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14 | <firstname>Michael</firstname> | 14 | <firstname>Michael</firstname> | ||
15 | <surname>McBride</surname> | 15 | <surname>McBride</surname> | ||
16 | <affiliation><address>&Mike.McBride.mail;</address></affiliation> | 16 | <affiliation><address>&Mike.McBride.mail;</address></affiliation> | ||
17 | </author> | 17 | </author> | ||
18 | <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> | 18 | <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> | ||
19 | </authorgroup> | 19 | </authorgroup> | ||
20 | 20 | | |||
21 | <legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice> | 21 | <legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice> | ||
22 | <date>2016-03-19</date> | 22 | <date>2018-03-31</date> | ||
23 | <releaseinfo>Plasma 5.6</releaseinfo> | 23 | <releaseinfo>Plasma 5.12</releaseinfo> | ||
24 | 24 | | |||
25 | <abstract> | 25 | <abstract> | ||
26 | <para>This documentation describes &kde;’s information center.</para> | 26 | <para>This documentation describes &plasma;’s information center.</para> | ||
27 | </abstract> | 27 | </abstract> | ||
28 | 28 | | |||
29 | <keywordset> | 29 | <keywordset> | ||
30 | <keyword>KDE</keyword> | 30 | <keyword>Plasma</keyword> | ||
31 | <keyword>kinfocenter</keyword> | 31 | <keyword>kinfocenter</keyword> | ||
32 | <keyword>system</keyword> | 32 | <keyword>system</keyword> | ||
33 | <keyword>information</keyword> | 33 | <keyword>information</keyword> | ||
34 | <keyword>module</keyword> | 34 | <keyword>module</keyword> | ||
35 | </keywordset> | 35 | </keywordset> | ||
36 | 36 | | |||
37 | </bookinfo> | 37 | </bookinfo> | ||
38 | 38 | | |||
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165 | menu items, for more information read the section about the <ulink url="help:/fundamentals/ui.html#menus-help">Help Menu</ulink> | 165 | menu items, for more information read the section about the <ulink url="help:/fundamentals/ui.html#menus-help">Help Menu</ulink> | ||
166 | of the &kde; Fundamentals. | 166 | of the &kde; Fundamentals. | ||
167 | </para> | 167 | </para> | ||
168 | 168 | | |||
169 | </sect2> | 169 | </sect2> | ||
170 | 170 | | |||
171 | </sect1> | 171 | </sect1> | ||
172 | <sect1 id="info-center-exiting"> | 172 | <sect1 id="info-center-exiting"> | ||
173 | <title>Exiting The &kde; Information Center</title> | 173 | <title>Exiting The Information Center</title> | ||
174 | 174 | | |||
175 | <para>You can exit the info center one of two ways: </para> | 175 | <para>You can exit the info center one of two ways: </para> | ||
176 | <itemizedlist> | 176 | <itemizedlist> | ||
177 | <listitem> | 177 | <listitem> | ||
178 | <para> | 178 | <para> | ||
179 | Type <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo> on the keyboard. | 179 | Type <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo> on the keyboard. | ||
180 | </para> | 180 | </para> | ||
181 | </listitem> | 181 | </listitem> | ||
182 | 182 | | |||
183 | <listitem> | 183 | <listitem> | ||
184 | <para>Click on the <guiicon>Close</guiicon> button on the frame surrounding the info center.</para> | 184 | <para>Click on the <guiicon>Close</guiicon> button on the frame surrounding the info center.</para> | ||
185 | </listitem> | 185 | </listitem> | ||
186 | </itemizedlist> | 186 | </itemizedlist> | ||
187 | </sect1> | 187 | </sect1> | ||
188 | </chapter> | 188 | </chapter> | ||
189 | 189 | | |||
190 | <!--*****************************************************************--> | 190 | <!--*****************************************************************--> | ||
191 | 191 | | |||
192 | <chapter id="module"> | 192 | <chapter id="module"> | ||
193 | <title>The Default &infocenter; Modules</title> | 193 | <title>The Default &infocenter; Modules</title> | ||
194 | 194 | | |||
195 | <!--****************************************--> | 195 | <!--****************************************--> | ||
196 | 196 | | |||
197 | <sect1 id="aboutsystem"> | 197 | <sect1 id="aboutsystem"> | ||
198 | <title>System Information Module</title> | 198 | <title>About System Module</title> | ||
199 | 199 | | |||
200 | <para>This page shows a brief summary about your system, &ie; your distribution, <guilabel>KDE Plasma Version</guilabel>, | 200 | <para>This page shows a brief summary about your system, &ie; your distribution, <guilabel>KDE Plasma Version</guilabel>, | ||
201 | <guilabel>Qt Version</guilabel>, <guilabel>Kernel Version</guilabel> and <guilabel>OS Type</guilabel>; and in the hardware section | 201 | <guilabel>KDE Frameworks Version</guilabel>, <guilabel>Qt Version</guilabel>, <guilabel>Kernel Version</guilabel> and <guilabel>OS Type</guilabel>; and in the hardware section | ||
202 | information about <guilabel>Processors</guilabel> and <guilabel>Memory</guilabel>.</para> | 202 | information about <guilabel>Processors</guilabel> and <guilabel>Memory</guilabel>.</para> | ||
203 | 203 | | |||
204 | <para>Use the information on this page if you ask for help in support channels or report a bug at | 204 | <para>Use the information on this page if you ask for help in support channels or report a bug at | ||
205 | <ulink url="http://bugs.kde.org">&kde;'s bugtracker</ulink>.</para> | 205 | <ulink url="http://bugs.kde.org">&kde;'s bugtracker</ulink>.</para> | ||
206 | </sect1> | 206 | </sect1> | ||
207 | 207 | | |||
208 | 208 | | |||
209 | <!--****************************************--> | 209 | <!--****************************************--> | ||
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279 | that you do not have enough physical memory, and your computer is | 279 | that you do not have enough physical memory, and your computer is | ||
280 | relying on the slower virtual memory for commonly used data. Increasing | 280 | relying on the slower virtual memory for commonly used data. Increasing | ||
