Solaris 10 10/09 Release Notes

ucblinks

The ucblinks feature that created SunOS 4.x device name links in the /dev directory might not be supported in a future Solaris 10 release. The current Solaris releases use SunOS 5.x device names.

The following table lists the SunOS 4.x device name links that might be removed:

SunOS 4.x device name 

Device type 

/dev/[r]fd%d

fd floppy  

/dev/[r]sr%d

sd/atapi cdrom 

/dev/[r]sd%d

sd disk  

/dev/[r]n%d

st tape 

The following table lists the current SunOS 5.x device name links:

SunOS 5.x device name 

Device type 

/dev/[r]diskette

fd floppy  

/dev/[r]dsk/*

sd/atapi cdrom 

/dev/[r]dsk/*

sd disk  

/dev/rmt/*

st tape