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From: James Russell <James_Russell@scee.sony.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Sprite Rotation questions.
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 10:39:58 +0100
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GPU timeouts are usually caused by corrupted packet data. Packets are the GPU commands that tell the
GPU what to draw next. This data corruption can stem from many sources, but the most common are:

o Your packet area is too small. Make it bigger.
o TMD data is being overwritten by internal structures. Move the data to a higher addres.
o You're writing packets to the wrong packet area.

Cheers,

James

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