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.Dd August 1, 2006
.Dt POWERMAC_NVRAM 4 powerpc
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm powermac_nvram
.Nd "non-volatile RAM"
.Sh SYNOPSIS
To compile this driver into the kernel,
place the following line in your
kernel configuration file:
.Bd -ragged -offset indent
.Cd "device powermac_nvram"
.Ed
.Pp
Alternatively, to load the driver as a
module at boot time, place the following line in
.Xr loader.conf 5 :
.Bd -literal -offset indent
powermac_nvram_load="YES"
.Ed
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
driver provides access to the Open Firmware configuration NVRAM
available on the Apple PowerPC-based machines.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr eeprom 8 ,
.Xr nvram 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
driver first appeared in
.Fx 7.0 .
.Sh AUTHORS
The
.Nm
driver was written by
.An Maxim Sobolev Aq sobomax@FreeBSD.org .
.Sh BUGS
Currently, the
.Nm
driver only supports systems equipped with an AMD flash part and is only
tested on Apple G4-based Mac Mini machines.