WRT54GSv5 stuck in a bootloop

Hello all, Here is a timeline of my adventures in broken-router land: T+0:00-Informed of WRT54GSv5 problem: power led is flashing at a steady 500ms or so rate. Reset twice. No internet access. I determined that IP was non-static; pinging to router's IP returned "Request timed out." Reset. T+0:05-Set IP to static default; Network connections showed Connected. Pinged 192.168.1.1, returned a successful ping. Attempted to access google, with "Server unavailable". Attempted to access 192.168.1.1, with same result. Reset. T+0:10-Downloaded a third-party tftp client to transfer firmware downloaded from Linksys WRT54GSv5 download page. Used Cmd prompt to successfully transfer flash image. Reset 30, 60 seconds. Still no change. Power cycle. Reset. T+0:20-Contacted Linksys LiveChat; told by rep to download tftp.exe from ftp.linksys.com/pub/network (or whatever it is). Attempted proper upgrade, resulting in an "Access overwrite violaton." Changed the name of the firmware from XXX...XXX.bin to XXX...XXX2.bin, which resulted in a successful upgrade. Wait 10 minutes. Reset. Power led now flashes at 1ms intervals for a few seconds, then all lights turn on, then intermittent power led flashes, then repeat the whole thing. In Network Connections, connection status comes and goes every 5 seconds depending on the router's point in the cycle. Pinging the router returns 1 of 2 messages: "Hardware error" or "Destination host unreachable" After another six hours of unsuccessful googling and tech support, I come here wondering if anyone has any ideas. I have done every step I could find and I think the thing is done for. My only hope, I'm guessing, would be to erase the flash, which I don't know is even possible. At no point in this ordeal have I been able to access the router's web app config menu. My one question is, when resetting, is there any indication that a reset is happening? Because when I try to reset, the power led keeps flashing and the cycle continues as if I am not holding the reset button. Any ideas are welcome. Thanks

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