Has anyone with this DVD player flashed with the firmware update? (to fix playback and recording freezes)

I burned it on a CD-R and inserted it, but it was just stuck - on screen displaying "WRITING" for hours! Therefore, I just unplugged the cord and then tried again: this time, it flashed really fast that I didn't know if it actually completed or not; but I saw the word "Done" for a second - and then the player just went into standby. HOWEVER, when I tried to turn the player back on, it wouldn't respond to anything! (Play/Stop/Eject/Power Off... etc) The Update CD-R is still stuck inside the player and will not eject. I think it's broken.

How long was the update supposed to take?


Edit: Oops. This post probably should've been in the DVD Players forum.