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i need help with ASAP 2620 flash 32 mb upgrade, rom boot upgrade ERROR

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Nov 5, 2006
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I need help asap since this router is going to california tommorow and i cant seem to get the upgrade working. I have installed the new rom boot chip and new flash. The router boots up to rommon prompt. I tried to xmodem a bin but it says not enough memory everytime. I have no idea what else to do. I have tried searching online too and called cisco and left a message but no call back yet as of tonight. I tried to do disaster recovery but im not sure how to communicate it with the tftp server since it doesnt have no ip address, i just made the one up below. Does anyone know what i could do, please help me out asap.

thanks

Josh

opyright (c) 1999 by cisco Systems, Inc.
TAC:Home:SW:IOS:Specials for info
C2600 platform with 65536 Kbytes of main memory

get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted.
unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff
cannot read flash info
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted.
unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff
cannot read flash info
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
open: read error...requested 0x4 bytes, got 0x0
trouble reading device magic number
boot: cannot open "flash:"
boot: cannot determine first file name on device "flash:"

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 65536 Kbytes of main memory

rommon 1 >
rommon 2 >
rommon 2 >
rommon 2 > ?
alias set and display aliases command
boot boot up an external process
break set/show/clear the breakpoint
confreg configuration register utility
cont continue executing a downloaded image
context display the context of a loaded image
cookie display contents of cookie PROM in hex
dev list the device table
dir list files in file system
dis display instruction stream
dnld serial download a program module
frame print out a selected stack frame
help monitor builtin command help
history monitor command history
meminfo main memory information
repeat repeat a monitor command
reset system reset
set display the monitor variables
stack produce a stack trace
sync write monitor environment to NVRAM
sysret print out info from last system return
tftpdnld tftp image download
unalias unset an alias
unset unset a monitor variable
xmodem x/ymod
rommon 3 > xmodem -c c2600-j1s3-mz.123-22.bin
Do not start the sending program yet...
get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted.
unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff
cannot read flash info
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted.
unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff
cannot read flash info
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
open: read error...requested 0x4 bytes, got 0x0
trouble reading device magic number
dir: cannot open device "flash:"

WARNING: All existing data in bootflash will be lost!
Invoke this application only for disaster recovery.
Do you wish to continue? y/n [n]: y
get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted.
unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff
cannot read flash info

ERR: Not enough memory to download image
rommon 4 > xmodem -c c2600-js-mz.121-27b.bin
Do not start the sending program yet...
get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted.
unknown flash device - mandev code = 0x
cannot read flash info
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted.
unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff
cannot read flash info
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
open: read error...requested 0x4 bytes, got 0x0
trouble reading device magic number
dir: cannot open device "flash:"

WARNING: All existing data in bootflash will be lost!
Invoke this application only for disaster recovery.
Do you wish to continue? y/n [n]: y
get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted.
unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff
cannot read flash info

ERR: Not enough memory to download image
rommon 5 >
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 65536 Kbytes of main memory

program load complete, entry point: 0x80008000, size: 0x403b9c
Self decompressing the image : #################################################
################################################################################
################################################################################
################################################################################
################################################################################
################################################################################
################################## [OK]

Restricted Rights Legend

Use, duplication, or disclosure
subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph
(c) of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted
Rights clause at FAR sec. 52.227-19 and subparagraph
(c) (1) (ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer
Software clause at DFARS sec. 252.227-7013.

cisco Systems, Inc.
170 West Tasman Drive
San Jose, California 95134-1706



Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) C2600 Software (C2600-I-M), Version 12.0(7)T, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc2)
Copyright (c) 1986-1999 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Tue 07-Dec-99 02:12 by phanguye
Image text-base: 0x80008088, data-base: 0x807AAF70

cisco 2610 (MPC860) processor (revision 0x300) with 53248K/12288K bytes of memor
y.
Processor board ID JAD05510D3M (1695631240)
M860 processor: part number 0, mask 49
Bridging software.
X.25 software, Version 3.0.0.
1 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
8192K bytes of processor board System flash (Read/Write)


--- System Configuration Dialog ---

Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes/no]: n


Press RETURN to get started!


