Re: 2 8mb flash partitions
On a 2500, you will have to boot from TFTP or some other method. After you boot via TFTP you should be able to go in and erase the second flash and then do a "partition flash 1 16". Then you should be able to TFTP the new code on just as if you were doing it on the single 8meg flash. Tim - Original Message - From: "Circusnuts" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; "Fred Danson" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 10:24 PM Subject: Re: 2 8mb flash partitions I believe the actual command is #no partition FLASH - Original Message - From: "Fred Danson" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 3:51 AM Subject: 2 8mb flash partitions Hey Group, I noticed that one of my 2500 routers which has a total of 16mb of flash on 2 SIMMs has the flash split up into 2 partitions. If I wanted to put an IOS on the router which was larger than 8mb, would it work? Is it possible to span a file over multiple flash SIMMs? Thanks in advance, Fred _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com _ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 2 8mb flash partitions
You must not have tried this then... I have a hundred or so 4000, 4500, 4700, 2500 routers running in the IRS network (from DC to Ogden Utah) running either (2) 4 Megs or (2) 8 Megs.- all reading as one partition. I assure you, it works I can hear the fans running in my 2511 with (2) 8 Megs sticks, loaded with 12.1(3)T. termservsh ver Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software IOS (tm) 2500 Software (C2500-I-L), Version 12.1(3)T, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) Copyright (c) 1986-2000 by cisco Systems, Inc. Compiled Wed 19-Jul-00 06:05 by ccai Image text-base: 0x03042200, data-base: 0x1000 ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 11.0(10c), SOFTWARE BOOTFLASH: 3000 Bootstrap Software (IGS-BOOT-R), Version 11.0(10c), RELEASE SOFT WARE (fc1) termserv uptime is 3 days, 11 hours, 7 minutes System returned to ROM by reload System restarted at 01:11:41 UTC Fri Apr 6 2001 System image file is "flash:c2500-i-l.121-3.T.bin" cisco 2511 (68030) processor (revision M) with 14336K/2048K bytes of memory. Processor board ID 09297003, with hardware revision Bridging software. X.25 software, Version 3.0.0. 1 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s) 2 Serial network interface(s) 16 terminal line(s) 32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory. 16384K bytes of processor board System flash (Read ONLY) Configuration register is 0x2102 What command sequence did you try ??? Phil - Original Message - From: "Rose, Jim - Contractor" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "'Circusnuts'" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 9:52 AM Subject: RE: 2 8mb flash partitions It will not work, the flash must be on one stick. If you have two sticks you can put one IOS on each, but you can not bridge over multiple sticks. I tried. Jim -Original Message- From: Circusnuts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 10:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Fred Danson Subject: Re: 2 8mb flash partitions I believe the actual command is #no partition FLASH - Original Message - From: "Fred Danson" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 3:51 AM Subject: 2 8mb flash partitions Hey Group, I noticed that one of my 2500 routers which has a total of 16mb of flash on 2 SIMMs has the flash split up into 2 partitions. If I wanted to put an IOS on the router which was larger than 8mb, would it work? Is it possible to span a file over multiple flash SIMMs? Thanks in advance, Fred _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com _ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 2 8mb flash partitions
Notice the "read only" on the flash... On the router with 2 partitions you will probably see one as read/write and one as read only. The 2500 runs from flash, hence you have to boot from TFTP to keep the flash clear. After you boot from TFTP you will be able to repartition and manipulate the flash however you want. So boot from TFTP, erase the second flash partition, do a partition flash 1 16. Reboot and you should have 1 16 meg flash partition. Tim - Original Message - From: "Circusnuts" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; "Rose, Jim - Contractor" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 5:27 AM Subject: Re: 2 8mb flash partitions You must not have tried this then... I have a hundred or so 4000, 4500, 4700, 2500 routers running in the IRS network (from DC to Ogden Utah) running either (2) 4 Megs or (2) 8 Megs.- all reading as one partition. I assure you, it works I can hear the fans running in my 2511 with (2) 8 Megs sticks, loaded with 12.1(3)T. termservsh ver Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software IOS (tm) 2500 Software (C2500-I-L), Version 12.1(3)T, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) Copyright (c) 1986-2000 by cisco Systems, Inc. Compiled Wed 19-Jul-00 06:05 by ccai Image text-base: 0x03042200, data-base: 0x1000 ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 11.0(10c), SOFTWARE BOOTFLASH: 3000 Bootstrap Software (IGS-BOOT-R), Version 11.0(10c), RELEASE SOFT WARE (fc1) termserv uptime is 3 days, 11 hours, 7 minutes System returned to ROM by reload System restarted at 01:11:41 UTC Fri Apr 6 2001 System image file is "flash:c2500-i-l.121-3.T.bin" cisco 2511 (68030) processor (revision M) with 14336K/2048K bytes of memory. Processor board ID 09297003, with hardware revision Bridging software. X.25 software, Version 3.0.0. 