Method and apparatus for delivering device drivers
First Claim
1. A method of delivering a device driver to an operating system executing on a computer platform, the method comprising:
- during booting of the operating system, identifying a first device for which a device driver is needed;
requesting the device driver from a service processor installed on the computer platform, wherein the service processor comprises a storage configured to store one or more device drivers; and
delivering the device driver to the operating system without intervention by a user.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for delivering a device driver to an operating system without user intervention. One or more operating systems (e.g., different operating system programs, different versions of one operating system) execute on a computer platform. During booting of an operating system a device is identified for which a driver is needed. The driver is requested from a service processor of the platform, which includes memory or storage for storing multiple device drivers (or multiple versions of one driver, for different operating systems). The driver is retrieved from the service processor'"'"'s storage and delivered to the operating system.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of delivering a device driver to an operating system executing on a computer platform, the method comprising:
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during booting of the operating system, identifying a first device for which a device driver is needed;
requesting the device driver from a service processor installed on the computer platform, wherein the service processor comprises a storage configured to store one or more device drivers; and
delivering the device driver to the operating system without intervention by a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method of delivering a device driver to an operating system executing on a computer platform, without user intervention, the method comprising:
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during booting of the operating system, identifying a first device for which a device driver is needed;
requesting the device driver from a service processor installed on the computer platform, wherein the service processor comprises a storage configured to store one or more device drivers; and
delivering the device driver to the operating system without intervention by a user.
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9. A service processor for a computer platform, wherein the service processor is configured to monitor operation of one or more components of the computer platform, the service processor comprising:
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a memory configured to store multiple device drivers for driving operation of one or more devices of the computer platform;
wherein the multiple device drivers include multiple versions of a first device driver, each said version being configured for a different operating system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer platform configured to deliver a device driver to an operating system executing on the platform, the computer platform comprising:
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a first operating system configured to support one or more application programs; and
a service processor configured to monitor operation of one or more components of the platform, the service processor comprising;
a storage configured to store one or more device drivers for driving operation of a first device installed in the computer platform. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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