Well, I'm posting shamefaced today; it seems I was the cause of the problem: after I got home last night and checked the cable and solder points as well as I could (all seemed OK) , I re-loaded v2.00. My player ran fine all the way in to work this morning (about 30-40 minutes). I'm thinking the problem must have had something to do with the way I jacked up the emphatic install.

Anyhow, humble thanks to everyone who replied and were patient with a Linux-impaired owner.

Bob