Information handling system and method to automatically synchronize operating system and boot firmware languages

An information handling system (IHS), comprising:

• a computer readable non-volatile memory configured to store boot firmware, a language pack database containing a relatively small number of language packs configured to provide multi-language support for the boot firmware, and a pre-boost agent;
• a computer readable storage device configured to store an operating system (OS), a language pack database containing a relatively large number of language packs configured to provide multi-language support for the OS, and an OS agent;
• and
• a processing device configured to:
• execute the OS agent during OS runtime to detect a change in an active OS language and notify the boot firmware that the active OS language was changed;
• and
• execute the pre-boot agent when the IHS is subsequently rebooted to synchronize an active boot firmware language to the active OS language;
• wherein the processing device is configured to execute the OS agent during OS runtime to:
• detect a change in the active OS language from a first language pack to a second language pack;
• and
• provide an identity of the second language pack to the boot firmware.

An information handling system (IHS), comprising:

• a computer readable non-volatile memory configured to store boot firmware, a first language pack database containing a relatively small number of language packs configured to provide multi-language support for the boot firmware, wherein one of the language packs within the first language pack database is selected as an active boot firmware language, which is used to display visual information to a user in a pre-boot environment, and a pre-boost agent;
• a computer readable storage device configured to store an operating system (OS), a second language pack database containing a relatively large number of language packs configured to provide multi-language support for the OS, wherein one of the language packs within the second language pack database is selected as an active OS language, which is used to display visual information to the user in an OS environment, and an OS agent;
• and
• a processing device configured to:
• execute the pre-boot agent during a pre-boot phase to detect a change in the active boot firmware language and notify the OS that the active boot firmware language was changed;
• and
• execute the OS agent when the OS is subsequently booted to synchronize the active OS language to the active boot firmware language.

An information handling system (IHS), comprising:

• a computer readable non-volatile memory configured to store boot firmware, a language pack database containing a relatively small number of language packs configured to provide multi-language support for the boot firmware, and a pre-boost agent;
• a computer readable storage device configured to store an operating system (OS), a language pack database containing a relatively large number of language packs configured to provide multi-language support for the OS, and an OS agent;
• and
• a processing device configured to:
• execute the OS agent during OS runtime to detect a change in an active OS language and notify the boot firmware that the active OS language was changed;
• and
• execute the pre-boot agent when the IHS is subsequently rebooted to synchronize an active boot firmware language to the active OS language;
• wherein the processing device is further configured to:
• execute the pre-boot agent during a pre-boot phase to detect a change in the active boot firmware language and notify the OS that the active boot firmware language was changed;
• and
• execute the OS agent when the OS is subsequently booted to synchronize the active OS language to the active boot firmware language;
• and
• wherein the processing deice is configured to execute the pre-boot agent to:
• detect a change in the active boot firmware language from a first language pack to a second language pack;
• and
• provide an identity of the second language pack to the OS.

An information handling system (IHS), comprising:

• a computer readable non-volatile memory configured to store boot firmware, a language pack database containing a relatively small number of language packs configured to provide multi-language support for the boot firmware, and a pre-boost agent;
• a computer readable storage device configured to store an operating system (OS), a language pack database containing a relatively large number of language packs configured to provide multi-language support for the OS, and an OS agent;
• and
• a processing device configured to:
• execute the OS agent during OS runtime to detect a change in an active OS language and notify the boot firmware that the active OS language was changed;
• and
• execute the pre-boot agent when the IHS is subsequently rebooted to synchronize an active boot firmware language to the active OS language;
• wherein the processing device is further configured to:
• execute the pre-boot agent during a pre-boot phase to detect a change in the active boot firmware language and notify the OS that the active boot firmware language was changed;
• and
• execute the OS agent when the OS is subsequently booted to synchronize the active OS language to the active boot firmware language;
• and
• wherein to notify the OS that the active boot firmware language was changed, the processing device executes the pre-boot agent to:
• create and store a Windows Platform Binary Table (WPBT) Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) table containing a signed platform executable binary and the identity of the second language pack.

A computer-implemented method performed by a processing device of an information handling system (IHS) to synchronize operating system (OS) and boot firmware languages, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• detecting a change in an active OS language from a first language pack to a second language pack during OS runtime;
• notifying boot firmware that the active OS language was changed;
• providing an identity of the second language pack to the boot firmware;
• and
• synchronizing an active boot firmware language to the active OS language when the IHS is subsequently rebooted.

A computer-implemented method performed by a processing device of an information handling system (IHS) to synchronize operating system (OS) and boot firmware languages, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• detecting a change in an active OS language from a first language pack to a second language pack during OS runtime;
• notifying boot firmware that the active OS language was changed;
• providing an identity of the second language pack to the boot firmware;
• and
• synchronizing an active boot firmware language to the active OS language when the IHS is subsequently rebooted;
• wherein said synchronizing the active boot firmware language to the active OS language comprises:
• obtaining the identity of the second language pack;
• and
• determining if the active boot firmware language matches the identity of the second language pack.

A computer-implemented method performed by a processing device of an information handling system (IHS) to synchronize operating system (OS) and boot firmware languages, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• detecting a change in an active boot firmware language from a first language pack to a second language pack during a pre-boot phase;
• notifying the OS that the active boot firmware language was changed;
• providing an identity of the second language pack to the OS;
• and
• synchronizing an active OS language to the active boot firmware language when the OS is subsequently booted.

A computer-implemented method performed by a processing device of an information handling system (IHS) to synchronize operating system (OS) and boot firmware languages, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• detecting a change in an active boot firmware language from a first language pack to a second language pack during a pre-boot phase;
• notifying the OS that the active boot firmware language was changed;
• providing an identity of the second language pack to the OS;
• and
• synchronizing an active OS language to the active boot firmware language when the OS is subsequently rebooted;
• wherein said notifying the OS that the active boot firmware language was changed comprises:
• creating and storing a Windows Platform Binary Table (WPBT) Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) table containing a signed platform executable binary and the identity of the second language pack.