On Apr 29, 8:08=A0pm, Andy Roberts <andy5...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Sam,
>
> You are trying to set the configuration register from un-privileged
mode,
> you cannot do that. You need to force a break on the boot up while
connect=
ed
> via console and set it there. Then reload and the router will boot
without=
> reading the start up config. You can then enable and merge the start-up
co=
nf
> with running conf. Like So.....
>
> Connect via console and pwr the router up
>
> Hit the break key within 60 seconds of the power-up to put the router
into=
> ROMMON It will look like
>
> ROMMON1>
> Type confreg 0x2142 the prompt will change to
> ROMMON2>
> Type reset
>
> Once it reloads you need to answer "no" to the question above
configuring
> initial set up
>
> Once you get to the Router> prompt type enable and you should end up
with
>
> Router#
>
> You are now past the point where you need the password. You should now
typ=
e
> " copy start run" and you will have the original config back. From here
yo=
u
> should type "conf t" and set the enable password to whatever you like.
> =A0You must then from the enable prompt type "conf t" and then
config-regi=
ster
> 0x2102
>
> =A0Of course if you just want a clean router you could do the opposite
and=
> write mem without copying the start up config. This will in effect give
yo=
u
> a factory clean router.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Andy
>
> On 29/04/2008 14:55, in article
> 09f1c304-e5eb-4a01-8650-c778b1e2a...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Sam"
>
>
>
> <SamPa...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > Hi everyone
> > the issue I am having with this one 2611 is that when it first came in
> > this is the message I have gotten.
>
> > System Bootstrap, Version 11.3(2)XA4, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
> > Copyright (c) 1999 by cisco Systems, Inc.
> > TAC:Home:SW:IOS:Specials for info
> > C2600 platform with 32768 Kbytes of main memory
>
> > open: file "n" not found
> > open(): Open Error =3D -1
> > loadprog: error - on file open
> > boot: cannot load "flash:n"
>
> > This made me think that the previous IOS was corrupt or missing but
> > when I did a dir flash: commmand it showed the flash name and
> > everything.
>
> > rommon 1 > dir flash:
> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0File size =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Checksum =A0 File
name
> > =A0 =A05426208 bytes (0x52cc20) =A0 0x1ad4 =A0
=A0c2600-i-mz.122-12a.bin=
>
> > I resinstalled a new IOS twice so far and what happens is it brings me
> > into a configuration mode of 0x102. It has a password which is weird
> > because it should not have one. When I try to recover password using
> > confreg 0x2142 this is the message that I get.
>
> > oh01rtr4>confreg 0x2142
> > Translating "confreg"...domain server (172.17.16.120)
>
> > Most commands do not work and will do the same. show ver does work and
> > this is the version.
>
> > oh01rtr4>show version
> > Cisco Internetwork Operating System
> > Software
> > IOS (tm) C2600 Software (C2600-I-M), Version 12.2(12a), RELEASE
> > SOFTWARE (fc1)
> > Copyright (c) 1986-2002 by cisco Systems, Inc.
> > Compiled Tue 24-Sep-02 01:05 by pwade
> > Image text-base: 0x8000808C, data-base: 0x809E1544
>
> > ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 11.3(2)XA4, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
>
> > oh01rtr4 uptime is 1 minute
> > System returned to ROM by power-on
> > System image file is "flash:c2600-i-mz.122-12a.bin"
>
> > cisco 2611 (MPC860) processor (revision 0x203) with 24576K/8192K bytes
> > of memory
> > .
>
> > Processor board ID JAD05290XXG (762432776)
> > M860 processor: part number 0, mask 49
> > Bridging software.
> > X.25 software, Version 3.0.0.
> > 2 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
> > 32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
> > 8192K bytes of processor board System flash (Read/Write)
>
> > Configuration register is 0x102
>
> > oh01rtr4>
>
> > I have no idea what else I could do to this thing. If anyone has any
> > ideas please share.
>
> > Thank You
>
> > Sincerely
> > Sam- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
I tried the whole confreg even while it was booting up. it comes up
with the same cannot open flash n messaage. I am starting to think its
the hardware itself. i tried putting in the flash from a working unit
and it would not load the flash correctly.


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