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Sample code for allocating an amount of dictionary space
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HW71: Discusses the allocation and the setting of memory for Dictionary space in Open Firmware.
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Mac OS X Server |
1999-10-11 |
What are configuration variables in Open Firmware?
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HW38: Defines the configuration variables in Open Firmware.
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Mac OS X Server |
1999-02-15 |
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What is the "dump" word and how do I use it?
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HW68: Describes the function of the Open Firmware word "dump" and how it can be used.
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Mac OS X Server |
1999-10-11 |
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What numeric base is the default for the Open Firmware user interface?
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HW65: Describes how the default numeric base used by the Open Firmware user interface is hexadecimal.
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Mac OS X Server |
1999-10-11 |
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Why did the name of the PCI bridge change?
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HW59: Explains the name change of the PCI bridge to the generic name "pci" in Open Firmware.
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Mac OS X Server |
1999-03-29 |
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Adding dependencies with kmodload
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QA1097: Illustrates how to specify dependencies when using kmodload.
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Mass Storage Devices |
2001-12-05 |
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ANSI SCSI Standards
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Deprecated - DV03: Describes past Macintosh systems that did not fully support the ANSI SCSI-1 standard.
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Mass Storage Devices |
1995-07-01 |
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Are interrupts enabled while Open Firmware is running?
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HW44: Explains that interrupts are disabled when Open Firmware is running.
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Mass Storage Devices |
1999-02-15 |
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Booting after invoking the Open Firmware user interface
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HW48: Tells how to boot a system after entering the Open Firmware user interface.
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Mass Storage Devices |
1999-02-15 |
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Detecting a CD-ROM
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DV18: Demonstrates CD-ROM drive detection.
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Mass Storage Devices |
1997-01-31 |
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Determining Open Firmware configuration variables
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HW56: Discusses how to determine the Open Firmware variables on a system.
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Mass Storage Devices |
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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Mass Storage Devices |
2001-12-05 |
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Ejecting the Volume on Which Your Program Resides
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FL09: Suggests different solutions regarding ejecting a disk on which an application resides.
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Mass Storage Devices |
1998-07-06 |
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Expansion ROM device properties
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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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Mass Storage Devices |
1999-03-29 |
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Generating an NMI Without a Programmer's Switch
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QA1264: Explains how to generate a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) on CPUs without programmer's switches.
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Mass Storage Devices |
2004-04-26 |
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Getting started with Forth
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HW53: Describes where FCode driver developers can get information about the Forth programming language.
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Mass Storage Devices |
1999-03-29 |
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Installing an I/O Kit KEXT Without Rebooting
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QA1319: Describes the state of the art of installing I/O Kit kernel extensions (KEXTs) without requiring a restart.
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Mass Storage Devices |
2003-10-28 |
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IODeviceTree & the IORegistry
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QA1120: Describes the IODeviceTree plane in the Mac OS X IORegistry.
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Mass Storage Devices |
2002-02-13 |
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IOKit Framework Headers
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QA1107: Describes the differences between the headers in IOKit.framework and the I/O Kit headers in Kernel.framework.
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Mass Storage Devices |
2002-01-15 |
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Is the Open Firmware device tree object oriented?
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HW80: Discusses the object-oriented attributes of the Open Firmware device tree.
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Mass Storage Devices |
1999-11-15 |
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Legacy Devices
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HW84: Discusses why legacy devices with hard-wired I/O addresses may not work properly with Open Firmware.
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Mass Storage Devices |
2000-03-20 |
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Open Firmware and the devalias node
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HW95: Describes why the contents of the Open Firmware devalias node varies between Macintosh models.
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Mass Storage Devices |
2000-09-05 |
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The "packages" node in the device tree
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HW90: Describes the "packages" node in the Open Firmware device tree.
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Mass Storage Devices |
2000-09-05 |
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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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Mass Storage Devices |
1995-07-15 |
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Retain Counts of io_object_t Objects in IOKit.framework
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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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Mass Storage Devices |
2002-09-04 |
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Sample code for allocating an amount of dictionary space
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HW71: Discusses the allocation and the setting of memory for Dictionary space in Open Firmware.
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Mass Storage Devices |
1999-10-11 |
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SCSI ID from vRefNum
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DV29: Legacy Mac OS technique for identifying the ID of a SCSI Parallel device containing a specified disk volume.
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Mass Storage Devices |
1997-05-23 |
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A SCSI little secret
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HW81: Details what to expect when accessing the motherboard SCSI bus on the Blue & White G3.
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Mass Storage Devices |
1999-12-20 |
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SCSIAction and IOSCSIUserClient on Mac OS X 10.2
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QA1201: Describes migrating to a new API for SCSI Parallel devices starting with Mac OS X 10.2.
