Re: how to update my IOS for 2501?

2000-12-05 Thread xndr
The Cisco 2500 series routers run from flash. IOS protects itself from disaster situtions and tels you READ-ONLY :-) So you can't simply erase it in normal working mode. Get in BOOT monitor and DL image from tftp server or through console's xmodem. --- WBW, xander CCNP+Voice, CCIE writting "c

Re: how to update my IOS for 2501?

2000-10-21 Thread Circusnuts
Go to the CCO Phil - Original Message - From: "Aaron K. Dixon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "cslx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2000 5:37 PM Subject: RE: how to update my IOS for 2501? > A 2500 runs from flas

RE: how to update my IOS for 2501?

2000-10-21 Thread Aaron K. Dixon
A 2500 runs from flash so when running in the normal operating mode you can't erase the flash. You can either boot the router in boot mode(0x2101) and have full read/write capability or use the copy tftp flash option. It will prompt you to erase the flash just before it starts to copy the file.