<?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>Device Information</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>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> </sect1> </article>