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PowerMac G4
(HTML)
(PDF)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the PowerMac G4 introduced in January 2003.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2008-02-20
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PrepareMemoryForIO in the NewWorld
(HTML)
DV33: Explains the correct use of PrepareMemoryForIO on DMA buffers when writing a device driver for DMA software.
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Apple Hardware |
Technical Q&As |
1998-12-07
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Programmatically causing restart, shutdown and/or logout
(HTML)
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QA1134: Describes how to programmatically cause restart, shutdown, sleep or logout.
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Apple Hardware |
Technical Q&As |
2008-09-24
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RAM Expansion Developer Note
(HTML)
Details requirements of RAM modules for use in Mac computers.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2008-04-28
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Reducing the size of Physical Memory in Open Firmware
(HTML)
QA1099: Describes how to configure the Power Macintosh so less memory is recognized than is actually present.
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Apple Hardware |
Technical Q&As |
2001-12-20
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Resetting NVRAM to factory defaults
(HTML)
QA1103: Describes what happens when you boot holding the Command-Option-P-R keys.
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Apple Hardware |
Technical Q&As |
2001-12-21
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A SCSI little secret
(HTML)
HW81: Details what to expect when accessing the motherboard SCSI bus on the Blue & White G3.
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Apple Hardware |
Technical Q&As |
1999-12-20
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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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Apple Hardware |
Technical Q&As |
2003-08-21
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SDRAM, CAS Latency for the
(HTML)
QA1071: Describes the supported CAS Latency values for the "QuickSilver", PowerMac G4 CPUs.
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Apple Hardware |
Technical Q&As |
2001-09-13
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Sleep vs. Doze on Mac OS X
(HTML)
QA1309: Discusses and demonstrates sleep versus doze detection on Machintosh Mac OS X
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Apple Hardware |
Technical Q&As |
2003-10-09
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SMARTQuery
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstration of how to access and use S.M.A.R.T. disk monitoring functionality
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Apple Hardware |
Sample Code |
2007-05-30
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Stopping Forth command scrolls
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HW57: Describes how to limit Forth commands from scrolling off the screen.
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Apple Hardware |
Technical Q&As |
1999-03-29
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Thermal considerations for Mac Pro FB-DIMMs
(HTML)
TN2156: Design considerations and specifications for the AMB and Heat spreader for the Mac Pro
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Apple Hardware |
Technical Notes |
2006-11-10
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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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Apple Hardware |
Technical Q&As |
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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Apple Hardware |
Technical Q&As |
1999-02-15
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What is meant by 1 machine mode vs. 2 machine mode with respect to Open Firmware?
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HW36: Documents 1 machine mode vs. 2 machine mode in Open Firmware.
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Apple Hardware |
Technical Q&As |
1999-02-15
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What is the word "see" and how do I use it to help me find what a word does?
(HTML)
HW72: Explains the function and use of the Open Firmware word "see".
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Apple Hardware |
Technical Q&As |
1999-10-11
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Which Machines Support Driver Services Library and the MP Nanokernel?
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HW63: Lists the systems that do and don't support the Driver Services Library and the MP Nanokernel.
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Apple Hardware |
Technical Q&As |
1999-07-12
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Working with Configuration Variables
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QA1119: Explains how to delete a specific Open Firmware configuration variable without using Command-Option-P-R.
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Apple Hardware |
Technical Q&As |
2002-02-13
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Xserve Developer Note
(HTML)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 4-core and 8-core Xserve introduced in January 2008.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2008-02-08
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Xserve Developer Note
(HTML)
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2007-01-12
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Xserve G5 Developer Note
(HTML)
(PDF)
Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the Xserve G5 computer introduced in January 2005.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2008-02-21
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Xserve G5 PCI Hardware RAID Card
(PDF)
Explains how to install the card in an Xserve G5 and how to set up a RAID volume.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2005-01-03
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Xserve G5 Quick Start
(PDF)
Explains where to find information for installing, setting up, using, and monitoring Xserve G5 systems.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2005-01-03
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Xserve G5 Using the Hardware RAID PCI Card
(PDF)
Explains how to use the software provided with the Hardware RAID PCI Card to configure and manage RAID operations.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2005-01-03
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Xserve G5 Using Xserve Remote Diagnostics
(PDF)
Explains how to use the Xserve Remote Diagnostics tool to test server hardware.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2005-01-03
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Xserve RAID User's Guide
(PDF)
Explains how to install the Xserve RAID system, connect it to a host system, and configure RAID storage.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2005-01-03
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Xserve User's Guide
(PDF)
Explains how to install, operate, and update Xserve systems. Includes expansion and hardware specifications.
