Casper (PSX) game/ePSXe timeout error?

Ken Xiraka · February 16th, 2008, 21:15

I don't think I've seen the same problem posted about here before, so looks like this calls for a new thread.

Playing Casper for the PS1, I encounter a problem fairly early on in the game. Whenever I try to go upstairs from the main foyer (first area you begin in in the game), the loading screen starts up, and either doesn't get to loading at all or will load almost completely before freezing, and moments later the screen will go black with the words "SPU timeout, status: 7" in the upper left-hand corner of the screen. Mixing a variety of options in my plug-in menus hasn't helped, and I've tried this with two different emulators and two different ISOs of the game. I haven't seen anything in the ePSXe help FAQ about timeout stuff, so that couldn't help me.

Anyone have any idea as to what the problem might be? Nothing seems to work.

Last edited by Ken Xiraka; February 16th, 2008 at 21:16.. Reason: More accurate title

**jonc2006** · February 16th, 2008, 21:52

try setting epsxe up using these plugins:

video: peops soft driver v117
audio: eternal spu 1.41
cdrom: epsxe or sapu cdrom

have you tried playing the game from the cd instead of an image?

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Ken Xiraka · February 16th, 2008, 23:52

I did, but then I looked into my room and got too lazy to get up and search for the disk. I figured, "I'd find the disk when I clean the Area 51 I call a room."

Laziness abound, but the thing is probably in the last place I'd look, and I don't think hardly anyone would want to do a few hours' worth of searching to find one single game.

As far as the Emulator goes, I had the video plug-in, but not the CD-rom plug-in. I believe I've figured out the problem, though. For most of the sound plug-ins I've tried as of since you posted (including the one you suggested), if I turn on the "Enable SPU IRQ hack" option, the sound will become all distorted in the game-play area, but I am able to go up the stairs. However, this messes with game speed and sounds horrendous (on one of them, it even crashed the computer, so I'm never using that one again < <;;; ). If I don't enable it, usually the sound will go fine, but I can't get upstairs without that message showing.

This is a very bad paradox =S

**jonc2006** · February 17th, 2008, 00:38

hmmm. ive done a little searching for other people with similar issues and this is probably the most relevant thing i have found that might be a solid answer:

Casper Bin/Cue First zone loads with standard settings but Errors SPU Timeout, status: 7 when you zone into other roomsalright

since i do not have this game myself i can only speculate here and any settings i post i cant really test myself. the most important thing i noticed when i was browsing through some stuff was that this may be something that just cannot be worked around, as where i read that from listed the game as "non-working". if you still want to attempt to get it working, you can try my setup then. do note that you do not need to worry about the cdrom plugin if you are only playing from an image. btw do you know what format your image is in? is the extension like .bin or .img?

this is my video setup:

Plugin: Pete's DX6 D3D Driver 1.1.76
Author: Pete Bernert
GFX card: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS

Resolution/Color:
- 1920x1200 Fullscreen - [32 Bit] (ignore)

Textures:
- R8G8A8A8
- Filtering: 6 (0 and 4 are other good too)
- Hi-Res textures: 0
- VRam size: 256 MBytes

Framerate:
- FPS limit: on
- Frame skipping: off
- FPS limit: 60.0

Compatibility:
- Offscreen drawing: 3
- Framebuffer texture: 2
- Framebuffer access: 4
- Alpha multipass: on
- Mask bit: on
- Advanced blending: hardware

Misc:
- Scanlines: off [0]
- Unfiltered FB: off
- Dithering: off
- Screen smoothing: on (keep this off unless you are sure your card can handle it
- Full vram: on
- Game fixes: on [00000001] (ignore unless there is a specifc fix for whatever game you try)

-----------------------------------------------
and this is my sound setup (eternal spu 1.41)

i have the top 3 boxes ticked

in the actual config mine is set up like this:

audio device- directsound
buffer size- 80 (doesnt have to be this, so set it to your preferance)
audio-out method- thread

all 3 special game fixes enabled

"wait for XA buffer is free" enabled under the "misc" section

neill's reverb

--------------------------------------------------------
and just to cover everything here: my cdrom plugin is ePSXe CDR WNT/W2K core 1.5.2.

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Last edited by jonc2006; February 17th, 2008 at 00:44..

