c2600 cannot load flash

[23111973]

Hello to everyone, I have been searching for days for a solution to my problem with no success.

My Cisco 2600 router refuses to load anything. I cannot access any form of configuration menu.
It all started when I typed in the following commands from the rommon promt.

rommon 1>MONRC=BOOT=flash:,1000:
rommon 2>sync
rommon 3>reset

If you would an explanation as to why I did it go to

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/...9/products_field_notice09186a0080094c87.shtml

Now all I get is a continuous loop of reboot followed by the lovely words;

loadprog: bad file magic number: 0x0
boot: cannot load flash

I cannot even access the rommon prompt by pressing Ctrl+Break. The router responds to nothing.

I need a cisco router God to solve this one. Please help.

 

[tecnikall]

Hello there, the Field Notice you did mention applies to very old software (ver 11.xx). From the information provided it looks like you have a corrupted image in flash. To be able to solve the issue we must break into rommon mode, please follow the instructions from this page:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/customer...s133/products_tech_note09186a0080174a34.shtml

In rommon mode type the following
meminfo <to check the integrity of the main memory>
dir flash: < to see if we have a valid image in there> If no errors reported just type in:
confreg 0x2142
reset
This way we will load the fist valid image from falsh ignoring the startup config file and any potential boot statements commands which may point to a different image.

If you have any errors mentioning a bad file magic you will need to upload a fresh image using xmodem command in rommon mode as the existing file it is corrupted. cheers