REBOOTLESS DISPLAY DRIVER UPGRADES

REBOOTLESS DISPLAY DRIVER UPGRADES

Systems and methods for rebootless updating of a IHV display driver are disclosed. According to such a method, first, the operating system stops the driver from running Second, the system switches over to an interim or temporary display driver, which be a default driver provided with the operating s...

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Hauptverfasser: MCMULLEN MAX A, ANDREWS MARCUS J, CHITRE AMEET A, NENE SAMEER A, BARAKAT YOUSSEF M
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Systems and methods for rebootless updating of a IHV display driver are disclosed. According to such a method, first, the operating system stops the driver from running Second, the system switches over to an interim or temporary display driver, which be a default driver provided with the operating system. Third, the new hardware-specific driver is started. Thus, a hardware-specific display driver may be updated without rebooting.