/dev

Device Nodes are here, as with any other *nix system. The directory is read-only as its files don't actually exist and are transparently handled by the kernel.

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Node	Description	Apple TV 2G	iPad	iPhone	iPhone 3G	iPhone 3GS	iPhone 4	iPod touch	iPod touch 2G	iPod touch 3G	iPod touch 4G
aes_0	(used with a crypto bundle provided in XPwn to utilize the AES Keys in userland)	Yes
bpf0	(Berkeley Packet Filter)	Yes
bpf1	(Berkeley Packet Filter)	Yes
bpf2	(Berkeley Packet Filter)	Yes
bpf3	(Berkeley Packet Filter)	Yes
btreset	(used if the bluetooth chip becomes unresponsive)	Yes
btwake	(sent to switch the bluetooth chip on from standby)	Yes
compass_0	(Magnetometer)	No	Yes	No	Yes		No
compass1_0	(This may exist as Accelerometer)	?
compass2_0	(Gyroscope)	No					Yes	No			Yes
console	(System console, displayed during a verbose boot)	Yes
cu.bluetooth	(primary Dev Node to comunicate with the bluetooth chip)	Yes						No	Yes
cu.debug	(Exclusive access to Baseband used, for example, by BBUpdater)	No	3G Variant	Yes				No
cu.gas-gauge	(Exclusive access to the battery meter)	No	Yes	No		Yes		No		Yes
cu.gps	(Something with GPS)	No	3G Variant	No	Yes			No
cu.highland-park	(Camera)	?
cu.iap	(Dock connector serial interface)	Yes
cu.umts	?	?
disk0	(NAND)	Yes
disk0s1	(NAND, system partition)	Yes
disk0s2	(NAND, user partition)	Yes
disk0s2s1	(Encrypted user partition on 3GS?)	Yes		No		Yes		No			Yes
disk1	(Virtual drive for SDK tools image)	Yes
dlci.spi-baseband.call	( compatibility node made by Cydia )	No	3G Variant	Yes				No
dlci.spi-baseband.chatty	( compatibility node made by Cydia )	No	3G Variant	Yes				No
dlci.spi-bseband.cl1	( compatibility node made by Cydia )	No	3G Variant	Yes				No
dlci.spi-baseband.extra_13	( compatibility node made by Cydia )	No	3G Variant	Yes				No
dlci.spi-baseband.iq	( compatibility node made by Cydia )	No	3G Variant	Yes				No
dlci.spi-baseband.low	( compatibility node made by Cydia )	No	3G Variant	Yes				No
dlci.spi-baseband.pdp_0	( compatibility node made by Cydia )	No	3G Variant	Yes				No
dlci.spi-baseband.pdp_1	( compatibility node made by Cydia )	No	3G Variant	Yes				No
dlci.spi-baseband.pdp_2	( compatibility node made by Cydia )	No	3G Variant	Yes				No
dlci.spi-baseband.pdp_3	( compatibility node made by Cydia )	No	3G Variant	Yes				No
dlci.spi-baseband.pdp_ctl	( compatibility node made by Cydia )	No	3G Variant	Yes				No
dlci.spi-baseband.reg	( compatibility node made by Cydia )	No	3G Variant	Yes				No
dlci.spi-baseband.sms	( compatibility node made by Cydia )	No	3G Variant	Yes				No
io8log	( replied AT S7=45 S0=0 L1 V1 X4 &c1 E1 Q0 when opened [1] )	Yes
io8logmt	?	Yes
kmem	(Kernel memory)	On patched kernels
klog	part of the kernel used to receive kernel panic count	Yes
mem	(Memory)	On patched kernels
null	(Doesn't output, discards input)	Yes
pf	( firewall )	Yes
ptmx	( Posix terminal )	made by jailbreak
ptyp0		Yes
ptyp1		Yes
ptyp2		Yes
ptyp3		Yes
ptyp4		Yes
ptyp5		Yes
ptyp6		Yes
ptyp7		Yes
ptyp8	?	Yes		No		Yes		No		Yes
ptyp9	?	Yes		No		Yes		No		Yes
ptypa	?	Yes		No		Yes		No		Yes
ptypb	?	Yes		No		Yes		No		Yes
ptypc	?	Yes		No		Yes		No		Yes
ptypd	?	Yes		No		Yes		No		Yes
ptype	?	Yes		No		Yes		No		Yes
ptypf	?	Yes		No		Yes		No		Yes
random	(Outputs random data)	Yes
rdisk0	(Character device equivalent of disk0)	Yes
rdisk0s1	(Character device equivalent of disk0s1)	Yes
rdisk0s2	(Character device equivalent of disk0s2)	Yes
rdisk0s2s1	(Character device equivalent of disk0s2s1)	Yes		No		Yes		No		Yes
sha1_0	?	Yes
tty	?	Yes
tty.bluetooth	(Bluetooth Node)	Yes						No	Yes
tty.debug	(Baseband)	No	3G Variant	Yes				No
tty.gas-gauge	(Battery meter)	Yes		No		Yes		No		Yes	No
tty.highland-park	?	?
tty.iap	(Dock connector serial interface)	Yes
tty.umts	Used for UMTS (3G) connection tecnology	No	3G Variant	No	Yes			No
ttyp0	?	Yes
ttyp1	?	Yes
ttyp2	?	Yes
ttyp3	?	Yes
ttyp4	?	Yes
ttyp5	?	Yes
ttyp6	?	Yes
ttyp7	?	Yes
ttyp8	?	Yes		No		Yes		No		Yes
ttyp9	?	Yes		No		Yes		No		Yes
ttypa	?	Yes		No		Yes		No		Yes
ttypb	?	Yes		No		Yes		No		Yes
ttypc	?	Yes		No		Yes		No		Yes
ttypd	?	Yes		No		Yes		No		Yes
ttype	?	Yes		No		Yes		No		Yes
ttypf	?	Yes		No		Yes		No		Yes
uart.bluetooth	(Bluetooth Dev Node disabled by the kernel for power saving)	Yes						No	Yes
uart.debug	(Baseband)	No	3G Variant	Yes				No
uart.gas-gauge	(Battery meter)	Yes		No		Yes		No		Yes	No
uart.gps	(Something with GPS)	No	3G Variant	No	Yes			No
uart.highland-park	?	?
uart.iap	(Dock connector serial interface)	Yes
uart.utms	(new data line added on the iPhone 4)	?					Yes	?
urandom	(Outputs pseudo-random data)	Yes
vn0	?	made by jailbreak
vn1	?	made by jailbreak
zero	(Outputs 0x0, discards input)	Yes

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