281 | your physical memory will improve the responsiveness of your | 281 | your physical memory will improve the responsiveness of your | ||
282 | computer.</para></tip> | 282 | computer.</para></tip> | ||
283 | 283 | | |||
284 | </sect2> | 284 | </sect2> | ||
285 | </sect1> | 285 | </sect1> | ||
286 | 286 | | |||
287 | | ||||
288 | <!--****************************************--> | ||||
289 | | ||||
290 | <sect1 id="energieinformation"> | ||||
291 | <title>Energy Information Module</title> | ||||
292 | | ||||
293 | <para>This provides information about CPU wakeups, battery percentage and consumption | ||||
294 | over a user defined history and detailed information about the battery. | ||||
295 | </para> | ||||
296 | </sect1> | ||||
297 | | ||||
298 | <!--****************************************--> | ||||
299 | | ||||
300 | <sect1 id="fileindexermonitor"> | ||||
301 | <title>File Indexer Monitor Module</title> | ||||
302 | | ||||
303 | <para>This Module shows the state of the file indexer. If the indexer is not running | ||||
304 | you can start it and then suspend or resume the indexing.</para> | ||||
305 | | ||||
306 | | ||||
307 | </sect1> | ||||
308 | | ||||
287 | <!--****************************************--> | 309 | <!--****************************************--> | ||
288 | 310 | | |||
289 | <sect1 id="devinfo"> | 311 | <sect1 id="devinfo"> | ||
290 | <title>Device Information Module</title> | 312 | <title>Device Information Module</title> | ||
291 | 313 | | |||
292 | <para>Device Information is a device viewer module. It shows all relevant devices that are present within your <acronym>PC</acronym>. It has three sections, | 314 | <para>Device Information is a device viewer module. It shows all relevant devices that are present within your <acronym>PC</acronym>. It has three sections, | ||
293 | a device viewer, a information panel and a <acronym>UDI</acronym> listing for the currently selected device.</para> | 315 | a device viewer, a information panel and a <acronym>UDI</acronym> listing for the currently selected device.</para> | ||
294 | <sect2 id="devlist"> | 316 | <sect2 id="devlist"> | ||
295 | <title>Device Listing</title> | 317 | <title>Device Viewer</title> | ||
296 | <para>The device viewer displays all the current devices detected on your <acronym>PC</acronym> in a tree. The main topics at the beginning of the tree | 318 | <para>The device viewer displays all the current devices detected on your <acronym>PC</acronym> in a tree. The main topics at the beginning of the tree | ||
297 | are the device categories, left click on a collapsed category to expand it and vice versa to collapse it. | 319 | are the device categories, left click on a collapsed category to expand it and vice versa to collapse it. | ||
298 | To display information about a device, left click on the device in the viewer, the information will display on the right side information panel. | 320 | To display information about a device, left click on the device in the viewer, the information will display on the right side information panel. | ||
299 | You can right click on the device viewer to show the following options: </para> | 321 | You can right click on the device viewer to show the following options: </para> | ||
300 | <itemizedlist> | 322 | <itemizedlist> | ||
301 | <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Collapse All</guimenuitem>: Collapses the tree to show only the main categories.</para></listitem> | 323 | <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Collapse All</guimenuitem>: Collapses the tree to show only the main categories.</para></listitem> | ||
302 | <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Expand All</guimenuitem>: Expands the tree to show all the children devices.</para></listitem> | 324 | <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Expand All</guimenuitem>: Expands the tree to show all the children devices.</para></listitem> | ||
303 | <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Show All Devices</guimenuitem>: Show all the categories no matter if devices are present in those categories</para></listitem> | 325 | <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Show All Devices</guimenuitem>: Show all the categories no matter if devices are present in those categories</para></listitem> | ||
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319 | <listitem><para>Batteries: These are battery devices that are plugged into your laptop. </para></listitem> | 341 | <listitem><para>Batteries: These are battery devices that are plugged into your laptop. </para></listitem> | ||
320 | <listitem><para><acronym>AC</acronym> Adapters: These devices will be present when you plug in your <acronym>AC</acronym> Adapter. </para></listitem> | 342 | <listitem><para><acronym>AC</acronym> Adapters: These devices will be present when you plug in your <acronym>AC</acronym> Adapter. </para></listitem> | ||
321 | <listitem><para>Multimedia Players: Devices that play media files, like a music player. </para></listitem> | 343 | <listitem><para>Multimedia Players: Devices that play media files, like a music player. </para></listitem> | ||
322 | <listitem><para>Camera Devices: These are digital camera that are connected to your <acronym>PC</acronym>.</para></listitem> | 344 | <listitem><para>Camera Devices: These are digital camera that are connected to your <acronym>PC</acronym>.</para></listitem> | ||
323 | </itemizedlist> | 345 | </itemizedlist> | ||
324 | <note> | 346 | <note> | ||
325 | <para>Video devices do not include your video card adapter</para> | 347 | <para>Video devices do not include your video card adapter</para> | ||
326 | </note> | 348 | </note> | ||
327 | </sect2> | 349 | | ||
