Using Removable Media Names
You can access all removable media with different names. The following table describes the different media names that can be accessed with or without volume management.
Table 18–1 Removable Media Names|
Media |
Volume Management Device Name |
Volume Management Device Alias Name |
Device Name |
|---|---|---|---|
|
First diskette drive |
/floppy |
/vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 |
/dev/rdiskette /vol/dev/rdiskette0/ volume-name |
|
First, second, third CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drives |
/cdrom0 /cdrom1 /cdrom2 |
/vol/dev/aliases/cdrom0 /vol/dev/aliases/cdrom1 /vol/dev/aliases/cdrom2 |
/vol/dev/rdsk/cntn[dn]/ volume-name |
|
First, second, third Jaz drive |
/rmdisk/jaz0 /rmdisk/jaz1 /rmdisk/jaz2 |
/vol/dev/aliases/jaz0 /vol/dev/aliases/jaz1 /vol/dev/aliases/jaz2 |
/vol/dev/rdsk/cntndn/ volume-name |
|
First, second, third Zip drive |
/rmdisk/zip0 /rmdisk/zip1 /rmdisk/zip2 |
/vol/dev/aliases/zip0 /vol/dev/aliases/zip1 /vol/dev/aliases/zip2 |
/vol/dev/rdsk/cntndn/ volume-name |
|
First, second, third, PCMCIA drive |
/pcmem/pcmem0 /pcmem/pcmem1 /pcmem/pcmem2 |
/vol/dev/aliases/pcmem0 /vol/dev/aliases/pcmem1 /vol/dev/aliases/pcmem2 |
/vol/dev/rdsk/cntndn/ volume-name |
Use this table to identify which removable media name to use with specific Solaris commands.
|
Solaris Command |
Device Name |
Usage Examples |
|---|---|---|
|
ls, more, vi |
/floppy /cdrom /rmdisk/zip0 /rmdisk/jaz0 /pcmem/pcmem0 |
ls /floppy/myfiles/ more /cdrom/myfiles/filea |
|
fsck, newfs, mkfs |
/vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 /vol/dev/rdsk/cntndn |
newfs /vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 mkfs -F udfs /vol/dev/rdsk/cntndn |
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