On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 12:21, you wrote: > On Wed, 2003-10-08 at 01:16, Nick Rout wrote: > > however when I play a movie file using xine or mplayer, either full > > screen or windowed, it just shows a blue expanse, like a windows BSOD > > but without the informative messages. > > Which version of the s3 driver are you using? A new version came out > about a month ago so it might be worth upgrading...
Was the TV connected when the PC was booted? A lot of cards will detect the presence of a TV and only enable the port if a TV was plugged in at startup. The laptop manual may make a reference to this. Andy
