Thanks everyone, I have fixed the rommon booting problem and the RSM now
boots the image. The main issue was my understanding (or lack thereof) of
the config-register. For some reason, I thought the value displayed in "show
versions" was the value you were -supposed- to set the config-register
to...I didn't realize that show versions simply displays what the register
is currently set to. Once I booted the flash image manually via rommon, I
then executed:
RSM-5500(config)# boot system flash slot0:c5rsm-isv-mz.113-5.WA4.8.bin
Which then boots that image from slot0. Later I copied the image to
bootflash via
RSM-5500# copy slot0:c5rsm-isv-mz.113-5.WA4.8.bin
bootflash:c5rsm-isv-mz.113-5.WA4.8.bin
and then I cleared the slot0 card by deleting the files on it and then doing
a squeeze to wipe them permanently. Booting off the boot flash is faster
than the PCMCIA card, correct?
Thanks again,
Sean
""Daniel Cotts"" wrote in message
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> An RSM is similar to an RSP in a 7500 series router. From rommon it looks
by
> default for a boot image in the bootflash. If you have a boot bootldr
"image
> name" line in your config it will use that. It then loads the boot image.
It
> next looks for a full image. By default that is the first image on the
first
> Flash card. You may specify which image to use with boot system flash
"image
> name".
> boot system flash slot1:rsp-jsv-mz_113-11a.bin
> boot bootldr slot0:rsp-boot-mz_113-11a.bin
>
> My guess is that you don't have a boot image or your config is looking for
> an image that was erased. Look in your bootflash.
> TGE_7513#sh flash bootflash:
> -#- ED --type-- --crc--- -seek-- nlen -length- -----date/time------ name
> 1 .. unknown 0FD57943 3CE2EC 21 3727980 Nov 01 1997 21:14:50
> rsp-boot-mz.111-10.CA
>
> Check to see which is your "present working directory"
> TGE_7513#pwd
> slot0
>
> You can change that.
> TGE_7513#cd slot1:
> TGE_7513#pwd
> slot1
> TGE_7513#cd slot0:
> TGE_7513#pwd
> slot0
>
> Check for the contents on the flash card.
> router#dir slot0:
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sean Knox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 12:51 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: router boots into rommon mode... [7:16890]
> >
> >
> > I did change the config-register to 0x2102 (that's what was
> > shown in "sh
> > version"). Yet the router still boots to rommon. I will try
> > issuing the
> > confreg 0x2102 command in rommon, but I don't see how that will help.
> >
> > Would the fact that this router is actually a route switch
> > module using a
> > flash card possibly change the configuration steps?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Sean
> >
> >
> > ""richard dumoulin"" wrote in message
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > I think you should change the config-register to a value
> > like 0x2102 or
> > > something finishing with 2. If I remember well, the number
> > 2 means that
> > the
> > > router should load the ios from flash.I believe you have
> > set this value to
> > > something like 0x2101 or 0x2100.
> > >
> > > Regards.
> > >
> > > note: I need to check this, as I am forgetting the CCNA stuff :)
> > >
> > > note2: to change the register, you can try "?" to see which
> > rommon os
> > > command will let you do it. In certain rommon the command is confreg
> > 0x2102
> > > and in others it is o/r 0x2102.Then you issue boot or "i"
> > to boot the
> > router.
> > >
> > > Regards.
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