Unable to boot normally or restore to factory fresh on original generation1 Apple Tv

Hi,
Not sure what I did but here is the problem I have with my original gen1 apple TV (40GB).
Now everytime it reboots it comes up with these options.
1) First comes with Language options : I select ENGLISH and it switches to that language
2) Then, I am asked to choose a resolution : I choose 720p
Then, the following 3 options are given
3) Restart
4) Run Diagnostics
5) Factory Restore
Now if I Restart, it comes to the same recovery options as above. I see that the apple logo goes off and comes back during the boot process. This probably indicates a crash. I am not sure though. The hard drive works normally and no clicks are heard. If I run Diagnostics, it says everything is ok with the ATV. But factory restore fails with the following message "Your apple TV could not be restore to original factory condition" In other words I dont get the regular menu and the box appears to be bricked. The LED is blinking amber during the boot but turns off after the boot.
Is there anyway I can come out of this? Can I reinstall the OS or something? I do not have a cloned image or something like that. I am desperately looking for a solution. Can the ATV connect to iTunes via USB like the iphone or ipad at this point? I have downloaded the dmg OS file but dont know how to install it fresh. Will replacing the hard-drive solve the problem? Please help !!!
Thanks
Sinu

Please help me out here. I tried booting it off a USB flash drive with ATV flash but that gave me some errors and prompted me to login with username [email protected] with password frontrow
But I am not sure how to get to login using a suitable input. I tried to telnet it using my PC over network but I dont think it has initialized anything (like wifi or network) at the prompt. Would it take USB keyboard input? All I can do is remove the power and restart it with the usb flash out and get into then get into the recovery loop. I am not sure replacing the hard-drive would help. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Sinu

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