Stuck updating Firmware

I have duly run Software update, and after it restarted the Mac, Airport Utility popped up and informed me that new firmware was available (7.4.1 from 7.3.2 now).
I clicked the "update firmware..." button, and..... It just sits there saying "Searching for latest firmware version...."
I have tried restarting, nothing.
Any ideas?
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I experienced this problem tonight when I installed a brand new dual band AEBS. I was trying to update the firmware from my 24" iMac, which is connected to the AEBS via ethernet but with a DLink 8-port gigabit router in between. I was extremely frustrated as not only was Airport Utility stuck on "looking for firmware," but I also could not configure the AEBS (it hung on "getting settings"). I don't know why, but I decided to try a different Mac in my house. Amazingly, I had no problems whatsoever (downloading the firmware or setting the AEBS) when using a 20" iMac that was connecting via WiFi rather than ethernet. That led me to play around with the ethernet settings on my 24" iMac. I'm pretty sure (but not 100% positive) that I solved the problem by turning off IPv6. To do this, go to the Network control panel, then click on Ethernet, then click Advanced. On the TCP/IP screen, under Configure IPv6, pick "Off."
If turning off IPv6 works for anyone else, please let the rest of us know.

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panic(cpu 1 caller 0x001A7BED): Kernel trap at 0x00b10612, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x000000b8, CR3: 0x0134c000, CR4: 0x00000660
EAX: 0x43ec9630, EBX: 0x049cf804, ECX: 0x04e15800, EDX: 0x00000000
CR2: 0x000000b8, EBP: 0x43ec9668, ESI: 0x00000000, EDI: 0xffffffff
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0x43ec9408 : 0x12b0e1 (0x4555b4 0x43ec943c 0x133238 0x0)
0x43ec9458 : 0x1a7bed (0x45e568 0xb10612 0xe 0x45dd24)
0x43ec9538 : 0x19e517 (0x43ec9550 0x1 0x43ec9668 0xb10612)
0x43ec9548 : 0xb10612 (0xe 0x48 0x10 0xb40010)
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0x43ec96c8 : 0xb0bfc0 (0x43ec9858 0x43ec9808 0x0 0xafe41c)
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0x43ecbb38 : 0xaf2d74 (0x48af000 0xaf6358 0x43ecbbec 0x4)
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dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.5)@0xacf000
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dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.4)@0x63b000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.5)@0xacf000
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Turned the computer off for the night and just restarted it successfully about 24 hours later, and it is still running.
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Wed Jul 8 10:44:41 2009
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x001A7BED): Kernel trap at 0x00b10612, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x000000b8, CR3: 0x0134c000, CR4: 0x00000660
EAX: 0x2ebb1630, EBX: 0x04e20404, ECX: 0x04de7000, EDX: 0x00000000
CR2: 0x000000b8, EBP: 0x2ebb1668, ESI: 0x00000000, EDI: 0xffffffff
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0x2ebb3c98 : 0x40c515 (0x4837800 0x4a0bc40 0x4a0bc40 0x0)
Backtrace continues...
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.NVDAResman(5.1.6)@0xaf9000->0xd25fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.5)@0xaeb000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.4)@0x63b000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.5)@0xacf000
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.5)@0xaeb000->0xaf8fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.4)@0x63b000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.5)@0xacf000
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.5)@0xacf000->0xaeafff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.4)@0x63b000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
Mac OS version:
9A581
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.0.0: Tue Oct 9 21:35:55 PDT 2007; root:xnu-1228~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookPro3,1 (Mac-F42388C8)
I left the computer alone for a while and when I hit the power button it came right up.
I'm going to pull RAM modules per your suggestion.
thanks,
Pat Leopard

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