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@@ -77,16 +77,10 @@ and pseudo devices, and are type
.It Ar major
The major device number is an integer number which tells the kernel
which device driver entry point to use. To learn what
-major device number to use for a particular device, check the file
+major device number to use for a particular device, check
.Pa /dev/MAKEDEV
-to see if the device is known, or check
-the system dependent device configuration file:
-.Bd -ragged -offset indent
-.Dq Pa /usr/src/sys/conf/device. Ns Aq Ar architecture
-.Ed
-.Pp
-(for example
-.Pa device.hp300 ) .
+or
+.Pa /usr/src/sys/conf/majors .
.It Ar minor
The minor device number tells the kernel which subunit
the node corresponds to on the device; for example,
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