NeXTSTEP 3.3 Driver: Western Digital WD90C24 Display

This document discusses a device driver for the NeXTSTEP operating system, version 3.3. This driver will not work with any version of OPENSTEP.
Availability Information

An updated BETA version of this driver, version 3.31, is avaiable on Apple's FTP servers at:
ftp://ftp.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/MultiCountry/Enterprise/nextstep/drivers/beta/WD90C24Display.pkg.compressed

Driver Name / Installer .pkg: WD90C24DisplayDriver
Driver Type: Display
Driver Scope: Generic-Chipset
Supported Components: Western Digital WD90C24
PC Bus / Interface Supported by Driver**: Integrated

General Overview notes: This display driver supports several Laptop systems using this Western Digital chipset.

Supported Products / Add-on Adapters:


Supported Products / Systems (ie integrated into PC System):
NEC Versa E Series
NEC Versa V Series
Compaq LTE Elite

Special Features of Driver / Driver Notes:


Display Driver Details

Supported Connectors: 15-pin High Density (VGA)
Access Mode: Linear Framebuffer
Adapter Memory: 1MB VRAM

Display Modes (Number in () after resolution indicates frame buffer size required)

32 Bit Color Modes**:


16 Bit Color Modes**:


8 Bit Color / Greyscale Modes**:
1024x768 (1MB+), 640X480 (1MB+)

Known Problems

This driver does not work correctly with the latest version of the BIOS for the NEC Versa V.
This driver does not work correctly with the latest version of the BIOS for the NEC Versa E. You must backrev to a BIOS version that does not support power management.

Due to ongoing development and testing of OPENSTEP 4.0, the beta version (v3.31) of this driver will neither be tested on NEXTSTEP 3.3 nor upgraded to "Released" status.

Driver Version Notes



** - 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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Published Date: Feb 20, 2012