On an RSM/RSP bootflash is a Flash SIMM that stores a "boot" image.
The full IOS image that you run normally goes on a Flash card.
It appears from your post that you put a regular image in the bootflash.
Guess that's OK if your config points to it. Where is your boot image?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sean Knox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 10:18 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: router boots into rommon mode... [7:16890]
>
>
> Thanks everyone, I have fixed the rommon booting problem and
> the RSM now
> boots the image. The main issue was my understanding (or lack
> thereof) of
> the config-register. For some reason, I thought the value
> displayed in "show
> versions" was the value you were -supposed- to set the config-register
> to...I didn't realize that show versions simply displays what
> the register
> is currently set to. Once I booted the flash image manually
> via rommon, I
> then executed:
>
> RSM-5500(config)# boot system flash slot0:c5rsm-isv-mz.113-5.WA4.8.bin
>
> Which then boots that image from slot0. Later I copied the image to
> bootflash via
>
> RSM-5500# copy slot0:c5rsm-isv-mz.113-5.WA4.8.bin
> bootflash:c5rsm-isv-mz.113-5.WA4.8.bin
>
> and then I cleared the slot0 card by deleting the files on it
> and then doing
> a squeeze to wipe them permanently. Booting off the boot
> flash is faster
> than the PCMCIA card, correct?
>
> Thanks again,
> Sean
>
>
>
> ""Daniel Cotts"" wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > An RSM is similar to an RSP in a 7500 series router. From
> rommon it looks
> by
> > default for a boot image in the bootflash. If you have a
> boot bootldr
> "image
> > name" line in your config it will use that. It then loads
> the boot image.
> It
> > next looks for a full image. By default that is the first
> image on the
> first
> > Flash card. You may specify which image to use with boot
> system flash
> "image
> > name".
> > boot system flash slot1:rsp-jsv-mz_113-11a.bin
> > boot bootldr slot0:rsp-boot-mz_113-11a.bin
> >
> > My guess is that you don't have a boot image or your config
> is looking for
> > an image that was erased. Look in your bootflash.
> > TGE_7513#sh flash bootflash:
> > -#- ED --type-- --crc--- -seek-- nlen -length-
> -----date/time------ name
> > 1 .. unknown 0FD57943 3CE2EC 21 3727980 Nov 01 1997 21:14:50
> > rsp-boot-mz.111-10.CA
> >
> > Check to see which is your "present working directory"
> > TGE_7513#pwd
> > slot0
> >
> > You can change that.
> > TGE_7513#cd slot1:
> > TGE_7513#pwd
> > slot1
> > TGE_7513#cd slot0:
> > TGE_7513#pwd
> > slot0
> >
> > Check for the contents on the flash card.
> > router#dir slot0:
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Sean Knox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 12:51 AM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Re: router boots into rommon mode... [7:16890]
> > >
> > >
> > > I did change the config-register to 0x2102 (that's what was
> > > shown in "sh
> > > version"). Yet the router still boots to rommon. I will try
> > > issuing the
> > > confreg 0x2102 command in rommon, but I don't see how
> that will help.
> > >
> > > Would the fact that this router is actually a route switch
> > > module using a
> > > flash card possibly change the configuration steps?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Sean
> > >
> > >
> > > ""richard dumoulin"" wrote in message
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > > I think you should change the config-register to a value
> > > like 0x2102 or
> > > > something finishing with 2. If I remember well, the number
> > > 2 means that
> > > the
> > > > router should load the ios from flash.I believe you have
> > > set this value to
> > > > something like 0x2101 or 0x2100.
> > > >
> > > > Regards.
> > > >
> > > > note: I need to check this, as I am forgetting the CCNA stuff :)
> > > >
> > > > note2: to change the register, you can try "?" to see which
> > > rommon os
> > > > command will let you do it. In certain rommon the
> command is confreg
> > > 0x2102
> > > > and in others it is o/r 0x2102.Then you issue boot or "i"
> > > to boot the
> > > router.
> > > >
> > > > Regards.
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