CN103631608A - Starting-up guide device and starting-up guide method thereof - Google Patents

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CN103631608A
CN103631608A CN201210299019.1A CN201210299019A CN103631608A CN 103631608 A CN103631608 A CN 103631608A CN 201210299019 A CN201210299019 A CN 201210299019A CN 103631608 A CN103631608 A CN 103631608A
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The invention discloses a starting-up guide device and a starting-up guide method of the starting-up guide device. The starting-up guide device is used for guiding an operation system program to a computer mainframe. The computer mainframe comprises a PCI Express bus. The starting-up guide device comprises a guide interface, a PCI Express interface and a controller, wherein the guide interface is coupled to an external device, the external device is used for providing the operation system program, and the PCI Express interface is coupled to the PCI Express bus, and the controller is coupled to the guide interface and the PCI Express interface and executes the following operations: transmitting a starting code to the computer mainframe through the PCI Express interface, wherein the starting code comprises an execution program executing the operation system program; and guiding the operation system program to the computer mainframe through the PCI Express interface and the guide interface.

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Start guiding device and start bootstrap technique thereof
Technical field
The present invention about a kind of start guiding device and start bootstrap technique, and particularly about a kind of guide operating system program to the start guiding device of host computer and start bootstrap technique.
Background technology
The operating system program of traditional host computer can utilize the storage devices such as hard disk, CD as the medium of store operation system program, and by IDE or SATA bus, operating system program is guided in host computer, make host computer carry out described operating system program.Yet, along with the progress in epoch and the development of science and technology, host computer no longer can only carry out store operation system program with hard disk or CD, more can replace with other portable computer peripherals, so that the guidance mode of more diversification to be provided, guiding operating system program is to host computer.
With regard to the peripheral transmission interface of existing portable computer, USB transmission interface is commonly popular institute and uses.Generally speaking, user can be by being arranged at the USB Connection Block transmission interface on host computer, peg graft with the Portable external device with USB joint, so that be stored in the operating system program of this Portable external device, by USB Connection Block transmission interface, and be directed to host computer, and then realize the function of guiding operating system program.
Except USB transmission interface, PCI Express transmission interface, because possessing the characteristics such as high speed and stable transfer, is also subject to the attention of industry gradually.Yet, the implementation that is limited to PCI Express transmission interface varies, the ROM-BIOS of traditional host computer (BIOS) also cannot be supported PCI Express transmission interface, make operating system program cannot pass through PCI Express transmission interface, and be directed on host computer, and then performed by host computer.
In view of this, how making to have the device of PCI Express transmission interface, can, in order to guide operating system program to host computer, be also the target that the industry utmost point need be made great efforts in fact.
Summary of the invention
For solving foregoing problems, the invention provides a kind of start guiding device and start bootstrap technique thereof.
Start guiding device of the present invention, in order to guide operating system program to host computer.This host computer comprises a PCI Express bus.This start guiding device comprises a guiding interface, a PCIExpress interface and a controller.This guiding interface is coupled to an external device (ED), and this external device (ED) is in order to provide an operating system program.This PCI Express interface is coupled to this PCI Express bus of this host computer.This controller is coupled to this guiding interface and this PCI Express interface, and in order to carry out following operation: by this PCI Express interface, transmit a startup code to this host computer, the executive routine that this startup code comprises this operating system program of execution; And by this PCI Express interface and this guiding interface, guide this operating system program to this host computer, so that this host computer is carried out this operating system program.
Start bootstrap technique for a start guiding device of the present invention, in order to guide operating system program to host computer.This host computer comprises a PCI Express bus.This start guiding device comprises the controller that PCI Express interface and that a guiding interface, is coupled to this PCI Express bus is coupled to this guiding interface and this PCI Express interface.This guiding interface is coupled to an external device (ED).This external device (ED) is in order to provide an operating system program.This start bootstrap technique comprises the following step:
(a) make this controller by this PCI Express interface, transmit a startup code to this host computer, the executive routine that wherein this startup code comprises this operating system program of execution; And
(b) make this controller by this PCI Express interface and this guiding interface, guide this operating system program to this host computer, so that this host computer is carried out this operating system program.
