It's done this before but I don't recall how I fixed it. I was just playing some music that I'd played before so I know it's not a corrupt file or anything and I was messing about in hijack. Basically it looks like I managed to set the source to first aux, nothing is connected there, and then to tuner. Of course I don't have one of those either. Now rebooting it hangs up. Emplode can't see it and I cna't get it to do anything other than respond to hijack commands.

Suggestions?

Boot log forthcoming...

The boot log would be good. I suspect (without seeing any data) that you somehow have a corrupt current playlist, and need to start the player with a clean / clear playlist. Instructions here in the FAQ.

Well I was going to post the bootlog but on a whim I decided to simply reflash the kernel with 2 beat 13 and it works now.

I sure won't bitch about that...

Thanks anyway guys!

Why 2b13 and not 2.0 final? Just curious.

(wow almost a year to the day I ran into the same problem and found this post in my panic)

OK, another case of hung at "Starting audio..."

Brief history of the evening:

- upgraded to latest Hijack (426)
- downloaded Tony's Face controller tool v1.9 (nice!)
- playing with Face, wondered if I could launch the Hijack menu by clicking and holding over the center of the volume knob
- player hung with source-switch banner at top of display "Source: Player" (I could be wrong, but was something like that)
- flashed power and startup sequence hung at "Starting audio"
- reflashed latest Hijack, no change
- reflashed 2.0b13 kernel, no change
- rebooted in vain a few more times
- fought panic
- found this post
- found the "manually clearing the playlist" tip
- fired up Hyperterminal and rebooted the machine
- and it booted fine BEFORE I COULD INTERVENE

...and here we are.

(been years since my last post, I see a few familiar names here still ... the old guard. Tony: sit tight, you're some CIO's wet dream.)