Quote:
So, as per the FAQ, I added
Code:
dd if=/dev/zero bs=512 skip=4096 count=28672 of=/dev/hda3

to my rsync script on the player

The unpleasant side effect:
My tuner and EQ presets are wiped! Maybe the dd command line only applies to player v2 dynamic partitions. I use player v3a8.

That command-line is incorrect: "skip=N" seeks in the input, not the output. It should be "seek" instead of "skip". The aim is to leave the first 2Mbytes (4096 sectors) of /dev/hda3 intact, and zero the remaining 14Mbytes (28672 sectors).

Edit: Oops, I've just done a BBS search and it was me who got it wrong to start with. Sorry about that.

Peter