Start guiding device provided by the invention and start bootstrap technique thereof start code to host computer by transmission one, the BIOS of host computer is supported by the approach of PCI Express transmission interface guiding operating system, and wherein this startup code comprises the executive routine of carrying out an operating system program.This executive routine comprising by this startup code, the BIOS of host computer can pass through this PCI Express transmission interface, and guiding operating system program is to host computer.Accordingly, the existing effect of start guiding device of the present invention and start bootstrap technique thereof improved the BIOS of traditional host computer cannot be by the problem of PCI Express transmission interface guiding operating system program.
For above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, technical characterictic and advantage can be become apparent, below will coordinate appended graphic being elaborated with preferred embodiment.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of a kind of guiding device 1 of starting shooting of the first embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 A is the schematic diagram of a kind of guiding device 2 of starting shooting of the second embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 B is the schematic diagram of a kind of guiding device 3 of starting shooting of the third embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 C is the schematic diagram of a kind of guiding device 4 of starting shooting of the fourth embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 D is the schematic diagram of a kind of guiding device 5 of starting shooting of the fifth embodiment of the present invention; And
Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram of a kind of start bootstrap technique for a start guiding device of the sixth embodiment of the present invention.
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Content of the present invention will further be explained by following examples.Yet embodiments of the invention not need can be implemented in environment, application or mode as described in the following Examples in order to limit the present invention.Therefore, about the explanation of following examples, only for reaching, explain object of the present invention, but not in order to limit the present invention.In addition, based on explanation simplification principle, in following examples and graphic in, with the non-directly related element of the present invention, omission is not illustrated, and the dimension scale being illustrated between each element in graphic is only understood for being convenient to, but not in order to be restricted to actual enforcement ratio.
The first embodiment of the present invention is to set forth a kind of start guiding device of the present invention, and its related description refers to Fig. 1.Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of a kind of guiding device 1 of starting shooting of the first embodiment of the present invention, and the guiding device 1 of wherein starting shooting comprises a guiding interface 11, a PCI Express interface 13 and a controller 15.Guiding interface 11 is coupled to an external device (ED) 19.External device (ED) 19 can be in order to an operating system program 82 to be provided, and start guiding device 1 can be in order to guide operating system program 82 to one host computers 17.For example, operating system program 82 can meet the operating system of the forms such as DOS, Linux, Unix and Windows, but not in order to limit enforcement aspect of the present invention.
The PCI Express interface 13 of start guiding device 1 is in order to be coupled to the PCIExpress bus 171 of host computer 17, and the guiding device 1 that makes to start shooting can be carried out communication and be transmitted data by PCI Express interface 13 and PCI Express bus 171 with host computer 17.Because host computer 17 carries out communication by PCI Express interface and PCI Express bus 171 and transmits data and known by persond having ordinary knowledge in the technical field of the present invention, therefore no longer describe in detail in this.
The controller 15 of start guiding device 1 is in order to be coupled to guiding interface 11 and PCI Express interface 13, and execution guiding operating system program 82 is to the various operations of host computer 17.For operating system program 82 is guided to host computer 17, the controller 15 of start guiding device 1 will, by PCIExpress interface 13, transmit a startup code 80 to host computer 17.In the present embodiment, start code 80 and be stored in external device (ED) 19, and in other embodiment, start code 80 and also can be stored in start guiding device 1 or be stored in other external storage devices.Owing to starting code 80 executive routines that comprise an executive operating system program 82, the BIOS of host computer 17 can obtain by starting code 80 this executive routine of executive operating system program 82.
By starting this executive routine of code 80, the BIOS of host computer 17 can carry out initialization to external device (ED) 19, and reaches guiding operating system program 82 to the variety of protocol of host computer 17 with external device (ED) 19.After 17 pairs of external device (ED)s 19 of host computer complete initialization, the controller 15 of start guiding device 1 can be by PCI Express interface 13 and guiding interface 11, the operating system program 82 that external device (ED) 19 is provided, by PCI Express bus 171, guide to host computer 17, so that host computer 17 executive operating system programs 82.
