Methods and apparatuses for allowing users to dynamically interact with configurable devices or hardware during a preboot stage
US7228405B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4411
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses of configuring a computer system. During a runtime stage or a preboot stage, a device driver for a configurable device exports a set of the configuration information that is resident the buffer during the preboot stage of the computer system. The configuration information is retrieved. The configuration information for said configurable device includes information enabling a callback operation, which allows an operator to dynamically interact with said configurable device. A homepage including a configuration menu for said configurable device is generated and presented to the operator to make configuration selections. The homepage is generated based on the information contained in the buffer. The configuration selections are communicated to the device driver. The configuration selections for said configurable device in a nonvolatile storage module included within said computer system.
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