ok. clearly i should keep trying.
what happens between reset, and recognition, that becomes non-recognition:
runme too late is:
info : JTAG tap: feroceon.cpu tap/device found: 0xfc0000e3 (Manufacturer: 0x071, Part: 0xc000, Version: 0xf)
Error: JTAG tap: feroceon.cpu got: 0xfc0000e3 (mfg: 0x071, part: 0xc000, ver: 0xf)
Error: JTAG tap: feroceon.cpu expected 1 of 1: 0x20a023d3 (mfg: 0x1e9, part: 0x0a02, ver: 0x2)
and
Info : JTAG tap: feroceon.cpu tap/device found: 0x20a023d3 (Manufacturer: 0x1e9, Part: 0x0a02, Version: 0x2)
Info : JTAG Tap/device matched
Error: unknown EmbeddedICE version (comms ctrl: 0x00000018)
by understanding what's going on, a proper strategy can be chosen!