<?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> <!ENTITY % British-English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> ]> <article lang="&language;"> <title >Device Information</title> <articleinfo> <authorgroup> <author > <firstname >Matthias</firstname > <surname >Hölzer</surname > </author> <author > <firstname >Helge</firstname > <surname >Deller</surname > </author> <author > <firstname >Duncan</firstname > <surname >Haldane</surname > </author> <author > <firstname >Mike</firstname > <surname >McBride</surname > </author> <othercredit role="translator" ><firstname >John</firstname ><surname >Knight</surname ><affiliation ><address ><email >anarchist_tomato@herzeleid.net</email ></address ></affiliation ><contrib >KDE British Conversion</contrib ></othercredit> </authorgroup> <date >2002-02-12</date> <releaseinfo >3.00.00</releaseinfo> <keywordset> <keyword >KDE</keyword> <keyword >KControl</keyword> <keyword >device</keyword> <keyword >system information</keyword> </keywordset> </articleinfo> <sect1> <title >Device Information</title> <para > This page displays information about the available devices, </para> <note > <para > The exact information displayed is system-dependent. On some systems, device information cannot be displayed yet. </para > </note> <para > On &Linux;, this information is read from <filename class="devicefile" >/proc/devices</filename > and <filename class="devicefile" >/proc/misc</filename >, which are only available if the <filename class="directory" >/proc</filename > pseudo-filesystem is compiled into the kernel. Devices are listed by group (Character, Block, or Miscellaneous). The device major number is listed, followed by an identifying label. </para> <para > The user cannot modify any settings on this page. </para> <sect2 id="device-author"> <title >Section Authors</title> <para > Matthias Hölzer <email >hoelzer@kde.org</email >, Helge Deller <email >helge.deller@ruhruni-bochum.de</email >, Duncan Haldane <email >duncan@kde.org</email >,and Michael McBride <email >mpmcbride7@yahoo.com</email ></para> <para >KDE British Conversion John Knight<email >anarchist_tomato@herzeleid.net</email ></para> </sect2> </sect1> </article>