SPA1001 Firmware of Death

For the past few months I have been happy with the SPA1001 on the Gizmo network. Over the past few days I had a problem receiving/making calls. I decided to upgrade the firmware from 2.x (?) to the latest spa1001-3.1.19SE. When I launched the firmware file and pointed at the IP of the SPA1001 it detected it and proceeded to load the firmware... and load... and load... and load. After about 20 minutes I was worried since it was <1MB file. I tried to attach to the web interface to see if it completed, but that did not load. I could still ping the device, but no other communication was possible. If I picked up my analog line all I hear is dead air.
The firmware upload finally failed, and I was forced to power cycle the SPA1001. On reboot I could ping the device, but once again no web interface, and I am unable to connect to reattempt the firmware update.
So is the SPA1001 dead due to firmware load? What are my options? I sent an email to [email protected], but that was last week sometime. I have not heard anything as of yet. I hate to think I have a $60 paper weight on my desk due to a firmware issue.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
kevin0tech
Message Edited by kevin0tech on 02-27-200706:50 AM

Have you done a hard reset of your express? If not this link shows you how to do it, hope it helps.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1450
Mark

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- Looked in Activity Monitor, but everything appears to be okay with both RAM, CPU and HD
- Boot with Apple Hardware Test = Everything OK
- Booted up in Internet Recovery and erased the entire HD, clean installed OS X Lion (the OS i bought the Macbook Pro with)
First i thought it was a problem with my HD or my RAM. But everything is returning the OK result. I really hope some of you out there can help me, cause right now its realy hard to use it at the University. It looks like its a software problem, but i can't figure it out.
Made a test in EtreCheck and these are the results from it:
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores
16 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software:
Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63) - Uptime: 0 days 0:44:46
Disk Information:
TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF disk0 : (750,16 GB)
disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 749,3 GB (712,02 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5970H
USB Information:
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple, Inc. MacBook Pro
Launch Daemons:
[System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
[System] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
[not loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
Dropbox
SMARTReporter
Internet Plug-ins:
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.70 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.70 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.0 3rd-Party support link
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 3rd-Party support link
Audio Plug-ins:
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.1 - SDK 10.7
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.3 - SDK 10.7
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
Java 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
None
Time Machine:
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
      3% WindowServer
      1% EtreCheck
      1% activitymonitord
      1% Microsoft Word
      1% Activity Monitor
Top Processes by Memory:
115 MB WebProcess
82 MB Microsoft Word
66 MB Safari
49 MB WindowServer
49 MB Finder
Virtual Memory Information:
13.50 GB Free RAM
873 MB Active RAM
234 MB Inactive RAM
1.42 GB Wired RAM
336 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Step 1
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your personal files or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem?
After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.
*Note: If you’ve activated “Find My Mac” or FileVault, then you can’t enable the Guest account. The “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac” is not the same. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.
Step 2
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you boot, and again when you log in.
Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a Fusion Drive or a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal boot may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. It will be slow, but there should be no beachballing. Same problem?
After testing, reboot as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of Steps 1 and 2.

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