hi,

thanks a lot from your help.
I ran the Milhouse's script, paying careful attention. although it is automatic, the problem occurred on the same spot: on the
./nupgrade.sh 1
i got:
[...] unable to mount to /opt
done.

i took a guess and proceeded with the rest of the script. on the ./nupgrade.sh 3, [as suspected], after some time, the system said that it could not copy the files since there was insufficient space on disk.
after the reboot, there might have been a menu (i said might), but after a split-second the system started to boot from flash (as it said on the top of the screen).
in the control panel/memory, it said that device memory had 1kb free, ~256mb total.
by now, I am reflashing the device to factory state (OS 2008). I do this every time after a failed try.

the SD card i'm using is a 2gb pqi Hi-Speed 60 (guess that's the name)
any clue what to do now?
Btw, I do not plan to install Sardine nor the KDE. I need the flash since I lack space for simple programs (my canola2 took 40mb - album covers...)

thanks again

ilia