From: Jonathan V Hays (jhays@xxxxxxxx)
Date: Sun Jul 21 2002 - 00:53:41 GMT-3
It's true that some of the newer flash memory SIMMS simply will not work
with the older Boot ROMs in the 2500 series router.
No doubt just about anything can be bought on ebay. BUT - if you're not
in a hurry you can order boot roms for 2500 series routers for FREE from
Cisco.
Call Cisco Customer Service 800 553-6387, Option 3 to order replacement
Boot ROMs. They are free, but Cisco will tell you that you have to pay
for shipping. The part number is BOOT-2500=.
I ordered some a few months ago and although Cisco took my credit card
number they did not charge me for shipping. But they did take about 2
weeks to arrive.
-Jonathan
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
kym blair
Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 7:10 PM
To: fangloma@pacific.net.hk; karwas@ifxcorp.com
Cc: malcolm@lanbase.com; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: 2500 read only flash
Good point. The router with the problem may be running old boot prom
chips.
If your flash works in other routers, but not this one, upgrade your
boot
prom chips. Sh Version would indicate. You can get the pair on ebay
for
about $10.
HTH, Kym
>From: Fanglo MA <fangloma@pacific.net.hk>
>To: Przemyslaw Karwasiecki <karwas@ifxcorp.com>
>CC: kym blair <kymblair@hotmail.com>, <malcolm@lanbase.com>,
><ccielab@groupstudy.com>
>Subject: Re: 2500 read only flash
>Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 06:04:47 +0800 (HKT)
>
>It is flash compatibility problem, I remember once I had this
>situation. Would u have tried replace with other box flash?
>
>Regards,
>Fanglo
>
>On 20 Jul 2002, Przemyslaw Karwasiecki wrote:
>
> > I have one hard cookie (c2513) here:
> >
> > As you can see below, it is booting from IOS Boot image from ROM, so
> > flash should be RW.
> >
> > But is not....
> >
> > Also, the same flash works perfectly in other c2500 boxes...
> >
> > There is something I obviously miss here,
> > but I have no idea what is this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Przemek
> >
> > Please see attached boot messages (just after Power On)
> >
> > Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
> > IOS (tm) 3000 Bootstrap Software (IGS-RXBOOT), Version 10.2(8a),
> > RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) Copyright (c) 1986-1995 by cisco Systems,
> > Inc. Compiled Tue 24-Oct-95 15:46 by mkamson
> > Image text-base: 0x01020000, data-base: 0x00001000
> >
> > %Error: System flash bank 0 chip 0 unknown, chip id 0x7301 (reversed
> > = 0xCE80)
> >
> > %Error: System flash bank 0 chip 1 unknown, chip id 0x101 (reversed
> > = 0x8080)
> >
> > %Error: System flash bank 0 chip 2 unknown, chip id 0x101 (reversed
> > = 0x8080)
> >
> > %Error: System flash bank 0 chip 3 unknown, chip id 0x101 (reversed
> > = 0x8080)
> >
> > %Error: System flash initialization failed
> >
> > cisco 2500 (68030) processor (revision M) with 14332K/2048K bytes of
> > memory. Processor board serial number 03074019 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 System flash (Device not programmable)
> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 2002-07-20 at 09:35, kym blair wrote:
> > > Malcolm,
> > >
> > > The 2500 routers run the ios in flash (they do not copy it to
> > > dram),
>so the
> > > flash with the running ios is read-only.
> > >
> > > You need to set the config register to 0x2141, "write erase" (in
> > > case
>you
> > > have any bad configuration commands such as "partition flash"),
> > > and
>reload
> > > (answer 'no' when you are asked if you want to save your changes
>before
> > > reload).
> > >
> > > You'll boot off of bootrom rather than flash. Both sticks of
> > > flash
>will be
> > > read-write. You shouldn't see a partition, but if you do just
> > > enter
>"no
> > > partition flash".
> > >
> > > You can then install an ip address on your ethernet interface,
> > > install
>a
> > > default-gateway if your tftp server is not local, copy your
> > > existing
>ios
> > > image to tftp server, erase flash, and copy your new image from
> > > tftp
>into
> > > the 16MB flash.
> > >
> > > Set the config-reg back to 0x2102, reload, and "copy run start".
> > > You
>should
> > > be in business.
> > >
> > > HTH, Kym
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "Malcolm Price" <malcolm@lanbase.com>
> > > >Reply-To: "Malcolm Price" <malcolm@lanbase.com>
> > > >To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> > > >Subject: 2500 read only flash
> > > >Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 13:02:20 +0100
> > > >
> > > >Guys,
> > > >
> > > >I've looked on cisco.com and drawn a blank so far.
> > > >
> > > >I have a 2514 with two, 8mb flash modules installed. However one
> > > >of
>them is
> > > >set to read-only. Does anyone know how to set it back to
>read-write..?
> > > >
> > > >There is probably an obvious way but I can't seem to find it..
> > > >
> > > >Thanks it's appreciated.
> > > >
> > > >Regards,
> > > >Malcolm
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