Automatic development of operating system boot image
First Claim
1. A method for developing a bootable computer system, comprising the steps of:
- the computer system determining the devices present in the computer system;
the computer system determining if the devices present in the computer system have changed since the last boot of the computer system;
the computer system loading a stored developed boot image if the devices have not changed; and
the computer system proceeding to boot image development if the devices have changed wherein;
the computer system determines if the device includes software to allow basic functioning of the device for each device present;
the computer system install the software determined to be present to allow basic functioning of the devices;
the computer system determining if boot image development is desired;
the computer system determines the desired operating system if development is desired;
the computer system obtains the software related to the various devices present to be incorporated in the boot image of the operating system;
the computer system obtains the operating system software to be incorporated in the boot image of the operating system;
the computer system develops the boot image of the operating system from the obtained software; and
the computer system stores the developed boot image for later use by the computer system upon a later boot operation.
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Abstract
A computer system which includes certain minimum capabilities in a system ROM. Device driver software is located in the system ROM or adapter ROM'"'"'s. On boot the computer system collects these device drivers from ROM to develop a minimal system. If a removable medium such as a floppy disk or CD-ROM is present a configuration mode is entered when final driver files and operating system modules are stored on a selected hard disk. After this storage the device driver modules and operating system modules necessary to develop a boot image of the operating system are gathered and linked. The boot image is generated and stored, allowing use on the following boot operations. The computer system detects device changes and rebuilds the boot image as necessary. If the devices have remained the same the previously stored boot image is loaded and operating system execution commences.
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6 Claims
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1. A method for developing a bootable computer system, comprising the steps of:
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the computer system determining the devices present in the computer system; the computer system determining if the devices present in the computer system have changed since the last boot of the computer system; the computer system loading a stored developed boot image if the devices have not changed; and the computer system proceeding to boot image development if the devices have changed wherein; the computer system determines if the device includes software to allow basic functioning of the device for each device present; the computer system install the software determined to be present to allow basic functioning of the devices; the computer system determining if boot image development is desired; the computer system determines the desired operating system if development is desired; the computer system obtains the software related to the various devices present to be incorporated in the boot image of the operating system; the computer system obtains the operating system software to be incorporated in the boot image of the operating system; the computer system develops the boot image of the operating system from the obtained software; and the computer system stores the developed boot image for later use by the computer system upon a later boot operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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