From: kym blair (kymblair@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Mar 14 2003 - 21:44:51 GMT-3
Jonahtan,
Use an awl to pull the bootrom chips; they're very strong so won't break.
It's hard to get a grip on the chips with the real tool. Be sure you know
which chip is #1 and which is #2 so you get the replacements in their right
location.
HTH, Kym
>From: "Justin M. Ramsey" <jramsey@mfaoil.com>
>Reply-To: "Justin M. Ramsey" <jramsey@mfaoil.com>
>To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
>Subject: RE: 2500 problem: Local Timeout (control reg=0x118)
>Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 12:41:49 -0600
>
>In my opinion replacing the boot ROM is definitely NOT a waste of time.
>Yesterday I was having the exact same problem with my 2511. It
>continually rebooted after listing the amount of memory. I tried
>different flash sticks to no avail, and I finally flipped out my boot
>ROMs and it solved my problem just like that. I guess there are many
>answers to this specific question, but I can tell you for sure that for
>me, the boot ROM was the issue and putting new ones in solved my
>problem.
>
>Justin Ramsey
>
> -----Original Message-----
>From: Jonathan V Hays [mailto:jhays@jtan.com]
>Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 8:22 AM
>To: 'Ccielab'
>Subject: RE: 2500 problem: Local Timeout (control reg=0x118)
>
> > Local Timeout (control reg=0x118) Error, address: 0x2101884
> > at 0x1076504
> > PC)
> >
> > and it constantly reboots. I've tried using o/r 0x41 and o/r
> > 0x42 to no avail. I did a search on groupstudy and the best
> > I could find was somebody recommending re-seating the
> > memory/flash. I've done that. I've also swapped out both
> > memory and flash with known good ones and it still does
> > that. Am I screwed?
> >
> > Would ordering the latest bootroms help? Actually i
> > think the ones that are in there are 11.0 c or something like
> > that. I would swap bootroms out but don't have the special
> > bootrom removal tool and I already tried some prying with a
> > mini-screwdriver and that wasn't working. It's a 2520 that i
> > was using as my Frame Switch....(why couldn't it have been
> > one of the 2501s
> > instead?)
>
>
>11.0c is the latest for the 2500s but replacing the boot ROM would be a
>waste of time. The boot ROM is READ ONLY and will not be overwritten by
>any action you can take from the router command line.
>
>Your best bet is to erase the config and then erase flash from the
>bootrom prompt and load another more stable IOS.
>
>With a simple search on CCO using the string "Local Timeout" I found
>this (watch the wrap):
>
>http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps1828/products_system_m
>essage_guide_chapter09186a0080080f45.html
>
>Here are a couple of pertinent excerpts:
>
>Error Message
>Local Timeout (control reg=[hex]) Error, address: [hex] at [hex] (PC)
>Explanation An invalid memory address is accessed, either because of a
>software bug or because a boot of an incompatible software image was
>attempted.
>
>Recommended Action Refer to the Recommended Action for the first "Bus
>Error control register" message in this section.
>
>Error Message
>Bus Error control register: [hex]
>non-local memory transaction timeout
>Bus Error, address: [hex] at [hex] (PC)
>Explanation An invalid memory address is accessed, either because of a
>software bug or because a boot of an incompatible software image was
>attempted.
>
>etc.
>etc.
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