TITLE
    EISA Bus OPENSTEP Driver Overview
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Modified: 		72268
12/16/98
3/19/99
TOPIC

    This article discusses a device driver for OPENSTEP versions 4.0 through 4.2.

DISCUSSION

    Driver: EISABus
    Last Update: December 18, 1997

    Availability Information

    A version of this driver is on the OPENSTEP CD-ROM
    An updated release version of this driver, version 4.03, is avaiable on Apple's FTP servers at:
    ftp://ftp.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/MultiCountry/Enterprise/openstep/drivers/released/EISABus.pkg.compressed

    Driver Name / Installer .pkg: EISABus
    Driver Type: System
    Driver Scope: Generic-System
    Supported Components:

    General Overview notes: This is a required driver that provides basic bus support for all system buses on Intel platforms. Without this driver, NEXTSTEP will not boot

    Special Features of Driver / Driver Notes:
    In order to better support various bus configurations, bus support was removed from the kernel and split into several bus drivers. All other bus drivers currently rely on the EISABus driver for basic services.

    Driver Version Notes

    3.31 - Allows Plug and Play to be turned off. This is required for Compaq's IBM Token Ring AutoSense 16/4 board to work in their PnP-Bios equipped machines ie. the Compaq Deskpro 5100 and Prolinea 575.
    3.32 - Added "Force Cold Boot" switch to inspector panel. When this switch is turned on, the machine will be forced to go through a cold boot sequence every time it reboots
    4.00 - Released on OPENSTEP 4.0 User CD-ROM
    4.03 - Significant improvements to Plug and Play support. /usr/Devices/PnPDump is provided as a useful debugging tool.
    4.05 - Updated PnP ID matching routine in order to work with ESS1868 based sound cards.

    * - Indicates information that is inclusive of the entire capability of this driver. Not all devices supported by this driver may include all features listed.

Document Information
Product Area: Apple Software
Category: OPENSTEP
Sub Category: Drivers

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