328 | <sect2 id="infopanel"> | 350 | <sect3 id="infopanel"> | ||
329 | <title>Information Panel</title> | 351 | <title>Information Panel</title> | ||
330 | <para>The information panel is where device information is shown when you select a device. The first two information topics are always:</para> | 352 | <para>The information panel is where device information is shown when you select a device. The first two information topics are always:</para> | ||
331 | <itemizedlist> | 353 | <itemizedlist> | ||
332 | <listitem><para><guilabel>Product</guilabel>: The name of the device.</para></listitem> | 354 | <listitem><para><guilabel>Product</guilabel>: The name of the device.</para></listitem> | ||
333 | <listitem><para><guilabel>Vendor</guilabel>: The vendors name of the device.</para></listitem> | 355 | <listitem><para><guilabel>Vendor</guilabel>: The vendors name of the device.</para></listitem> | ||
334 | </itemizedlist> | 356 | </itemizedlist> | ||
335 | <para>The following information topics are dependent on the device chosen. They are labeled with easy to understand names. | 357 | <para>The following information topics are dependent on the device chosen. They are labeled with easy to understand names. | ||
336 | The information labels have the ability to be selected and copied from.</para> | 358 | The information labels have the ability to be selected and copied from.</para> | ||
337 | <note> | 359 | <note> | ||
338 | <para>Processor <quote>Max Speed</quote> and <quote>Supported Instruction sets</quote> topics are usual not set by solid.</para> | 360 | <para>Processor <quote>Max Speed</quote> and <quote>Supported Instruction sets</quote> topics are usual not set by solid.</para> | ||
339 | </note> | 361 | </note> | ||
340 | <note> | 362 | <note> | ||
341 | <para>Top categories in the device listing do not show any information.</para> | 363 | <para>Top categories in the device listing do not show any information.</para> | ||
342 | </note> | 364 | </note> | ||
343 | </sect2> | 365 | </sect3> | ||
344 | <sect2 id="udilabel"> | 366 | <sect3 id="udilabel"> | ||
345 | <title><acronym>UDI</acronym> Information</title> | 367 | <title><acronym>UDI</acronym> Information</title> | ||
346 | <para>The bottom information panel shows the current selected devices <acronym>UDI</acronym>. This is the unique device identifier.</para> | 368 | <para>The bottom information panel shows the current selected devices <acronym>UDI</acronym>. This is the unique device identifier.</para> | ||
347 | <para>All labels have the ability to be selected and copied from.</para> | 369 | <para>All labels have the ability to be selected and copied from.</para> | ||
370 | </sect3> | ||||
348 | </sect2> | 371 | </sect2> | ||
349 | </sect1> | | |||
350 | 372 | | |||
351 | <!--****************************************--> | 373 | <!--****************************************--> | ||
352 | 374 | | |||
353 | <sect1 id="interrupts"> | 375 | <sect2 id="interrupts"> | ||
354 | <title>Interrupt Request (<abbrev>IRQ</abbrev>) Information Module</title> | 376 | <title>Interrupt Request (<abbrev>IRQ</abbrev>) Information Module</title> | ||
355 | 377 | | |||
356 | <para>This page displays information about the Interrupt Request | 378 | <para>This page displays information about the Interrupt Request | ||
357 | Lines in use, and the devices that use them.</para> | 379 | Lines in use, and the devices that use them.</para> | ||
358 | 380 | | |||
359 | <para>An <acronym>IRQ</acronym> is a hardware line used in a | 381 | <para>An <acronym>IRQ</acronym> is a hardware line used in a | ||
360 | <acronym>PC</acronym> by (<acronym>ISA</acronym> bus) devices like | 382 | <acronym>PC</acronym> by (<acronym>ISA</acronym> bus) devices like | ||
361 | keyboards, modems, sound cards, &etc;, to send interrupt signals to the | 383 | keyboards, modems, sound cards, &etc;, to send interrupt signals to the | ||
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379 | pseudo-filesystem is compiled into the kernel.</para> | 401 | pseudo-filesystem is compiled into the kernel.</para> | ||
380 | 402 | | |||
381 | <para>The first column, is the <acronym>IRQ</acronym> number. The second | 403 | <para>The first column, is the <acronym>IRQ</acronym> number. The second | ||
382 | column, is the number of interrupts that have been received since the last | 404 | column, is the number of interrupts that have been received since the last | ||
383 | reboot. The third column shows the type of interrupt. The fourth, | 405 | reboot. The third column shows the type of interrupt. The fourth, | ||
384 | identifies the device assigned to that interrupt.</para> | 406 | identifies the device assigned to that interrupt.</para> | ||
385 | 407 | | |||
386 | <para>The user cannot modify any settings on this page.</para> | 408 | <para>The user cannot modify any settings on this page.</para> | ||
387 | </sect1> | 409 | </sect2> | ||
388 | 410 | | |||
389 | <!--****************************************--> | 411 | <!--****************************************--> | ||
390 | 412 | | |||
391 | <sect1 id="dma"> | 413 | <sect2 id="dma"> | ||
392 | <title><acronym>DMA</acronym> Channel Information Module</title> | 414 | <title><acronym>DMA</acronym> Channel Information Module</title> | ||
393 | 415 | | |||
394 | <para> This page displays information about the <acronym>DMA</acronym> | 416 | <para> This page displays information about the <acronym>DMA</acronym> | ||
395 | (Direct Memory Access) Channels. A <acronym>DMA</acronym> channel is a | 417 | (Direct Memory Access) Channels. A <acronym>DMA</acronym> channel is a | ||
396 | direct connection that allows devices to transfer data to and from | 418 | direct connection that allows devices to transfer data to and from | ||