How the BIOS of host computer 17 carries out initialization according to starting 80 pairs of external device (ED)s 19 of code, can be that persond having ordinary knowledge in the technical field of the present invention thinks easily and, in this, repeat no more.In addition,, in response to different external device (ED) 19 or different operating system programs 82, the startup code 80 of the present embodiment can correspondingly comprise different executive routines, and the replacement of described different executive routine, still belongs in protection scope of the present invention in essence.
The second embodiment of the present invention is to set forth a kind of start guiding device of the present invention, and its related description refers to Fig. 2 A.Fig. 2 A is the schematic diagram of a kind of guiding device 2 of starting shooting of the second embodiment of the present invention, and the guiding device 2 of wherein starting shooting comprises a Card Reader guiding interface 21, a PCI Express interface 13, a controller 15 and a serial peripheral interface 23.The element specifying in the present embodiment, other elements can be regarded as the corresponding element of previous embodiment, and in the present embodiment, have the element of same numeral with previous embodiment, can be regarded as identical or approximate in fact element.
As shown in Figure 2 A, start guiding device 2 can be in order to guide the stored operating system program 82 of a memory card 29, make it pass through PCI Express interface 13 and Card Reader guiding interface 21, by PCI Express bus 171, transfer to host computer 17, so that host computer 17 executive operating system programs 82.Memory card 29 can be various dissimilar storage devices, for example a secure digital (Secure Digital; SD) card, one microampere digital (micro SD) card, small-sized safety numeral (mini SD) card, a Safety output enter (SD I/O) card, a smart media (Smart Media) card, an XD-Picture card, a pocket flash memory (Compact Flash; CF) card, a multimedia card (MMC), a size reduction (Reduced-size; RS) multimedia card, minisize memory rod (Memory Stick Micro) card and a flash memory memory stick (Memory Stick Flash) card, and Card Reader guiding interface 21 can, in response to above-mentioned different memory cards 29 types, be done the replacement of equivalence.Palpus expositor, the type of above-mentioned memory card is only in order to for example, not in order to limit protection category of the present invention.
Serial peripheral interface 23 is in order to be coupled to a serial peripheral interface storer 25, and serial peripheral interface storer 25 is in order to store a startup code 82.Serial peripheral interface 23 can be done according to different serial peripheral interface storeies 25 replacement of equivalence, and the type of serial peripheral interface storer 25, specification, capacity do not affect normal operation of the present invention in essence.
To exemplarily illustrate how start guiding device 2 guides the stored operating system program 82 of a memory card 29 below, make it pass through PCI Express interface 13 and Card Reader guiding interface 21, by PCIExpress bus 171, transfer to host computer 17, so that host computer 17 executive operating system programs 82.First, when host computer 17 starts, the BIOS of host computer 17 splits machine guiding device 2 by the PCI Express interface 13 of the PCI Express bus 171 by host computer 17 and start guiding device 2 and conducts interviews and carry out initialization.
After initialization that the BIOS of host computer 17 splits machine guiding device 2 finishes, start guiding device 2 can pass through PCI Express interface 13 and PCI Express bus 171, and the startup code 80 of serial peripheral interface storer 25 storages is transferred to host computer 17.
In other embodiment, at the BIOS of host computer 17, splitting machine guiding device 2 carries out in initialized process, host computer 17 can inquire whether start guiding device 2 supports to select ROM (read-only memory) (Option Rom) agreement, and when start guiding device 2 meets Option Rom agreement, by start guiding device 2 controller 15 according to this Option Rom agreement, by this PCI Express interface 13 and PCI Express bus 171, the startup code 80 that transmission serial peripheral interface storer 25 stores is to host computer 17.
