Installation guide

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Device Mnemonics
This appendix identifies and defines the mnemonics that you use to attach
any hardware or software device to your system. You specify the
mnemonics with the
MAKEDEV command to create the character or block
special files that represent each of the devices. You also use the mnemonics
to specify device special files for the loadable drivers described in the
/etc/sysconfigtab configuration database file.
Table A–1 lists the mnemonics in six categories: generic, consoles, disks,
tapes, terminals, and printers. The generic category lists the mnemonics of
a general nature and includes memory, null, trace, and tty devices. The
consoles category lists mnemonics for the system console devices that the
Tru64 UNIX operating system uses. The disks, tapes, terminals, and
printers categories identify the appropriate mnemonics for those devices.
Refer to the scsimgr
(8) and scu(8) reference pages for information on how
to obtain detailed device information for SCSI devices.
The Description column in Table A–1 sources for the the corresponding
device name. It does not define the mnemonic’s use. For detailed
information on the use of each mnemonic in relation to the MAKEDEV
command, the cfgmgr configuration manager daemon, and the system
configuration file, use the man command. For example, enter the following
command to display the reference page for the SCSI disk controller driver:
% man rz
Where appropriate, the reference page defines the device’s syntax as it
should appear in the config file. For additional software device mnemonics
that the MAKEDEV command uses, refer to the MAKEDEV
(8) reference page.
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Table A–1 uses the convention of an * (asterisk) beside a
mnemonic and a ? (question mark) beside a device name to
indicate a variable number. The value of the variable number is
dependent on the particular device.
Device Mnemonics A–1