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Apple Hardware |
Guides |
2008-06-09
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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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ATA |
Technical Q&As |
2008-10-13
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ATA Interface Modules
(HTML)
TN1192: Describes how to write device drivers for ATA host bus controllers, ie. ATA Interface Module.
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ATA |
Technical Notes |
1999-12-01
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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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ATA |
Technical Notes |
2008-08-18
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CD-ROM Driver Calls
(HTML)
Deprecated - DV22: Discusses public interface to Apple CD-ROM driver and supersedes information in AppleCD SC Developer's Guide.
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ATA |
Technical Notes |
2000-08-14
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Detecting a CD-ROM
(HTML)
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DV18: Demonstrates CD-ROM drive detection.
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ATA |
Technical Q&As |
1997-01-31
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Disk Arbitration Framework Reference
(HTML)
Describes Disc Arbitration API, which includes information on mount/unmount notification and dissent.
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ATA |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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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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ATA |
Technical Q&As |
2001-12-05
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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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ATA |
Technical Q&As |
2007-02-28
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Generating a Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI)
(HTML)
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QA1264: Explains how to generate a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) on modern Macintosh systems.
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ATA |
Technical Q&As |
2008-10-13
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Getting a List of Drivers & LUNs (logical unit numbers)
(HTML)
Deprecated - DV04: Describes a legacy Mac OS technique for obtaining a list of SCSI Parallel drivers, devices, and LUNs.
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ATA |
Technical Q&As |
1995-07-01
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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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ATA |
Reference |
2009-03-04
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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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ATA |
Technical Q&As |
2003-10-28
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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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ATA |
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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ATA |
Technical Q&As |
2002-01-15
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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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ATA |
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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ATA |
Reference |
2009-01-06
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Legacy Devices
(HTML)
HW84: Discusses why legacy devices with hard-wired I/O addresses may not work properly with Open Firmware.
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ATA |
Technical Q&As |
2000-03-20
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Making sense of IOKit error codes
(HTML)
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QA1075: Explains how to interpret I/O Kit error codes.
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ATA |
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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ATA |
Technical Q&As |
2006-02-22
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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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ATA |
Technical Q&As |
2002-02-13
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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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ATA |
Sample Code |
2008-08-27
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SMARTQuery
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstration of how to access and use S.M.A.R.T. disk monitoring functionality
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ATA |
Sample Code |
2007-05-30
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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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ATA |
Technical Notes |
2008-08-14
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Allocating and sharing memory with user space from an I/O Kit driver
(HTML)
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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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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
2008-10-13
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AppleFWAudio Vendor Specific Override Driver
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
This KEXT allows third-party vendors to customize AppleFWAudio with their own device-specific information.
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Audio |
Sample Code |
2007-06-01
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Are the Name Registry device tree nodes unique?
(HTML)
Deprecated - HW64: Discusses whether Name Registry nodes copied from the Open Firmware device tree are unique.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
1999-10-11
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Audio Developer Note
(HTML)
Describes the analog and digital audio capabilities of Mac computers.
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Audio |
Guides |
2008-04-28
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Audio Device Driver Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to develop kernel-resident drivers for audio devices.
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Audio |
Guides |
2009-03-04
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AudioCDSample
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to discover audio CDs and access the TOC information presented by the CD-DA filesystem.
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Audio |
Sample Code |
2005-10-04
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Available FireWire Isochronous Bandwidth
(HTML)
QA1356: Discusses attempting to "pre-flight" an isochronous bandwidth allocation request by reading the currently available bandwidth.
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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
2004-07-07
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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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Audio |
Technical Notes |
2008-08-18
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Digital CD Audio
(HTML)
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TN1187: Describes digital audio on the Macintosh.
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Audio |
Technical Notes |
2000-04-01
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FireWire Audio User Library Framework Reference
(HTML)
Describes the API that supports user-space access to FireWire audio devices and enables the creation of virtual FireWire audio devices.
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Audio |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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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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Audio |
Technical Q&As |
2008-10-13
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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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Audio |
Reference |
2009-03-04
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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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Audio |
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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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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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 |
2009-01-06
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New Sound Input Driver Features
(HTML)
()
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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