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Mass Storage Devices |
2002-09-13 |
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SDRAM Problems With Self-Powered USB Devices
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HW82: Alerts that non-compliant, self-powered USB devices plugged into a G4, can cause problems with low-voltage-sensitive SDRAM .
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Mass Storage Devices |
2003-08-21 |
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Sending SCSI commands to storage devices
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QA1179: Explains that Mac OS X does not implement SCSI pass-through for many mass storage devices.
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Mass Storage Devices |
2002-08-06 |
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What are configuration variables in Open Firmware?
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HW38: Defines the configuration variables in Open Firmware.
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Mass Storage Devices |
1999-02-15 |
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What are snag keys in Open Firmware?
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HW35: Explains Open Firmware snag keys, including examples of their function.
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Mass Storage Devices |
1999-02-15 |
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What is the "dump" word and how do I use it?
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HW68: Describes the function of the Open Firmware word "dump" and how it can be used.
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Mass Storage Devices |
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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Mass Storage Devices |
1999-10-11 |
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Why did the name of the PCI bridge change?
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HW59: Explains the name change of the PCI bridge to the generic name "pci" in Open Firmware.
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Mass Storage Devices |
1999-03-29 |
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Are interrupts enabled while Open Firmware is running?
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HW44: Explains that interrupts are disabled when Open Firmware is running.
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Music & Audio |
1999-02-15 |
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Available FireWire Isochronous Bandwidth
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QA1356: Discusses attempting to "pre-flight" an isochronous bandwidth allocation request by reading the currently available bandwidth.
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Music & Audio |
2004-07-07 |
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Determining Open Firmware configuration variables
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HW56: Discusses how to determine the Open Firmware variables on a system.
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Music & Audio |
1999-03-29 |
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Expansion ROM device properties
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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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Music & Audio |
1999-03-29 |
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Generating an NMI Without a Programmer's Switch
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QA1264: Explains how to generate a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) on CPUs without programmer's switches.
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Music & Audio |
2004-04-26 |
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Getting started with Forth
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HW53: Describes where FCode driver developers can get information about the Forth programming language.
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Music & Audio |
1999-03-29 |
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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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Music & Audio |
2003-10-28 |
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IODeviceTree & the IORegistry
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QA1120: Describes the IODeviceTree plane in the Mac OS X IORegistry.
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Music & Audio |
2002-02-13 |
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IOKit Framework Headers
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QA1107: Describes the differences between the headers in IOKit.framework and the I/O Kit headers in Kernel.framework.
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Music & Audio |
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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Music & Audio |
1999-11-15 |
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Obtaining the name of an external MIDI Device from a MIDI Endpoint
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QA1374: Get the names of external MIDI Devices from MIDI Endpoints.
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Music & Audio |
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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Music & Audio |
2000-09-05 |
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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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Music & Audio |
1995-07-15 |
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Retain Counts of io_object_t Objects in IOKit.framework
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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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Music & Audio |
2002-09-04 |
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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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Music & Audio |
1999-10-11 |
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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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Music & Audio |
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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Music & Audio |
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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Music & Audio |
1999-10-11 |
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Why did the name of the PCI bridge change?
(HTML)
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HW59: Explains the name change of the PCI bridge to the generic name "pci" in Open Firmware.
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Music & Audio |
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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Networking |
2001-12-05 |
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Are interrupts enabled while Open Firmware is running?
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HW44: Explains that interrupts are disabled when Open Firmware is running.
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Networking |
1999-02-15 |
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Changing the TCP Window Size
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NW47: Describes how to change the TCP window size in Open Transport.
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Networking |
1997-03-14 |
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The "chosen" node in the device tree
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HW88: Describes how to find the "chosen" node in the Open firmware device tree.
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Networking |
2000-09-05 |
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Determining Open Firmware configuration variables
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HW56: Discusses how to determine the Open Firmware variables on a system.
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Networking |
1999-03-29 |
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Discovering all advertised Rendezvous service types
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QA1337: Explains how to discover all Rendezvous service types being advertised on the local network.
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Networking |
2004-06-01 |
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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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Networking |
2001-12-05 |
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Expansion ROM device properties
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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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Networking |
1999-03-29 |
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Generating an NMI Without a Programmer's Switch
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QA1264: Explains how to generate a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) on CPUs without programmer's switches.
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Networking |
2004-04-26 |
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Getting a Packet Trace
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QA1176: Lists tools available for looking at the network packets on the wire.
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Networking |
2004-07-13 |
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Getting started with Forth
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HW53: Describes where FCode driver developers can get information about the Forth programming language.
