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diff --git a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/kinfocenter/dma/index.docbook b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/kinfocenter/dma/index.docbook deleted file mode 100644 index e5d6b30d0cc..00000000000 --- a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/kinfocenter/dma/index.docbook +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" ?> -<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" -"dtd/kdex.dtd" [ -<!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> -<!ENTITY % British-English "INCLUDE"> <!-- change language only here --> -]> - -<article lang="&language;"> -<title><acronym>DMA</acronym> Channel Information</title> -<articleinfo> - -<authorgroup> -<author>&Matthias.Hoelzer-Kluepfel;</author> -<author>&Helge.Deller;</author> -<author>&Duncan.Haldane;</author> -<author>&Mike.McBride;</author> -<othercredit role="translator"><firstname>Malcolm</firstname><surname>Hunter</surname><affiliation><address><email>[email protected]</email></address></affiliation><contrib>Conversion to British English</contrib></othercredit> -</authorgroup> - -<date>2002-02-12</date> -<releaseinfo>3.00.00</releaseinfo> - -<keywordset> -<keyword>KDE</keyword> -<keyword>KControl</keyword> -<keyword>DMA</keyword> -<keyword>system information</keyword> -</keywordset> -</articleinfo> - -<sect1> -<title><acronym>DMA</acronym> Channel Information</title> - -<para>This page displays information about the <acronym>DMA</acronym> (Direct Memory Access) Channels. A <acronym>DMA</acronym> channel is a direct connection that allows devices to transfer data to and from memory without going through the processor. Typically, i386-architecture systems (<acronym>PC</acronym>'s) have eight <acronym>DMA</acronym> channels (0-7). </para> - -<note> <para>The exact information displayed is system-dependent. On some systems, <acronym>DMA</acronym> Channel information cannot be displayed yet. </para> </note> - -<para>On &Linux;, this information is read from <filename class="devicefile">/proc/dma</filename>, which is only available if the <filename class="directory">/proc</filename> pseudo-filesystem is compiled into the kernel. </para> - -<para>A list of all currently-registered (<acronym>ISA</acronym> bus) <acronym>DMA</acronym> channels that are in use is shown. The first column shows the <acronym>DMA</acronym> channel, and the second column shows the device which uses that channel. </para> - -<para>Unused <acronym>DMA</acronym> channels are not listed. </para> - -<para>The user cannot modify any settings on this page. </para> - -</sect1> -</article> |