Can anyone offer advice on how to get my External DVD-ROM to play on my laptop?!?
Here's the situation:
Ancient laptop = Toshiba Satellite 2545 XCDT
Video Driver = S3 ViRGE/MX+ (260), Chip ID = 8C01
Graphics Adapter chip type = 86C260, 2 MB Video memory
External DVD = Toshiba DVD-ROM, connected by PCMCIA
The result:
A green screen (no definition) and skipping audio.
I've messed with re-installing and updating the Video Driver (50311w9x.zip). I've messed with the screen area and color, and at an area of 1600 by 1200 pixels and 256 colors, I can make out the skewed-color outlines of figures from a movie. The video is skipping, and obviously the audio is still skipping. At any other combination of screen area and color (16 bit/24 bit), all I get is a fully green screen.
I've reached my (limited) abilities to solve this problem, and I'd appreciate any help or advice anyone can offer.
Thanks,
Eric
Here's the situation:
Ancient laptop = Toshiba Satellite 2545 XCDT
Video Driver = S3 ViRGE/MX+ (260), Chip ID = 8C01
Graphics Adapter chip type = 86C260, 2 MB Video memory
External DVD = Toshiba DVD-ROM, connected by PCMCIA
The result:
A green screen (no definition) and skipping audio.
I've messed with re-installing and updating the Video Driver (50311w9x.zip). I've messed with the screen area and color, and at an area of 1600 by 1200 pixels and 256 colors, I can make out the skewed-color outlines of figures from a movie. The video is skipping, and obviously the audio is still skipping. At any other combination of screen area and color (16 bit/24 bit), all I get is a fully green screen.
I've reached my (limited) abilities to solve this problem, and I'd appreciate any help or advice anyone can offer.
Thanks,
Eric