[TYPO3-UG Berlin] template record doesn't fire html file

[jmf at nomadsofinfinity.org]

So, I'm quite a noob with both, Typo3 and mailinglists, hence I might  
look like one ;)

I installed typo3(ip) 6.1 on my server, several times actually, might  
be worth mentioning as a possible source of error. Means I deleted  
both the complete folder structure and the formerly used mysql-db  
zwice and started all over with the installation process.

I got the cms installed however and it looks real fine, introduction  
package pages work all well, looks stable.
I went through a couple of tutorials, last I tried was:  
http://docs.typo3.org/typo3cms/TemplatingTutorial/Index.html

It all goes perfectly smooth until the ever same point: When I try to  
use setup code in the ts template record to fire the famous .html-file  
stored properly in my fileadmin/template folder.
I tried several lines, from the tutorial, from tsRef, it all doesn't  
show anything but a blank screen. If I open the .html with my browser  
directly, it shows a pretty neat site. ts code for e.g. 'Hello World'  
TEXT also works and shows visibly.

Hence, after all I understand, there is a problem with typo3  
effectively executing this file from the storage.
Can anybody help?

regards,
nick