Help Big Trouble!!! 6500 Boot Problems

[jarcna]

Today I started to boot up a Cisco 6500 running CAT IOS and as soon as it started to boot is says:

Autoboot: failed, BOOT string is empty
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So I'm assuming there is not a boot file on this sup card. How can I go about getting another one. I'm not sure but I think I can upload the file from my PC using hyperterminal. Any help would be awesome. Thanks everyone.

 

[sirlollypop]

What MSFC do you have? The boot system command is missing from your config. Try typing boot<cr> this will look in the sup-bootflash & then any flash cards for a boot image to boot from.

if there is no image on your sup-bootflash you will need to use an external card either pcmcia flash (Sup-2) or compact flash if a sup-720 or above. As long as you have one formated for the 6500 or a spare 6500 to format one in you can copy the code over and your away.

 

[vipergg]

See if you have an image , try "dir sup-bootflash: or dir sup-disk0: and see if you have any image . We have seen right out of the box the boot commands are incorrect or the config register is wrong from the factory, should be 0x2102 . The image must be "sup-bootflash: or sup-disk0: . It cannot be in msfc bootflash as it will not boot from there . If you find an image add the statement "boot system flash sup-bootflash:<imagename>, them write mem it .

 

[BuckWeet]

you need to do a command such as:

'boot system bootflash:'

or

'boot system bootflash:<imagename>'

and perform a copy run or write command..

this will set the boot variable.


BuckWeet