Have you compared the Bootstrap versions between the box in question vs those that successfully use the new flash?
> -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Larkins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 6:15 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Strange problem with new flash memory and old Cisco > 3640 router > [7:63341] > > > Hi all, > > I have a strange one for you guys and would appreciate any > ideas you may > have. > > I have a Cisco 3640 router that is operating normally. It is > however using > IOS 11.1 and we have bought memory to upgrade this (sho ver > below) . We > install the DRAM and all is great. Install the flash and the > router fails to > boot. I don't have any log messages, but the remote support > guy says that it > (router console) says there is no flash installed in the > router. Since this > happened previously, we tried another 2 separate 3640 > chassis', and this > flash memory worked great. Now this leads me to believe there > is something > wrong with the motherboard on the router. Strangely enough > another reboot of > the router and everything comes up with the exception of the > Token Ring > interface - a further look here reports an error about wrong > ring number. > Nothing has changed at all here. Another reload and the flash > vanishes. > Reinstall the old flash memory and router is operational again. > > I know this memory works - used other routers. The ring > number error has me > totally confused. Upgrades to all other exactly configure sites worked > perfectly > > New flash module is 16MB and old is 4MB > > Remote>sho ver > Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software > IOS (tm) 3600 Software (C3640-INR-M), Version 11.1(16)AA, > EARLY DEPLOYMENT > RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) > Copyright (c) 1986-1997 by cisco Systems, Inc. > Compiled Wed 17-Dec-97 03:25 by krunyan > Image text-base: 0x600088A0, data-base: 0x60512000 > > ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 11.1(7)AX [kuong (7)AX], EARLY > DEPLOYMENT > RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc2) > > DURBAN uptime is 6 minutes > System restarted by power-on at 13:55:24 UTC Wed Feb 19 2003 > System image file is "flash:c3640-inr-mz.111-16.AA.bin", > booted via flash > > cisco 3640 (R4700) processor (revision 0x00) with > 49152K/16384K bytes of > memory. > Processor board ID 04920558 > R4700 processor, Implementation 33, Revision 1.0 > Bridging software. > X.25 software, Version 2.0, NET2, BFE and GOSIP compliant. > Basic Rate ISDN software, Version 1.0. > 1 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface. > 1 Token Ring/IEEE 802.5 interface. > 1 Serial network interface. > 8 Low-speed serial(sync/async) network interfaces. > 9 ISDN Basic Rate interfaces. > DRAM configuration is 64 bits wide with parity disabled. > 125K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory. > 4096K bytes of processor board System flash (Read/Write) > > Configuration register is 0x2102 > > Any idea's - I am just about to RMA the chassis. > > Thanks > Andrew Larkins > BCom, CCNP, CCDP, CSS1 > Bytes Technology Networks > A Division of Bytes Technology Group : Registration No: 1911/003874/06 > A Member of the Altron Group > P O Box 748, Rivonia, 2128 > 3 Eglin Rd, The Crescent, Sunninghill, South Africa > > > Tel : +27 11 800 9336 > Fax : +27 11 800 9496 > Mobile : +27 83 656 7214 > Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > DISCLAIMER: This e-mail and its attachments may contain > information that is > confidential and that may be subject to legal privilege and > copyright. If > you are not the intended recipient you may not peruse, use, disclose, > distribute, copy or retain this message. If you have > received this message > in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail, facsimile or > telephone and return and thereafter destroy the original > message. Please > note that e-mails are subject to viruses, data corruption, delay, > interception and unauthorised amendment, and that the sender > does not accept > liability for any damages that may be incurred as a result of > communication > by e-mail. No employee or intermediary is authorised to > conclude a binding > agreement on behalf of the sender by e-mail without express written > confirmation by a duly authorised representative of the sender. By > transmitting this e-mail message over the Internet the sender does not > intend to allow the contents hereof to become part of the > public domain, and > the confidential nature of the contents shall not be altered > or diminished > from by such transmission. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=63362&t=63362 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]