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IODeviceTree and the I/O Registry
(HTML)
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QA1120: Describes the IODeviceTree plane in the Mac OS X I/O Registry.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
2008-09-18
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IOKit Framework Headers
(HTML)
()
QA1107: Describes the differences between the headers in IOKit.framework and the I/O Kit headers in Kernel.framework.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
2002-01-15
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Is the Open Firmware device tree object oriented?
(HTML)
HW80: Discusses the object-oriented attributes of the Open Firmware device tree.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
1999-11-15
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Kernel Framework Reference
(HTML)
Describes the APIs and classes (including I/O Kit families) that support kernel-resident device drivers.
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Audio |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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New Sound Input Driver Features
(HTML)
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Deprecated - TN1124: Describes the visible features and changes, in Mac OS 8.1, for PCI sound input drivers.
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Audio |
Technical Notes |
1998-04-01
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Obtaining the name of an external MIDI Device from a MIDI Endpoint
(HTML)
QA1374: Get the names of external MIDI Devices from MIDI Endpoints.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
2004-12-01
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The "packages" node in the device tree
(HTML)
HW90: Describes the "packages" node in the Open Firmware device tree.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
2006-02-22
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PCI Type 1 Cycles
(HTML)
HW26: Describes the circumstances when the PowerMac generates a Configuration Type 1 command.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
1995-07-15
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Power Management; Policy Maker vs. Power Controller
(HTML)
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QA1121: Describes the differences between a Power Management Policy Maker and a Power Management Power Controller.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
2002-02-13
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Retain Counts of io_object_t Objects in IOKit.framework
(HTML)
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QA1195: Distinguishes between the retain counts of an I/O Kit kernel object and its io_object_t user space proxy.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
2008-09-24
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Sample code for allocating an amount of dictionary space
(HTML)
HW71: Discusses the allocation and the setting of memory for Dictionary space in Open Firmware.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
1999-10-11
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SampleUSBAudioPlugin
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
USB audio plugin that performs a lowpass filtering operation on audio streamed through an audio USB Device.
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Audio |
Sample Code |
2005-03-07
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SimplePlayThru
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Use the HAL's Audio Output Unit (AUHAL) for device input and output on a single device (play-thru)
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Audio |
Sample Code |
2006-10-25
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SimpleUserClient
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to create a user client for an I/O Kit kernel driver.
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Audio |
Sample Code |
2008-08-27
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Understanding and Debugging Kernel Panics
(HTML)
()
TN2063: Addresses kernel panics: what they are and how to debug the code that caused the panic.
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Audio |
Technical Notes |
2008-08-14
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USBPrivateDataSample
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates notifications when a USB device is hotplugged and associating arbitrary data with each device.
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Audio |
Sample Code |
2006-10-16
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Using AudioDeviceRead in Mac OS 10.4
(HTML)
TN2113: How to use AudioBufferLists with AudioDeviceRead in Tiger and beyond.
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Audio |
Technical Notes |
2006-11-29
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What are configuration variables in Open Firmware?
(HTML)
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HW38: Defines the configuration variables in Open Firmware.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
1999-02-15
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What is the "dump" word and how do I use it?
(HTML)
HW68: Describes the function of the Open Firmware word "dump" and how it can be used.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
1999-10-11
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What numeric base is the default for the Open Firmware user interface?
(HTML)
HW65: Describes how the default numeric base used by the Open Firmware user interface is hexadecimal.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
1999-10-11
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Why did the name of the PCI bridge change?
(HTML)
()
HW59: Explains the name change of the PCI bridge to the generic name "pci" in Open Firmware.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
1999-03-29
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Adding dependencies with kmodload
(HTML)
QA1097: Illustrates how to specify dependencies when using kmodload.
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Bluetooth |
Technical Q&As |
2001-12-05
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Allocating and sharing memory with user space from an I/O Kit driver
(HTML)
()
QA1197: Describes the preferred technique for allocating and sharing buffers in an I/O Kit kernel driver.
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Bluetooth |
Technical Q&As |
2008-10-13
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Are interrupts enabled while Open Firmware is running?
(HTML)
()
HW44: Explains that interrupts are disabled when Open Firmware is running.
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Bluetooth |
Technical Q&As |
1999-02-15
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Bluetooth Developer Note
(HTML)
Provides an overview of Bluetooth technology and describes its implementation in Mac computers.
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Bluetooth |
Guides |
2008-04-28
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Bluetooth Device Access Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to develop applications that access Bluetooth-enabled devices.
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Bluetooth |
Guides |
2007-12-11
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Bluetooth Framework Reference
(HTML)
Describes the C and Objective-C APIs that support user-space access to Bluetooth devices.
