Hi all

Just in case this is a common problem I offer the following info:

All owners of BT-100's will know that the power connector is decidedly
dodgy, and I have now experienced a real heart-stopping moment as a result!

Tried to reconfigure for an alternative service provider and whilst
rebooting, the power failed briefly and phone refused to complete the boot
process. Power cycling did not help - it would sit there flashing its
led's all day with an incomplete boot. If I lifted the hook, it would
settle down and allow access through the web interface, but would not
connect.

With the web interface accessed, I tried changing all the configuration
back to exactly as it was before and tried another reboot. Same thing...
wouldn't complete the reboot - or to be more precise, wouldn't log on...
just sat there flashing its bloody lights! It seemed that the flash
memory was corrupted!

I decided that before I did anything else I would sort out the dodgy power
supply. The plug was found to be a 2.5mm internal, and the socket a 2.1mm
pin! I replaced the plug on the power supply lead.

Now with good power I tried everything again, but it was no good, although
configuration changes could be made, the boot cycle would not complete.

In total desperation - 'what have I got to loose, it's about to go in the
bin' mode - I went for the option to reset to factory default. However, I
as I began to enter the MAC address, it connected!!! I hadn't even
completed the reset operation... say no more... cancel the reset and try
the phone.

Made a call from my landline to the VoIP number, and it worked!!!

Don't know whether the half reset will cure everybody's frozen BT-100
though, so the moral of this tale is:

***** Change the power plug to the correct size *****

Regards
Alan.

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