397 | memory without going through the processor. Typically, i386-architecture | 419 | memory without going through the processor. Typically, i386-architecture | ||
398 | systems (<acronym>PC</acronym>'s) have eight <acronym>DMA</acronym> | 420 | systems (<acronym>PC</acronym>'s) have eight <acronym>DMA</acronym> | ||
399 | channels (0-7). </para> | 421 | channels (0-7). </para> | ||
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414 | 436 | | |||
415 | <para> | 437 | <para> | ||
416 | Unused <acronym>DMA</acronym> channels are not listed. | 438 | Unused <acronym>DMA</acronym> channels are not listed. | ||
417 | </para> | 439 | </para> | ||
418 | 440 | | |||
419 | <para> | 441 | <para> | ||
420 | The user cannot modify any settings on this page. | 442 | The user cannot modify any settings on this page. | ||
421 | </para> | 443 | </para> | ||
422 | </sect1> | 444 | </sect2> | ||
423 | 445 | | |||
424 | <!--****************************************--> | 446 | <!--****************************************--> | ||
425 | 447 | | |||
426 | <sect1 id="kcmview1394"> | 448 | <sect2 id="kcmview1394"> | ||
427 | <title>IEEE 1394 Device Information Module</title> | 449 | <title>IEEE 1394 Device Information Module</title> | ||
428 | 450 | | |||
429 | <para>The IEEE 1394 interface, also known as <trademark>FireWire</trademark>, | 451 | <para>The IEEE 1394 interface, also known as <trademark>FireWire</trademark>, | ||
430 | is a serial bus interface standard for high-speed | 452 | is a serial bus interface standard for high-speed | ||
431 | communications and isochronous real-time data transfer.</para> | 453 | communications and isochronous real-time data transfer.</para> | ||
432 | 454 | | |||
433 | <para>The list in this module displays all devices attached to IEEE 1394 bus and | 455 | <para>The list in this module displays all devices attached to IEEE 1394 bus and | ||
434 | allows you to reset the bus by clicking the <guibutton>Generate 1394 Bus Reset</guibutton> | 456 | allows you to reset the bus by clicking the <guibutton>Generate 1394 Bus Reset</guibutton> | ||
435 | button.</para> | 457 | button.</para> | ||
436 | 458 | | |||
437 | <para>The meaning of the columns in this list:</para> | 459 | <para>The meaning of the columns in this list:</para> | ||
438 | <itemizedlist> | 460 | <itemizedlist> | ||
439 | <listitem><para><guilabel>Name</guilabel>: port or node name, the number can change with each bus reset</para></listitem> | 461 | <listitem><para><guilabel>Name</guilabel>: port or node name, the number can change with each bus reset</para></listitem> | ||
440 | <listitem><para><guilabel>GUID</guilabel>: the 64 bit GUID of the node</para></listitem> | 462 | <listitem><para><guilabel>GUID</guilabel>: the 64 bit GUID of the node</para></listitem> | ||
441 | <listitem><para><guilabel>Local</guilabel>: checked if the node is an IEEE 1394 port of your computer</para></listitem> | 463 | <listitem><para><guilabel>Local</guilabel>: checked if the node is an IEEE 1394 port of your computer</para></listitem> | ||
442 | <listitem><para><guilabel>IRM</guilabel>: checked if the node is isochronous resource manager capable</para></listitem> | 464 | <listitem><para><guilabel>IRM</guilabel>: checked if the node is isochronous resource manager capable</para></listitem> | ||
443 | <listitem><para><guilabel>CRM</guilabel>: checked if the node is cycle master capable</para></listitem> | 465 | <listitem><para><guilabel>CRM</guilabel>: checked if the node is cycle master capable</para></listitem> | ||
444 | <listitem><para><guilabel>ISO</guilabel>: checked if the node supports isochronous transfers</para></listitem> | 466 | <listitem><para><guilabel>ISO</guilabel>: checked if the node supports isochronous transfers</para></listitem> | ||
445 | <listitem><para><guilabel>BM</guilabel>: checked if the node is bus manager capable</para></listitem> | 467 | <listitem><para><guilabel>BM</guilabel>: checked if the node is bus manager capable</para></listitem> | ||
446 | <listitem><para><guilabel>PM</guilabel>: checked if the node is power management capable</para></listitem> | 468 | <listitem><para><guilabel>PM</guilabel>: checked if the node is power management capable</para></listitem> | ||
447 | <listitem><para><guilabel>Acc</guilabel>: the cycle clock accuracy of the node, valid from 0 to 100</para></listitem> | 469 | <listitem><para><guilabel>Acc</guilabel>: the cycle clock accuracy of the node, valid from 0 to 100</para></listitem> | ||
448 | <listitem><para><guilabel>Speed</guilabel>: the speed of the node</para></listitem> | 470 | <listitem><para><guilabel>Speed</guilabel>: the speed of the node</para></listitem> | ||
449 | <listitem><para><guilabel>Vendor</guilabel>: the vendor of the device</para></listitem> | 471 | <listitem><para><guilabel>Vendor</guilabel>: the vendor of the device</para></listitem> | ||
450 | </itemizedlist> | 472 | </itemizedlist> | ||
451 | </sect1> | 473 | </sect2> | ||
452 | 474 | | |||
453 | <!--****************************************--> | 475 | <!--****************************************--> | ||
454 | 476 | | |||
455 | <sect1 id="kcm_pci"> | 477 | <sect2 id="kcmusb"> | ||
456 | <title><acronym>PCI</acronym>-bus/Installed <acronym>PCI</acronym> Cards Information Module</title> | 478 | <title><acronym>USB</acronym> Controller/<acronym>USB</acronym> Devices Information Module</title> | ||
457 | | ||||
458 | <para>This page displays information about the | | |||
459 | <acronym>PCI</acronym>-bus and installed <acronym>PCI</acronym> cards, | | |||
460 | and other devices that use the Peripheral Component Interconnect | | |||
461 | (<acronym>PCI</acronym>) bus.</para> | | |||
462 | | ||||
463 | <note><para>The exact information displayed is system-dependent. On some | | |||
464 | systems, <acronym>PCI</acronym>-information can not yet be | | |||
