From: Carlos G Mendioroz (tron@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Thu May 16 2002 - 07:32:19 GMT-3
You can also tftp boot the box with a new IOS to be able to
have the flash in R/W mode and then upload a new IOS to it.
You will continue to see the message, but it will work.
It seems that a FAQ message will fit this list... may be at
check-in time?
Hansang Bae wrote:
>
> At 11:56 AM 5/16/2002 +0800, donny.mateo@sg.ca-indosuez.com wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >I was upgrading my flash memory when the router came up with this message
> >ERR: Invalid chip id 0x80B5 (reversed = 0x1AD ) detected in System flash
> >The bootstrap Software is BOOTFLASH: 3000 Bootstrap Software (IGS-RXBOOT),
> >Version 10.2(5), RELEASE SOFTWA
> >RE (fc1)
> >
> >The flash already contains an IOS from the previous router..and it works ok.
I
> >can upload f to TFTP server and all, but I can't download a new IOS to the
> >flash.
> >Was thinking if I could move this 2 piece of flash to another router and upl
oad
> >IOS, and then moved them back to this router...will it work. It seems that t
he
> >router has no problem of reading the flash.is just the part of writing into
the
> >flash...
> >
> >Has anybody has the same problem, The other router with Bootstrap Software
> >version 11.0 doesn't seems to have any problem.... or how can I upgrade this
> >Bootstrap software(/Hardware ? ) ?
>
> ***************************************
> From COMP.DCOM.SYS.CISCO FAQ:
> From: Question 39
> Date: 02 February 2002
> Subject: Flash upgrade issues for Cisco 2500 series routers
> Answer by: Terry Kennedy <terry@gate.tmk.com>
>
> > When I remove the original flash and replace it with ether one or both of
> > the new flash chips, I get the following error on boot upand the router end
s
> > up in boot mode.:
> > ERR: Invalid chip id 0x80B5 (reversed = 0x1AD ) detected in System flash
>
> This has to be the most common FAQ for this group. You have non-Intel
> flash chips on your new SIMMs and boot ROMs that are too old to know about
> the different access method for the flash chips you have.
>
> You need to either get the (free, call TAC) BOOT-2500= ROM upgrade from
> Cisco, or exchange the flash SIMMs for ones using Intel chips. Note that
> Intel no longer makes those chips, which is why everybody has this prob-
> lem.
> ***************************************
>
> hsb
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