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28.Dd June 19, 2020
29.Dt POWERMAC_NVRAM 4 powerpc
30.Os
31.Sh NAME
32.Nm powermac_nvram
33.Nd "non-volatile RAM"
34.Sh SYNOPSIS
35To compile this driver into the kernel,
36place the following line in your
37kernel configuration file:
38.Bd -ragged -offset indent
39.Cd "device powermac_nvram"
40.Ed
41.Pp
42Alternatively, to load the driver as a
43module at boot time, place the following line in
44.Xr loader.conf 5 :
45.Bd -literal -offset indent
46powermac_nvram_load="YES"
47.Ed
48.Sh DESCRIPTION
49The
50.Nm
51driver provides access to the Open Firmware configuration NVRAM
52available on the Apple PowerPC-based machines.
53.Pp
54This driver currently supports "Core99" machines containing a Sharp, Micron,
55or AMD NVRAM.
56.Sh SEE ALSO
57.Xr nvram 8
58.Sh HISTORY
59The
60.Nm
61driver first appeared in
62.Fx 7.0 .
63.Sh AUTHORS
64The
65.Nm
66driver was written by
67.An Maxim Sobolev Aq Mt sobomax@FreeBSD.org .
68