Alright, with v424 & the reservecache=16, using jEmplode to make both changes.

Rebooted the empeg and then connected with jEmplode over the network. Immediately get this before any attemps to load music.

The last batch of song loading didn't crash out at any point, but still getting lots of the ksock error messages.,

Code:
hijack: removed menu entry: "Serial Port Assignment"
khttpd: listening on port 80
kftpd: listening on port 21
Using non-standard cache size 84 (bonus 0Mb, adjustment 16)
  player.cpp        : 579:empeg-car 3.00-alpha8 2004/07/07.
Prolux 4 empeg car - 2.1490 Jul  7 2004
Vcb: 0x4063a000
ksock_rw(recv): error: -104
kftpd: ksock_rw() failed, rc=-104
ksock_rw(recv): error: -104
kftpd: ksock_rw() failed, rc=-104
ksock_rw(recv): error: -104
kftpd: ksock_rw() failed, rc=-104
ksock_rw(recv): error: -104
kftpd: ksock_rw() failed, rc=-104


Thanks again, Mark, for continuing to work with me on this!

best,

--Nathan