Should I put the driver into a system extension which would scan for the card
at startup, or would it be better to have the code in the declaration ROM on
the card tell the startup manager to load and execute the driver from the
System folder?
A The Slot Manager needs to see the declaration ROM in order to recognize your
card and your driver. A video device is a special case, because the video
driver is loaded before the file system becomes available. That's why video
cards must have the driver in the declaration ROM.
There is sample code for a NuBus declaration ROM on the March 95 Developer CD.
There is also quite a bit of detailed information regarding NuBus
declaration-ROM code in Designing Cards and Drivers for the Macintosh
Family, Third Edition.
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