In PCI agreement, comprised extension ROM (read-only memory) (Expansion Rom) agreement, mainly in order to formulate in start process, the variety of protocol of carrying out in the dynamic RAM (RAM) that how data of ROM (read-only memory) (Rom) is transferred to host computer by outside controller.Because PCIE is the later release of PCI, and can be compatible downwards, Option Rom agreement can be considered Expansion Rom agreement in essence.In the present embodiment, Option Rom agreement, is in order to formulate in the process of start, how the data of ROM (read-only memory) (Rom) is transferred to the variety of protocol of carrying out in the dynamic RAM (RAM) of host computer 17 by guiding device 2.Details based on Option Rom agreement can be the technical field of the invention tool and conventionally knows that the knowledgeable understands easily, in this, seldom repeats.
Owing to starting code 80, comprise an executive routine that is stored in the operating system program 82 in memory card 29, host computer 17 is just according to this executive routine that starts code 80, memory card 29 is carried out to initialization, and reach guiding operating system program 82 to the variety of protocol of host computer 17 with memory card 29.
After the BIOS of host computer 17 finishes the initialization of memory card 29, the controller 15 of start guiding device 2 just can be by PCI Express interface 13 and Card Reader guiding interface 21, the operating system program 82 that memory card 29 is stored, by PCI Express bus 171, guide to host computer 17, so that host computer 17 executive operating system programs 82.
Except above-mentioned running, the present embodiment also can be carried out the described all corresponding operations of above-described embodiment and function, under technical field have and conventionally know the start guiding device 2 that the knowledgeable can be directly acquainted with described in the present embodiment is how based on above-described embodiment, to carry out these operations and function, in this, repeats no more.
The third embodiment of the present invention is to set forth a kind of start guiding device of the present invention, and its related description refers to Fig. 2 B.Fig. 2 B is the schematic diagram of a kind of guiding device 3 of starting shooting of the third embodiment of the present invention, and the guiding device 3 of wherein starting shooting comprises a netboot interface 31, a PCI Express interface 13, a controller 15 and a serial peripheral interface 23.The element specifying in the present embodiment, other elements can be regarded as the corresponding element of previous embodiment, and in the present embodiment, have the element of same numeral with previous embodiment, can be regarded as identical or approximate in fact element.
As shown in Figure 2 B, the Main Differences between start guiding device 3 and the start guiding device 2 of the second embodiment is that the guiding interface of start guiding device 3 is a netboot interface 31.Netboot interface 31 in order to be coupled to one link with world-wide web outside part device, a for example network card 39, and network card 39 can be in order to provide an operation system program 82 by world-wide web.
Described in the second embodiment, when host computer 17 starts, the BIOS of host computer 17 splits machine guiding device 2 by the PCI Express interface 13 of the PCI Express bus 171 by host computer 17 and start guiding device 3 and conducts interviews and carry out initialization.
After initialization that the BIOS of host computer 17 splits machine guiding device 3 finishes, start guiding device 3 can pass through PCI Express interface 13 and PCI Express bus 171, and the startup code 80 of serial peripheral interface storer 25 storages is transferred to host computer 17.Due to the executive routine that starts code 80 and comprise the operating system program 82 that network card 39 provides by world-wide web, host computer 17 is just according to this executive routine that starts code 80, network card 39 is carried out to initialization, and reach guiding operating system program 82 to the variety of protocol of host computer 17 with network card 39.
After the BIOS of host computer 17 finishes the initialization of network card 39, the controller 15 of start guiding device 2 just can pass through PCI Express interface 13 and netboot interface 31, automatic network card 39 is obtained the operating system program 82 on world-wide web, and guide to host computer 17 by PCI Express bus 171, so that host computer 17 executive operating system programs 82.
Except above-mentioned running, the present embodiment also can be carried out the described all corresponding operations of above-described embodiment and function, under technical field have and conventionally know the start guiding device 3 that the knowledgeable can be directly acquainted with described in the present embodiment is how based on above-described embodiment, to carry out these operations and function, in this, repeats no more.
The fourth embodiment of the present invention is to set forth a kind of start guiding device of the present invention, and its related description refers to Fig. 2 C.Fig. 2 C is the schematic diagram of a kind of guiding device 4 of starting shooting of the fourth embodiment of the present invention, and the guiding device 4 of wherein starting shooting comprises a Card Reader guiding interface 21, a PCI Express interface 13, a controller 15 and a storer 43.The element specifying in the present embodiment, other elements can be regarded as the corresponding element of previous embodiment, and in the present embodiment, have the element of same numeral with previous embodiment, can be regarded as identical or approximate in fact element.
