Just to clarify, when the system it hangs on "Building music database" (in the display) and on the last "EXT2-fs warning . . . " (In Terminal) it never gets to a point where Emplode will recognize it for a SYNC. I only let it hang for a couple of minutes so it may be doing something but I don't hear any drives spin or see any action in the terminal screen. I will run it now for an hour+ on the hang but my feeling is that it is frozen trying to do something. I can reach the pump from boot but I don't think that will do anything.
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Addemndum - I am flashing the kernel and putting in the developers image again whihc is getting me around this problem. Thank you for you help!!!!
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Addemndum - After I replaced the kernel with 2.0 developers, I am still running into the same problem. Delving into the FAQ again for some more help.