TW448404B - Intellectualized method for installing hardware - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an intellectualized method for installing hardware. In the method, a configuration record file is established in a computer to link the paths of the vender IDs and device IDs of various hardware and the corresponding driving programs in the computer. Therefore, when installing the hardware, it is able to use a system driving program of the computer operating system to detect the installed hardware device message and establish a device list. Furthermore, with the configuration record file, the path of the driving program in the computer for the hardware device is found, so as to sequentially execute the driving programs on the paths until completing the installation of all hardware devices. As a result, the plug and play (PnP) hardware device can be automatically identified and installed in an operating system without supporting the PnP hardware device. This method is also suitable for installing the PCI (process control interface) hardware device without any user's operation, thereby providing the advantages of quickness, convenience and correctness.

Description

1448404 V. Description of the invention (1) Background of the invention: The present invention is a method for intelligently installing hardware. The method is to first install drivers of various different types and different brands of hardware devices in a computer, and use presets. One configuration record file (Configuration; Record File), so that PnP hardware devices in the operating system does not support PnP hardware! System can still be automatically identified and automatically installed on the computer, this method is also applicable to the PCI interface The hardware equipment is automatically installed. Previous skills: 丨! According to the general business, after producing a batch of computers, in order to make these new computers | different types and brands of hardware equipment can be installed, different drivers must be installed on these new computers, The installation method can be generally divided into the following two cases: 1. For operating systems that support P η P hardware devices, as long as the driver and operating system of the hardware device are compressed into an image file, then the The image file is copied to a hard disk. After the user unpacks the file, the operating system will automatically find the new device, and guide the user to install the driver for the device through a display such as a dialog box. 2 . For operating systems that do not support pnp hardware devices, its production image i :: solution! The operation of = is the same as that of operating systems that support Pnp devices. Operating systems that do not support plug-and-play hardware cannot automatically identify different types and brands of hardware, but can be manually installed by users themselves. During this manual installation, use:

Page 5 14 4 8 4 0 4 i. Description of the Invention (2) One ~ --- ^ Not only need to judge the brand of the hardware equipment, but also the driver that you find yourself. Once a problem occurs in a certain installation step, often Will cause the installation process of = drivers to fail, resulting in the hardware device not functioning properly, causing inconvenience to the user ', and the installation process also has higher requirements for the user's own professional knowledge and is not suitable for general Use | use. Therefore, if a method of intelligently installing hardware can be designed to overcome the shortcomings of the above operating system, so that pnp hardware equipment can still be automatically identified and installed in operating systems that do not support pnp hardware 'Phase | believe' on the computer This will be what the user likes. i | Invention S: There are various disadvantages of the above-mentioned tradition. After long-term research and experimentation, the inventor finally developed and designed the method I of the intelligent installation hardware of the present invention. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for intelligently installing hardware. The method is to create a configuration record file on the computer during the mass production of a computer. The Vendor ID and Device ID of the hardware device (Vend〇rID & DevicelD) are linked to the path of the corresponding driver on the computer. '俾 When installing each hardware device, you can use one of the computer operating systems. | The system driver 'detects the installed hardware device information and constructs a device I list', and then through the configuration record file, searches for the path of the corresponding driver on the computer based on the hardware device information. And execute these drivers 1 4 484 0 4 i V. Description of the invention (3) One ^^ " " ~~-一 ^ " " — ~ " '一 丨 | ^! 丨 Formula' until This completes the installation of all hardware devices. In this way, 丨 i PnP hardware devices can still be automatically identified and installed on the computer in operating systems that do not support pnp hardware. This method is the same. Applicable to PC I world 丨! Mounting hardware apparatus' installation process, not only without any user into the i-th row, fast and convenient, and less error prone. In order to enable a further understanding and understanding of the object, shape, structure, and device features of the present invention and its function, the following embodiments are illustrated with illustrations in detail, as follows: 丨 I 1.] I Brief description: | The first diagram is a functional block diagram of the present invention.丨 I The first diagram is a schematic diagram of the process of the present invention. ί

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Detailed description of the foreign country * I Please refer to the first figure, the present invention is a "method of intelligently installing hardware 丨 丨", which is a method of mass production of a computer in advance. Drivers for different brands of hardware devices are installed in the computer! 'And a configuration record file (C〇nfigUraHoni: Record File) is created on the computer, and the different hardware is used by the configuration record file. | | The VendorlD & DevicelD of the device is associated with the path of the corresponding driver on the computer. '丨 In the present invention, the configuration record file mainly includes two function parameters, i is a debug option parameter (SIUDebugOption) and a device list parameter | | number (SIUDeviceList), the two function parameters have control installation flow | 4 48 4 0 4 I V. Description of the invention (4) ~~~ —

