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insf(1M)							      insf(1M)

NAME
       insf - install special (device) files

SYNOPSIS
       class | driver] directory] hw-path] instance] npty] nstrpty]

DESCRIPTION
       The  command  installs special files in the devices directory, normally
       If required, creates  any  subdirectories  that	are  defined  for  the
       resulting  special file.	 Both the legacy and persistent device special
       files (see intro(7)) are created, unless specified.

       If no options are specified, special files  are	created	 for  all  new
       devices in the system.  New devices are those devices for which no spe‐
       cial files have been previously created.	 A subset of the  new  devices
       can be selected with the and options.

       With  the  option,  reinstalls the special files for pseudo-drivers and
       existing devices.  This is useful for restoring special files when  one
       or more have been removed.

       Normally,  displays  a  message	as the special files are installed for
       each driver.  The (quiet) option suppresses the	installation  message.
       The  (verbose) option displays the installation message and the name of
       each special file as it is created.

       With the option, enables the legacy naming model.   If  the  option  is
       included,  also	displays  the  current	mode, legacy, or agile without
       changing the current mode.

   Options
       recognizes the following options.

	      Match devices that belong to a given device class,
			     class.  Device classes can	 be  listed  with  the
			     command   (see  lsdev(1M)).   The	special	 class
			     includes all pseudo-drivers.  This option	cannot
			     be used with

	      Match  devices  that  are	 controlled  by	 the  specified device
	      driver,
			     driver.  Device drivers can be  listed  with  the
			     command  (see  lsdev(1M)).	 This option cannot be
			     used with

	      Override the default device installation directory
			     and  install  the	special	 files	in   directory
			     instead.	directory  must exist; otherwise, dis‐
			     plays an error message and exits.	See

	      Reinstall the special  files  for	 pseudo-drivers	 and  existing
	      devices.
			     This is useful for restoring special files if one
			     or more have been removed.

	      Match devices at a given hardware path,
			     hw-path.  Hardware paths can be listed  with  the
			     command (see ioscan(1M)).	A hardware path speci‐
			     fies the addresses	 of  the  hardware  components
			     leading  to a device.  It consists of a string of
			     numbers separated by periods such as (a card), (a
			     target  address),	and (a device).	 If a hardware
			     component	is  a  bus  converter,	the  following
			     period, if any, is replaced by a slash as in and

			     If the specified path contains fewer numbers than
			     are necessary to reach a  device,	special	 files
			     are made for all devices at addresses that extend
			     the given path.  If the specified	path  is  then
			     special   files  are  made	 for  the  devices  at
			     addresses etc.  In the agile view (see intro(7)),
			     the  devices will have new hardware path formats,
			     which can be displayed  using  the	 command  with
			     option (see ioscan(1M)).

	      Match a device with the specified
			     instance  number.	 Instances  can be listed with
			     the option of the command (see ioscan(1M)).

			     This option is effective only if  the  option  is
			     specified	or  if	an appropriate device class or
			     driver is specified with a or option.

	      Enable the legacy naming model.
			     This command reinstalls the legacy I/O nodes  and
			     legacy device special files which might have been
			     removed with (see rmsf(1M)).  When used with  the
			     option, reports on whether legacy mode is enabled
			     or disabled.

	      Install	     npty special files for each specified and driver.
			     The  driver specifies both the and drivers.  npty
			     is a decimal number.

			     This option is effective only if  the  option  is
			     specified	or  if	an appropriate device class or
			     driver is specified with a or option.

			     If this option is omitted, npty  defaults	to  60
			     for the and drivers.

	      Quiet option.  Normally,	displays  a  message as each driver is
			     processed.	 This  option  suppresses  the	driver
			     message, but not error messages.  See the option.

	      Install	     nstrpty  slave-side  stream special files for the
			     driver.   nstrpty	is  a  decimal	number.	  This
			     option only applies to the special file installa‐
			     tion.

			     This option is effective only if  the  option  is
			     specified	or  if	an appropriate device class or
			     driver is specified with a or option.

