Automatic recovery of a corrupted boot image in a data processing system
US6625754B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 16, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1417
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus in a data processing system for automatically restoring an operating system on a local storage device. Prior to loading the operating system, a determination is made as to whether the operating system on the local storage device is corrupted in response to starting the data processing system. If the operating system is corrupted, the operating system is repaired using code from a source storage device without loading the operating system.
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