random number gen. 99 9 = /dev/urandom Faster, less secure random number gen.
100 10 = /dev/aio Asynchronous I/O notification interface 100 10 = /dev/aio Asynchronous I/O notification interface
101 11 = /dev/kmsg Writes to this come out as printk's 101 11 = /dev/kmsg Writes to this come out as printk's, reads
102 export the buffered printk records.
102 12 = /dev/oldmem Used by crashdump kernels to access 103 12 = /dev/oldmem Used by crashdump kernels to access
103 the memory of the kernel that crashed. 104 the memory of the kernel that crashed.
104 105
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846 ... 847 ...
847 31 = /dev/tap15 16th Ethertap device 848 31 = /dev/tap15 16th Ethertap device
848 849
849 36 block MCA ESDI hard disk 850 36 block OBSOLETE (was MCA ESDI hard disk)
850 0 = /dev/eda First ESDI disk whole disk
851 64 = /dev/edb Second ESDI disk whole disk
852 ...
853
854 Partitions are handled in the same way as IDE disks
855 (see major number 3).
856 851
857 37 char IDE tape 852 37 char IDE tape
858 0 = /dev/ht0 First IDE tape 853 0 = /dev/ht0 First IDE tape