Ken Xiraka · February 17th, 2008, 00:55

T'was a .bin fine *Nods*

Whoa, shloads of info we have here to adjust.

*Inputs*

... *It works* o.o

Whoa! Awesome ^O^ Hah, thanks, man! Really appreciate it.

hobbitgirl2010 · July 2nd, 2010, 20:32

thanks pal you did well ...
but when i read parchment or obtain an item it goes black
oh well the game did run well without that spu timer message
thanks again..

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonc2006

hmmm. ive done a little searching for other people with similar issues and this is probably the most relevant thing i have found that might be a solid answer:

Casper Bin/Cue First zone loads with standard settings but Errors SPU Timeout, status: 7 when you zone into other roomsalright

since i do not have this game myself i can only speculate here and any settings i post i cant really test myself. the most important thing i noticed when i was browsing through some stuff was that this may be something that just cannot be worked around, as where i read that from listed the game as "non-working". if you still want to attempt to get it working, you can try my setup then. do note that you do not need to worry about the cdrom plugin if you are only playing from an image. btw do you know what format your image is in? is the extension like .bin or .img?

this is my video setup:

Plugin: Pete's DX6 D3D Driver 1.1.76
Author: Pete Bernert
GFX card: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS

Resolution/Color:
- 1920x1200 Fullscreen - [32 Bit] (ignore)

Textures:
- R8G8A8A8
- Filtering: 6 (0 and 4 are other good too)
- Hi-Res textures: 0
- VRam size: 256 MBytes

Framerate:
- FPS limit: on
- Frame skipping: off
- FPS limit: 60.0

Compatibility:
- Offscreen drawing: 3
- Framebuffer texture: 2
- Framebuffer access: 4
- Alpha multipass: on
- Mask bit: on
- Advanced blending: hardware

Misc:
- Scanlines: off [0]
- Unfiltered FB: off
- Dithering: off
- Screen smoothing: on (keep this off unless you are sure your card can handle it
- Full vram: on
- Game fixes: on [00000001] (ignore unless there is a specifc fix for whatever game you try)

-----------------------------------------------
and this is my sound setup (eternal spu 1.41)

i have the top 3 boxes ticked

in the actual config mine is set up like this:

audio device- directsound
buffer size- 80 (doesnt have to be this, so set it to your preferance)
audio-out method- thread

all 3 special game fixes enabled

"wait for XA buffer is free" enabled under the "misc" section

neill's reverb

--------------------------------------------------------
and just to cover everything here: my cdrom plugin is ePSXe CDR WNT/W2K core 1.5.2.

thanks pal you did well
but when i read parchment or obtain an item or enter a boss room it goes black
well the game runs well without that spu timer message
thanks again ..

Last edited by hobbitgirl2010; July 2nd, 2010 at 20:32.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

February 16th, 2008, 21:15	#1
Ken Xiraka Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Meriden, CT Posts: 3	Casper (PSX) game/ePSXe timeout error? I don't think I've seen the same problem posted about here before, so looks like this calls for a new thread. Playing Casper for the PS1, I encounter a problem fairly early on in the game. Whenever I try to go upstairs from the main foyer (first area you begin in in the game), the loading screen starts up, and either doesn't get to loading at all or will load almost completely before freezing, and moments later the screen will go black with the words "SPU timeout, status: 7" in the upper left-hand corner of the screen. Mixing a variety of options in my plug-in menus hasn't helped, and I've tried this with two different emulators and two different ISOs of the game. I haven't seen anything in the ePSXe help FAQ about timeout stuff, so that couldn't help me. Anyone have any idea as to what the problem might be? Nothing seems to work. Last edited by Ken Xiraka; February 16th, 2008 at 21:16.. Reason: More accurate title

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February 16th, 2008, 21:52	#2
jonc2006 Mod of Douchebagness™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA MD Posts: 9,793	try setting epsxe up using these plugins: video: peops soft driver v117 audio: eternal spu 1.41 cdrom: epsxe or sapu cdrom have you tried playing the game from the cd instead of an image? __________________ Antec 900/Antec Truepower Quattro 1000W/eVGA 780i SLI/Windows XP Media SP2 & Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit SP1/Intel Core 2 Duo E8400@4.0GHz/Dual eVGA e-Geforce GTX280 1GB DDR3 SLI Enabled/Creative SB X-Fi XtremeGamer/Corsiar XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400 DDR2/Dual WD Caviar SE16 500GB 7200RPM HDDs The Official jonc2006™ Emotion Chart. Courtesy of PCXL-Fan after he tried to steal my identity on Steam because I am so awesome. Official jonc2006™ Fan Club Official jonc2006™ Trophy Collection