The function of the process, where the debugging option parameters include a plurality of! Items listed below! These options are used to control the debug output (Debug Output) and Angu! i process: 衮 1

i I 1 (1) DebugEnab 1 e: The option value can be yes! i or No to indicate whether debugging is allowed (Debug). |! (2) DebugLevel option: its option value can be 丨, 3 | | level to indicate the level of detail of the debug output. (3) Debug Output: It is used to indicate the full path of the debug output file. The debug output file (Debug Output File) is a key information output generated by the present invention when the installation program is executed.丨 I (4) PnP detection option (PnPDetect): The option value can be Yes or 丨 No, to indicate whether to allow detection of PnP hardware devices. |: (5) PnP installation option (PnPInstal 1): The option value can be Yes or 丨 丨 No to indicate whether to allow the installation of PηP hardware devices. (6) PCI detection option (PCIDetect): its option value can be yes or no, to indicate whether to allow detection of PC I hardware devices. (7) PCI installation option (PCIInstall): its option value can be yes or no to indicate whether to allow the installation of PC I hardware devices. And 'The device list parameter (SI UD evice L is 1;) refers to the vendor ID and device ID (VendorlD & DevicelD :) of various hardware devices, and the path where the corresponding driver is stored in the computer Get up, slap in installation! For each hardware device, you can find the path of the corresponding driver | 1 program on the computer according to the device list parameters. !!

1 448 4 0 4 V. Description of the invention (5) Since the present invention is directed to an installation method that can make PnP hardware devices be automatically recognized and installed on a computer in an operating system that does not support PnP hardware, Therefore, this method needs to be performed under a computer operating system (such as: Windows NT4.0) that does not support pnp hardware. Therefore, before the installation procedure of the present invention is performed, it is necessary to determine whether the operating system is the intended operating system. If not, exit and end the installation of the present invention; otherwise, start one of the operating system's system drivers (such as C1 ntmgmt, sys) 'to detect information about the installed pnp or PC I hardware device And build a device list 'The device list contains information about hardware devices, information read from the configuration log file, and whether to install the flag ... etc. q The present invention automatically installs different hardware devices on a computer At this time, it is mainly performed according to the following steps, please refer to the second figure. U) First, create a configuration record file to set the parameters of different hardware settings and their drivers in advance, and then the hardware device Vendor ID and equipment ID (VendorlD & iviceID) are associated with the path where the corresponding driver is stored in the computer; (2) Determine whether the operating system of 5Xuan Computer is one: business system (such as WNT4.0) If not, then exit and install the two bundles of the present invention; if yes, continue; (3) Start one of the operating system's system driver (C intmgrat, s5, = ΐ system driver is Start successfully? If not, exit and end the installation operation; if yes, continue; ρ η Ρ 』4 ί The system driver detects the information of all P ... Π hardware devices installed on the computer, if it is in the detection process And found pnp

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| If there is a problem, you can set the pnp detection selector (PnPDetect) in the configuration record file, and set PnPDetect = No, you can skip the I | detection of the pnp hardware, and the subsequent installation process will be carried out smoothly; I; (5) Construct a device list according to the information of the 15 ^ or PCI hardware devices detected, and then use the configuration record file to find the path where the corresponding I i driver is stored in the computer. When the hardware device is installed, the driver required for installing the hardware device and the like are sequentially executed until the installation of all the hardware devices is completed. The key steps performed by these drivers are corresponding debug information output in the debug options parameter of this configuration record | 1 file. j | In a specific embodiment of the present invention, each application can be installed on a computer:

| Hardware devices of different categories and brands. The information, categories and product models of these hardware devices can be listed as follows: I C1) PNP0F13: represents a mouse 'and its product model is: i | Microsoft The company's PS / 2 mouse; 丨 (2) PNP0303: represents a keyboard; | (3) PNP80 67: represents a network card, its product model is: 3C〇m | The company's Fast Etherlink 10 / 100Mb T4 Ethernet Network I card; (4) PNPB002: Representative—Sound Effect Card, its product model is: 丨

I I | Sound Blaster of Creative; j; (5) 53338811: represents a graphics card, its product model is: S3 male |

丨 The company's 64V +; I I (6) 80861231: represents a modem, its product model is: PCI modem of the company INDY 1; i

