CN1154920C - Intelligent hardware installing method - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to an intelligent hardware installing method, which comprises the following steps: a configuration record file is established in a computer; the manufacturer identification and device identification of various hardware devices are associated with the paths of the corresponding drivers of the hardware devices in the computer; when the hardware devices are installed, the information of the installed hardware devices is detected, and device lists are established by using the system drivers of the operating system of the computer; the paths of the drivers of all the hardware devices are searched by a configuration record file, and the drivers are orderly executed so as to finish installing all the hardware devices. Thus, plug and play hardware devices in an operating system which doesn't support PnP hardware devices can be identified and installed automatically; the present invention is also suitable for the installation of PCI hardware devices.
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The present invention relates to a kind of method of intelligent hardware installing, this method is installed on various drivers different classes of, the different brands hardware device in the computer earlier, and by a default configuration record file (Configuration Record File), make the PnP hardware device in the operating system of not supporting PnP hardware, still can be automatically recognized and be installed on automatically on the computer, this method also is equally applicable to the installing automatically of hardware device at PCI interface.
Background technology
General fabricator can install the hardware device of various different classes of, different brands in order to make new computer after producing a collection of computer, need respectively the different driver of installation on new computer, and its installation method can be divided into following two kinds of situations usually:
1. for the operating system of supporting the PnP hardware device, as long as the driver and the operating system of this hardware device are compressed in a reflection (Image) file, again this image file is copied on the hard disk, after untiing this document Deng the user, operating system promptly can find new equipment automatically, and, instruct the user that the driver of relevant this equipment is installed by demonstrations such as dialog boxes;
2. for the operating system of not supporting the PnP hardware device, the operation that it is made image file and unties this document, identical with the operating system of supporting PnP equipment, difference is, do not support the operating system of plug and play hardware components, can't discern dissimilar automatically and hardware device different brands, and can only be by the own manual installation of user, in this manual installation process, the user not only needs to judge the brand of hardware device, also need simultaneously oneself to find corresponding driver, in case a certain installation steps generation problem tends to cause the installation process failure of whole driver, thereby cause this hardware device not run well, for the user makes troubles, and this installation process also has higher requirement for user's professional knowledge itself, and is not suitable for general user and adopts.So, if can design a kind of method of intelligent hardware installing,, make the PnP hardware device can be in the operating system of not supporting PnP hardware to overcome the shortcoming of aforesaid operations system, still can be automatically recognized and be installed on automatically on the computer, believe this will the person of being to use glad seeing.
Summary of the invention
In view of above-mentioned traditional various shortcomings, the inventor is through the permanent research and experiment of making great efforts, and development and Design goes out the method for intelligent hardware installing of the present invention finally.
The method that the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of intelligent hardware installing is installed variant hardware device automatically on a computer.
For realizing this purpose, the invention provides a kind of method of intelligent hardware installing, this method is in computer volume production process, in computer, set up a configuration record file (Configuration RecordFile), by identification of the manufacturer and device identification (the Vendor ID ﹠amp of this log file with various hardware devices; Device ID), the path on computers of corresponding driver with it connects, make when each hardware device is installed, can utilize a system driver of computer operating system, detect institute's installed hardware facility information, and construction one list of devices, by this configuration record file,, search these respective drive program paths on computers again according to these hardware device information, and carry out each driver, till the installation of finishing all hardware equipment, so, can make the PnP hardware device in the operating system of not supporting PnP hardware, still can be automatically recognized and be installed on the computer automatically, this method also is equally applicable to the installation of the hardware device at PCI interface, in its installation process, not only need not the user and carries out any operation, efficient and convenient, and be difficult for makeing mistakes.
Method of the present invention is to carry out installation procedure by dummy pattern (Silent Mode), and is not only efficient and convenient so installation process need not the user be carried out any operation fully, and is difficult for makeing mistakes.
For enabling to purpose of the present invention, shape, structure and device characteristic and function thereof, further understanding and understanding are arranged, cooperate diagram for embodiment now, be described in detail as follows.
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See also shown in Figure 1, the present invention is a kind of " method of intelligent hardware installing ", this method is in the volume production process of a computer, in advance various drivers different classes of, the different brands hardware device are installed in this computer, and in this computer, set up a configuration record file (ConfigurationRecord File), by this configuration record file, with the identification of the manufacturer and device identification (the Vendor ID ﹠amp of different hardware equipment; Device ID) path on computers of corresponding driver with it connects.
In the present invention, this configuration record file mainly comprises two functional parameters, be respectively a debug option parameter (SIU Debug Option) and a list of devices parameter (SIU Device List), this two functional parameter has the function of control installation procedure respectively, wherein this debug option parameter comprises following listed a plurality of options, and described option is in order to control debug output (Debug Output) and installation procedure:
(1) debug enables option (Debug Enable): its option value can be and is or not, whether do not allow to carry out debug (Debug) with expression.
