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Allocating and sharing memory with user space from an I/O Kit driver
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QA1197: Describes the preferred technique for allocating and sharing buffers in an I/O Kit kernel driver.
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2008-10-13
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ATA Interface Modules
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TN1192: Describes how to write device drivers for ATA host bus controllers, ie. ATA Interface Module.
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1999-12-01
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Building Universal I/O Kit Drivers
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TN2163: How to build a universal I/O Kit kernel driver while avoiding common pitfalls.
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Technical Notes |
2008-08-18
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CD-ROM Driver Calls
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Deprecated - DV22: Discusses public interface to Apple CD-ROM driver and supersedes information in AppleCD SC Developer's Guide.
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Technical Notes |
2000-08-14
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Detecting a CD-ROM
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DV18: Demonstrates CD-ROM drive detection.
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Technical Q&As |
1997-01-31
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Disk Arbitration Framework Reference
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Describes Disc Arbitration API, which includes information on mount/unmount notification and dissent.
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2008-04-08
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The dreaded "incompatible flag -framework" error
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QA1096: Explains how to eliminate the incompatible flag -framework error in Project Builder.
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Technical Q&As |
2001-12-05
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ExpressCard Prevents System Sleep
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QA1517: Describes how some ExpressCard cards can prevent system sleep and how to fix the problem.
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Technical Q&As |
2007-02-28
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Generating a Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI)
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QA1264: Explains how to generate a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) on modern Macintosh systems.
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Technical Q&As |
2008-10-13
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Getting a List of Drivers & LUNs (logical unit numbers)
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Deprecated - DV04: Describes a legacy Mac OS technique for obtaining a list of SCSI Parallel drivers, devices, and LUNs.
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Technical Q&As |
1995-07-01
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I/O Kit Framework Reference
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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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2009-03-04
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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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2003-10-28
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IODeviceTree and the I/O Registry
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QA1120: Describes the IODeviceTree plane in the Mac OS X I/O Registry.
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Technical Q&As |
2008-09-18
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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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2002-01-15
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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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Technical Q&As |
2004-01-15
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Kernel Framework Reference
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Describes the APIs and classes (including I/O Kit families) that support kernel-resident device drivers.
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Reference |
2009-01-06
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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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Technical Q&As |
2000-03-20
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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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Technical Q&As |
2002-02-07
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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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Technical Q&As |
2006-02-22
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Power Management; Policy Maker vs. Power Controller
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QA1121: Describes the differences between a Power Management Policy Maker and a Power Management Power Controller.
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2002-02-13
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SimpleUserClient
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Shows how to create a user client for an I/O Kit kernel driver.
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2008-08-27
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SMARTQuery
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Demonstration of how to access and use S.M.A.R.T. disk monitoring functionality
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2007-05-30
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Understanding and Debugging Kernel Panics
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TN2063: Addresses kernel panics: what they are and how to debug the code that caused the panic.
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Technical Notes |
2008-08-14
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