sg are generic SCSI devices such as tape library stacker units, and 
anything else that doesn't fit into scsi tape or scsi disk.  In a lot of 
cases it's the call of the developer.

Tim Wunder wrote:

> While the Bedtime Reading CD Burner page is quite comprehensive and
> useful, I've hit into some references to a device not mentioned on that
> page, /dev/sg0, whilst trying to figger out problems I'm having with
> using KonCD and Etoaster. Now, I'm aware of what /dev/sr0 is, and its
> relationship to /dev/scd0, but where does /dev/sg0 come in? Why do some
> programs wanna talk to it (KonCD and etoaster), rather than /dev/scd0 or
> sr0?
> Thanks,
> Tim

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