apps/doc/kinfocenter/pci/index.docbook

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   9 <title><acronym>PCI</acronym>-bus and Installed <acronym>PCI</acronym> Cards</title>
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  11
  12 <authorgroup>
  13 <author>&Matthias.Hoelzer-Kluepfel;</author>
  14 <author>&Helge.Deller;</author>
  15 <author>&Duncan.Haldane;</author>
  16 <author>&Mike.McBride;</author>
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  18 </authorgroup>
  19
  20 <date>2002-02-12</date>
  21 <releaseinfo>3.00.00</releaseinfo>
  22
  23 <keywordset>
  24 <keyword>KDE</keyword>
  25 <keyword>KControl</keyword>
  26 <keyword>PCI</keyword>
  27 <keyword>system information</keyword>
  28 </keywordset>
  29 </articleinfo>
  30
  31 <sect1 id="pci">
  32
  33 <title><acronym>PCI</acronym>-bus and Installed <acronym>PCI</acronym>
  34 Cards</title>
  35
  36 <para>This page displays information about the
  37 <acronym>PCI</acronym>-bus and installed <acronym>PCI</acronym> cards,
  38 and other devices that use the Peripheral Component Interconnect
  39 (<acronym>PCI</acronym>) bus.</para>
  40
  41 <note><para>The exact information displayed is system-dependent. On some
  42 systems, <acronym>PCI</acronym>-information can not yet be
  43 displayed.</para> </note>
  44
  45 <para>On &Linux;, this information is read from <filename
  46 class="devicefile">/proc/pci</filename> which is only available if the
  47 <filename class="directory">/proc</filename> pseudo-filesystem is
  48 compiled into the kernel.  A listing of all <acronym>PCI</acronym>
  49 devices found during kernel initialization, and their configuration, is
  50 shown.</para>
  51
  52 <para>Each entry begins with a bus, device and function number.</para>
  53 <para>The user cannot modify any settings on this page.</para>
  54
  55 </sect1>
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  57 </article>