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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 new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..50832841ba1 --- /dev/null +++ b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/kinfocenter/dma/index.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,108 @@ +<?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 +>malcolm.hunter@gmx.co.uk</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> |