Can't get ibook with dead screen to display on a TV
My G3 ibook has a dead screen. I want to make it work like a desktop by using a TV as an external monitor. I have a video output to TV connection adapter cord. I can power up the ibook and I can hear the music CD playing... that makes me think everything is working except for the screen. But no picture comes on the TV after boot up. I have a feeling that a setting called "Video Mirroring" needs to be activated, or no output will go to the TV through the combo S-video/composite adapter cord. But without the ability to see any display on the ibook, how can I activate this setting?, is there an apple command that can be made without seeing any display on the ibook? Please help with any ideas.
I have a video output to TV connection adapter cord. I can power up the ibook and I can hear the music CD playing...
Just to be absolutely clear, which "adapter cord" do you have? If you have the Apple A/V Cable or an iPod A/V Cable plugged into your headphone port, you won't get video through if you have an 800MHz G3 iBook. You will need the Apple Video Adapter (and an s-video or composite video cable). As you've discovered, you can keep your "cord" to get the audio from your headphone port to the TV, though.
-Doug
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