Mark, Actually, the 'break disabled' is the default setting. It means that after rommon passes control to the IOS, you can't issue a break to get back to rommon. You can always issue the break before control is passed to IOS, regardless of this setting.
If you turn this setting off, you can send a break at any time to get to rommon -- even after the router is up and running. This can be a Very Bad Thing (tm), especially if you leave something connected to the console port all the time. Thanks, Shawn "Mark W. Odette II" wrote: > > Set your terminal app's baud rate to 19200 and see if that doesn't fix > ya. > > Also, according to the nifty Config-Register calculator (from Boson's > website), the Break Key is disabled. So, you'll need to let the router > boot normally, and then, via the console, go into config mode and change > the config register to your desired setting. > > HTH's > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: Frank Lodato [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 10:10 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Config-register???? [7:54632] > > I broke in to a Cisco 2600 router today, but I didn't have access to my > handy sheet that tells me exactly what config-register setting to type > in. > Instead of 0x2142 I put 0x2124. Now when I hard bott the router it > gives > me'JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ^JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ^' . > Now, I've never seen this before so I'm very confused as to what to do > next. I can't really type anything either so it wont take commands that > I > know. What did I do? How can I fix it? > Help! -- Shawn Heisey Cisco Systems USA TAC Technical Lead for SLC-AAA-LD team Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=54656&t=54632 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
