Currently, the full image is on the bootflash (I guess Flash SIMM in this
case). I'll put the full image on the flash card and the boot image on the
flash simm today.
- Sean
""Daniel Cotts"" wrote in message
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> On an RSM/RSP bootflash is a Flash SIMM that stores a "boot" image.
> The full IOS image that you run normally goes on a Flash card.
> It appears from your post that you put a regular image in the bootflash.
> Guess that's OK if your config points to it. Where is your boot image?
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sean Knox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 10:18 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: router boots into rommon mode... [7:16890]
> >
> >
> > 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
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> > > > > 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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