diff --git a/include/minix/com.h b/include/minix/com.h
index 666610ead..aa0dbcae4 100755
--- a/include/minix/com.h
+++ b/include/minix/com.h
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@
 #  define KSIG_PENDING (NOTIFICATION | 2)  	/* signal(s) pending */
 #  define NEW_KMESS    (NOTIFICATION | 3)  	/* new kernel message */
 #  define HARD_STOP    (NOTIFICATION | 4)  	/* system shutdown */
-#define NR_NOTIFY_TYPES    	       5	/* nr of bits in mask */
+#  define DEV_SELECTED (NOTIFICATION | 5)  	/* select() notification */
+#define NR_NOTIFY_TYPES    	       6	/* nr of bits in mask */
 
 /* Shorthands for message parameters passed with notifications. */
 #define NOTIFY_SOURCE	m_source
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@
 #define DEV_GATHER   	 9	/* fcn code for reading into a vector */
 #define TTY_SETPGRP 	10	/* fcn code for setpgroup */
 #define TTY_EXIT	11	/* a process group leader has exited */	
+#define DEV_SELECT	12	/* request select() attention */
 #define SUSPEND	 	-998	/* used in interrupts when tty has no data */
 
 /* Field names for messages to block and character device drivers. */
@@ -99,6 +101,11 @@
 #define POSITION	m2_l1	/* file offset */
 #define ADDRESS 	m2_p1	/* core buffer address */
 
+/* Field names for DEV_SELECT messages to device drivers. */
+#define DEVICE		m2_i1	/* minor device */
+#define DEV_SEL_OPS	m2_i2	/* which select operations are requested */
+#define DEV_SEL_WATCH	m2_i3	/* request notify if no operations are ready */
+
 /* Field names used in reply messages from tasks. */
 #define REP_PROC_NR	m2_i1	/* # of proc on whose behalf I/O was done */
 #define REP_STATUS	m2_i2	/* bytes transferred or error number */
@@ -125,6 +132,11 @@
 #  define URANDOM_DEV RANDOM_DEV 
 #  define ZERO_DEV    6		/* minor device for /dev/zero */
 
+#define TTY_MAJOR	4	/* major device no. for ttys */
+#define CTTY_MAJOR	5	/* major device no. for /dev/tty */
+
+#define INET_MAJOR	7	/* major device no. for inet */
+
 /* Full device numbers that are special to the boot monitor and FS. */
 #  define DEV_RAM	0x0100	/* device number of /dev/ram */
 #  define DEV_BOOT	0x0104	/* device number of /dev/boot */
@@ -367,6 +379,13 @@
 #define PZ_MEM_PTR	m1_p1	/* base */
 #define PZ_COUNT	m1_i1	/* count */
 
+/* Field names for SELECT (FS) */
+#define SEL_NFDS	m8_i1
+#define SEL_READFDS	m8_p1
+#define SEL_WRITEFDS	m8_p2
+#define SEL_ERRORFDS	m8_p3
+#define SEL_TIMEOUT	m8_p4
+
 /*===========================================================================*
  *                Miscellaneous messages, mainly used by IS		     *
  *===========================================================================*/
diff --git a/include/minix/config.h b/include/minix/config.h
index 55c8bd94a..17a92d22b 100755
--- a/include/minix/config.h
+++ b/include/minix/config.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #define OS_RELEASE "3"
 #define OS_VERSION "0.6"
 
+#define _MINIX_VERSION	3
+
 /* This file sets configuration parameters for the MINIX kernel, FS, and PM.
  * It is divided up into two main sections.  The first section contains
  * user-settable parameters.  In the second section, various internal system
diff --git a/include/sys/select.h b/include/sys/select.h
index ba9b226d5..7e6feacb2 100755
--- a/include/sys/select.h
+++ b/include/sys/select.h
@@ -27,10 +27,17 @@ typedef struct {
 _PROTOTYPE( int select, (int nfds, fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds, fd_set *errorfds, struct timeval *timeout) );
 
 _PROTOTYPE( void FD_CLR, (int fd, fd_set *fdset));
-_PROTOTYPE( void FD_ISSET, (int fd, fd_set *fdset));
+_PROTOTYPE( int FD_ISSET, (int fd, fd_set *fdset));
 _PROTOTYPE( void FD_SET, (int fd, fd_set *fdset));
 _PROTOTYPE( void FD_ZERO, (fd_set *fdset));
 
+/* possible select() operation types; read, write, errors */
+/* (FS/driver internal use only) */
+#define SEL_RD		(1 << 0)
+#define SEL_WR		(1 << 1)
+#define SEL_ERR		(1 << 2)
+#define SEL_NOTIFY	(1 << 3) /* not a real select operation */
+
 #endif /* _POSIX_SOURCE */
 
 #endif /* _SYS_SELECT_H */
diff --git a/include/timers.h b/include/timers.h
index 62d134ee5..9a12b3d78 100644
--- a/include/timers.h
+++ b/include/timers.h
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ typedef struct timer
 /* The following generic timer management functions are available. They
  * can be used to operate on the lists of timers.
  */
-_PROTOTYPE( void tmrs_clrtimer, (timer_t **tmrs, timer_t *tp)		);
-_PROTOTYPE( void tmrs_exptimers, (timer_t **tmrs, clock_t now)		);
-_PROTOTYPE( void tmrs_settimer, (timer_t **tmrs, timer_t *tp, 
-	clock_t exp_time, tmr_func_t watchdog)				);
+_PROTOTYPE( clock_t tmrs_clrtimer, (timer_t **tmrs, timer_t *tp, clock_t *new_head)		);
+_PROTOTYPE( void tmrs_exptimers, (timer_t **tmrs, clock_t now, clock_t *new_head)		);
+_PROTOTYPE( clock_t tmrs_settimer, (timer_t **tmrs, timer_t *tp, 
+	clock_t exp_time, tmr_func_t watchdog, clock_t *new_head)				);
 
 
 #endif /* _TIMERS_H */
diff --git a/include/unistd.h b/include/unistd.h
index 870ee51e2..0630bbd26 100755
--- a/include/unistd.h
+++ b/include/unistd.h
@@ -166,6 +166,6 @@ _PROTOTYPE( int setgroups, (int ngroups, const gid_t *gidset)		);
 
 #endif
 
-_PROTOTYPE( int setcache, (int kb));
+_PROTOTYPE( int readlink, (const char *, char *, int));
 
 #endif /* _UNISTD_H */