465 | displayed.</para> </note> | | |||
466 | 479 | | |||
467 | <para>On &Linux;, this information is read from <filename | 480 | <para>This module allows you to see the devices attached to your | ||
468 | class="devicefile">/proc/pci</filename> which is only available if the | 481 | <acronym>USB</acronym> bus(es).</para> | ||
469 | <filename class="directory">/proc</filename> pseudo-filesystem is | | |||
470 | compiled into the kernel. A listing of all <acronym>PCI</acronym> | | |||
471 | devices found during kernel initialization, and their configuration, is | | |||
472 | shown.</para> | | |||
473 | 482 | | |||
474 | <para>Each entry begins with a bus, device and function number.</para> | 483 | <para>This module is for information only, you cannot edit any | ||
475 | <para>The user cannot modify any settings on this page.</para> | 484 | information you see here.</para> | ||
476 | </sect1> | 485 | </sect2> | ||
477 | 486 | | |||
478 | <!--****************************************--> | 487 | <!--****************************************--> | ||
479 | 488 | | |||
480 | <sect1 id="ioports"> | 489 | <sect2 id="ioports"> | ||
481 | <title>Input/Output Port Information Module</title> | 490 | <title>Input/Output Port Information Module</title> | ||
482 | 491 | | |||
483 | <para>This page displays information about the I/O ports.</para> | 492 | <para>This page displays information about the I/O ports.</para> | ||
484 | 493 | | |||
485 | <para>I/O Ports are memory addresses used by the processor for direct | 494 | <para>I/O Ports are memory addresses used by the processor for direct | ||
486 | communication with a device that has sent an | 495 | communication with a device that has sent an | ||
487 | interrupt signal to the processor.</para> | 496 | interrupt signal to the processor.</para> | ||
488 | 497 | | |||
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502 | the <filename class="devicefile">/proc</filename> pseudo-filesystem is | 511 | the <filename class="devicefile">/proc</filename> pseudo-filesystem is | ||
503 | compiled into the kernel. A list of all currently-registered I/O port | 512 | compiled into the kernel. A list of all currently-registered I/O port | ||
504 | regions that are in use is shown.</para> | 513 | regions that are in use is shown.</para> | ||
505 | 514 | | |||
506 | <para>The first column is the I/O port (or the range of I/O ports), the | 515 | <para>The first column is the I/O port (or the range of I/O ports), the | ||
507 | second column identifies the device that uses these I/O ports.</para> | 516 | second column identifies the device that uses these I/O ports.</para> | ||
508 | 517 | | |||
509 | <para>The user cannot modify any settings on this page.</para> | 518 | <para>The user cannot modify any settings on this page.</para> | ||
510 | </sect1> | 519 | </sect2> | ||
511 | 520 | | |||
512 | <!--****************************************--> | 521 | <!--****************************************--> | ||
513 | 522 | | |||
514 | <sect1 id="kcmusb"> | 523 | <sect2 id="kcm_pci"> | ||
515 | <title><acronym>USB</acronym> Controller/<acronym>USB</acronym> Devices Information Module</title> | 524 | <title><acronym>PCI</acronym>-bus/Installed <acronym>PCI</acronym> Cards Information Module</title> | ||
516 | 525 | | |||
517 | <para>This module allows you to see the devices attached to your | 526 | <para>This page displays information about the | ||
518 | <acronym>USB</acronym> bus(es).</para> | 527 | <acronym>PCI</acronym>-bus and installed <acronym>PCI</acronym> cards, | ||
528 | and other devices that use the Peripheral Component Interconnect | ||||
529 | (<acronym>PCI</acronym>) bus.</para> | ||||
530 | | ||||
531 | <note><para>The exact information displayed is system-dependent. On some | ||||
532 | systems, <acronym>PCI</acronym>-information can not yet be | ||||
533 | displayed.</para> </note> | ||||
534 | | ||||
535 | <para>On &Linux;, this information is read from <filename | ||||
536 | class="devicefile">/proc/pci</filename> which is only available if the | ||||
537 | <filename class="directory">/proc</filename> pseudo-filesystem is | ||||
538 | compiled into the kernel. A listing of all <acronym>PCI</acronym> | ||||
539 | devices found during kernel initialization, and their configuration, is | ||||
540 | shown.</para> | ||||
541 | | ||||
542 | <para>Each entry begins with a bus, device and function number.</para> | ||||
543 | <para>The user cannot modify any settings on this page.</para> | ||||
544 | </sect2> | ||||
519 | 545 | | |||
520 | <para>This module is for information only, you cannot edit any | | |||
521 | information you see here.</para> | | |||
522 | </sect1> | 546 | </sect1> | ||
523 | 547 | | |||
524 | <!--****************************************--> | 548 | <!--****************************************--> | ||
525 | 549 | | |||
526 | <sect1 id="smbstatus"> | 550 | | ||
551 | <sect1 id="network"> | ||||
552 | <title>Network Information Module</title> | ||||
553 | | ||||
554 | <sect2 id="nic"> | ||||
555 | <title>Network Interfaces Information Module</title> | ||||
556 | | ||||
557 | <para> | ||||
558 | This page displays information about the network interfaces | ||||
559 | installed in your computer. | ||||
560 | </para> | ||||
561 | | ||||
562 | <note><para>The exact information displayed is system-dependent. On | ||||
563 | some systems, this information can not yet be displayed.</para></note> | ||||
564 | | ||||
565 | <para>The user cannot modify any settings on this page.</para> | ||||
566 | </sect2> | ||||
567 | | ||||
568 | <!--****************************************--> | ||||
569 | | ||||
570 | <sect2 id="smbstatus"> | ||||
527 | <title>Samba Status Information Module</title> | 571 | <title>Samba Status Information Module</title> | ||
