Apple TV 2 Reboot Loop After iOS 5 upgrade.

OK, here's the deal...  I upgraded to iOS 5 on my Apple TV 2 and now all it does is reboot.  It never makes it to the menu, just starts up, shows busy icon and after a minute reboots again.  Have tried restarting with menu + down and unplugging overnight and plugging back in.  I do not have a Windows of Mac Machine (ie no iTunes).  How can I resolve this issue so I can start enjoying my Apple TV 2 again?

Thanks for the answer but I had already read that when I researched before posting a question.  I can buy the cable but I'm not going to buy an operating system just so I can install iTunes which is what the instructions you linked to said to do.  I was looking for a solution either via remote control commands to the AppleTV device or a solution of plugging in the AppleTV to Ubuntu to cause the reboots to stop.  I guess since I'm not getting any other replies, it's just not possible which makes for a bummed out Apple Customer.  The only reason I bought the AppleTV over the Roku was because I already had an iPod Touch to connect with it and I thought they had better quality control.  I guess I made the wrong choice.  Thanks for trying to help anyway.

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