(2) debug grade option (Debug Level): its option value can be 1～3 grade, with the detailed levels of expression debug output.
(3) debug output intent option (Debug Output): in order to the complete trails of expression debug output file (Debug OutputFile).This debug output file (Debug Output File) be the present invention when installation procedure is carried out, the output of the key message that produced.
(4) PnP detection option (Pnp Detect): its option value can be and is or not, whether do not allow to carry out the detection of PnP hardware device with expression.
(5) PnP Installation Options (PnP Install): its option value can be and is or not, whether do not allow to carry out the installation of PnP hardware device with expression.
(6) PCI detection option (PCI Detect): its option value can be and is or not, whether do not allow to carry out the detection of PCI hardware device with expression.
(7) PCI Installation Options (PCI Install): its option value can be and is or not, whether do not allow to carry out the installation of PCI hardware device with expression.
In addition, this list of devices parameter (SIU Device List) is with the identification of the manufacturer and device identification (the Vendor ID ﹠amp of various hardware devices; Device ID), connects, make when each hardware device is installed, can comply with this list of devices parameter, search each corresponding driver path on computers with the path of depositing corresponding driver in this computer.
Owing to The present invention be directed to one and do not support in the operating system of PnP hardware, can make the PnP hardware device be automatically recognized, and be installed on installation method on the computer automatically, so this method needs not support to carry out under the computer operating system (as: Windows NT4.0) of PnP hardware one, so before installation procedure of the present invention carries out, need to judge whether its operating system is this operating system of being scheduled to earlier, if not, then withdraw from, and finish installation exercise of the present invention; Otherwise, start a system driver (as: Clntmgemt.sys) of this operating system, to detect the PnP installed or the relevant information of PCI hardware device, and construction one list of devices, comprised the information of hardware device, the information from this configuration record file, read in this list of devices and the sign whether installed etc.
When the present invention installs variant hardware device automatically on a computer, mainly carry out, see also shown in Figure 2 according to the following step:
(1) at first, set up a configuration record file, to preestablish the correlation parameter of variant hardware device and driver thereof, again with the identification of the manufacturer and device identification (the Vendor ID ﹠amp of hardware device; DeviceID) with this computer in deposit corresponding driver the path connect;
(2) whether the operating system of judging this computer is one not support the operating system (as: Windows NT4.0) of PnP hardware, if not, then withdraws from, and finishes installation exercise of the present invention; If then continue;
(3) start a system driver (Clntmgmt.sys) of this operating system, and judge whether this system driver starts success, if not, then withdraws from, and finish installation exercise; If then continue;
(4) utilize this system driver to detect all and be installed on the PnP on this computer or the information of PCI hardware device, if in testing process, find that PnP hardware has problem, then can be by setting the PnP detection option (PnP Detect) in this configuration record file, make PnP Detect=No, can skip the detection of PnP hardware, so that the carrying out smoothly of subsequent installation process;
(5) comply with the PnP that detected or the information of PCI hardware device, construction one list of devices, path by depositing corresponding driver in this configuration record ff computer again, make when each hardware device is installed, carry out successively the required driver of described hardware device is installed, till the installation of finishing all hardware equipment.The committed step that described driver is carried out all has corresponding debugging information output in the debug option parameter of this configuration record file.
In a specific embodiment of the present invention, hardware device should be various different classes of, different brands can be installed on a computer, the information of hardware device, classification and product type can be listed below respectively:
(1) PNP0F13: represent a mouse, its product type comprises: the Serial trace ball of the PS/2 mouse of Microsoft company, the PS/2 trace ball of Compaq company and Compaq company etc.
(2) PNP0303: represent a keyboard;
(3) PNP8067: represent a network interface card, its product type comprises: the Ethernet network interface card of the Fast Etherlink 10/100Mb T4 of the PCI network interface card of the Fast Etherlink10/100Mb Bus-Master of 3Com Co Ltd, 3Com Co Ltd and the EN 1660 PnP network interface cards of Accton company etc.;
(4) PNPB002: represent a sound card, its product type comprises: the SoundBlaster of Creative company etc.;
(5) 53338811: represent a display card, its product type comprises: 94403 and 9320 display cards of the 64V+ of S3 company and 864 display cards and Trident company etc.;
(6) 80861231: represent a modulator-demodular unit (Modem), its product type comprises: INDY, the PCI modulator-demodular unit of company etc.;
At first,, set up a configuration record file, in this configuration record file, set the relevant functional parameter value that detects after relevant hardware is installed and installed earlier according to the classification and the product type of above-mentioned each hardware device, as:
In this debug option parameter (SIU Debug Option), it is to allow to carry out debug with expression that this debug is enabled that option (DebugEnable) is set at; This debug grade option (Debug Level) is set at 2, is 2 grades (making by oneself) with expression debug output level; With this debug output intent option (Debug Output) be set at c siu the dbg_out.txt path, with the expression this debug output file need be deposited under this path; It is to allow to carry out the detection of PnP hardware device with expression that this PnP detection option (PnP Detect) is set at; It is to allow to carry out the installation of PnP hardware device with expression that this PnP Installation Options (PnP Install) is set at; This PCI detection option (PCI Detect) is set at is, allow to carry out the detection of PCI hardware device with expression, it is to allow to carry out the installation of PCI hardware device with expression that this PCI Installation Options (PCI Install) is set at.
