So, I upgraded to beta13 but I'm still getting the problem.

Hooking up the player to a telnet program works, but I can't drop it to a shell prompt (I am running the dev image, fyi). It seems to just be ignoring my attempts to hit 'q' and starts the player anyway. There isn't a pause when this prompt displays that allows input, and mashing down on the 'q' key during boot-up didn't work, either.

HOWEVER, Ctrl+C on boot-up DOES work, and I was able to at least get the player to start without a playlist via your FAQ. I can navigate the player software now, but I still can't sync up with Emplode (the player and software freeze on "Checking Media/Checking disk integrity").

I've attached the log output from my telnet session during bootup, if any of you 3l33t h4x0rz want to try to decipher it. There are errors in there, but they're Greek to me...

If I could get to a shell prompt I'd try the other steps. Any thoughts?