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Networking |
1999-03-29 |
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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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Networking |
2003-10-28 |
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IODeviceTree & the IORegistry
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QA1120: Describes the IODeviceTree plane in the Mac OS X IORegistry.
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Networking |
2002-02-13 |
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IOKit Framework Headers
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QA1107: Describes the differences between the headers in IOKit.framework and the I/O Kit headers in Kernel.framework.
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Networking |
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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Networking |
1999-11-15 |
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Issues with boot time KEXT loading
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QA1087: Explains how to solve problems with loading KEXTs at boot time.
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Networking |
2004-01-15 |
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Making sense of IOKit error codes
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QA1075: Explains how to interpret I/O Kit error codes.
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Networking |
2002-02-07 |
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OTScheduleDeferredTask When Task Running
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NW52: Describes what happens when you use OTScheduleDefferedTask to schedule a task that is running.
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Networking |
1997-10-13 |
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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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Networking |
2000-09-05 |
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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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Networking |
1995-07-15 |
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Registering a Rendezvous service multiple times
(HTML)
QA1311: Explains why registering the same Rendezvous service twice on the same machine doesn't cause a name conflict.
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Networking |
2003-10-23 |
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Rendezvous enforces the service type format in Panther
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QA1198: Explains why registering a Rendezvous service might fail on Panther.
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Networking |
2004-03-23 |
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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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Networking |
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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Networking |
2004-02-06 |
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T_DATA_REQ vs M_DATA TPI Message Blocks
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NW42: Explains why OT passes data to a TPI module using M_DATA message blocks instead of M_PROTO+T_DATA_REQ.
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Networking |
1996-10-25 |
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TCP/IP Option Sizes
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NW62: Enumerates the TCP/IP options and their sizes for Open Transport.
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Networking |
1999-04-26 |
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What are configuration variables in Open Firmware?
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HW38: Defines the configuration variables in Open Firmware.
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Networking |
1999-02-15 |
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What are snag keys in Open Firmware?
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HW35: Explains Open Firmware snag keys, including examples of their function.
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Networking |
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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Networking |
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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Networking |
1999-10-11 |
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Why did the name of the PCI bridge change?
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HW59: Explains the name change of the PCI bridge to the generic name "pci" in Open Firmware.
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Networking |
1999-03-29 |
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The "/aliases" node in the device tree
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HW89: Describes the aliases node in the Open Firmware device tree.
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Open Firmware |
2000-09-05 |
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The AAPL, slot-name property and PCI
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HW61: Discusses the use of the AAPL,slot name property for PCI
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Open Firmware |
1999-04-19 |
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ANSI SCSI Standards
(HTML)
Deprecated - DV03: Describes past Macintosh systems that did not fully support the ANSI SCSI-1 standard.
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Open Firmware |
1995-07-01 |
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Are the Name Registry device tree nodes unique?
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Deprecated - HW64: Discusses whether Name Registry nodes copied from the Open Firmware device tree are unique.
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Open Firmware |
1999-10-11 |
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Can you explain the words "begin" and "again"?
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HW70: Explains the Forth looping words "begin" and "again" and how to escape such a loop.
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Open Firmware |
1999-10-11 |
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Changing the configuration variable in Open Firmware
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HW40: Tells how to change the configuration variable in Open Firmware.
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Open Firmware |
1999-02-15 |
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Converting a numeric string to a number under Forth
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HW52: Demonstrates numeric string conversion in Forth.
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Open Firmware |
1999-03-29 |
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DDR SDRAM ICs for PowerBooks and iBooks that use Memory bus slewing
(HTML)
QA1344: Specifies DDR SDRAM IC optimization for PowerBooks and iBooks that use Memory bus slewing.
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Open Firmware |
2004-03-18 |
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Determining Open Firmware version
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HW100: Demonstrates how to find out the version of Open Firmware on your Macintosh.
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Open Firmware |
2000-10-06 |
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Difference between an Open Firmware word and method
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HW46: Describes the differences between an Open Firmware word and an Open Firmware method.
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Open Firmware |
1999-02-15 |
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Disabling a Processor on a Multiprocessor System
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QA1141: Describes how to disable a processor on a multiprocessor system for testing purposes.
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Open Firmware |
2002-05-22 |
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FCode & OS X
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QA1106: Provides useful tips for Open Firmware debugging on on machines introduced in 2001 or later.
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Open Firmware |
2002-01-15 |
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IODeviceTree & the IORegistry
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QA1120: Describes the IODeviceTree plane in the Mac OS X IORegistry.
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Open Firmware |
2002-02-13 |
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Locating the 1275-1994 Standard Document
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HW85: Alerts that the Open Firmware (IEEE 1275-1994) document can't be found at the IEEE Standards Association site.
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Open Firmware |
2000-07-17 |
