Just incase it hasn't been fixed yet...

A freeze on startup like this is usually a bad database as people here have indicated. Doing a full proper sync with no errors is the first step. That may resolve it. If not, download the developer image if it's not installed, and delete the file "/empeg/var/database"

To do this, hook the serial cable up, and follow the procedure in the FAQ for Hyperterminal (Just search for Hyperterminal to find it).

Then type this into it:
q
rw
rwm
rm /empeg/var/database
rom
ro
exit
--end commands--

That should take care of it.