From: Mas Kato (loomis_towcar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Fri Nov 16 2001 - 04:09:57 GMT-3
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Don,
A value of 0x2101 = 0010 0001 0000 0001, which means bit 13 is set. Bit 13 = Do
not boot default ROM software if network boot fails
Try setting the configuration register to 0x101 and see if that gets you what y
ou want.
Regards,
Mas Kato
> "Don Dettmore" <don@donshouse.com> "CCIE Lab List" <ccielab@groupstudy.com> O
T: basic 2600Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 11:54:14 -0600
>Reply-To: "Don Dettmore" <don@donshouse.com>
>
>Basic question here (I'm kinda embarassed to ask it - must be Tuesday mental
>block)
>
>I have a new 2600 with empty flash. I boot to Rom Monitor and change my
>config register to boot from ROM (0x2101). But I still get the following:
>
>device does not contain a valid magic number
>boot: cannot open "flash:"
>boot: cannot determine first file name on device "flash:"
>
>Why is it still trying to boot from flash?
>
>TIA
>
>Don Dettmore
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