From: David C Prall (dcp@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Tue Aug 14 2001 - 02:57:07 GMT-3
Most likely a bootrom issue. The newer bootrom's can recognize the newer
flash simms. The original's all had to have the Intel or Smart flash chips.
David C Prall dcp@dcptech.com http://dcp.dcptech.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Taylor II" <dontaylor2@mail.com>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 1:03 AM
Subject: Invalid chip id
> I have a Cisco Access Pro 2501, and another "real" 2501. I swapped the
flash
> (long story - nevermind) =) and started getting the following error in the
> Access Pro:
>
> ERR: Invalid chip id 0x80B5 (reversed = 0x1AD ) detected in System flash
>
> I've worked through the Troubleshooting Assistant on CCO, and it says that
> I'm using an incompatible SIMM. HOWEVER, the SIMM from the CPA works just
> fine in the real router, and frankly, except for the error message, the
SIMM
> in the CPA seems to work just fine too, with the exception that it won't
> allow a flash upgrade. When I attempt an upgrade through IOS, it reboots,
> gives an error (don't remember the exact message), and quits. I also
> attempted to upgrade via ROMMON, and got about 5MB of a 7MB image
> transferred when, once again, it errored out and quit.
>
> Any ideas? If I'm using an incompatible SIMM, why does the CPA one work in
> the real router? And why does the CPA work except for the upgrading and
the
> single error message?
>
> All comments are appreciated.
>
> - Don
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