Re: specifing a boot on the ASA using the ROMMON

I've never been able to view the disk from ROMMON, and unless there is a
hidden command I still can't:

rommon #3>
rommon #3>
rommon #3> dir
Invalid or incorrect command. Use 'help' for help.
rommon #3> dir disk0:\
Invalid or incorrect command. Use 'help' for help.
rommon #3> dir flash
Invalid or incorrect command. Use 'help' for help.
rommon #3> dir disk0:
Invalid or incorrect command. Use 'help' for help.
rommon #3>

I just don't see anything available nor have I ever done this. These are the
commands that I have available to me. The show command does not have an
option for viewing the disk that I can see either.

rommon #3> ?

   Variables: Use "sync" to store in NVRAM
ADDRESS= <addr> local IP address
CONFIG= <name> config file path/name
GATEWAY= <addr> gateway IP address
IMAGE= <name> image file path/name
LINKTIMEOUT= <num> Link UP timeout (seconds)
PKTTIMEOUT= <num> packet timeout (seconds)
PORT= <name> ethernet interface port
RETRY= <num> Packet Retry Count (Ping/TFTP)
SERVER= <addr> server IP address
VLAN= <num> enable/disable DOT1Q tagging on the selected port

   Commands:
? valid command list
address <addr> local IP address
boot <args> boot an image, valid args are:
     - "image file spec" and/or
     - "cfg=<config file spec>"
clear clear interface statistics
confreg <value> set hex configuration register
dev display platform interface devices
erase <arg> erase storage media
file <name> application image file path/name
gateway <addr> gateway IP address
gdb <cmd> edit image gdb settings
help valid command list
history display command history
interface <name> ethernet interface port
no <feat> clear feature settings
ping <addr> send ICMP echo
reboot halt and reboot system
reload halt and reboot system
repeat <arg> repeat previous command, valid arguments:
     - no arg: repeat last command
     - number: index into command history table
     - string: most recent 1st arg match in command history table
reset halt and reboot system
server <addr> server IP address
set display all variable settings
show <cmd> display cmd-specific information
sync save variable settings in NVRAM
tftpdnld TFTP download
timeout <num> packet timeout (seconds)
trace toggle packet tracing
unset <varname> unset a variable name

rommon #4>

Really though, the two primary reasons you would be here is to recover a
corrupted image or to password recover. Is there a specific reason you are
concerned with being able to do this?

Brandon Carroll, CCIE#23837
INE Instructor
bcarroll_at_ine.com
500 108th Ave NE Suite 510
Bellevue. Washington 98004

On Feb 4, 2013, at 2:33 AM, Sadiq Yakasai <sadiqtanko_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Guys,
>
> I am not sure you can view the content of the flash on the ASA from rommon,
> at least with those commands. I have searched for a way to do this for a
> couple of months now, and I would be very interested to know if you find
> anything that works.
>
> What I had to do was to boot from TFTP and then perform file operations
> only after the ASA boots up.
>
> To do the same, follow this link:
>
>
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/docs/security/asa/asa82/configuration/guid
e/admin_trouble.html#wp1076206
>
> HTH a bit.
>
> Sadiq
>
> On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 12:31 AM, Jay McMickle
<jay.mcmickle_at_yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>> Sorry, I didn't realize you were in rommon.
>>
>> You have the syntax right. Is it possible you do not have anything in
>> flash it have bad flash?
>>
>> Have you tried to TFTP from rommon?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Jay McMickle- CCIE #35355 (RS)
>> Sent from my iPhone 5
>>
>> On Feb 2, 2013, at 5:54 PM, Jay McMickle <jay.mcmickle_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Show boot flash
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Jay McMickle- CCIE #35355 (RS)
>>> Sent from my iPhone 5
>>>
>>> On Feb 2, 2013, at 1:07 PM, "amin" <amin_at_axizo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> HI experts,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> How I can see the flash: files and boot certain image in the ASA. I
>> mean the
>>>> equivalent to the router commands
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ROMOM> dir flash:
>>>>
>>>> ROMMON> boot image flash:xxx.bin
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Amin
>>>>
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