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diff --git a/doc/kinfocenter/interrupts/index.docbook b/doc/kinfocenter/interrupts/index.docbook deleted file mode 100644 index b29611202..000000000 --- a/doc/kinfocenter/interrupts/index.docbook +++ /dev/null @@ -1,70 +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 % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> -]> - -<article lang="&language;"> -<title>Interrupt Request (<abbrev>IRQ</abbrev>) Lines</title> -<articleinfo> - -<authorgroup> -<author>&Matthias.Hoelzer-Kluepfel;</author> -<author>&Helge.Deller;</author> -<author>&Duncan.Haldane;</author> -<author>&Mike.McBride;</author> -<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> -</authorgroup> - -<date>2002-02-12</date> -<releaseinfo>3.00.00</releaseinfo> - -<keywordset> -<keyword>KDE</keyword> -<keyword>KControl</keyword> -<keyword>IRQ</keyword> -<keyword>interrupts</keyword> -<keyword>system information</keyword> -</keywordset> -</articleinfo> - -<sect1> -<title>Interrupt Request (<abbrev>IRQ</abbrev>) Lines in Use</title> - -<para>This page displays information about the Interrupt Request -Lines in use, and the devices that use them.</para> - -<para>An <acronym>IRQ</acronym> is a hardware line used in a -<acronym>PC</acronym> by (<acronym>ISA</acronym> bus) devices like -keyboards, modems, sound cards, &etc;, to send interrupt signals to the -processor to tell it that the device is ready to send or accept data. -Unfortunately, there are only sixteen <acronym>IRQ</acronym>'s (0-15) -available in the i386 (<acronym>PC</acronym>) architecture for sharing among -the various <acronym>ISA</acronym> devices.</para> - -<para>Many hardware problems are the result of <acronym>IRQ</acronym> -conflicts, when two devices try to use the same <acronym>IRQ</acronym>, or -software is misconfigured to use a different <acronym>IRQ</acronym> from the -one a device is actually configured for.</para> - -<note><para>The exact information displayed is system-dependent. On some -systems, <acronym>IRQ</acronym> information cannot be displayed - yet.</para></note> - -<para>On &Linux;, this information is read from -<filename class="directory">/proc/interrupts</filename>, which is only -available if the <filename class="directory">/proc</filename> -pseudo-filesystem is compiled into the kernel.</para> - -<para>The first column, is the <acronym>IRQ</acronym> number. The second -column, is the number of interrupts that have been received since the last -reboot. The third column shows the type of interrupt. The fourth, -identifies the device assigned to that interrupt.</para> - -<para>The user cannot modify any settings on this page.</para> - -</sect1> - -</article> - |