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The Open Firmware Process

This part of Native Drivers for Power Macintosh Computers describes the Open Firmware process and tells you how it works with Power Macintosh computers running the Mac OS. It contains three chapters:

• Introduction to the NewWorld Architecture describes how the NewWorld Architecture works from an organizational and execution flow standpoint, and describes differences from older architectures.
• Startup and System Configuration describes how PCI-compatible Macintosh computers recognize and configure peripheral devices.
• PCI Open Firmware Drivers discusses the general technical requirements for Open Firmware drivers for PCI devices--drivers that are used with the Open Firmware startup process.

Part 4 of this book covers native device drivers that support the PCI-bus compatible Power Macintosh architecture. Part 4 begins here.

PCI Open Firmware Drivers discusses Open Firmware drivers, which control PCI and boot devices during the Open Firmware start-up process.