			     If this option is omitted,	 nstrpty  defaults  to
			     60.

	      Verbose option.
			     In	 addition  to  the  normal processing message,
			     display the name of each special file  as	it  is
			     created.  See the option.

   Naming Conventions
       Some  special  files  follow  a	naming	convention, where class is the
       driver class, and instance is the instance number assigned by the oper‐
       ating system to the device.

       Many  other special files are named using the naming convention.	 These
       variables have the following meaning wherever they are used.

	      card	The unique interface card identification  number  from
			(see ioscan(1M)).  It is represented as a decimal num‐
			ber.

	      target	The device target number, for example the address on a
			HP-FL  or  SCSI	 bus.	It is represented as a decimal
			number with a typical range of 0 to 15.

	      device	A address unit within a device, for example, the  unit
			in  a HP-FL device or the LUN in a SCSI device.	 It is
			represented as a decimal number with a	typical	 range
			of 0 to 15.

   Special Files
       This  subsection	 shows which special files are created and the permis‐
       sions for each of the supported device drivers.

       The special file names are relative to the installation directory, nor‐
       mally This directory may be overridden with the option.

       sets  the file permissions and the owner and group IDs.	They are shown
       here in a format similar to that of the command:

		       special-file   permissions owner group
       For example:

       The following special file is installed:

       For the built-in serial port,  the
       following    special   files   are
       installed for
	      each card instance:

						Direct
						con‐
						nect

       For  the	 SAS  console  ports, the
       following   special   files    are
       installed for
	      each card instance:

						local
						con‐
						sole
						port
						(direct
						con‐
						nect)

						remote
						ses‐
						sion
						port
						(direct
						con‐
						nect)

						inter‐
						nal
						con‐
						sole
						port
						(direct
						con‐
						nect)

						UPS
						port
						(direct
						con‐
						nect)

						local
						ses‐
						sion
						port
						(direct
						con‐
						nect)

       The  following  special	files are
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       lowing
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       are
       installed.
	      Note
	      the
	      under‐
	      score
	      before
	      card
	      in
	      each
	      spe‐
	      cial
	      file
	      name.

	      For
	      card
	      0,
	      the
	      device
	      files
	      are
	      linked
	      to
	      files
	      with‐
	      out
	      the
	      trail‐
	      ing
	      in
	      their
	      names.

						Default
						audio
						device

						Audio
						con‐
						trol
						device

						All
						out‐
						puts,
						A-
						law
						for‐
						mat

						All
						out‐
						puts,
						16-bit
						lin‐
						ear
						for‐
						mat

						All
						out‐
						puts,
						Mu-
						law
						for‐
						mat

						Exter‐
						nal
						out‐
						put,
						A-
						law
						for‐
						mat

						Exter‐
						nal
						out‐
						put,
						16-bit
						lin‐
						ear
						for‐
						mat

						Exter‐
						nal
						out‐
						put,
						Mu-
						law
						for‐
						mat

						Inter‐
						nal
						speaker
						out‐
						put,
						A-
						law
						for‐
						mat

						Inter‐
						nal
						speaker
						out‐
						put,
						16-bit
						lin‐
						ear
						for‐
						mat

						Inter‐
						nal
						speaker
						out‐
						put,
						Mu-
						law
						for‐
						mat

						Line
						out‐
						put,
						A-
						law
						for‐
						mat

						Line
						out‐
						put,
						16
						bit
						lin‐
						ear
						for‐
						mat

						Line
						out‐
						put,
						Mu-
						law
						for‐
						mat

						No
						out‐
						put,
						A-
						law
						for‐
						mat

						No
						out‐
						put,
						16
						bit
						lin‐
						ear
						for‐
						mat

						No
						out‐
						put,
						Mu-
						law
						for‐
						mat

       The
       fol‐
       lowing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       For
       each
       card
       instance,
       the
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed.