528 | 572 | | |||
529 | <para>The Samba and <acronym>NFS</acronym> Status Monitor is a front end | 573 | <para>The Samba and <acronym>NFS</acronym> Status Monitor is a front end | ||
530 | to the programs <command>smbstatus</command> and | 574 | to the programs <command>smbstatus</command> and | ||
531 | <command>showmount</command>. Smbstatus reports on current Samba | 575 | <command>showmount</command>. Smbstatus reports on current Samba | ||
532 | connections, and is part of the suite of Samba tools, which implements | 576 | connections, and is part of the suite of Samba tools, which implements | ||
533 | the <acronym>SMB</acronym> (Session Message Block) protocol, also called | 577 | the <acronym>SMB</acronym> (Session Message Block) protocol, also called | ||
534 | the NetBIOS or LanManager protocol.</para> | 578 | the NetBIOS or LanManager protocol.</para> | ||
535 | 579 | | |||
536 | <para>This protocol can be used to provide printer sharing or drive | 580 | <para>This protocol can be used to provide printer sharing or drive | ||
537 | sharing services on a network including machines running the various | 581 | sharing services on a network including machines running the various | ||
538 | flavors of &Microsoft; &Windows;.</para> | 582 | flavors of &Microsoft; &Windows;.</para> | ||
539 | 583 | | |||
540 | <para><command>showmount</command> is part of the <acronym>NFS</acronym> | 584 | <para><command>showmount</command> is part of the <acronym>NFS</acronym> | ||
541 | software package. <acronym>NFS</acronym> stands for Network File System | 585 | software package. <acronym>NFS</acronym> stands for Network File System | ||
542 | and is the traditional &UNIX; way to share folders over the | 586 | and is the traditional &UNIX; way to share folders over the | ||
543 | network. In this case the output of <command>showmount</command> | 587 | network. In this case the output of <command>showmount</command> | ||
544 | <option>-a localhost</option> is parsed. On some systems showmount is in | 588 | <option>-a localhost</option> is parsed. On some systems showmount is in | ||
545 | <filename class="directory">/usr/sbin</filename>, check if you have | 589 | <filename class="directory">/usr/sbin</filename>, check if you have | ||
546 | showmount in your <envar>PATH</envar>.</para> | 590 | showmount in your <envar>PATH</envar>.</para> | ||
547 | 591 | | |||
548 | <sect2 id="smb-exports"> | 592 | <sect3 id="smb-exports"> | ||
549 | <title>Exports</title> | 593 | <title>Exports</title> | ||
550 | 594 | | |||
551 | <para>On this page you can see a big list which shows the currently | 595 | <para>On this page you can see a big list which shows the currently | ||
552 | active connections to Samba shares and <acronym>NFS</acronym> exports of | 596 | active connections to Samba shares and <acronym>NFS</acronym> exports of | ||
553 | your machine. The first column shows you whether the resource is a Samba | 597 | your machine. The first column shows you whether the resource is a Samba | ||
554 | (<acronym>SMB</acronym>) share or a <acronym>NFS</acronym> export. The | 598 | (<acronym>SMB</acronym>) share or a <acronym>NFS</acronym> export. The | ||
555 | second column contains the name of the share, the third the name of the | 599 | second column contains the name of the share, the third the name of the | ||
556 | remote host, which accesses this share. The remaining columns have only | 600 | remote host, which accesses this share. The remaining columns have only | ||
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569 | will be disconnected. If the remote user works from &Windows;, as soon | 613 | will be disconnected. If the remote user works from &Windows;, as soon | ||
570 | as this process is killed a new one will be created, so he will almost | 614 | as this process is killed a new one will be created, so he will almost | ||
571 | not notice it.</para> | 615 | not notice it.</para> | ||
572 | 616 | | |||
573 | <para>The last column shows how many files this user has currently open. | 617 | <para>The last column shows how many files this user has currently open. | ||
574 | Here you see only, how many files he has <emphasis>open</emphasis> just | 618 | Here you see only, how many files he has <emphasis>open</emphasis> just | ||
575 | now, you don't see how many he copied or formerly opened &etc;</para> | 619 | now, you don't see how many he copied or formerly opened &etc;</para> | ||
576 | 620 | | |||
577 | </sect2> | 621 | </sect3> | ||
578 | 622 | | |||
579 | <sect2 id="smb-imports"> | 623 | <sect3 id="smb-imports"> | ||
580 | <title>Imports</title> | 624 | <title>Imports</title> | ||
581 | 625 | | |||
582 | <para> Here you see which Samba- and <acronym>NFS</acronym>-shares from | 626 | <para> Here you see which Samba- and <acronym>NFS</acronym>-shares from | ||
583 | other hosts are mounted on your local system. The first column shows | 627 | other hosts are mounted on your local system. The first column shows | ||
584 | whether it is a Samba- or <acronym>NFS</acronym>-share, the second column | 628 | whether it is a Samba- or <acronym>NFS</acronym>-share, the second column | ||
585 | displays the name of the share, and the third shows where it is | 629 | displays the name of the share, and the third shows where it is | ||
586 | mounted.</para> | 630 | mounted.</para> | ||
587 | 631 | | |||
588 | <para>The mounted <acronym>NFS</acronym>-shares you should see on | 632 | <para>The mounted <acronym>NFS</acronym>-shares you should see on | ||
589 | &Linux; (this has been tested), and it should also work on &Solaris; | 633 | &Linux; (this has been tested), and it should also work on &Solaris; | ||
590 | (this has not been tested).</para> | 634 | (this has not been tested).</para> | ||
591 | 635 | | |||
