XBMC crashing when connecting to my TV

[zaneta]

I am running XBMC on Win XP. The laptop is a 1.7GHz Thinkpad with 2GB of memory. XBMC runs fine on the laptop, but the minute i try to connect it to my TV, it crashes. I usually close XBMC, then connect it to my TV. Windows show up without any problems, but as soon as i launch XBMC, it crashes. I am using a dock station with DVI out connecting to my TV.

I wonder if it has to do with multi-monitor support, etc.

Anybody experience similar issues?

[FlimtotheFlam]

Try to run it windowed first and see if you can get it working that way. Than adjust the video settings after that to the proper settings.

[zaneta]

Are you saying launch XBMC windowed and then connect it to the TV and adjust res?

[WiSo]

Check your logfile for your OpenGL support:
http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=XBMC_for_Windows_specific_FAQ#Why_does_XBMC _exits_directly_when_it.27s_started.3F

Sometimes the driver doesn't support OpenGL when connected to a TV.

[zaneta]

Thanks all. So, what do i need to do to work around OpenGL when connecting to my TV?

[matt_cyr]

Have a card that supports opengl 1.4 or above