MacBook to TV question

I've searched her and a few other forums, but can't seem to get my problem solved.
I have a 1st Gen. MacBook, and a friend got 2 "dvi to RCA/S-video" adapters by mistake. I have a Dynex "mini-dvi to dvi" adapter, but when I hook them together, I get no signal on the TV.
The Book regognizes the dvi to TV adapter and I've tried all the resolutions, both RCA composite and S-Video, still no-go.
Can anyone shed some light on the subject?
Thanks!
Ed

First Magus wrote:
Why would you need to daisy chain it? The cable is 10 feet long.
You might want to read the specs before commenting. The cable I posted has a mini DVI on one end. This plugs directly into the MacBook. The other end is an s-video plug that would plug directly into the s-video on a TV. The 3.5mm plug goes into the audio out port of the MacBook then the two rca plugs connect to the audio in on the TV.
Where did you get the need for a DVI to female HDMI whatever it is as you didn't say if it was and adapter or cable.
Sorry, I'm not trying to get in on a "gotyu." The link you posted just show a picture of what I thought was a HDMI on one end and a 5 wire component on the other end. I now realize it probably shows 2 separate cable (both of which have a DVI input on the other end).
I think the original post was about an attempt to use a dvi to RCA/S-video connection to his TV. IF that WERE the case, then the picture shown in your link was have not done the job. However, after re-reading the original post, I'm not sure what the writer was trying to do. I should have just stayed out of the mix.

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