As shown in Figure 2 C, the Main Differences of the start guiding device 2 of start guiding device 4 and the second embodiment guiding device 4 that is to start shooting comprises storer 43, and wherein storer 43 is in order to store a startup code 80.Further, start guiding device 4 transfers to the startup code 80 of host computer 17, be stored in the storer 43 of start guiding device 4 own, and after initialization that the BIOS of host computer 17 splits machine guiding device 4 finishes, start guiding device 4 will be by PCI Express interface 13 and PCIExpress bus 171, and the startup code 80 directly storer 43 being stored transfers to host computer 17.Except above-mentioned difference, other runnings of the start guiding device 2 of start guiding device 4 and the second embodiment are close in essence.
Except above-mentioned running, the present embodiment also can be carried out the described all corresponding operations of above-described embodiment and function, under technical field have and conventionally know the start guiding device 4 that the knowledgeable can be directly acquainted with described in the present embodiment is how based on above-described embodiment, to carry out these operations and function, in this, repeats no more.
The fifth embodiment of the present invention is to set forth a kind of start guiding device of the present invention, and its related description refers to Fig. 2 D.Fig. 2 D is the schematic diagram of a kind of guiding device 5 of starting shooting of the fifth embodiment of the present invention, and the guiding device 5 of wherein starting shooting comprises a netboot interface 31, a PCI Express interface 13, a controller 15 and a storer 43.The element specifying in the present embodiment, other elements can be regarded as the corresponding element of previous embodiment, and in the present embodiment, have the element of same numeral with previous embodiment, can be regarded as identical or approximate in fact element.
As shown in Figure 2 D, the Main Differences of the start guiding device 3 of start guiding device 5 and the 3rd embodiment guiding device 5 that is to start shooting comprises storer 43, and wherein storer 43 is in order to store a startup code 80.Further, start guiding device 5 transfers to the startup code 80 of host computer 17, be stored in the storer 43 of start guiding device 5 own, and after initialization that the BIOS of host computer 17 splits machine guiding device 5 finishes, start guiding device 5 will be by PCI Express interface 13 and PCIExpress bus 171, and the startup code 80 directly storer 43 being stored transfers to host computer 17.Except above-mentioned difference, other runnings of the start guiding device 3 of start guiding device 5 and the 3rd embodiment are close in essence.
Except above-mentioned running, the present embodiment also can be carried out the described all corresponding operations of above-described embodiment and function, under technical field have and conventionally know the start guiding device 5 that the knowledgeable can be directly acquainted with described in the present embodiment is how based on above-described embodiment, to carry out these operations and function, in this, repeats no more.
The sixth embodiment of the present invention is to set forth a kind of start bootstrap technique for a start guiding device of the present invention, and its related description refers to Fig. 3.Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram of a kind of start bootstrap technique for a start guiding device of the sixth embodiment of the present invention, and this start bootstrap technique can be in order to guide operating system program to host computer.This host computer comprises a PCI Express bus.
Start guiding device described in the present embodiment can be the start guiding device 1-5 described in the various embodiments described above; Can comprise in essence the controller that PCI Express interface and that a guiding interface, is coupled to PCI Express bus is coupled to guiding interface and PCI Express interface, wherein this guiding interface is coupled to an external device (ED), and this external device (ED) is in order to provide an operating system program.
As shown in Figure 3, in step S31, make this controller by this PCI Express interface, transmit a startup code to this host computer, the executive routine that wherein this startup code comprises this operating system program of execution.In step S33, make this controller by this PCI Express interface and this guiding interface, guide this operating system program to this host computer, so that this host computer is carried out this operating system program.
Except above-mentioned steps, the present embodiment also can be carried out the described all corresponding operations of above-described embodiment and function, under technical field have conventionally know the start bootstrap technique that the knowledgeable can be directly acquainted with described in the present embodiment is how based on above-described embodiment, to carry out these operations and function, therefore repeat no more in this.
