Re: SSDT - Any more ideas??

[Mark Neidorff <mark@neidorff.com>]

>                     Dear list -
> 
>      When I boot my Debian [6.0.1] I receive a message "SSDT not found."
>   How do I fix it?
> 
>      Thanks.
> 
>      Ethan
> 
> Did you check the media that you booted from and make sure that it
> passedthe MD5SUM or other test?
> 
> 
>  I bought this laptop from eBay as a used unit. It had Windows XP loaded
> when received, and displayed the same problem..  I installed the Debian
> from official disks.
> 
>  Ethan

Ethan,

We (the list) like "Good Questions (TM)".  Your first question did not qualify, 
and with the additional information that you provided, it still does not 
qualify as a Good Question.

What we know:
you got an error
it is a laptop
you bought it sight unseen
it had Windws XP on it
you got the error with XP
you installed debian on it
you got the same error with Debian

Just some of the things that we (the list)don't know, and we need to know to 
help you solve this problem:
how old is it
how much memory does it have
what is the brand
what processor does it have
what disk drive does it have and what is its capacity
what bios does it have
is the bios up to date or is there a newer version abailable

Given what little information you have provided we think that:
There is perhaps a bios problem
the problem is not related to debian or XP since it occurs when you boot 
either one.

It was suggested that you:
Go into the bios and reset it to factory default.  If that fixes the problem, 
you are all set.  If not, the computer may have a very limited life left.  Did 
you reset the bios?  (You did not say if you tried that)
Make sure that the computer has the latest verison of the bios installed.  Did 
you check the version of the bios?  What is the result of updating the bios?