							  Hand‐
							  shake
							  mode
							  2,
							  char‐
							  ac‐
							  ter
							  entry

       For
       each
       card
       instance,
       the
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       are
       installed:

						Direct
						con‐
						nect

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       are
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       per‐
       sis‐
       tent
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       are
       installed:

       For
       each
       disk
       device,
       the
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       are
       installed:

							       Block
							       entry

							       Char‐
							       ac‐
							       ter
							       entry

	      For
	      disc3
	      instances,
	      the
	      fol‐
	      low‐
	      ing
	      addi‐
	      tional
	      spe‐
	      cial
	      files
	      are
	      installed:

							       Block
							       entry

							       Char‐
							       ac‐
							       ter
							       entry

	      For
	      disk
	      instances
	      that
	      are
	      par‐
	      ti‐
	      tioned,
	      the
	      fol‐
	      low‐
	      ing
	      addi‐
	      tional
	      spe‐
	      cial
	      files
	      are
	      installed:

								  Block
								  entry

								  Char‐
								  ac‐
								  ter
								  entry

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       are
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       per‐
       sis‐
       tent
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       per‐
       sis‐
       tent
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       For
       each
       driver
       instances
       of
	      the
	      fol‐
	      low‐
	      ing
	      per‐
	      sis‐
	      tent
	      spe‐
	      cial
	      files
	      are
	      installed:

						     Block
						     entry

						     Char‐
						     ac‐
						     ter
						     entry

	      For
	      disk
	      instances
	      that
	      are
	      par‐
	      ti‐
	      tioned,
	      the
	      fol‐
	      low‐
	      ing
	      addi‐
	      tional
	      per‐
	      sis‐
	      tent
	      spe‐
	      cial
	      files
	      are
	      installed:

								  Block
								  entry

								  Char‐
								  ac‐
								  ter
								  entry

       For
       each
       driver
       instances
       of
	      the
	      fol‐
	      low‐
	      ing
	      per‐
	      sis‐
	      tent
	      spe‐
	      cial
	      files
	      are
	      installed:

								  Char‐
								  ac‐
								  ter
								  entry

								  Char‐
								  ac‐
								  ter
								  entry

								  Char‐
								  ac‐
								  ter
								  entry

								  Char‐
								  ac‐
								  ter
								  entry

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       For
       each
       graph‐
       ics
       device,
       the
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       are
       installed.

		     device_num‐
		     ber
	      is
	      0
	      indexed
	      and
	      is
	      assigned
	      in
	      the
	      order
	      in
	      which
	      the
	      devices
	      appear
	      in
	      out‐
	      put.

	      If
	      the
	      con‐
	      sole
	      device
	      is
	      a
	      graph‐
	      ics
	      device,
	      the
	      files
	      and
	      are
	      cre‐
	      ated
	      as
	      the
	      con‐
	      sole
	      device.
	      If
	      the
	      con‐
	      sole
	      is
	      not
	      a
	      graph‐
	      ics
	      device,
	      and
	      are
	      iden‐
	      ti‐
	      cal
	      to
	      and

       For
       each
       device,
       the
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       are
       installed.
	      Note
	      the
	      under‐
	      score
	      before
	      card
	      in
	      each
	      spe‐
	      cial
	      file
	      name.

	      For
	      card
	      0,
	      the
	      device
	      files
	      are
	      linked
	      to
	      files
	      named
	      for
	      the
	      link
	      addresses
	      1
	      to
	      7;
	      for
	      the
	      cooked
	      key‐
	      board
	      device;
	      and
	      for
	      the
	      con‐
	      troller
	      device.

						addr:
				  link
				  addresses
				  to

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       per‐
       sis‐
       tent
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       are
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       per‐
       sis‐
       tent
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       per‐
       sis‐
       tent
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       For
       each
       card
       instance,
       the
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       are
       installed:

       For
       each
       card
       instance,
       the
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       are
       installed:

							  Nor‐
							  mal
							  access

							  Exclu‐
							  sive
							  access

       For
       each
       card
       instance,
       the
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       are
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       are
       installed:

						Minor

						Minor

						Minor

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       per‐
       sis‐
       tent
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       are
       installed:

       For
       each
       instance
       of
       a
       6-chan‐
       nel
       card,
	      the
	      fol‐
	      low‐
	      ing
	      spe‐
	      cial
	      files
	      are
	      installed:

						port:
				  to
				  direct
				  con‐
				  nect

						For
						each
						instance
						of
						a
						16-chan‐
						nel
						card,
				  the
				  fol‐
				  low‐
				  ing
				  spe‐
				  cial
				  files
				  are
				  installed:

						port:
				  to
				  direct
				  con‐
				  nect

       For
       each
       instance
       of
       an
       16-chan‐
       nel
       card,
	      the
	      fol‐
	      low‐
	      ing
	      spe‐
	      cial
	      files
	      are
	      installed:

						port:
				  to
				  direct
				  con‐
				  nect

						For
						each
						card
						instance
						of
						an
						8-chan‐
						nel
						card,
				  the
				  fol‐
				  low‐
				  ing
				  spe‐
				  cial
				  files
				  are
				  installed:

						port:
				  to
				  direct
				  con‐
				  nect

						For
						each
						card
						instance
						of
						an
						3-chan‐
						nel
						card,
				  the
				  fol‐
				  low‐
				  ing
				  spe‐
				  cial
				  files
				  are
				  installed:

						port:
				  and
				  direct
				  con‐
				  nect

       For
       each
       card
       instance,
	      the
	      fol‐
	      low‐
	      ing
	      spe‐
	      cial
	      files
	      are
	      installed:

						port:
				  and
				  direct
				  con‐
				  nect

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       For
       each
       instance
       of
       a
       PCI
       mux
       card,
	      the
	      fol‐
	      low‐
	      ing
	      "Direct
	      Con‐
	      nect"
	      spe‐
	      cial
	      files
	      are
	      cre‐
	      ated.
	      The
	      term
	      card
	      below
	      refers
	      to
	      the
	      instance
	      num‐
	      ber
	      of
	      the
	      mux
	      card.

								  port_mod‐
								  ule:
						    to
						    port
						    mod‐
						    ule
						    name
						    port:
						    to
						    port
						    num‐
						    ber

       For
       each
       card
       instance,
       the
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       are
       installed:

							       Block
							       entry

							       Char‐
							       ac‐
							       ter
							       entry

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       are
       installed:

						Autosearch
						for
						first
						ps2
						key‐
						board

						Autosearch
						for
						first
						ps2
						mouse

						ps2
						port
						0

						ps2
						port
						1

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       are
       installed:

						num‐
						ber:
				  to

       Spec‐
       i‐
       fy‐
       ing
       this
       driver
       tells  to
	      install
	      the
	      spe‐
	      cial
	      files
	      for
	      both
	      the
	      mas‐
	      ter
	      and
	      slave
	      pty
	      driv‐
	      ers,
	      and

	      The
	      com‐
	      mand
	      is
	      equiv‐
	      a‐
	      lent
	      to
	      the
	      two
	      com‐
	      mands
	      and

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       are
       installed:

							  index:
					    to
					    to
					    to
					    num‐
					    ber:
					    to
					    (hexa‐
					    dec‐
					    i‐
					    mal)

					    The
					    first
					    48
					    spe‐
					    cial
					    files
					    are
					    linked
					    to

							  index:
					    to
					    to
					    to
					    num‐
					    ber:
					    to

							  index:
					    to
					    to
					    to
					    num‐
					    ber:
					    to

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       are
       installed:

							  index:
					    to
					    to
					    to
					    num‐
					    ber:
					    to
					    (hexa‐
					    dec‐
					    i‐
					    mal)

					    The
					    first
					    48
					    spe‐
					    cial
					    files
					    are
					    linked
					    to

							  index:
					    to
					    to
					    to
					    num‐
					    ber:
					    to

							  index:
					    to
					    to
					    to
					    num‐
					    ber:
					    to

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       are
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       For
       each
       card
       instance,
       the
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       are
       installed:

						port:
				  to
				  direct
				  con‐
				  nect

       Spe‐
       cial
       file
       names
       for    use
	      the
	      for‐
	      mat:

