Re: AS2511-RJ stuck in rommon

Not sure which version of code you are running on the 2511 as far as rommon, etc but you should be able to xmodem the old image via the console port.

HTH.......

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On Sep 9, 2010, at 12:36 PM, Nathan Pease <pease.nathan_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> I was trying to do an ios upgrade on an older AS2511-RJ. Apparently the ios
> version that I loaded is to big for this router to boot, it sees the image
> and tries to load it, but then says insufficient memory and reboots. I need
> to put the old ios image back on it but can't figure out how to do this. If
> I send it a break during the reboot, I get the following menu and I am not
> sure what to do from there. Does anyone have any insight on how to do this?
>
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> SYSTEM INIT: INSUFFICIENT MEMORY TO BOOT THE IMAGE!
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> %Software-forced reload
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> Unexpected exception to CPU vector 34, PC = 31A9086
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> -Traceback= 31A9086 3190A3A 3192400 318CCEE 32983C4 3297BAA 31A54C8 31A5546
> 30EDA82 30EDC78
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> === Flushing messages (00:00:12 UTC Mon Mar 1 1993) ===
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> Buffered messages:
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> Queued messages:
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> 00:00:12: %SYS-3-LOGGER_FLUSHING: System pausing to ensure console debugging
> output.
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> 00:00:07: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Ethernet0, changed state to up
> 00:00:07: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Serial0, changed state to down
> 00:00:12: %SYS-2-MALLOCFAIL: Memory allocation of 10000 bytes failed from
> 0x318CCE6, alignment 0
> Pool: Processor Free: 0 Cause: Not enough free memory
> Alternate Pool: I/O Free: 1928 Cause: Not enough free memory
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> -Process= "Init", ipl= 4, pid= 3
> -Traceback= 31909C6 3192400 318CCEE 32983C4 3297BAA 31A54C8 31A5546 30EDA82
> 30EDC78
> System Bootstrap, Version 11.0(10c)XB1, PLATFORM SPECIFIC RELEASE SOFTWARE
> (fc1)
> Copyright (c) 1986-1997 by cisco Systems
> 2500 processor with 2048 Kbytes of main memory
>
> %SYS-4-CONFIG_NEWER: Configurations from version 12.0 may not be correctly
> understood.
> Loading flash:/c2500-c-l.122-29b.bin .
> Abort at 0x10E983C (PC)
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>> help
> $ Toggle cache state
> B [filename] [TFTP Server IP address | TFTP Server Name]
> Load and execute system image from ROM or from TFTP server
> C [address] Continue execution [optional address]
> D /S M L V Deposit value V of size S into location L with modifier M
> E /S M L Examine location L with size S with modifier M
> G [address] Begin execution
> H Help for commands
> I Initialize
> K Stack trace
> L [filename] [TFTP Server IP address | TFTP Server Name]
> Load system image from ROM or from TFTP server, but do not
> begin execution
> O Show configuration register option settings
> P Set the break point
> S Single step next instruction
> T function Test device (? for help)
>
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Received on Thu Sep 09 2010 - 19:16:22 ART