Mod tool and drivers installed perfectly...however

Nowonmai · Sep 11, 2006, 06:56 AM

However (isn't there always one?) Every thing runs fine,except if Itry to play a DVD, I get "Failure to initialse video stream". I rolled back to earlier Radeon driver, and all is well again. I looked in the forums,and all I found with that error message was viewing TV, and the guy was having other problem that I am not. Is it just a matter of reinstalling DVD programs? Acer Extensa 2.6ghZ, 1.5 gigsram, 80gig hd, ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 Series

Randomness · Sep 25, 2006, 03:19 AM

Hello:
Try updating your notebook's BIOS. This has resolved the playback issues in other notebooks using similar (9600/9700) graphics.

You could also try configuring your DVD decoder to use VMR (Video mixing Renderer), but not all DVD Decoders have the option to choose between Overlay or VMR. I use Sonic CinePlayer to work around this issue. I have also heard success with older versions of PowerDVD.

Take care, and Good luck.

Sep 11, 2006, 06:56 AM	#1
Nowonmai DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Mod tool and drivers installed perfectly...however However (isn't there always one?) Every thing runs fine,except if Itry to play a DVD, I get "Failure to initialse video stream". I rolled back to earlier Radeon driver, and all is well again. I looked in the forums,and all I found with that error message was viewing TV, and the guy was having other problem that I am not. Is it just a matter of reinstalling DVD programs? Acer Extensa 2.6ghZ, 1.5 gigsram, 80gig hd, ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 Series

Sep 25, 2006, 03:19 AM	#2
Randomness in a state of flux Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 366 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Hello: Try updating your notebook's BIOS. This has resolved the playback issues in other notebooks using similar (9600/9700) graphics. You could also try configuring your DVD decoder to use VMR (Video mixing Renderer), but not all DVD Decoders have the option to choose between Overlay or VMR. I use Sonic CinePlayer to work around this issue. I have also heard success with older versions of PowerDVD. Take care, and Good luck.