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Bluetooth |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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Bluetooth Radio Power Class for Apple Systems
(HTML)
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QA1278: Notes Preferred Bluetooth Transmitter Characteristics for products designed for Apple Systems.
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Bluetooth |
Technical Q&As |
2003-08-06
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Bluetooth User Interface Framework Reference
(HTML)
Describes the C and Objective-C APIs that provide a consistent user interface to Bluetooth services.
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Bluetooth |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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Determining Open Firmware configuration variables
(HTML)
()
HW56: Discusses how to determine the Open Firmware variables on a system.
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Bluetooth |
Technical Q&As |
1999-03-29
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Expansion ROM device properties
(HTML)
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HW50: Describes the Open Firmware properties that should be included in a boot device's expansion ROM.
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Bluetooth |
Technical Q&As |
1999-03-29
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Generating a Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI)
(HTML)
()
QA1264: Explains how to generate a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) on modern Macintosh systems.
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Bluetooth |
Technical Q&As |
2008-10-13
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Installing an I/O Kit KEXT Without Rebooting
(HTML)
QA1319: Describes the state of the art of installing I/O Kit kernel extensions (KEXTs) without requiring a restart.
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Bluetooth |
Technical Q&As |
2003-10-28
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IODeviceTree and the I/O Registry
(HTML)
()
QA1120: Describes the IODeviceTree plane in the Mac OS X I/O Registry.
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Bluetooth |
Technical Q&As |
2008-09-18
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IOKit Framework Headers
(HTML)
()
QA1107: Describes the differences between the headers in IOKit.framework and the I/O Kit headers in Kernel.framework.
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Bluetooth |
Technical Q&As |
2002-01-15
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Is the Open Firmware device tree object oriented?
(HTML)
HW80: Discusses the object-oriented attributes of the Open Firmware device tree.
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Bluetooth |
Technical Q&As |
1999-11-15
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Issues with boot time KEXT loading
(HTML)
()
QA1087: Explains how to solve problems with loading KEXTs at boot time.
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Bluetooth |
Technical Q&As |
2004-01-15
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Making sense of IOKit error codes
(HTML)
()
QA1075: Explains how to interpret I/O Kit error codes.
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Bluetooth |
Technical Q&As |
2002-02-07
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The "packages" node in the device tree
(HTML)
HW90: Describes the "packages" node in the Open Firmware device tree.
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Bluetooth |
Technical Q&As |
2006-02-22
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PCI Type 1 Cycles
(HTML)
HW26: Describes the circumstances when the PowerMac generates a Configuration Type 1 command.
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Bluetooth |
Technical Q&As |
1995-07-15
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Power Management; Policy Maker vs. Power Controller
(HTML)
()
QA1121: Describes the differences between a Power Management Policy Maker and a Power Management Power Controller.
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Bluetooth |
Technical Q&As |
2002-02-13
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Sample code for allocating an amount of dictionary space
(HTML)
HW71: Discusses the allocation and the setting of memory for Dictionary space in Open Firmware.
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Bluetooth |
Technical Q&As |
1999-10-11
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What is the "dump" word and how do I use it?
(HTML)
HW68: Describes the function of the Open Firmware word "dump" and how it can be used.
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Bluetooth |
Technical Q&As |
1999-10-11
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What numeric base is the default for the Open Firmware user interface?
(HTML)
HW65: Describes how the default numeric base used by the Open Firmware user interface is hexadecimal.
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Bluetooth |
Technical Q&As |
1999-10-11
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Why did the name of the PCI bridge change?
(HTML)
()
HW59: Explains the name change of the PCI bridge to the generic name "pci" in Open Firmware.
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Bluetooth |
Technical Q&As |
1999-03-29
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Are interrupts enabled while Open Firmware is running?
(HTML)
()
HW44: Explains that interrupts are disabled when Open Firmware is running.
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Bonjour |
Technical Q&As |
1999-02-15
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Bonjour enforces the service type format in Panther
(HTML)
QA1198: Explains why registering a Bonjour service might fail on Panther.
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Bonjour |
Technical Q&As |
2004-03-23
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Bonjour service types used in Mac OS X
(HTML)
QA1312: Provides a list of common Bonjour service types used in Mac OS X.
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Bonjour |
Technical Q&As |
2004-07-14
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Bonjour TXT record rate limiting in Panther
(HTML)
QA1293: Explains how mDNSResponder implements TXT record rate limiting in Panther.
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Bonjour |
Technical Q&As |
2003-10-23
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Clearing mDNSResponder's cached records
(HTML)
QA1310: Clearing the Bonjour service cache (mDNSResponder's cached records) for testing purposes.
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Bonjour |
Technical Q&As |
2004-02-11
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Determining Open Firmware configuration variables
(HTML)
()
HW56: Discusses how to determine the Open Firmware variables on a system.
