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