Availability Information
An updated release version of this driver, version 3.33, is avaiable on Apple's FTP servers at:
ftp://ftp.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/MultiCountry/Enterprise/nextstep/drivers/released/PCMCIABus.pkg.compressed
An updated BETA version of this driver, version 3.34, is avaiable on Apple's FTP servers at:
ftp://ftp.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/MultiCountry/Enterprise/nextstep/drivers/beta/PCMCIABus.pkg.compressed
Driver Name / Installer .pkg: PCMCIABus
Driver Type: System
Driver Scope: Generic-System
Supported Components:
PC Bus / Interface Supported by Driver**:
Supported Connectors:
Access Mode:
Adapter Memory:
General Overview notes: This driver provides PCMCIA Bus Services to the NEXTSTEP Operating System, PCMCIA Device Drivers, and to Configure. NEXTSTEP requires this driver if the system contains a PCMCIA slot
Supported Products / Add-on Adapters:
Supported Products / Systems (ie integrated into PC System):
Special Features of Driver / Driver Notes:
See Also NeXTanswer 1800_Intel_82365_and_Compatible_PCMCIA_chipset
Known Problems
This driver does not support hot swapping of PCMCIA devices. In particular, attempting to hot swap the Adaptec SlimSCSI PCMCIA adapter can hang your machine.
Driver Version Notes
3.30 Shipped with NEXTSTEP 3.3
3.31 Fixed several bugs. Added support for cards needing shared memory.
3.33 Added Auto-Detect logic; improved boot messages.
3.34 Added support for level irqs required by EtherLink III adapter
** - Indicates information that is inclusive of the entire capability of this driver. Not all devices supported by this driver may include all features listed. Check any available NeXTanswers and the hardware manual for the device for additional information.
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