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Bonjour |
Technical Q&As |
1999-03-29
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Discovering all advertised Bonjour service types
(HTML)
QA1337: Explains how to discover all Bonjour service types being advertised on the local network.
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Bonjour |
Technical Q&As |
2004-06-01
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DNS Service Discovery Java Reference
(HTML)
Describes DNS Service Discovery API features of ZeroConf networking for Java on Mac OS X in Javadoc format.
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Bonjour |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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Expansion ROM device properties
(HTML)
()
HW50: Describes the Open Firmware properties that should be included in a boot device's expansion ROM.
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Bonjour |
Technical Q&As |
1999-03-29
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Generating a Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI)
(HTML)
()
QA1264: Explains how to generate a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) on modern Macintosh systems.
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Bonjour |
Technical Q&As |
2008-10-13
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Getting a Packet Trace
(HTML)
()
QA1176: Lists tools available for looking at the network packets on the wire.
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Bonjour |
Technical Q&As |
2008-06-03
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Is the Open Firmware device tree object oriented?
(HTML)
HW80: Discusses the object-oriented attributes of the Open Firmware device tree.
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Bonjour |
Technical Q&As |
1999-11-15
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Leopard Technology Series for Developers: OS Foundations
(HTML)
Leopard Overview article on system-level updates.
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Bonjour |
Articles |
2007-09-04
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Mixing link-local IP addresses and routable IP addresses
(HTML)
QA1357: Explains how to enable communication between devices with link-local addresses and devices with routable addresses.
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Bonjour |
Technical Q&As |
2005-07-06
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The "packages" node in the device tree
(HTML)
HW90: Describes the "packages" node in the Open Firmware device tree.
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Bonjour |
Technical Q&As |
2006-02-22
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Registering a Bonjour service multiple times
(HTML)
QA1311: Explains why registering the same Bonjour service twice on the same machine doesn't cause a name conflict.
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Bonjour |
Technical Q&As |
2003-10-23
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Sample code for allocating an amount of dictionary space
(HTML)
HW71: Discusses the allocation and the setting of memory for Dictionary space in Open Firmware.
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Bonjour |
Technical Q&As |
1999-10-11
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The state of mDNSResponder
(HTML)
QA1339: Explains how to obtain information regarding the internal state of mDNSResponder.
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Bonjour |
Technical Q&As |
2006-10-03
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What is the "dump" word and how do I use it?
(HTML)
HW68: Describes the function of the Open Firmware word "dump" and how it can be used.
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Bonjour |
Technical Q&As |
1999-10-11
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What numeric base is the default for the Open Firmware user interface?
(HTML)
HW65: Describes how the default numeric base used by the Open Firmware user interface is hexadecimal.
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Bonjour |
Technical Q&As |
1999-10-11
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Why did the name of the PCI bridge change?
(HTML)
()
HW59: Explains the name change of the PCI bridge to the generic name "pci" in Open Firmware.
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Bonjour |
Technical Q&As |
1999-03-29
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Adding dependencies with kmodload
(HTML)
QA1097: Illustrates how to specify dependencies when using kmodload.
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Ethernet |
Technical Q&As |
2001-12-05
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Allocating and sharing memory with user space from an I/O Kit driver
(HTML)
()
QA1197: Describes the preferred technique for allocating and sharing buffers in an I/O Kit kernel driver.
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Ethernet |
Technical Q&As |
2008-10-13
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Are interrupts enabled while Open Firmware is running?
(HTML)
()
HW44: Explains that interrupts are disabled when Open Firmware is running.
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Ethernet |
Technical Q&As |
1999-02-15
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BSDLLCTest
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Program sample demonstrates how to send and receive raw LLC Ethernet packets.
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Ethernet |
Sample Code |
2003-06-12
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Building Universal I/O Kit Drivers
(HTML)
TN2163: How to build a universal I/O Kit kernel driver while avoiding common pitfalls.
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Ethernet |
Technical Notes |
2008-08-18
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Changing the TCP Window Size
(HTML)
NW47: Describes how to change the TCP window size in Open Transport.
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Ethernet |
Technical Q&As |
1997-03-14
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The "chosen" node in the device tree
(HTML)
HW88: Describes how to find the "chosen" node in the Open firmware device tree.
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Ethernet |
Technical Q&As |
2000-09-05
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Determining Open Firmware configuration variables
(HTML)
()
HW56: Discusses how to determine the Open Firmware variables on a system.
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Ethernet |
Technical Q&As |
1999-03-29
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The dreaded "incompatible flag -framework" error
(HTML)
QA1096: Explains how to eliminate the incompatible flag -framework error in Project Builder.
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Ethernet |
Technical Q&As |
2001-12-05
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Ethernet Developer Note
(HTML)
Provides an overview of Ethernet technology and describes its implementation in Mac computers.
