hi guys,

thanks for the help so far.

here is the copied stuff from hyperterminal from the ramtest

empeg-car bootstrap v1.02 20001106 ([email protected]) r10 = 00000000 r9 = 00000000 r8 = 00000000 r7 =
If there is anyone present who wants to upgrade the flash, let them speak now,
r6 = 00000000 r5 = 00000000 r4 = 00000000ode USER_32 Se
or forever hold their peace...
0100 ram test starting
0110 testing ic 1 (0-15mb, low word)
0120 testing ic 2 (0-15mb, high word)
01f0 ram test done
0200 ide detect
0210 command issued
0220 drive id TOSHIBA MK4018GAS
02f0 ide ok
0300 dsp/i2c test
03f0 dsp/i2c ok
0400 temperature detect
0410 temperature is 00
04f0 temperature ok
0500 usb detect
0510 usb rev 1012
05f0 usb ok
0600 ethernet detect
0610 ethernet rev 334b
06f0 ethernet ok
0700 cs4231 detect
0710 cs4231 rev a0
07f0 cs4231 ok
00f0 tests complete

it seems that everything is ok. the cable won't be the problem. i have two players and changed harddrives in between. but the player won't start. next step i guess is a fresh hijack kernel. thanx, dave