From: David L Stewart (D.Stewart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Sun Jul 21 2002 - 09:35:34 GMT-3
You can also get them from Cisco for $0.00. Contact your local
Cisco account manager and ask them to order a set or two for you.
That's how the people on eBay get them. ;)
BOOT-2500=
At 09:10 PM 7/20/2002, kym blair wrote:
>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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