Try playing from router(boot)# mode rather than rommon mode. Change your
config register to 0x2141 to not use the config stored in NVRAM and to not
use the image stored in Flash. Then you can erase the flash.
I can't comment on the startup message. Older bootROMs did not recognize
many manufacturers of Flash.
I did buy flash on eBay that was stated to be Cisco 2500 compatible. In fact
it was pulls from Cisco 5200s. Worked like a charm. I removed the original
Flash and used two sticks of the new. I then used the original in groups of
two on other routers.
New bootROMs are good. I'm not sure how old they have to be to cause
troubles with newer IOS images.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert McIntire [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 2:17 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Flash memory issues [7:17561]
>
>
> I have a 2514 set up in my home lab that is having memory
> problems. It
> currently reports the following errors on boot up:
>
> %Error: System flash bank 0 chip 2 unknown, chip id 0xB36 (reversed =
> 0xD06C)
>
> %Error: System flash initialization failed
>
> F3: 6218292+86976+534512 at 0x3000060
>
>
> However, it boots to the image stored on the flash. ( 12.04T)
>
>
> My goal is to upgrade the flash to 16MB so I can run some of
> the larger
> Enterprise images on the router. I know that one method is
> to install 2 8MB
> flash simms. But, when I try to erase the 8MB flash that is currently
> installed I get an error that it is read-only. I've also
> attempted to erase
> flash from rommon mode, but the command is not available.
> I've worked in
> Rommon before on other Cisco devices, but am not familiar
> with the > prompt.
> I've attempted to set the Boot var to ROM with no luck.
> Currently I'm net
> booting to a 12.2 IOS version, but I really need to configure
> it to boot to
> flash for Enterprise IOS images.
>
> Following is the output of the Show Version command:
>
> 2500#show version
> Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
> IOS (tm) 2500 Software (C2500-IO-L), Version 12.2(1b),
> RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
> Copyright (c) 1986-2001 by cisco Systems, Inc.
> Compiled Fri 15-Jun-01 06:20 by pwade
> Image text-base: 0x0000144C, data-base: 0x007FD064
>
> ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 5.2(8a), RELEASE SOFTWARE
> BOOTFLASH: 3000 Bootstrap Software (IGS-RXBOOT), Version
> 10.2(8a), RELEASE
> SOFTW
> ARE (fc1)
>
> c2500 uptime is 29 minutes
> System returned to ROM by reload
> System image file is "tftp://172.16.1.1/c2500-io-l.122-1b.bin";
>
> cisco 2500 (68030) processor (revision D) with 16384K/2048K
> bytes of memory.
> Processor board ID 03946976, with hardware revision 00000000
> Bridging software.
> X.25 software, Version 3.0.0.
> 2 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
> 2 Serial network interface(s)
> 32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
> 8192K bytes of System flash (Device not programmable)
>
> Configuration register is 0x2102
>
> At this point I'm just looking for a quick fix to get to 16MB
> of flash. How
> can I tell if the 8MB flash I've got is useable? I see a
> PCMCIA slot on hte
> system board - can this be used to upgrade the flash? I've
> checked for a
> write-protect jumper on the system board, but there isn't
> one. Is my current
> flash going to be reusable in upgrading? Do I need to
> upgrade boot roms?
> These are the questions. If anybody can shed some light on
> this process, I'd
> appreciate the help.
>
> Thanks in advance, Bob McIntire, CCNA
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