Known by above-described embodiment and graphic explanation, start guiding device provided by the invention and start bootstrap technique thereof start code to host computer by transmission one, the BIOS of host computer is supported by the approach of PCIExpress transmission interface guiding operating system, and wherein this startup code comprises the executive routine of carrying out an operating system program.This executive routine comprising by this startup code, the BIOS of host computer can pass through this PCI Express transmission interface, and guiding operating system program is to host computer.Accordingly, the existing effect of start guiding device of the present invention and start bootstrap technique thereof improved the BIOS of traditional host computer cannot be by the problem of PCI Express transmission interface guiding operating system program.
The above embodiments and be graphicly only used for exemplifying enforcement aspect of the present invention, and explain technical characterictic of the present invention, be not used for limiting protection category of the present invention.Any be familiar with this operator can unlabored change or the arrangement of isotropism all belong to the scope that the present invention advocates, and the scope of the present invention should be as the criterion with claim.

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1. a start guiding device, in order to guide operating system program to host computer, this host computer comprises a PCI Express bus, and this start guiding device comprises:
One guiding interface, is coupled to an external device (ED), and this external device (ED) is in order to provide an operating system program;
One PCI Express interface, is coupled to this PCI Express bus of this host computer; And
One controller, is coupled to this guiding interface and this PCI Express interface, and in order to carry out following operation:
By this PCI Express interface, transmit a startup code to this host computer, the executive routine that this startup code comprises this operating system program of execution; And
By this PCI Express interface and this guiding interface, guide this operating system program to this host computer, so that this host computer is carried out this operating system program.
2. start guiding device as claimed in claim 1, wherein this guiding interface is a Card Reader guiding interface, this external device (ED) is a memory card, and has this operating system program.
3. start guiding device as claimed in claim 1, wherein this guiding interface is a netboot interface, this external device (ED) is a network card, and provides this operating system program by world-wide web.
4. start guiding device as claimed in claim 1, also comprises a serial peripheral interface, and this serial peripheral interface is coupled to a serial peripheral interface storer, and this serial peripheral interface storer has this startup code.
5. start guiding device as claimed in claim 1, also comprises a storer, and this storer is coupled to this controller, in order to store this startup code.
6. start guiding device as claimed in claim 1, wherein this start guiding device meets a selection ROM (read-only memory) agreement, and this controller is selected ROM (read-only memory) agreement according to this, by this PCIExpress interface, transmits this startups yard to this host computer.
7. the start bootstrap technique for a start guiding device, in order to guide operating system program to host computer, this host computer comprises a PCI Express bus, this start guiding device comprises the controller that PCI Express interface and that a guiding interface, is coupled to this PCI Express bus is coupled to this guiding interface and this PCI Express interface, this guiding interface is coupled to an external device (ED), this external device (ED) is in order to provide an operating system program, and this start bootstrap technique comprises the following step:
(a) make this controller by this PCI Express interface, transmit a startup code to this host computer, the executive routine that wherein this startup code comprises this operating system program of execution; And
(b) make this controller by this PCI Express interface and this guiding interface, guide this operating system program to this host computer, so that this host computer is carried out this operating system program.
8. start bootstrap technique as claimed in claim 7, wherein this guiding interface is a Card Reader guiding interface, this external device (ED) is a memory card, and has this operating system program.
9. start bootstrap technique as claimed in claim 7, wherein this guiding interface is a netboot interface, this external device (ED) is a network card, and provides this operating system program by world-wide web.
10. start bootstrap technique as claimed in claim 7, wherein this start guiding device also comprises a serial peripheral interface, and this serial peripheral interface is in order to be coupled to a serial peripheral interface storer, and this serial peripheral interface storer has this startup code.
11. start bootstrap techniques as claimed in claim 7, wherein this start guiding device also comprises a storer, and this storer is coupled to this controller, in order to store this startup code.
12. start bootstrap techniques as claimed in claim 7, wherein this start guiding device meets a selection ROM (read-only memory) agreement, and this controller is selected ROM (read-only memory) agreement according to this, by this PCIExpress interface, transmits this startup code to this host computer.
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