Firmware update method and firmware update apparatus
By acquiring the firmware image through the baseboard controller and combining it with user interaction selections, the problem of poor flexibility in firmware update methods is solved, enabling flexible updates in an environment without an operating system, reducing the risk of update failure, and improving the applicability and reliability of updates.
CN122240138APending Publication Date: 2026-06-19TAIWAN LENOVO GLOBAL TECH CO LTD
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- TAIWAN LENOVO GLOBAL TECH CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2026-02-06
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-19
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Abstract
This application provides a firmware update method and a firmware update apparatus. The method includes: if the firmware update mode is a non-automatic mode, receiving firmware information corresponding to a first firmware image sent by a baseboard controller, and obtaining firmware information corresponding to at least one second firmware image; then, obtaining a firmware selection instruction input by a user, and sending firmware update information to the baseboard controller according to the firmware selection instruction, so that the baseboard controller performs firmware update on the device to be updated through the first firmware image or the second firmware image according to the firmware update information. The first firmware image is obtained by the baseboard controller from a firmware management server, and the second firmware image and the first firmware image are firmware images of different versions. The firmware selection instruction includes firmware information corresponding to the first firmware image or firmware information corresponding to the second firmware image.
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