Re: flash is read-only [7:49568]

[Nick Lesewski]

If you load the IOS from flash you can't change it.  The easiest solution is 
to boot off of a tftp server, either by configuring a host with a tftp 
program, or by configuring another router to serve as a tftp server...

Once you "boot system" from the tftp server, you'll be able to repartition 
the flash and load a new IOS (from the tftp server).

Good luck...

NIC


>From: "NetEng" 
>Reply-To: "NetEng" 
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: flash is read-only [7:49568]
>Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 20:40:18 GMT
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>2501- two 8mb flash. One is read-only, how do I make it read-write? IOS 
>will
>not let me erase flash. TIA
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RE: flash is read-only [7:49568]

[Frank H]

Copied directly from Cisco:

On these platforms, the Cisco IOS software image is actually running
directly from the Flash memory (flash in read-only mode). Therefore, you
cannot copy the Cisco IOS software image from the TFTP server to the Flash
if you are in user privileged EXEC mode (router#). You have to configure the
router or access server to boot into Rxboot mode (flash in read/write mode).

Here's the link:

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/130/sw_upgrade_proc_flash.shtml

If you did a search for "read-only" you would find that this has also been
posted before.



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