On 17/03/13 03:13 PM, Ethan Rosenberg, PhD wrote:
On 03/17/2013 12:46 AM, Gary Dale wrote:
On 17/03/13 12:29 AM, Ethan Rosenberg, PhD wrote:
On 03/16/2013 11:27 AM, Mark Neidorff wrote:
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 Windows 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 >>2007
how much memory does it have >>2G
what is the brand >> Dell Latitude D630
what processor does it have >> Intel Duo Core 2.2G
what disk drive does it have and what is its capacity >> 160G
what bios does it have Dell A13
is the bios up to date or is there a newer version available >>
Latest A17.
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. >> DONE
If that fixes the problem, >> It didn't
you are all set.
If not, the computer may have a very limited life left. OUCH!!!!!
Did
you reset the bios? >> Yes (You did not say if you tried that)
Make sure that the computer has the latest version of the bios
installed. Did
you check the version of the bios? >> Y
What is the result of updating the bios? >> It is not obvious to me
how to do it. All the documentation refers to a Windows/DOS system.
Would someone please walk me thru it.
Thanks for your help and constructive criticism.
Ethan
Updating the BIOS depends on the computer. Many BIOS can now update
directly from a USB stick (usually required to be formatted as FAT16
or FAT32 and containing the BIOS file) but older ones need to run a
DOS program from a machine booted into a special (DOS) mode.
If your machine can boot from a floppy (remember those?), that's easy
but if it can't it's a little trickier. There's no end of ways to
format a bootable DOS floppy disk and copy the installer and BIOS to
them.
If you have a machine without a floppy drive, you need to create a
boot disk (CD or USB stick) that boots to a DOS command prompt and
that contains the updated BIOS and the BIOS installer. Where it gets
tricky is that MS-DOS doesn't recognize either device without
drivers, and may not recognize a USB stick at all. Do some research
on FreeDOS.
Another option is to boot into Windows. Some manufactures now provide
a Windows program to update the BIOS. However, if you don't have
Windows installed, and why would you just to update the BIOS, then
you are again out of luck.
============
Gary -
Thanks.
I tried to remove the HTML from this message, but Icedove will not let
me do it. The preference for the user list is plain text...so I do
not know. My apologies to you and the list.
Thanks for the above. Looking at the documentation, I think if I plug
in a USB stick and then start the computer, go into the bios and set
the boot to the USB stick, it should work.
Some practical questions:
USB stick: Size ?GB
Format [FAT16/FAT32]??
Boot into [DOS]?
Ethan
PS Please define "Good Questions (TM)" I'm new at this, and do not
want to step on anyone's toes.
Booting from the USB stick only works if you can run the BIOS installer
from it. I think DosBox might help but I haven't tried it in a while.
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