On 24 Dec 1998, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I have been exploring the file system under /dev and need to ask a
> few questions.
> Would someone please explain what do the following files do?
After 5 days, you care about esoteric device files! That's not
exactly the average newbie question. I've used Linux since 1993, and
I have never had to care about any of the devices you list except ippp
which is the ISDN PPP device.
> pdb
> pdc
No clue.
> hdf
hd and then a through h are the IDE devices. hdf would be the slave
device on the third IDE controller on the system. Most normal PCs
have only two IDE controllers, so only devices hda through hdd get
used.
> pf0 - 4
No idea.
> otyx
No idea. This one does not exist on my RedHat 5.2 systems.
> ippp
Used for ISDN connectivity using internal ISDN cards.
> cui
No idea.
> full
No idea. Appears from its major number to be related to memory (RAM)
somehow?
> Sorry to be so slow on the uptake but I am doing the best I can.
You don't sound all that slow to me. My only question is why a new
Linux user would care about all these device files... :-)
Happy Christmas,
Jonathan
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