You have to break into the router as it boots (e.g., Ctl-Break from
Hyperterminal) and then go from the ">" prompt.
2500 series routers run IOS from flash. You cannot copy to flash without
terminating the IOS, but since it is empty you're running the Rom version
and it doesn't know how to terminate, and around we go.
>From the ">" prompt type ?. You'll see a list of a few commands. There is a
mini setup script. Set an ip adress and no shut the port, then TFTP into
flash.
Steve
"Circusnuts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Have you changed the FLASH or boot ROM's lately. This smells of a bad
> upgrade :-)
>
> Phil
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ElephantChild" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 7:51 PM
> Subject: Re: emty flash on 2500
>
>
> > On Tue, 9 Jan 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have trouble of copying an IOS image onto the flash memory on my
> > > Cisco 2500 router from a TFTP server, it keeps telling me 'Device in
> > > READ-ONLY state'. I have tried to set the config-register to 0x2101
> > > but it still saying the same thing. Can someone advise me on this
> > > please?
> > >
> > > System flash directory:
> > > No files in System flash
> > > [0 bytes used, 8388608 available, 8388608 total]
> > > 8192K bytes of System flash (Device not programmable)
> > >
> > > Router#copy tftp flash
> > > ERR: Device in READ-ONLY state
> >
> > Some models have a jumper that prevents you from writing to flash EPROM,
> > even when not running IOS from flash. See your router's hardware manual.
> >
> > --
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