[xFendralx]

Okay so I read the wiki regarding white/black screen, but I haven't been able to fix it and I am still unsure whether it is something I am doing wrong, or that my graphics card cannot handle it (this is an older computer so that would make sense).

Just to note, Boxee works on this computer, but XBMC doesn't, but I would prefer to use XBMC.

Here is a copy of my DxDiag (with some omissions), please tell me if I can use XBMC to play videos:
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System Information
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Time of this report: 9/3/2010, 14:59:56
Machine name: FAMILYROOM-PC
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.100427-1636)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Computer Corporation
System Model: Dimension 8300
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 2.60GHz
Memory: 512MB RAM
Page File: 344MB used, 905MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode

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Display Devices
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Card name: ALL-IN-WONDER 9000
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: RADEON 9000 PRO AGP (0x4966)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4966&SUBSYS_4F721002&REV_01
Display Memory: 64.0 MB
Current Mode: 1360 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6601 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 2/21/2006 20:46:48, 256512 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: ati2mtag.sys
Mini VDD Date: 2/21/2006 20:46:26, 1505792 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-0A26-11CF-7B6A-786FA0C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x4966
SubSys ID: 0x4F721002
Revision ID: 0x0001
Revision ID: 0x0001
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D
Deinterlace Caps: {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBLineReplicate
{6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{552C0DAD-CCBC-420B-83C8-74943CF9F1A6}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run

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System Devices
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Name: ALL-IN-WONDER 9000 - Secondary
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_496E&SUBSYS_4F731002&REV_01\4&30651773&0&0108
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\ati2mtag.sys, 6.14.0010.6601 (English), 2/21/2006 20:46:26, 1505792 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\ati2erec.dll, 1.00.0000.0005 (English), 2/21/2006 20:09:36, 40960 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\ativvpxx.vp, 2/21/2006 20:58:34, 27264 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\ativckxx.vp, 10/14/2005 08:10:12, 58560 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\ativcaxx.vp, 1/18/2006 08:57:44, 929 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\ativcaxx.cpa, 1/18/2006 08:57:42, 1114674 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2dvag.dll, 6.14.0010.6601 (English), 2/21/2006 20:46:48, 256512 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2cqag.dll, 6.14.0010.0310 (English), 2/21/2006 20:04:50, 258048 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2mdxx.exe, 6.14.0010.2495 (English), 2/21/2006 20:40:48, 26112 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati3duag.dll, 6.14.0010.0384 (English), 2/21/2006 20:30:46, 2636672 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ativvaxx.dll, 6.14.0001.0090 (English), 2/21/2006 20:24:30, 860480 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atiicdxx.dat, 2/13/2006 13:29:26, 121995 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ATIDDC.DLL, 6.14.0010.0008 (English), 2/21/2006 20:38:50, 53248 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atitvo32.dll, 6.14.0010.4200 (English), 2/21/2006 20:10:22, 17408 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ativcoxx.dll, 6.13.0010.0005 (English), 11/9/2001 09:01:04, 24064 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2evxx.exe, 6.14.0010.4129 (English), 2/21/2006 20:39:16, 405504 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2evxx.dll, 6.14.0010.4129 (English), 2/21/2006 20:40:30, 61440 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atipdlxx.dll, 6.14.0010.2498 (English), 2/21/2006 20:41:10, 114688 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Oemdspif.dll, 6.14.0001.0015 (English), 2/21/2006 20:40:56, 77824 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2edxx.dll, 6.14.0010.2500 (English), 2/21/2006 20:40:42, 40960 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atikvmag.dll, 6.14.0010.0034 (English), 2/21/2006 20:11:02, 151552 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ATIDEMGR.dll, 1.02.2243.38447 (English), 2/21/2006 19:21:36, 282624 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atifglpf.xml, 12/2/2005 11:20:30, 6005 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atioglxx.dll, 6.14.0010.5696 (English), 2/21/2006 20:11:14, 5124096 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atioglx1.dll, 6.14.0010.1050 (English), 2/21/2006 20:27:14, 6684672 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atiiiexx.dll, 6.14.0010.4004 (English), 2/21/2006 20:20:06, 307200 bytes

Name: ALL-IN-WONDER 9000
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4966&SUBSYS_4F721002&REV_01\4&30651773&0&0008
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\ati2mtag.sys, 6.14.0010.6601 (English), 2/21/2006 20:46:26, 1505792 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\ati2erec.dll, 1.00.0000.0005 (English), 2/21/2006 20:09:36, 40960 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\ativvpxx.vp, 2/21/2006 20:58:34, 27264 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\ativckxx.vp, 10/14/2005 08:10:12, 58560 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\ativcaxx.vp, 1/18/2006 08:57:44, 929 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\ativcaxx.cpa, 1/18/2006 08:57:42, 1114674 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2dvag.dll, 6.14.0010.6601 (English), 2/21/2006 20:46:48, 256512 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2cqag.dll, 6.14.0010.0310 (English), 2/21/2006 20:04:50, 258048 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2mdxx.exe, 6.14.0010.2495 (English), 2/21/2006 20:40:48, 26112 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati3duag.dll, 6.14.0010.0384 (English), 2/21/2006 20:30:46, 2636672 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ativvaxx.dll, 6.14.0001.0090 (English), 2/21/2006 20:24:30, 860480 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atiicdxx.dat, 2/13/2006 13:29:26, 121995 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ATIDDC.DLL, 6.14.0010.0008 (English), 2/21/2006 20:38:50, 53248 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atitvo32.dll, 6.14.0010.4200 (English), 2/21/2006 20:10:22, 17408 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ativcoxx.dll, 6.13.0010.0005 (English), 11/9/2001 09:01:04, 24064 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2evxx.exe, 6.14.0010.4129 (English), 2/21/2006 20:39:16, 405504 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2evxx.dll, 6.14.0010.4129 (English), 2/21/2006 20:40:30, 61440 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atipdlxx.dll, 6.14.0010.2498 (English), 2/21/2006 20:41:10, 114688 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Oemdspif.dll, 6.14.0001.0015 (English), 2/21/2006 20:40:56, 77824 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2edxx.dll, 6.14.0010.2500 (English), 2/21/2006 20:40:42, 40960 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atikvmag.dll, 6.14.0010.0034 (English), 2/21/2006 20:11:02, 151552 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ATIDEMGR.dll, 1.02.2243.38447 (English), 2/21/2006 19:21:36, 282624 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atifglpf.xml, 12/2/2005 11:20:30, 6005 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atioglxx.dll, 6.14.0010.5696 (English), 2/21/2006 20:11:14, 5124096 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atioglx1.dll, 6.14.0010.1050 (English), 2/21/2006 20:27:14, 6684672 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atiiiexx.dll, 6.14.0010.4004 (English), 2/21/2006 20:20:06, 307200 bytes

[xFendralx]

bump

[supernoman]

Are your drivers really from 2006? I know the 9000 series is an old card.

[jhsrennie]

The white screen is usually the result of your video card/drivers not support Pixel Shaders v2, which is required by the DirectX code used in XBMC. With the release v9.11 the solution was to use one of the various unofficial OpenGL builds. If you use the Dharma beta 1 I'm fairly sure this has a workaround for the Pixel shader problem and should work even on old GPUs.

Incidentally, people will shout at you for bumping your post more frequently than 24 hours. We get enough nagging from our wives :-)

JR