	      For
	      each
	      autochanger
	      device,
	      the
	      fol‐
	      low‐
	      ing
	      spe‐
	      cial
	      file
	      is
	      installed:

							       Char‐
							       ac‐
							       ter
							       entry

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       are
       installed:

							  Char‐
							  ac‐
							  ter
							  entry

       See

       See

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       per‐
       sis‐
       tent
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       are
       installed:

       For
       each
       driver
       instance,
       dif‐
       fer‐
       ent
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       are
       installed
	      depend‐
	      ing
	      on
	      the
	      num‐
	      ber
	      of
	      char‐
	      ac‐
	      ters
	      allowed
	      in
	      the
	      tar‐
	      get
	      direc‐
	      tory.
	      There
	      are
	      two
	      lists
	      below,
	      one
	      for
	      long
	      file
	      name
	      direc‐
	      to‐
	      ries
	      and
	      one
	      for
	      short
	      file
	      name
	      direc‐
	      to‐
	      ries
	      (14
	      char‐
	      ac‐
	      ters
	      max‐
	      i‐
	      mum).

	      Note
	      that
	      the
	      first
	      four
	      spe‐
	      cial
	      files
	      in
	      each
	      list
	      for
	      tape
	      driver
	      instances
	      0-9
	      are
	      also
	      linked
	      to
	      and
	      respec‐
	      tively.

	      For
	      instal‐
	      la‐
	      tion
	      in
	      a
	      long
	      file
	      name
	      direc‐
	      tory:

							       AT&T-
							       style,
							       best
							       avail‐
							       able
							       den‐
							       sity,
							       char‐
							       ac‐
							       ter
							       entry

							       Berke‐
							       ley-
							       style,
							       best
							       avail‐
							       able
							       den‐
							       sity,
							       char‐
							       ac‐
							       ter
							       entry

							       AT&T-
							       style,
							       no
							       rewind,
							       best
							       avail‐
							       able
							       den‐
							       sity,
							       char‐
							       ac‐
							       ter
							       entry

							       Berke‐
							       ley-
							       style,
							       no
							       rewind,
							       best
							       avail‐
							       able
							       den‐
							       sity,
							       char‐
							       ac‐
							       ter
							       entry

	      For
	      instal‐
	      la‐
	      tion
	      in
	      a
	      short
	      file
	      name
	      direc‐
	      tory:

							       AT&T-
							       style,
							       best
							       avail‐
							       able
							       den‐
							       sity,
							       char‐
							       ac‐
							       ter
							       entry

							       Berke‐
							       ley-
							       style,
							       best
							       avail‐
							       able
							       den‐
							       sity,
							       char‐
							       ac‐
							       ter
							       entry

							       AT&T-
							       style,
							       no
							       rewind,
							       best
							       avail‐
							       able
							       den‐
							       sity,
							       char‐
							       ac‐
							       ter
							       entry

							       Berke‐
							       ley-
							       style,
							       no
							       rewind,
							       best
							       avail‐
							       able
							       den‐
							       sity,
							       char‐
							       ac‐
							       ter
							       entry

	      For
	      both
	      long
	      and
	      short
	      file
	      name
	      direc‐
	      to‐
	      ries,
	      the
	      fol‐
	      low‐
	      ing
	      addi‐
	      tional
	      files
	      are
	      cre‐
	      ated.

							       Tape
							       con‐
							       fig‐
							       u‐
							       ra‐
							       tion,
							       char‐
							       ac‐
							       ter
							       entry

							       For
						 only,
						 diag‐
						 nos‐
						 tic
						 access,
						 char‐
						 ac‐
						 ter
						 entry

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       See

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       per‐
       sis‐
       tent
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       are
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       are
       installed:

						num‐
						ber:
				  to

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       The
       fol‐
       low‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file
       is
       installed:

       RETURN
	      VALUE

	      exits
	      with
	      one
	      of
	      the
	      fol‐
	      low‐
	      ing
	      val‐
	      ues:

	      Suc‐
	      cess‐
	      ful
	      com‐
	      ple‐
	      tion,
	      includ‐
	      ing
	      warn‐
	      ing
	      diag‐
	      nos‐
	      tics.
	      Fail‐
	      ure.

