I've tried an 11.0 version of the IOS, but i can't remember now what was on there before to create the startup-config...
regarding interrupting the boot process...you guys will kill me, but i can't remember the ctrl-break option on bootup. maybe this would solve my issue altogether? haha...i thought it was the ctrl-shift-6-x, but if not, i've tried ctrl-c, esc, and a few others. can someone refresh my memory? i will go ahead and try another GR IOS after i send this email... i'm sure it's not the ram, b/c i've tried to boot up with 2 different ram chips (one that i know is working on another box), and it still does the same thing... funny thing you mention the "read-only" status...this is probably what got me into trouble in the first place. after seeing that, i thought to myself "hey, someone makes non-writeable flash chips?" so, i did my little mixing and matching of several different chips, only to find it on other "imaged" flash chips, as well. anyway, correct me if i'm wrong, but i believe that the "read-only" listing is because the flash has an image in it that takes up most of the 16megs. in other words, i saw it where i had 16megs of flash in another router, and the bootup listed the first 8megs as "read only" and the 2nd 8megs as "read/write". and that router was running version 10.x or something like that. so this led me to believe that only the space taken up makes the flash list as "read only" or "read/write", accordingly. i put this to the test by loading a fresh 16MB flash in a router, and sure enough, it listed as "read/write". after i loaded a 12.x image, it listed as "read only." anyway, i hope i wasn't too confusing on that explanation... thanks for all the help, everyone. i'm going to try another image, and i'll post my results... ed -----Original Message----- From: Circusnuts_1999 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 2:34 PM To: 'Edward Sohn'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: 2500 won't boot...any ideas? [7:41414] Importance: High Ed- I'm trying to make sense of the output and your trouble shooting steps, as explained in your E-mail. If the 2511 did not have 11.0(10c) ROMs, then the router would more or less hang-up when upgraded beyond 11.3 or 12.0 (I don't remember the cutoff for the 10.0 ROMs). If the router seems to be choking with the use of 12.2, issue the Cntrl BREAK upon bootup and reload an older IOS (say 12.0 or 12.1) to rule out some sort of bug. Though I have not had issues with 12.2 in my 2500s, this code is not a GR (General Release) and most definitely could be reacting with the FLASH and RAM "manufacturer" combination that have going on in your 2511. There is also a slim chance you have zapped the RAM (rare but true). Anywho- I "believe" what you are showing us here is an issue where the memory works fine in the 2522. The "Read Only" seems a little weird (after the 16 Megs FLASH), but then again... certain versions of code read this way and in the upgrade process automatically call for a software reload that enables the "Read Only" to change upon coming back up. If I've missed the boat, please offer more info. For better or worse, I have probably upgraded no less than a 100 2500s and 3000s (Y2K) in the few short years I have been working on Cisco. All the best !!! Phil -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Edward Sohn Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 2:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 2500 won't boot...any ideas? [7:41414] my 2511 was working fine a few days ago with--i believe--11.0xx software. i created a configuration and saved it. yesterday, i upgraded the RAM so that i could load 12.2xx. the router won't fully boot up, and it never goes into the config or into rommon. i don't get it. again, it was working a few days ago. unfortunately, i can't put the old chips back in b/c i overwrote them already--ugh. i loaded up 12.2.7 onto the flash via another router and tried to boot it up again in the 2522... here's the output from when i start up the router, to where it hangs... System Bootstrap, Version 11.0(10c), SOFTWARE Copyright (c) 1986-1996 by cisco Systems 2500 processor with 14336 Kbytes of main memory %SYS-4-CONFIG_NEWER: Configurations from version 12.0 may not be correctly understood. F3: 14576440+958356+908736 at 0x3000060 Restricted Rights Legend Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c) of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted Rights clause at FAR sec. 52.227-19 and subparagraph (c) (1) (ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS sec. 252.227-7013. cisco Systems, Inc. 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, California 95134-1706 Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software IOS (tm) 2500 Software (C2500-JS-L), Version 12.2(7b), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) Copyright (c) 1986-2002 by cisco Systems, Inc. Compiled Tue 05-Mar-02 05:10 by pwade Image text-base: 0x030794BC, data-base: 0x00001000 cisco 2511 (68030) processor (revision M) with 14336K/2048K bytes of memory. Processor board ID 17604021, with hardware revision 00000000 Bridging software. X.25 software, Version 3.0.0. SuperLAT software (copyright 1990 by Meridian Technology Corp). TN3270 Emulation software. 1 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s) 2 Serial network interface(s) 16 terminal line(s) 32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory. 16384K bytes of processor board System flash (Read ONLY) 00:00:09: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Ethernet0, changed state to up 00:00:09: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Serial0, changed state to down 00:00:09: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Serial1, changed state to down 00:00:27: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet0, changed state to down 00:00:34: %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Serial0, changed state to administratively down 00:00:35: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from memory by console 00:00:35: %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Serial1, changed state to administratively down 00:00:35: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Serial0, changed state to down 00:00:38: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Serial1, changed state to down 00:01:18: %SYS-5-RESTART: System restarted -- Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software IOS (tm) 2500 Software (C2500-JS-L), Version 12.2(7b), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) Copyright (c) 1986-2002 by cisco Systems, Inc. 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