If I remember right (which means I could be wrong : ) /dev contains the
files for every possible hardware device you could ever attach to your
system. That's why it's so big (my /dev has 2234 files, "ls /dev | wc -l"). I
remember reading an article on how the 2.2.4 kernel changes that so that the
only devices in /dev are the ones you actually use.
> The installer-program will do it's best to detect all your hardware. For
> each part of hardware, and also for the most common devices, an entry in
> the /dev directory is made.
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Anthony
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