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<title>Soundcard Information</title>
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<author>&Matthias.Hoelzer-Kluepfel;</author>
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<author>&Helge.Deller;</author>
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<author>&Duncan.Haldane;</author>
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<author>&Mike.McBride;</author>
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<date>2002-02-12</date>
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<releaseinfo>3.00.00</releaseinfo>
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<keyword>KDE</keyword>
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<keyword>KControl</keyword>
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<keyword>soundcard</keyword>
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<keyword>system information</keyword>
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<sect1 id="soundinfo">
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<title>Soundcard Information</title>
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<para>This page displays information about any soundcards installed in the
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<note><para>The exact information displayed is system-dependent. On some
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systems, soundcard information cannot be displayed yet.</para></note>
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<para>On &Linux;, this information is read either from <filename
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class="devicefile">/dev/sndstat</filename>, if present, or from
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<filename class="devicefile">/proc/sound</filename>, which is only
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available if the <filename class="directory">/proc</filename>
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pseudo-filesystem is compiled into the (2.1.x or later) kernel.</para>
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