I finally got Hampi back up and running today. Actually, it's Version 2.0 now, so at least I got a fresh upgrade for my trouble.
The issue was with the original SanDisk card, which apparently got damaged or corrupted at some point. I re-flashed it along with a new card at the same time for comparison. When I inserted the original card into the reader on the Ubuntu laptop it would hang for about 5 minutes on each of the partitions when I selected them before displaying their contents. The new SD card displayed its contents instantly.?
What I had believed to be a problem with the second card was not. First, I was unaware that the SD could be overwritten by Linux such that its files become invisible to Windows File Explorer, so what I had assumed was a wiped second card was not. Second, I was unable to access the second card on the Rpi via VNC because I first needed to disable the Hampi's autohotspot service which was preventing VNC from connecting to my LAN.?
Anyway, thanks again to you all for your help.?
73's,
David
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