Re: Adding 2500 Flash Memory Creates two partitions

From: Frank Spalding (spaldo57@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Sat Jul 13 2002 - 19:13:00 GMT-3


   
remove the partition command from your config

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Young" <cc_young@pacbell.net>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 5:10 PM
Subject: Adding 2500 Flash Memory Creates two partitions

> Hi,
> I am trying to add a second 8 mb flash memory module to a Cisco 2500.
> It adds the second module as a separate partition. I have erased the
> flash in both partitions, power cycled the router and cannot seem to
> figure out why it will not allow me to merge the two partions into one
> so that I can upload a flash image larger than the single 8mb flash
> size. Both Flash modules are Intel, and the Boot roms are 11.0(10c).
>
> Anybody with an Idea how to get the two midules to be seen as one
> partition?
>
>
>
> 0:00:07: %SYS-5-RESTART: System restarted --
> Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
> IOS (tm) 3000 Bootstrap Software (IGS-BOOT-R), Version 11.0(10c),
> RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
> Copyright (c) 1986-1996 by cisco Systems, Inc.
> Compiled Fri 27-Dec-96 17:33 by loreilly
> r5(boot)#
> r5(boot)#sh flash all
> Partition Size Used Free Bank-Size State Copy
> Mode
> 1 8192K 0K 8192K 8192K Read/Write Direct
>
> 2 8192K 0K 8192K 8192K Read/Write Direct
>
> System flash directory, partition 1:
> No files in System flash
> [0 bytes used, 8388608 available, 8388608 total]
> 8192K 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
>
> System flash directory, partition 2:
> No files in System flash
> [0 bytes used, 8388608 available, 8388608 total]
> 8192K 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
> r5(boot)#



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