That pit is worse when the router is Saudi and you're in
Camp Pendleton, CA.....<g>
Scotty
> I don't have anything to add on how to fix your problem but I wanted to
> correct the notion that you need to be in the rommon mode.
>
> You can copy tftp flash from the privileged mode. You'll get asked a few
> questions, are you sure - etc and then the router will go off and do it,
> reload and come back.
>
> If you haven't done it across the wire before (I mean like, you're here and
> the router is across the city) you haven't lived! (You know that pit in
> your stomach as you're waiting for the router to come back up as you're
> packing up your laptop for an emergency trip.......)
>
> Kevin Wigle
> CCDP/CCNP.............
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Erick B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Saud Shaikh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, 03 September, 2000 02:09
> Subject: Re: IOS upgrade
>
>
>>
>> Th 2500 runs the IOS from flash, so the flash is
>> read-only when the router is up and running (unless
>> the flash is partioned? haven't tried it myself). To
>> upgrade a 2500 series you need to do it from rommon.
>>
>> A 'show version' will report if it is read-only or
>> read-write.
>>
>> --- Saud Shaikh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> > I have a problem regarding IOS upgrade.
>> > I am able to backup the existing image from the
>> > FLASH to the TFTP server.
>> > However, when I try doing an IOS upgrade from the
>> > TFTP to the FLASH, I get
>> > message saying, "%FLH: Flash download failed."
>> > I have IOS 11.1(3) filename: flash:igs-j-l.111-3 and
>> > I am trying to upgrade
>> > to IOS 12.0(12) filename: c2500-js56i-l.120-12.bin
>> > I am upgrading the router from the AUI port
>> > connected via Ethernet 10BaseT
>> > transceiver. I assigned 10.10.10.2 to my PC running
>> > TFTP with 10.10.10.1 as
>> > default gateway. I assigned the 10.10.10.1 to the
>> > Ethernet Interface on
>> > the Cisco 2513 router.
>> > The specs for ROUTER are as follows
>> > RAM 16 Mb
>> > Flash 16Mb
>> > Router boots from Flash.
>>
>>
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