upgrade IOS through console port! But I am no sure if the 2600 can boot up with only 8M DRAM. Rocky Gu "RF" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hey all: > > Wonder if anybody can help me with this problem: > > I got a 2610 with, apparently, an unformatted flash. > > For example, when I boot it, I get this: > System Bootstrap, Version 11.3(2)XA4, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) > Copyright (c) 1999 by cisco Systems, Inc. > TAC:Home:SW:IOS:Specials for info > C2600 platform with 8192 Kbytes of main memory > > get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted. > unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff > cannot read flash info > getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero > get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted. > unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff > cannot read flash info > getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero > open: read error...requested 0x4 bytes, got 0x0 > trouble reading device magic number > boot: cannot open "flash:" > boot: cannot determine first file name on device "flash:" > > System Bootstrap, Version 11.3(2)XA4, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) > Copyright (c) 1999 by cisco Systems, Inc. > TAC:Home:SW:IOS:Specials for info > C2600 platform with 8192 Kbytes of main memory > > get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted. > unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff > cannot read flash info > getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero > get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted. > unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff > cannot read flash info > getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero > open: read error...requested 0x4 bytes, got 0x0 > trouble reading device magic number > boot: cannot open "flash:" > an alternate boot helper program is not specified > (monitor variable "BOOTLDR" is not set) > and unable to determine first file in bootflash > boot: cannot open "rom:" > boot: cannot determine first file name on device "rom:" > > System Bootstrap, Version 11.3(2)XA4, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) > Copyright (c) 1999 by cisco Systems, Inc. > TAC:Home:SW:IOS:Specials for info > C2600 platform with 8192 Kbytes of main memory > > get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted. > unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff > cannot read flash info > getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero > get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted. > unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff > cannot read flash info > getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero > open: read error...requested 0x4 bytes, got 0x0 > trouble reading device magic number > boot: cannot open "flash:" > boot: cannot determine first file name on device "flash:" > > System Bootstrap, Version 11.3(2)XA4, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) > Copyright (c) 1999 by cisco Systems, Inc. > TAC:Home:SW:IOS:Specials for info > C2600 platform with 8192 Kbytes of main memory > > get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted. > unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff > cannot read flash info > getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero > get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted. > unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff > cannot read flash info > getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero > open: read error...requested 0x4 bytes, got 0x0 > trouble reading device magic number > boot: cannot open "flash:" > boot: cannot determine first file name on device "flash:" > > System Bootstrap, Version 11.3(2)XA4, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) > Copyright (c) 1999 by cisco Systems, Inc. > TAC:Home:SW:IOS:Specials for info > C2600 platform with 8192 Kbytes of main memory > > rommon 1 > ? > alias set and display aliases command > boot boot up an external process > break set/show/clear the breakpoint > confreg configuration register utility > cont continue executing a downloaded image > context display the context of a loaded image > cookie display contents of cookie PROM in hex > dev list the device table > dir list files in file system > dis display instruction stream > dnld serial download a program module > frame print out a selected stack frame > help monitor builtin command help > history monitor command history > meminfo main memory information > repeat repeat a monitor command > reset system reset > set display the monitor variables > stack produce a stack trace > sync write monitor environment to NVRAM > sysret print out info from last system return > tftpdnld tftp image download > unalias unset an alias > unset unset a monitor variable > xmodem x/ymodem image download > rommon 2 > dev > Devices in device table: > id name > flash: flash > rommon 3 > dir > usage: dir > rommon 4 > dir flash: > get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted. > unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff > cannot read flash info > getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero > get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted. > unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff > cannot read flash info > getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero > get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted. > unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff > cannot read flash info > getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero > get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted. > unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff > cannot read flash info > getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero > open: read error...requested 0x4 bytes, got 0x0 > trouble reading device magic number > dir: cannot open device "flash:" > rommon 5 > dev > Devices in device table: > id name > flash: flash > rommon 6 > ? > alias set and display aliases command > boot boot up an external process > break set/show/clear the breakpoint > confreg configuration register utility > cont continue executing a downloaded image > context display the context of a loaded image > cookie display contents of cookie PROM in hex > dev list the device table > dir list files in file system > dis display instruction stream > dnld serial download a program module > frame print out a selected stack frame > help monitor builtin command help > history monitor command history > meminfo main memory information > repeat repeat a monitor command > reset system reset > set display the monitor variables > stack produce a stack trace > sync write monitor environment to NVRAM > sysret print out info from last system return > tftpdnld tftp image download > unalias unset an alias > unset unset a monitor variable > xmodem x/ymodem image download > rommon 7 > meminfo > > Main memory size: 8 MB. > Available main memory starts at 0x10000, size 8128KB > IO (packet) memory size: 10 percent of main memory. > NVRAM size: 32KB > rommon 8 > ? > alias set and display aliases command > boot boot up an external process > break set/show/clear the breakpoint > confreg configuration register utility > cont continue executing a downloaded image > context display the context of a loaded image > cookie display contents of cookie PROM in hex > dev list the device table > dir list files in file system > dis display instruction stream > dnld serial download a program module > frame print out a selected stack frame > help monitor builtin command help > history monitor command history > meminfo main memory information > repeat repeat a monitor command > reset system reset > set display the monitor variables > stack produce a stack trace > sync write monitor environment to NVRAM > sysret print out info from last system return > tftpdnld tftp image download > unalias unset an alias > unset unset a monitor variable > xmodem x/ymodem image download > rommon 9 > show ver > > monitor: command "show" not found > rommon 10 > ? > alias set and display aliases command > boot boot up an external process > break set/show/clear the breakpoint > confreg configuration register utility > cont continue executing a downloaded image > context display the context of a loaded image > cookie display contents of cookie PROM in hex > dev list the device table > dir list files in file system > dis display instruction stream > dnld serial download a program module > frame print out a selected stack frame > help monitor builtin command help > history monitor command history > meminfo main memory information > repeat repeat a monitor command > reset system reset > set display the monitor variables > stack produce a stack trace > sync write monitor environment to NVRAM > sysret print out info from last system return > tftpdnld tftp image download > unalias unset an alias > unset unset a monitor variable > xmodem x/ymodem image download > rommon 11 > dir > usage: dir > rommon 12 > dir flash: > get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted. > unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff > cannot read flash info > getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero > get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted. > unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff > cannot read flash info > getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero > get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted. > unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff > cannot read flash info > getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero > get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted. > unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff > cannot read flash info > getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero > open: read error...requested 0x4 bytes, got 0x0 > trouble reading device magic number > > > > So after a while, I get dumped into rommon mode. If I type dir flash: I get > something similar: > > rommon 12 > dir flash: > get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted. > unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff > cannot read flash info > getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero > get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted. > unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff > cannot read flash info > getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero > get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted. > unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff > cannot read flash info > getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero > get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted. > unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff > cannot read flash info > getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero > open: read error...requested 0x4 bytes, got 0x0 > trouble reading device magic number > dir: cannot open device "flash:" > > > > So, is there any way to recover (without calling up Cisco)? I know the > rest of the router is working fine, because I have another 2610 that is > working fine, and when I "borrow" the flash from that one and put it in, > everything works. But is there some way to easily format this unformatted > flash? > > Thanx > FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html > Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=4136&t=4111 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
