Re: read only Flash

From: Steven Weber (itweber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Thu Mar 07 2002 - 21:40:10 GMT-3


   
you either need to reseat the sticks, or they've been hosed

HTH
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ludwig Morales" <morales_l@hotmail.com>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Cc: "Narvaez, Pablo" <Pablo.Narvaez@getronics.com>;
<sundar_palaniappan@hotmail.com>; "Paul Andersen" <pandersen3@hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: read only Flash

> Ok i've done this,
> I've put a 8meg chip on each router, i've broken the partirtions and they
> all say to have 16 Meg but after i load the IOS and the roouter boots i
get
> this:
>
> %Error: System flash bank 1 chip 0 unknown, chip id 0xB803 (reversed =
> 0x1DC0)
>
> %Error: System flash bank 1 chip 1 unknown, chip id 0x101 (reversed =
> 0x8080)
>
> %Error: System flash bank 1 chip 2 unknown, chip id 0x101 (reversed =
> 0x8080)
>
> %Error: System flash bank 1 chip 3 unknown, chip id 0x101 (reversed =
> 0x8080)
>
>
> and after i do a "show flash ship i only see bank 0
>
> Any idea anybody?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Narvaez, Pablo" <Pablo.Narvaez@getronics.com>
> To: "Ludwig Morales" <morales_l@hotmail.com>; <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 8:00 PM
> Subject: RE: read only Flash
>
>
> Change the configuration register value to have the router boot from BOOT
> ... in this mode, the flash becomes Read/Write.
>
> You can use the conf reg value 0x1.
>
> router(config)# config-register 0x1
> router# reload
>
> router<(boot)># sh ver
> .
> .
> .
> 16384K bytes of processor board System flash (Read/Write)
>
> Upgrade the router, change back the conf reg value to 0x2102, reload the
> router and that's it.
>
> Cheers,
>
> hockito
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ludwig Morales [mailto:morales_l@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Jueves, 07 de Marzo de 2002 05:38 p.m.
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: read only Flash
>
>
> Pie Chartshi everybody,
>
> one of my routers flash states to be "read only" how do i change this so
> that i can erase it and load another IOS
>
> cisco 2500 (68030) processor (revision L) with 14336K/2048K bytes of
memory.
> Processor board ID 08319120, with hardware revision 00000000
> Bridging software.
> X.25 software, Version 3.0.0.
> 1 Token Ring/IEEE 802.5 interface(s)
> 2 Serial network interface(s)
> 32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
> 16384K bytes of processor board System flash (Read ONLY)
>
> Configuration register is 0x2102
>
>
> regards,
>
> Ludwig
>
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