Thanks again to everyone that replied.
I did the "config register to 0x2101" and it worked just fine. The nice
thing about that approach was that it loaded my current config upon booting,
so once it was up, my flash was in Read/Write and I could TFTP the new
image. I manually did an "erase flas
ots
OK.
I hope this helps.
Craig.
- Original Message -
From: Mark Shickell
To:
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: AARRGGHH!!! Flash on a 2500! [7:24564]
> > I'm trying to upgrade the IOS on a 2500 router. When I attempt to
delete
> > the current IOS ima
> I'm trying to upgrade the IOS on a 2500 router. When I attempt to delete
> the current IOS image, or erase the flash altogether, it tells me it's in
> read-only mode. Fine. I've scoured Cisco's website trying to find a way
> to
> put the flash into read/write mode so I can do this IOS update,
Try this:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/130/sw_upgrade_proc_flash.shtml#flashinstal
lation
Paul C.
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> I'm trying to upgrade the IOS on a 2500 router. When I attempt to delete
> the current IOS image, or erase t
illiams"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 9:46 AM
Subject: RE: AARRGGHH!!! Flash on a 2500! [7:24564]
> Thanks to everyone on their input. I will try "no partition flash" or the
> booting from TFTP.
>
> This brings up an interesting question tho. Which models "run
why don't you just boot into rommon and tftp it from there?
-Original Message-
From: Dennis Laganiere [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 4:10 PM
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Subject: RE: AARRGGHH!!! Flash on a 2500! [7:24564]
I just went through this last week. W
ennis
-Original Message-
From: Stull, Cory [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 2:45 PM
To: 'Dennis Laganiere'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: AARRGGHH!!! Flash on a 2500! [7:24564]
why don't you just boot into rommon and tftp it from there?
-Original Messa
Thanks to everyone on their input. I will try "no partition flash" or the
booting from TFTP.
This brings up an interesting question tho. Which models "run from flash"
therefore making the flash read-only and which models (like the 6500) let
you boot from flash, then read/write/erase the flash (
I just went through this last week. What a pain. Your problem is that the
2500's run from Flash, and its like trying to delete on open file on your
PC.
Here's what finally worked for me. I added a boot system command to an TFTP
server. When I rebooted the router it took about ten minutes to
Hi,
You do not have to delete the old IOS. Just copy the new one from TFTP to
Flash and it will prompt you if you want to delete the old one.
Good Luck
Ihab
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Michael Williams
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 200
Have you tried just copying the new IOS onto it? See what happens when you
try to copy it in without erasing the existing image.
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From: Michael Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 4:35 PM
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Subject: AARRGGHH!!! Flash on
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