Then, in this configuration record file, set this list of devices parameter (SIU Device List) again, make the identification of the manufacturer and the device identification of various hardware devices, connect with the path of depositing corresponding driver in this computer.As: the debug of mouse (PnP0F13) enables option and is set to enabled state, i.e. expression can be installed this hardware device this moment, its installation path be made as " c: preinstall drivers mouse Setup.exe ", driver, the numbering of promptly representing depositing under this path aforesaid three kinds of dissimilar Mouse are respectively 1-3, when needing different mouse driver, can search the path of this mouse driver in this computer at any time, call exactly.
When the hardware device of various different classes of, different brands was installed on this computer, the present invention needed judge earlier that whether its operating system be one not support the operating system (as: WindowsNT4.0) of PnP hardware, if not, then finishes installation, and withdraws from; If, then start a system driver (Clntmgmt.sys) of this operating system, and judge whether to start successfully, if not, then finish to withdraw from, if, then detect all PnP or CPI hardware device information, and according to hardware device information construction one list of devices, again by this configuration record file, search the path of driver in this computer of these hardware devices, carry out the driver on each path successively, till the installation of finishing all hardware equipment.Because method of the present invention is to carry out installation procedure by dummy pattern, and is not only efficient and convenient so installation process need not the user be carried out any operation fully, and is difficult for makeing mistakes.
The present invention also can be with this configuration record file and aforesaid install programs automatically, compression is made into an image file, copy to again on the hard disk of each computer, arrive in user's hand in computer, and when it being untied by the user, can carry out this install programs automatically, finish automatic detection and all PnP are installed or the program of PCI hardware device.
In sum, the present invention is only in order to illustrating a possible embodiments of the present invention, and those skilled in the art carry out the variation of various equivalences to its details etc., include in spirit of the present invention and scope.
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1. the method for an intelligent hardware installing, this method is to set up a configuration record file in a computer, identification of the manufacturer and device identification with various hardware devices, the path of corresponding driver with it in this computer connects, make when each hardware device is installed, can utilize a system driver of computer operating system, detect institute's installed hardware facility information, and construction one list of devices, again by this configuration record file, search the path of driver in this computer of these hardware devices, carry out the driver on these paths successively, till the installation of finishing all hardware equipment.
2. the method for intelligent hardware installing as claimed in claim 1, wherein this configuration record file comprises a debug option parameter, and this debug option parameter comprises that debug enables option, debug grade option, debug output intent option, PnP detection option, PnP Installation Options, PCI detection option and PCI Installation Options, and described option is in order to control debug output and installation procedure.
3. the method for intelligent hardware installing as claimed in claim 1, wherein this configuration record file comprises a list of devices parameter, this list of devices parameter is with the identification of the manufacturer and the device identification of various hardware devices, connect with the path of depositing corresponding driver in this computer, make when each hardware device is installed, can comply with this list of devices parameter, search described corresponding driver path on computers.
4. the method for intelligent hardware installing as claimed in claim 2 wherein when detecting all hardware facility information, has problem if detect discovering device, then can pass through this debug option parameter, and the detection of skipping device is so that the carrying out smoothly of next process.
5. the method for intelligent hardware installing as claimed in claim 1, the sign that has wherein comprised the information of hardware device, the information of from this configuration record file, reading in this list of devices and whether installed.
6. as the method for claim 1,2,3,4,5 any one described intelligent hardware installing, wherein this operating system can be the operating system of a support plug and play hardware components.
7. the method for intelligent hardware installing as claimed in claim 6, wherein this method needs judge whether its operating system is this operating system of being scheduled to, and if not, then withdraws from earlier before installation procedure carries out, and the end installation exercise; If, start the system driver of this operating system, to detect the plug and play installed or the relevant information of PCI hardware device, and construction one list of devices, path by depositing corresponding driver in this configuration record ff computer again, make when each hardware device is installed, carry out successively the required driver of described hardware device is installed.
8. the method for intelligent hardware installing as claimed in claim 7, wherein this operating system can be a Windows NT4.0.
9. the method for intelligent hardware installing as claimed in claim 8, wherein the system driver of this operating system can be a Clntmgemt.sys.
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