592 | </sect2> | 636 | </sect3> | ||
593 | 637 | | |||
594 | <sect2 id="smb-log"> | 638 | <sect3 id="smb-log"> | ||
595 | <title>Log</title> | 639 | <title>Log</title> | ||
596 | 640 | | |||
597 | <para>This page presents the contents of your local samba log file in a | 641 | <para>This page presents the contents of your local samba log file in a | ||
598 | nice way. If you open this page, the list will be empty. You have to | 642 | nice way. If you open this page, the list will be empty. You have to | ||
599 | press the <guibutton>Update</guibutton> button, then the samba log file | 643 | press the <guibutton>Update</guibutton> button, then the samba log file | ||
600 | will be read and the results displayed. Check whether the samba log file | 644 | will be read and the results displayed. Check whether the samba log file | ||
601 | on your system is really at the location as specified in the input | 645 | on your system is really at the location as specified in the input | ||
602 | line. If it is somewhere else or if it has another name, correct | 646 | line. If it is somewhere else or if it has another name, correct | ||
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620 | <para>With the four checkboxes below the big list you can decide, which | 664 | <para>With the four checkboxes below the big list you can decide, which | ||
621 | events are displayed in the list. You have to press | 665 | events are displayed in the list. You have to press | ||
622 | <guibutton>Update</guibutton> to see the results. If the log level of | 666 | <guibutton>Update</guibutton> to see the results. If the log level of | ||
623 | your samba is too low, you won't see everything.</para> | 667 | your samba is too low, you won't see everything.</para> | ||
624 | 668 | | |||
625 | <para>By clicking on the header of one column you can sort the list by | 669 | <para>By clicking on the header of one column you can sort the list by | ||
626 | this column.</para> | 670 | this column.</para> | ||
627 | 671 | | |||
628 | </sect2> | 672 | </sect3> | ||
629 | <sect2 id="smb-statistics"> | 673 | <sect3 id="smb-statistics"> | ||
630 | <title>Statistics</title> | 674 | <title>Statistics</title> | ||
631 | 675 | | |||
632 | <para>On this page you can filter the contents of the third page for | 676 | <para>On this page you can filter the contents of the third page for | ||
633 | certain contents.</para> | 677 | certain contents.</para> | ||
634 | 678 | | |||
635 | <para>Let's say the <guilabel>Event</guilabel> field (not the one in the | 679 | <para>Let's say the <guilabel>Event</guilabel> field (not the one in the | ||
636 | list) is set to <userinput>Connection</userinput>, | 680 | list) is set to <userinput>Connection</userinput>, | ||
637 | <guilabel>Service/File</guilabel> is set to <userinput>*</userinput>, | 681 | <guilabel>Service/File</guilabel> is set to <userinput>*</userinput>, | ||
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662 | <literal>*</literal> and <literal>?</literal> in the same way you use | 706 | <literal>*</literal> and <literal>?</literal> in the same way you use | ||
663 | them at the command line. Regular expressions are not | 707 | them at the command line. Regular expressions are not | ||
664 | recognized.</para> | 708 | recognized.</para> | ||
665 | 709 | | |||
666 | <para>By clicking on the header of a column you can sort the list by | 710 | <para>By clicking on the header of a column you can sort the list by | ||
667 | this column. This way you can check out which file was opened most | 711 | this column. This way you can check out which file was opened most | ||
668 | often, or which user opened the most files or whatever.</para> | 712 | often, or which user opened the most files or whatever.</para> | ||
669 | 713 | | |||
670 | </sect2> | 714 | </sect3> | ||
671 | 715 | | |||
672 | 716 | | |||
673 | <sect2 id="smb-stat-author"> | 717 | <sect3 id="smb-stat-author"> | ||
674 | <title>Section Author</title> | 718 | <title>Section Author</title> | ||
675 | 719 | | |||
676 | <para>Module copyright 2000: Michael Glauche and &Alexander.Neundorf; &Alexander.Neundorf.mail;</para> | 720 | <para>Module copyright 2000: Michael Glauche and &Alexander.Neundorf; &Alexander.Neundorf.mail;</para> | ||
677 | 721 | | |||
678 | <para>Originally written by: Michael Glauche</para> | 722 | <para>Originally written by: Michael Glauche</para> | ||
679 | 723 | | |||
680 | <para>Currently maintained by: &Alexander.Neundorf; &Alexander.Neundorf.mail;</para> | 724 | <para>Currently maintained by: &Alexander.Neundorf; &Alexander.Neundorf.mail;</para> | ||
681 | 725 | | |||
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691 | </itemizedlist> | 735 | </itemizedlist> | ||
692 | 736 | | |||
693 | <para>Documentation copyright 2000 &Alexander.Neundorf; &Alexander.Neundorf.mail;</para> | 737 | <para>Documentation copyright 2000 &Alexander.Neundorf; &Alexander.Neundorf.mail;</para> | ||
694 | 738 | | |||
695 | <para>Documentation translated to docbook by &Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</para> | 739 | <para>Documentation translated to docbook by &Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</para> | ||
696 | 740 | | |||
697 | <!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS --> | 741 | <!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS --> | ||
698 | 742 | | |||
743 | </sect3> | ||||
699 | </sect2> | 744 | </sect2> | ||
700 | </sect1> | 745 | </sect1> | ||
701 | 746 | | |||
702 | <!--****************************************--> | 747 | <sect1 id="graphical"> | ||
703 | 748 | <title>Graphical Information Module</title> | |||
704 | <sect1 id="nic"> | | |||
705 | <title>Network Interfaces Information Module</title> | | |||
706 | 749 | | |||