February 16th, 2008, 23:52	#3
Ken Xiraka Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Meriden, CT Posts: 3	I did, but then I looked into my room and got too lazy to get up and search for the disk. I figured, "I'd find the disk when I clean the Area 51 I call a room." Laziness abound, but the thing is probably in the last place I'd look, and I don't think hardly anyone would want to do a few hours' worth of searching to find one single game. As far as the Emulator goes, I had the video plug-in, but not the CD-rom plug-in. I believe I've figured out the problem, though. For most of the sound plug-ins I've tried as of since you posted (including the one you suggested), if I turn on the "Enable SPU IRQ hack" option, the sound will become all distorted in the game-play area, but I am able to go up the stairs. However, this messes with game speed and sounds horrendous (on one of them, it even crashed the computer, so I'm never using that one again < <;;; ). If I don't enable it, usually the sound will go fine, but I can't get upstairs without that message showing. This is a very bad paradox =S

February 17th, 2008, 00:38	#4
jonc2006 Mod of Douchebagness™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA MD Posts: 9,793	hmmm. ive done a little searching for other people with similar issues and this is probably the most relevant thing i have found that might be a solid answer: Casper Bin/Cue First zone loads with standard settings but Errors SPU Timeout, status: 7 when you zone into other roomsalright since i do not have this game myself i can only speculate here and any settings i post i cant really test myself. the most important thing i noticed when i was browsing through some stuff was that this may be something that just cannot be worked around, as where i read that from listed the game as "non-working". if you still want to attempt to get it working, you can try my setup then. do note that you do not need to worry about the cdrom plugin if you are only playing from an image. btw do you know what format your image is in? is the extension like .bin or .img? this is my video setup: Plugin: Pete's DX6 D3D Driver 1.1.76 Author: Pete Bernert GFX card: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS Resolution/Color: - 1920x1200 Fullscreen - [32 Bit] (ignore) Textures: - R8G8A8A8 - Filtering: 6 (0 and 4 are other good too) - Hi-Res textures: 0 - VRam size: 256 MBytes Framerate: - FPS limit: on - Frame skipping: off - FPS limit: 60.0 Compatibility: - Offscreen drawing: 3 - Framebuffer texture: 2 - Framebuffer access: 4 - Alpha multipass: on - Mask bit: on - Advanced blending: hardware Misc: - Scanlines: off [0] - Unfiltered FB: off - Dithering: off - Screen smoothing: on (keep this off unless you are sure your card can handle it - Full vram: on - Game fixes: on [00000001] (ignore unless there is a specifc fix for whatever game you try) ----------------------------------------------- and this is my sound setup (eternal spu 1.41) i have the top 3 boxes ticked in the actual config mine is set up like this: audio device- directsound buffer size- 80 (doesnt have to be this, so set it to your preferance) audio-out method- thread all 3 special game fixes enabled "wait for XA buffer is free" enabled under the "misc" section neill's reverb -------------------------------------------------------- and just to cover everything here: my cdrom plugin is ePSXe CDR WNT/W2K core 1.5.2. __________________ Antec 900/Antec Truepower Quattro 1000W/eVGA 780i SLI/Windows XP Media SP2 & Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit SP1/Intel Core 2 Duo E8400@4.0GHz/Dual eVGA e-Geforce GTX280 1GB DDR3 SLI Enabled/Creative SB X-Fi XtremeGamer/Corsiar XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400 DDR2/Dual WD Caviar SE16 500GB 7200RPM HDDs The Official jonc2006™ Emotion Chart. Courtesy of PCXL-Fan after he tried to steal my identity on Steam because I am so awesome. Official jonc2006™ Fan Club Official jonc2006™ Trophy Collection Last edited by jonc2006; February 17th, 2008 at 00:44..

February 17th, 2008, 00:55	#5
Ken Xiraka Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Meriden, CT Posts: 3	T'was a .bin fine Nods Whoa, shloads of info we have here to adjust. Inputs ... It works o.o Whoa! Awesome ^O^ Hah, thanks, man! Really appreciate it.