Well - there is definitely an issue somewhere. To get the builder to work I got rid of all the fids etc, then fsck'ed as it was complaining a lot but eventually that worked.

But then -

Running the bigdisk builder on each disk looks like it works but after installing either the v2.01 or the 3a11 on boot up I see a pump hda5 648:2 message come up briefly, and emplode sees 0 space

So I figure the easiest first step is just to buy a nice new shiny bigger disk (probably a 250) to replace the two currently there and run a build from new to see how it goes.

Then, if I can get that last wire fixed on for the memory upgrade that could help with things I guess.

And after that I have discovered after installing my new amp, wiring etc into the Forester that the dash DIN slots are not quite DIN. Specifically they are 5mm narrower than an empeg.

My Dremel awaits...