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Ethernet |
Guides |
2008-04-28
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Expansion ROM device properties
(HTML)
()
HW50: Describes the Open Firmware properties that should be included in a boot device's expansion ROM.
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Ethernet |
Technical Q&As |
1999-03-29
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ExpressCard Prevents System Sleep
(HTML)
QA1517: Describes how some ExpressCard cards can prevent system sleep and how to fix the problem.
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Ethernet |
Technical Q&As |
2007-02-28
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Generating a Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI)
(HTML)
()
QA1264: Explains how to generate a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) on modern Macintosh systems.
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Ethernet |
Technical Q&As |
2008-10-13
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GetHWEthernetAddr
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Deprecated - Shows how to obtain the hardware Ethernet address of a machine.
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Ethernet |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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GetMACAddressSample
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to retrieve the MAC address for each Ethernet interface from the Mac OS X I/O Registry.
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Ethernet |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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GetPrimaryMACAddress
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates retrieving the MAC address of the built-in Ethernet controller. Useful for uniquely identifying a Macintosh system.
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Ethernet |
Sample Code |
2005-10-27
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I/O Kit Framework Reference
(HTML)
Describes the I/O Kit classes that support non-kernel access to I/O Kit objects through the device-interface mechanism.
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Ethernet |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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Installing an I/O Kit KEXT Without Rebooting
(HTML)
QA1319: Describes the state of the art of installing I/O Kit kernel extensions (KEXTs) without requiring a restart.
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Ethernet |
Technical Q&As |
2003-10-28
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IODeviceTree and the I/O Registry
(HTML)
()
QA1120: Describes the IODeviceTree plane in the Mac OS X I/O Registry.
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Ethernet |
Technical Q&As |
2008-09-18
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IOKit Framework Headers
(HTML)
()
QA1107: Describes the differences between the headers in IOKit.framework and the I/O Kit headers in Kernel.framework.
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Ethernet |
Technical Q&As |
2002-01-15
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Is the Open Firmware device tree object oriented?
(HTML)
HW80: Discusses the object-oriented attributes of the Open Firmware device tree.
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Ethernet |
Technical Q&As |
1999-11-15
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Issues with boot time KEXT loading
(HTML)
()
QA1087: Explains how to solve problems with loading KEXTs at boot time.
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Ethernet |
Technical Q&As |
2004-01-15
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Kernel Framework Reference
(HTML)
Describes the APIs and classes (including I/O Kit families) that support kernel-resident device drivers.
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Ethernet |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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Making sense of IOKit error codes
(HTML)
()
QA1075: Explains how to interpret I/O Kit error codes.
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Ethernet |
Technical Q&As |
2002-02-07
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The "packages" node in the device tree
(HTML)
HW90: Describes the "packages" node in the Open Firmware device tree.
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Ethernet |
Technical Q&As |
2006-02-22
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PCI Type 1 Cycles
(HTML)
HW26: Describes the circumstances when the PowerMac generates a Configuration Type 1 command.
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Ethernet |
Technical Q&As |
1995-07-15
|
|
Power Management; Policy Maker vs. Power Controller
(HTML)
()
QA1121: Describes the differences between a Power Management Policy Maker and a Power Management Power Controller.
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Ethernet |
Technical Q&As |
2002-02-13
|
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Sample code for allocating an amount of dictionary space
(HTML)
HW71: Discusses the allocation and the setting of memory for Dictionary space in Open Firmware.
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Ethernet |
Technical Q&As |
1999-10-11
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Understanding and Debugging Kernel Panics
(HTML)
()
TN2063: Addresses kernel panics: what they are and how to debug the code that caused the panic.
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Ethernet |
Technical Notes |
2008-08-14
|
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What are configuration variables in Open Firmware?
(HTML)
()
HW38: Defines the configuration variables in Open Firmware.
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Ethernet |
Technical Q&As |
1999-02-15
|
|
What is the "dump" word and how do I use it?
(HTML)
HW68: Describes the function of the Open Firmware word "dump" and how it can be used.
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Ethernet |
Technical Q&As |
1999-10-11
|
|
What numeric base is the default for the Open Firmware user interface?
(HTML)
HW65: Describes how the default numeric base used by the Open Firmware user interface is hexadecimal.
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Ethernet |
Technical Q&As |
1999-10-11
|
|
Why did the name of the PCI bridge change?
(HTML)
()
HW59: Explains the name change of the PCI bridge to the generic name "pci" in Open Firmware.
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Ethernet |
Technical Q&As |
1999-03-29
|
|
Allocating and sharing memory with user space from an I/O Kit driver
(HTML)
()
QA1197: Describes the preferred technique for allocating and sharing buffers in an I/O Kit kernel driver.
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Fibre Channel |
Technical Q&As |
2008-10-13
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