help deciding on as5300 IOS image

[almegaAkil]

I have an access Server AS5300 with a voice card and a quad t1/pri option card.

It came with an invalid IOS image and I'm not sure which feature set I should download from cisco.

Can anyone help??


Akil Mieres
MCSE, MCP, Inet+, A+

 

[fmonteiro]

I checked Cisco IOS Upgrade Planner application and I found out that you must select the correct feature set from the Software Feature Sets options. In this case you may select, for example, IP/VOICE PLUS or IP PLUS but both image files have exactly the same c5300-is-mz-16a.bin (in tnis case) name. If you could do that, it is better to follow the IOS Upgarde Planner page by page. In any way, if this help, an AS5300 image name starts with c5300-.

 

[almegaAkil]

thanks alot, I actually found out my features

i have to use an image that supports IP PLUS/VOICE

thanks alot for you reply

Akil Mieres
MCSE, MCP, Inet+, A+ hopefully CCNA as of 16th MAY 2003

 

[almegaAkil]

i got the image but when I try to xmodem the file (i'm in rommon) i get an error saying that the file is too big

i have 128mb main memory and 16mb flash...

but i have an old invalid image on there...

how do i erase it from rommon???

 

[fmonteiro]

Your memory requirements are fine (128MB/16MB RAM/FLASH). I would expect the flash to be erased before copying a new file but if it does not work this way I would try to boot from a TFTP server. Look at the boot command at this documentation:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/access/acs_serv/5300/sw_conf/sw_conf/5300rom2.htm

Please, post any additional information you may need.

 

[almegaAkil]

i'm stuck in rommon and i downloaded a smaller image and it still won't boot.

something has to wrong with the as5300 itself...

flash may be bad...

Akil

 

[fmonteiro]

Just in case, modify the config-register to 0x2142 (ignore config file in NVRAM). In the link I sent you use the confreg option of the ROMMOM. If you were able to copy to flash an smaller image the flash must be fine.
By the way, would you post a hardcopy of the boot process?

 

[almegaAkil]

here's the dump of the boot... After I switched to confreg 2142 i got a whole bunch of buss erros and an error saying that the memory accessed was too low...I couldn't save that dump though...


System Bootstrap, Version 12.0(2)XD1, EARLY DEPLOYMENT RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 1999 by cisco Systems, Inc.
TAC:Home:SW:IOS:Specials for info
AS5300 platform with 131072 Kbytes of main memory

program load complete, entry point: 0x80008000, size: 0x6b2b5c
Self decompressing the image : ####################
System Bootstrap, Version 12.0(2)XD1, EARLY DEPLOYMENT RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 1999 by cisco Systems, Inc.
TAC:Home:SW:IOS:Specials for info
AS5300 platform with 131072 Kbytes of main memory


monitor: command "boot" aborted due to user interrupt
rommon 1 >
rommon 1 > confreg 2142


rommon 2 > boot bootflash:
program load complete, entry point: 0x80008000, size: 0x6b2b5c
Self decompressing the image : ####################

 

[fmonteiro]

By the way, you did not enter "confreg 2142" commadn, did you. I was revising the documentation and the procedure is the following:
rommon 7 > confreg
Configuration Summary
enabled are:
console baud: 9600
boot: the ROM Monitor
es
do you wish to change the configuration? y/n [n]: yes
enable "diagnostic mode"? y/n [n]: yes
enable "use net in IP bcast address"? y/n [n]:
enable "load rom after netboot fails"? y/n [n]:
enable "use all zero broadcast"? y/n [n]:
enable "break/abort has effect"? y/n [n]:
enable "ignore system config info"? y/n [n]: YES
change console baud rate? y/n [n]: yes
enter rate: 0 = 9600, 1 = 4800, 2 = 1200, 3 = 2400 [0]: 0
change the boot characteristics? y/n [n]: no
boot: the ROM Monitor
do you wish to change the configuration? y/n [n]:
You must reset or power cycle for new config to take effect.

You should enter YES for the ignore system config info (config-register 0x2142 is a router command). Would you like to try it again?

Would you like to try it again?

 

[almegaAkil]

cool...

no wonder i got all those wierd errors messages when I used confreg 2142.



I tried everything cisco had to offer including the rommon procedure you're suggesting.

It's ok! the AS5300 isn't even ours yet, we had it for testing before we bought it

it's a good thing too...

I spoke to some one fro cisco and they recoomended that we send it back to the manufacturer for repairs...

We agreed that the flash might be corrupted

i appreciate the help though

Akil Mieres
(4 days till CCNA exam)