Page 10 448404 First, 'create a configuration log file according to the type and product model of each hardware device mentioned above || In this configuration log file, first set the relevant hardware parameters: the installation and the function parameters of the test after installation For example: i | In the debug option parameter (SIUDebugOption), set the debug option |! Enable option (DebugEnable) to Yes to indicate that debugging is allowed; i set the debug level option (DebugLevel) Is 2 to indicate the debug input | i output level is level 2 (custom); set the debug output option (I) ebug〇utput) jj 丨 ^ to the path c \ s iu \ dbg_out · txt to Store the debug output file in this path; set the PnP detection option (PnPDetect) to Yes to indicate that detection of PnP hardware devices is allowed; install the pnp option (PnPInstal I) Set to Yes to indicate that installation of pnp hardware 丨 j devices is allowed; Set the PCI detection option (PCIDetect) to Yes, 丨 | to indicate that detection of PCI hardware devices is allowed; this PCI installation option 丨(PCIInstall) is set to Yes to Shown allows PCI I installation hardware equipment. Then, in the configuration record file, set the device list parameter i (SIUDeviceList) so that the manufacturer's identification and device identification of various hardware devices are associated with the path where the corresponding driver is stored in the computer. For example: | 1 Mouse (PnPOFl 3) The debugging option is set to the enabled state, that is, the table |

1 shows that the hardware device can be installed at this time. Its installation path is set to I

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The three different types of Mouse drivers are stored under this path, and I 丨 are numbered 3 respectively. In case you need different mouse drivers, you can find the path of the mouse driver in the computer at any time. Tune accurately

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For installing different types and different brands of hardware devices on this computer. I will first determine whether the operating system is an operating system that does not support ρηρhardware I ^ (such as: Windows NT 4.4.0). If not, end the security and exit, if yes, start the operating system-system driver (CClntmgmt.sys), and determine whether the startup was successful? If not, end the retreat |! Out / If yes, then detect all PnP or PCI hardware device information and follow! I construct a device list of the hardware device information, and then find the path of the driver of the 4 hardware device in the computer through the configuration record | 丨 execute the drivers on these paths in order Until the installation of all hardware devices is completed. Since the method of the present invention is performed in a dumb mode (SUent |

Mode) to perform the installation procedure, so the installation process is completely unnecessary for the user! | Every operation is not only quick and easy, but also not error-prone.丨 The present invention can also compress the configuration record file and the aforementioned automatic installation process into an image file, and then copy it to the hard disk I of each computer. The computer reaches the user and is used by When you unlock it, you can execute the automatic installation program to complete the process of automatically detecting and installing all i pnP or PCI hardware devices.丨 In summary, the present invention is only used to illustrate one of the feasible embodiments of the present invention. It is only an example. For those who are familiar with the technology, it is possible to make various equivalent modifications to its detailed shape. However, they should all be included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. i

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Claims (1)

4 48404 VI. Application scope of patents; 1. A method of intelligently installing hardware 'This method is to create a configuration record file in a computer, and drive the manufacturer's identification and equipment identification of various hardware devices' with their corresponding drivers The path of the program in the computer is linked. When using Ape's hardware devices, you can use one of the computer operating system's system driver I programs to detect the information of the installed hardware devices and construct a device list. The configuration record file finds the path of the drivers for these hardware devices in the computer, and executes the drivers on these paths in sequence, until the installation of all hardware devices is completed. I 2. The method of intelligently installing hardware as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application |! Method ', wherein the configuration record file includes a debug option parameter, and the debug ii option parameter includes a plurality of options, such as Options are used to control the debug output i 丨 and the installation process.丨 3. The method of intelligently installing hardware as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application | Method 'Wherein the configuration record file contains a device list parameter, and the device list | And the device identification, and the path where the corresponding driver is stored in the brain. When installing each hardware device, 'you can find these corresponding drivers according to the device list parameters'! | The path on your computer. 4. The method of intelligently installing hardware as described in item 2 of the scope of patent application || Method 'wherein when testing all hardware equipment information, if the equipment is found to be detected, the problem is' you can use this debugging option parameter' Skip the detection of the device so that the next process can proceed smoothly β I 5. The method of intelligently installing hardware as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application 'where the device list contains information about the hardware device, Since the configuration Page 13 1 448404 VI. Scope of patent application j 丨 Record the information read in the file and whether it is safe to gather & ~. | 6. The method for installing hardware intelligently as described in item 1, 2, 3, 4 = 5 in the scope of patent application, where the operating system can "., Does not support plug and play 丨 | hardware operation Know A j: 7. The way to install the hardware intelligently / chemically as you have done in the 6th scope of the patent application |; method 'It makes this method before the installation process' needs to determine whether its operating system i 丨 is The operating system is scheduled, if not, exit, and the installation is terminated; if so, start the system driver of the operating system to detect the installed plug-and-play or PC I hardware devices. Relevant information 'and build a device 丨 I list', and then use the configuration record file to find the path where the corresponding driver is stored in the computer. 俾 When installing each hardware device, perform the installation of these hardware devices sequentially. Required driver. II 8. The method for intelligently installing hardware as described in item 7 of the scope of patent application, where the operating system is a wind0WS NT4.0. 丨 I 9. As the scope of patent application The method for intelligently installing hardware described in § j, in which the The drive system of the ground system may be a program Shu 1 C1ntmgmt.sys ° I