add_drv — Add a New Device Driver to the System

Synopsis

/usr/sbin/add_drv [-b basedir][-c class-name][-i 'identify-name...']
  [- m 'permission','...'][-n][-f][-v] device-driver
					

Description

Use the add_drv command to inform the system about newly installed device drivers.

Each device on the system has a name associated with it. This name is represented by the name property for the device. Similarly, the device can also have a list of driver names associated with it. This list is represented by the compatible property for the device.

The system determines which devices are managed by the driver being added by examining the contents of the name property and the compatible property (if it exists) on each device. If the value in the name property ...

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