2950 will not boot

[glennmitel]

hello

i have got a 2950 that will not boot after a power down it looks like the flash as been lost.

can someone please tell me how i can get this switch to boot again.


Thanks

 

[KiscoKid]

Are you sure its the flash memory? Any error messages in the console? Is it under warranty? If so, RMA it?

 

[glennmitel]

i am getting the error no files in boot folder

 

[IPKONFIG]

You can try and load a new flash image, if you get an error message that gives you a bad magic number, your flash is bad. Make sure it still shows the correct amount in flash too. Sounds like someone either erased it or it's bad flash.

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[jacro]

Hi.

Is there anything on the console line.

any error messages or anyting else?

 

[glennmitel]

thanks for all your help

does anyone have the boot files for a cisco 2950 on ios 12

thanks

 

[JOAMON]

Need to have CCO to download from Cisco. Do yuo have any smartnet on your Cisco gear?

 

[jneiberger]

Interestingly, the software is free now and doesn't require SMARTnet. However, you need to have CCO access to the Software Center in order to download it.