Flash upgrade problem on 2500's!

From: Johan Strandloof (strandloof@xxxxxxxxx)
Date: Mon Mar 11 2002 - 19:59:37 GMT-3


   
Hi gang,

Having some strange problem with some new 8MB Flash modules for my
2500's.

 I can not seem to write to them in any way. This chips are recognized
by the router, but when trying to copy an image on to them there is an error:
%Error: System flash write protected

Note: I'm doing this from "boot"-mode, where the modules are
recognized as read/write. I have the same problem with all these new
modules I've bougth and I've tried them on different routers with the
same result.. I have upgraded the boot roms to the latest version aswell.
When using an older module in slot 0 and one of these new ones in Slot 1
the tftp-transfer aborts when accessing the second modules (that is when the tr
ansfer reaches above 8MB)
with the same error. Also tried with other images - same result.

Please advise - see console output below. Note the write errors.

Any clues - one bad module wouldn't be so strange - but all of them......???

Thanks

/Johan

Erase flash device? [confirm]
Are you sure? [yes/no]: y
Erasing device... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
e
ee ...erased
Router(boot)#copy tftp flash

System flash directory:
No files in System flash
[0 bytes used, 16777216 available, 16777216 total]
Address or name of remote host [192.168.0.1]?
Source file name? c2500-jk8os-l.122-1b.bin
Destination file name [c2500-jk8os-l.122-1b.bin]?
Accessing file 'c2500-jk8os-l.122-1b.bin' on 192.168.0.1...
Loading c2500-jk8os-l.122-1b.bin from 192.168.0.1 (via Ethernet0): ! [OK]

Erase flash device before writing? [confirm]n

Copy 'c2500-jk8os-l.122-1b.bin' from server
  as 'c2500-jk8os-l.122-1b.bin' into Flash WITHOUT erase? [yes/no]y
Loading c2500-jk8os-l.122-1b.bin from 192.168.0.1 (via Ethernet0): !
%Error: System flash write protected

%Error: System flash location 0x3000240 - wrote 0x48E7FFFC, read 0xFFFFFFFF

COPY: Image checksum verification failure

%Error: System flash write protected

%Error: System flash location 0x3000040 - wrote 0xE7FFFC , read 0xFFFFFFFF

TFTP from 192.168.0.1 failed/aborted

Verifying checksum... invalid (expected 0x3AE1, computed 0x0)
%Error: System flash write protected

%Error: System flash location 0x3000000 - wrote 0xBAD00B1E, read 0xFFFFFFFF

Flash copy took 0:00:09 [hh:mm:ss]
Router(boot)#sh flash

System flash directory:
File Length Name/status
  1 512 c2500-jk8os-l.122-1b.bin [invalid checksum]
[0 bytes used, 16777216 available, 16777216 total]
16384K bytes of processor board System flash (Read/Write)

Router(boot)#sh flash chip
16384K bytes of processor board System flash (Read/Write)

   Chip Bank Code Size Name
    1 1 89A0 2048KB INTEL 28F016SA
    2 1 89A0 2048KB INTEL 28F016SA
    3 1 89A0 2048KB INTEL 28F016SA
    4 1 89A0 2048KB INTEL 28F016SA
    1 2 89A0 2048KB INTEL 28F016SA
    2 2 89A0 2048KB INTEL 28F016SA
    3 2 89A0 2048KB INTEL 28F016SA
    4 2 89A0 2048KB INTEL 28F016SA
Router(boot)#sh flash err

System flash directory:
File Length Name/status
  1 512 c2500-jk8os-l.122-1b.bin [invalid checksum]
[0 bytes used, 16777216 available, 16777216 total]
16384K bytes of processor board System flash (Read/Write)

   Chip Bank Code Size Name erase write
    1 1 89A0 2048KB INTEL 28F016SA 0 4
    2 1 89A0 2048KB INTEL 28F016SA 0 4
    3 1 89A0 2048KB INTEL 28F016SA 0 2
    4 1 89A0 2048KB INTEL 28F016SA 0 4
    1 2 89A0 2048KB INTEL 28F016SA 0 0
    2 2 89A0 2048KB INTEL 28F016SA 0 0
    3 2 89A0 2048KB INTEL 28F016SA 0 0
    4 2 89A0 2048KB INTEL 28F016SA 0 0

outer(boot)>sh vers
Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) 3000 Bootstrap Software (IGS-BOOT-R), Version 11.0(10c)XB2, PLATFORM S
P
ECIFIC RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 1986-1996 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Mon 05-Oct-98 10:52 by jaturner
Image text-base: 0x01010000, data-base: 0x00001000

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 11.0(10c)XB2, PLATFORM SPECIFIC RELEASE SOFTWARE
(fc1)

Router uptime is 27 minutes
System restarted by power-on
Running default software

cisco 2500 (68030) processor (revision C) with 16384K/2048K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID 01700262, with hardware revision 00000000
X.25 software, Version 2.0, NET2, BFE and GOSIP compliant.
1 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface.
1 Token Ring/IEEE 802.5 interface.
2 Serial network interfaces.
32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
16384K bytes of processor board System flash (Read/Write)

Configuration register is 0x102

--
Johan Strandloof <strandloof@telia.com>


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