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NAME
     devdes - Device Description file for system configuration

DESCRIPTION
     A device description file contains all information about a
     device needed for system configuration, sysconf(8). The file
     should be named by signature name suffixed with .d. A #
     indicates the rest of the line is a comment.  $ separates
     entries if multiple devices are described in a file.

     A device description file consists of six static fields
     followed by a keywords indicating further information.  The
     six static fields are:
               the signature name,

               the device driver name,

               signature id (2 hex digits),

               a flag word,

               the name of the attach routine

               a description of the device in quotes.

     The possible settings of the flag word are:

               REQ_DEV        1    Device is required

               NO_DISPLAY     2    Don't display

               CONTRLR        4    Device is a controller

               CONTROLLED     8    Device is a controlled device

     The possible keywords are:

               Character following fields are Character Switch
                         table entries.

               Block     following fields are entries for Block
                         switch table.

               Iotab     following fields are entries for the
                         6200 I/O table.  Iotab is not valid for
                         a 6100 workstation.

               Makedev   following lines are a shell script to be
                         used in making special device files.
                         Lines terminate when a keyword or the
                         end of file is reached.




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               Controls  list of devices supported by controller.

               Define    integer variable which needs to be
                         defined for driver useage. Two values
                         are required; the first is used when
                         driver is not active; the second when
                         the driver is active.

               Alias     this device is considered an alias for
                         device named in the next field.  The
                         same device driver supports both
                         devices.

FILES
     /usr/sys/conf/descrip    Directory for device descriptions
                              for system configuration

SEE ALSO
     sysconf(8).




































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%%index%%
na:72,93;
de:165,1754;2063,582;
fi:2645,190;
se:2835,117;
%%index%%000000000091