1 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s) 2 Serial network interface(s) 16 terminal line(s) 32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory. 16384K bytes of processor board System flash (Read ONLY) Configuration register is 0x2102 What command sequence did you try ??? Phil - Original Message - From: "Rose, Jim - Contractor" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "'Circusnuts'" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 9:52 AM Subject: RE: 2 8mb flash partitions It will not work, the flash must be on one stick. If you have two sticks you can put one IOS on each, but you can not bridge over multiple sticks. I tried. Jim -Original Message- From: Circusnuts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 10:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Fred Danson Subject: Re: 2 8mb flash partitions I believe the actual command is #no partition FLASH - Original Message - From: "Fred Danson" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 3:51 AM Subject: 2 8mb flash partitions Hey Group, I noticed that one of my 2500 routers which has a total of 16mb of flash on 2 SIMMs has the flash split up into 2 partitions. If I wanted to put an IOS on the router which was larger than 8mb, would it work? Is it possible to span a file over multiple flash SIMMs? Thanks in advance, Fred _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com _ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 2 8mb flash partitions
Well this works for me evry time: Erase the flash then reboot. This will boot from bootflash. The 2500 has good functionality with bootflash. Then partition the flash and TFTP new image on as usual. I also noticed that if the flash stick which contained the IOS was in the second slot, it appeared partitioned. By swapping the flash sticks over, ie. moving the stick with the IOS on it back to slot 1, it went back to one partition. Have a try, see what happens if you swap the sticks round. Worth a try, but the erase flash method definitely works. Regards, Gareth "Andrew Larkins" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:8F5F72F80EF5D311ADE600A0C9DCF862014826C9@UBDCCOMJHBEX... this can be done.. All you have to do is to partition the flash, you may have to remove the image - not too sure. I have only done this once - I also have many router using multiple memory modules for the flash image What you need to do is: conf t partition flash 1 ctrlc Sh ver and you should see that there is only one flash size This works!! -Original Message- From: Circusnuts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 09 April 2001 11:28 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Rose, Jim - Contractor Subject: Re: 2 8mb flash partitions You must not have tried this then... I have a hundred or so 4000, 4500, 4700, 2500 routers running in the IRS network (from DC to Ogden Utah) running either (2) 4 Megs or (2) 8 Megs.- all reading as one partition. I assure you, it works I can hear the fans running in my 2511 with (2) 8 Megs sticks, loaded with 12.1(3)T. termservsh ver Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software IOS (tm) 2500 Software (C2500-I-L), Version 12.1(3)T, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) Copyright (c) 1986-2000 by cisco Systems, Inc. Compiled Wed 19-Jul-00 06:05 by ccai Image text-base: 0x03042200, data-base: 0x1000 ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 11.0(10c), SOFTWARE BOOTFLASH: 3000 Bootstrap Software (IGS-BOOT-R), Version 11.0(10c), RELEASE SOFT WARE (fc1) termserv uptime is 3 days, 11 hours, 7 minutes System returned to ROM by reload System restarted at 01:11:41 UTC Fri Apr 6 2001 System image file is "flash:c2500-i-l.121-3.T.bin" cisco 2511 (68030) processor (revision M) with 14336K/2048K bytes of memory. Processor board ID 09297003, with hardware revision Bridging software. X.25 software, Version 3.0.0. 1 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s) 2 Serial network interface(s) 16 terminal line(s) 32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory. 16384K bytes of processor board System flash (Read ONLY) Configuration register is 0x2102 What command sequence did you try ??? Phil - Original Message - From: "Rose, Jim - Contractor" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "'Circusnuts'" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 9:52 AM Subject: RE: 2 8mb flash partitions It will not work, the flash must be on one stick. If you have two sticks you can put one IOS on each, but you can not bridge over multiple sticks. I tried. Jim -Original Message- From: Circusnuts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 10:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Fred Danson Subject: Re: 2 8mb flash partitions I believe the actual command is #no partition FLASH - Original Message - From: "Fred Danson" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 3:51 AM Subject: 2 8mb flash partitions Hey Group, I noticed that one of my 2500 routers which has a total of 16mb of flash on 2 SIMMs has the flash split up into 2 partitions. If I wanted to put an IOS on the router which was larger than 8mb, would it work? Is it possible to span a file over multiple flash SIMMs? Thanks in advance, Fred _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com _ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
2 8mb flash partitions
Hey Group, I noticed that one of my 2500 routers which has a total of 16mb of flash on 2 SIMMs has the flash split up into 2 partitions. If I wanted to put an IOS on the router which was larger than 8mb, would it work? Is it possible to span a file over multiple flash SIMMs? Thanks in advance, Fred _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com _ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 2 8mb flash partitions
I believe the actual command is #no partition FLASH - Original Message - From: "Fred Danson" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 3:51 AM Subject: 2 8mb flash partitions Hey Group, I noticed that one of my 2500 routers which has a total of 16mb of flash on 2 SIMMs has the flash split up into 2 partitions. If I wanted to put an IOS on the router which was larger than 8mb, would it work? Is it possible to span a file over multiple flash SIMMs? Thanks in advance, Fred _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com _ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