707 | <para> | 750 | <para>When you open the modules in this section, you are presented with some | ||
708 | This page displays information about the network interfaces | 751 | information. The left hand side of the window is organized into a | ||
709 | installed in your computer. | 752 | tree. Some of the elements have a plus sign in front of the label. | ||
710 | </para> | 753 | Clicking this sign opens a <quote>submenu</quote> related to the | ||
754 | label. Clicking on a minus sign in front of a label hides the | ||||
755 | submenu.</para> | ||||
711 | 756 | | |||
712 | <note><para>The exact information displayed is system-dependent. On | 757 | <para>The right hand side of the window contains the individual | ||
713 | some systems, this information can not yet be displayed.</para></note> | 758 | values for each of the parameters on the left.</para> | ||
714 | 759 | | |||
715 | <para>The user cannot modify any settings on this page.</para> | 760 | <para>The information presented will vary depending on your | ||
716 | </sect1> | 761 | setup.</para> | ||
717 | 762 | | |||
718 | <!--****************************************--> | 763 | <note><para>Some setups may not be able to determine some or all of the | ||
764 | parameters.</para></note> | ||||
719 | 765 | | |||
720 | <sect1 id="opengl"> | 766 | <para>You can not change any values from this module. It is for | ||
721 | <title>OpenGL Information Module</title> | 767 | information only.</para> | ||
722 | 768 | | |||
723 | <para>This page displays information about installed <acronym>OpenGL</acronym> implementation. | 769 | <!--****************************************--> | ||
724 | OpenGL (for "Open Graphics Library") is a cross-platform, | | |||
725 | hardware independent interface for 3D graphics. </para> | | |||
726 | 770 | | |||
727 | <para><acronym>GLX</acronym> is the binding for OpenGL to X Window system.</para> | 771 | <sect2 id="wayland"> | ||
772 | <title>Wayland Information Module</title> | ||||
728 | 773 | | |||
729 | <para> <acronym>DRI</acronym> (Direct Rendering Infrastucture) provides hardware acceleration for OpenGL. | 774 | <para>This screen is useful for getting specific information about your | ||
730 | You must have a videocard with 3D accelerator and properly installed driver for this.</para> | 775 | <ulink url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayland_(display_server_protocol)">Wayland Compositor</ulink>.</para> | ||
731 | <para> </para> | | |||
732 | 776 | | |||
733 | <para>Read more at the official OpenGL site <ulink url="http://www.opengl.org">http://www.opengl.org</ulink> </para> | 777 | </sect2> | ||
734 | </sect1> | | |||
735 | 778 | | |||
736 | <!--****************************************--> | 779 | <!--****************************************--> | ||
737 | 780 | | |||
738 | <sect1 id="xserver"> | 781 | <sect2 id="xserver"> | ||
739 | <title>X Server Information Module</title> | 782 | <title>X Server Information Module</title> | ||
740 | 783 | | |||
741 | <para>This screen is useful for getting specific information about your | 784 | <para>This screen is useful for getting specific information about your | ||
742 | X server and the current session of X.</para> | 785 | X Server and the current session of X.</para> | ||
743 | 786 | | |||
744 | <para>When you open this module, you are presented with some | 787 | </sect2> | ||
745 | information. The left hand side of the window is organized into a | | |||
746 | tree. Some of the elements have a plus sign in front of the label. | | |||
747 | Clicking this sign opens a <quote>submenu</quote> related to the | | |||
748 | label. Clicking on a minus sign in front of a label hides the | | |||
749 | submenu.</para> | | |||
750 | 788 | | |||
751 | <para>The right hand side of the window contains the individual | 789 | <!--****************************************--> | ||
752 | values for each of the parameters on the left.</para> | | |||
753 | 790 | | |||
754 | <para>The information presented will vary depending on your | 791 | <sect2 id="opengl"> | ||
755 | setup.</para> | 792 | <title>OpenGL Information Module</title> | ||
756 | 793 | | |||
757 | <note><para>Some setups may not be able to determine some or all of the | 794 | <para>This page displays information about installed <acronym>OpenGL</acronym> implementation. | ||
758 | parameters.</para></note> | 795 | OpenGL (for "Open Graphics Library") is a cross-platform, | ||
796 | hardware independent interface for 3D graphics. </para> | ||||
759 | 797 | | |||
760 | <para>You can not change any values from this menu. It is for | 798 | <para><acronym>GLX</acronym> is the binding for OpenGL to X Window system.</para> | ||
761 | information only.</para> | | |||
762 | </sect1> | | |||
763 | 799 | | |||
764 | <!--****************************************--> | 800 | <para> <acronym>DRI</acronym> (Direct Rendering Infrastucture) provides hardware acceleration for OpenGL. | ||
801 | You must have a videocard with 3D accelerator and properly installed driver for this.</para> | ||||
802 | <para> </para> | ||||
765 | 803 | | |||
766 | <!-- Wayland missing --> | 804 | <para>Read more at the official OpenGL site <ulink url="https://www.opengl.org">OpenGL</ulink> </para> | ||
805 | </sect2> | ||||
806 | | ||||
807 | </sect1> | ||||
767 | 808 | | |||
768 | </chapter> | 809 | </chapter> | ||
769 | 810 | | |||
770 | <chapter id="credits"> | 811 | <chapter id="credits"> | ||
771 | <title>Credits and License</title> | 812 | <title>Credits and License</title> | ||
772 | 813 | | |||
773 | <para>&infocenter;</para> | 814 | <para>&infocenter;</para> | ||
774 | <para>Program copyright 1997-2001 The &infocenter; Developers</para> | 815 | <para>Program copyright 1997-2001 The &infocenter; Developers</para> | ||
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