DIAG‐
       NOS‐
       TICS

       Most
       diag‐
       nos‐
       tic
       mes‐
       sages
       from
       are
       self-
       explana‐
       tory.
       Listed
       below
       are
       some
       mes‐
       sages
       deserv‐
       ing
       fur‐
       ther
       clar‐
       i‐
       fi‐
       ca‐
       tion.

   Warn‐
       ings
		     The
		     indi‐
		     cated
		     device
		     driver
		     or
		     device
		     class
		     is
		     not
		     present
		     in
		     the
		     ker‐
		     nel.
	      A
	      device
	      driver
	      and/or
	      device
	      class
	      can
	      be
	      added
	      to
	      the
	      ker‐
	      nel
	      using

	      All
	      of
	      the
	      instance
	      num‐
	      bers
	      avail‐
	      able
	      for
	      the
	      device
	      class
	      are
	      already
	      assigned.
	      Use
	      the
	      com‐
	      mand
	      to
	      remove
	      any
	      unneeded
	      devices
	      from
	      the
	      sys‐
	      tem
	      (see
	      rmsf(1M)).

	      does
	      not
	      know
	      how
	      to
	      cre‐
	      ate
	      spe‐
	      cial
	      files
	      for
	      the
	      spec‐
	      i‐
	      fied
	      device
	      driver.
	      Use
	      to
	      cre‐
	      ate
	      spe‐
	      cial
	      files
	      for
	      the
	      device
	      (see
	      mknod(1M)).

EXAM‐
       PLES

       Install
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       for
       all
       new
       devices
       belong‐
       ing
       to
       the
       device
       class
       claimed
       by
       driver:

       Install
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       to
       the
       new
       device
       added
       at
       hard‐
       ware
       path

       Install
       per‐
       sis‐
       tent
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       to
       the
       new
       device
       added
       at
       the
       hard‐
       ware
       path

       Rein‐
       stall
       per‐
       sis‐
       tent
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       for
       all
       the
       devices
       belong‐
       ing
       to
       the
       device
       driver:

       Enable
       legacy
       mode
       (rein‐
       stalls
       all
       legacy
       I/O
       nodes
       and
       legacy
       device
       spe‐
       cial
       files):

       Find
       out
       if
       legacy
       mode
       is
       enabled
       or
       dis‐
       abled:

WARN‐
       INGS

       can
       change
       the
       mode,
       owner,
       or
       group
       of
       an
       exist‐
       ing
       spe‐
       cial
       file,
       or
       unlink
       and
       recre‐
       ate
       one;
       spe‐
       cial
       files
       that
       are
       cur‐
       rently
       open
       may
       be
       left
       in
       an
       inde‐
       ter‐
       mi‐
       nate
       state.
       Hence
       is
       rec‐
       om‐
       mended
       to
       be
       run
       in
       sin‐
       gle-
       user
       mode.

       Many
       com‐
       mands
       and
       sub‐
       sys‐
       tems
       assume
       their
       device
       files
       are
       in
       there‐
       fore
       the
       use
       of
       the
       option
       is
       dis‐
       cour‐
       aged.

AUTHOR

       was
       devel‐
       oped
       by
       HP.

FILES

       I/O
       sys‐
       tem
       spe‐
       cial
       file

       I/O
       sys‐
       tem
       con‐
       fig‐
       u‐
       ra‐
       tion
       data‐
       base

       I/O
       sys‐
       tem
       con‐
       fig‐
       u‐
       ra‐
       tion
       data‐
       base

SEE
       ALSO

       ioscan(1M),
       kcmod‐
       ule(1M),
       lsdev(1M),
       lssf(1M),
       mknod(1M),
       mksf(1M),
       rmsf(1M),
       intro(7).

								      insf(1M)
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