i'm getting similar issues. I also got the same memory violation. I'm also this at startup. Not sure if this is the norm or not:

empeg-preinit starting...
empeg-preinit: empacman.sh: type 'e' not defined
empeg-preinit: empegVNC.sh: type 'e' not defined
empeg-preinit: telnetd.sh: type 't' not defined
empeg-preinit complete
empeg init 0.8

I have Beta 13 and hijack 283. As you can see I have empacman, VNC and telnetd all setup as startup scripts. None of which run now on thier own unless I go in through hyperterm and run them manually.