Nick,

You should be using linux/Documentation/devices.txt as
your basis for this -- except that the patch for it
is STILL NOT in the latest kernel patch.
I'll update below.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vojtech Pavlik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 3:54 AM
> To: Nicolas Lopez
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [linux-usb] updated /dev entry suggestions
> 
> 
> On Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 02:53:14AM -0700, Nicolas Lopez wrote:
> >   Ok, heres an updated device node naming guide.  Thanks to 
> everybody for
> >  correcting it.  Ideally we'd want the devices to show up 
> the same with
> >  devfs.  So keep an eye out for deviations, so that they 
> can be fixed.
> > 
> >   node          c/b   major:minor       owner:group     permitions
> >   ----------------------------------------------------------------
> >   mustek        char  10:171            root:video?     0660

*mdc800 (mustek) is now   180:32

> >   input/js# char  13:0-31           root:root       0660
> >   input/mouse#      char  13:32-62          root:root       0660
> >   input/mice        char  13:62 (Mix mode)  root:root       0660

*     input/mice   is   13:63 (all mice mixed)

> >   input/event#      char  13:64-95          root:root       0660
> >   usb/ttyACM#   char  166:0-31          root:dialout    0660
> >   usb/usblp#    char  180:0-15          root:lp         0660
> 
> I think /dev/usb/lp# would be better, notice no other USB device nodes
> don't have the additional 'usb' prefix - what does everyone think?

* I agree, usb/lp#.

> Hmm, now I noticed printer.c still lacks devfs support. Okay, 
> now I know what I should work on today.
> 
> >   usb/scanner#  char  180:48-63         root:root       0666
> >   usb/rio500        char  180:64            root:audio?     0660
> >   usb/camera#       char  180:80-87         root:root       0660

* This is usb/dc2xx#    ^^^^^^^^^ (i.e., not mustek mdc800)

> >   usb/dab#      char  180:240-243       root:audio?     0660
> >   usb/ttyUSB#   char  188:0-15          root:dialout?   0660

* This is for usb serial converters, not modems (just a note
* to myself since I didn't recognize 188:N).

~Randy

> -- 
> Vojtech Pavlik
> SuSE Labs


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