00:00:08: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Ethernet0/0, changed state to up
00:00:09: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet0/0, changed s
tate to down
00:00:26: %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet0/0, changed state to administrativ
ely down
00:00:28: %IP-5-WEBINST_KILL: Terminating DNS process
00:00:34: %SYS-5-RESTART: System restarted --
Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) C2600 Software (C2600-I-M), Version 12.0(7)T, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc2)
Copyright (c) 1986-1999 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Tue 07-Dec-99 02:12 by phanguye
System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(10r)1, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
TAC Support: Copyright (c) 2002 by cisco Systems, Inc.
C2600 platform with 65536 Kbytes of main memory

getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
open: read error...requested 0x4 bytes, got 0x0
trouble reading device magic number
boot: cannot open "flash:"
boot: cannot determine first file name on device "flash:"

System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(10r)1, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
TAC Support: Copyright (c) 2002 by cisco Systems, Inc.
C2600 platform with 65536 Kbytes of main memory

getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
open: read error...requested 0x4 bytes, got 0x0
trouble reading device magic number
boot: cannot open "flash:"
boot: cannot determine first file name on device "flash:"

System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(10r)1, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
TAC Support: Copyright (c) 2002 by cisco Systems, Inc.
C2600 platform with 65536 Kbytes of main memory

rommon 1 > ip address 192.168.2.20

monitor: command "ip" not found
rommon 2 > ip_address=192.168.2.20
rommon 3 > ip_subnet_mask=255.255.255.0
rommon 4 > default_gateway=192.168.2.100
rommon 5 > tftp_server=1
rommon 6 > tftp_file=c2600-ik9o3s-mz.122-40a.bin
rommon 7 > tftpdnid

monitor: command "tftpdnid" not found
rommon 8 > tftpdnld

Missing or illegal ip address for variable IP_ADDRESS
Illegal IP address.

usage: tftpdnld [-r]
Use this command for disaster recovery only to recover an image via TFTP.
Monitor variables are used to set up parameters for the transfer.
(Syntax: "VARIABLE_NAME=value" and use "set" to show current variables.)
"ctrl-c" or "break" stops the transfer before flash erase begins.

The following variables are REQUIRED to be set for tftpdnld:
IP_ADDRESS: The IP address for this unit
IP_SUBNET_MASK: The subnet mask for this unit
DEFAULT_GATEWAY: The default gateway for this unit
TFTP_SERVER: The IP address of the server to fetch from
TFTP_FILE: The filename to fetch

The following variables are OPTIONAL:
TFTP_VERBOSE: Print setting. 0=quiet, 1=progress(default), 2=verbose
TFTP_RETRY_COUNT: Retry count for ARP and TFTP (de
TFTP_TIMEOUT: Overall timeout of operation in seconds (default=7200)
TFTP_CHECKSUM: Perform checksum test on image, 0=no, 1=yes (default=1)
FE_SPEED_MODE: 0=10/hdx, 1=10/fdx, 2=100/hdx, 3=100/fdx, 4=Auto(deflt)

Command line options:
-r: do not write flash, load to DRAM only and launch image
rommon 9 > ip_address=192.168.2.1
rommon 10 > tftpdnld

Missing or illegal ip address for variable IP_ADDRESS
Illegal IP address.

usage: tftpdnld [-r]
Use this command for disaster recovery
Monitor variables are used to set up parameters for the transfer.
(Syntax: "VARIABLE_NAME=value" and use "set" to show current variables.)
"ctrl-c" or "break" stops the transfer before flash erase begins.

The following variables are REQUIRED to be set for tftpdnld:
IP_ADDRESS: The IP address for this unit
IP_SUBNET_MASK: The subnet mask for this unit
DEFAULT_GATEWAY: The default gateway for this unit
TFTP_SERVER: The IP address of the server to fetch from
TFTP_FILE: The filename to fetch

The following variables are OPTIONAL:
TFTP_VERBOSE: Print setting. 0=quiet, 1=progress(default), 2=verbose
TFTP_RETRY_COUNT: Retry count for ARP and TFTP (default=7)
TFTP_TIMEOUT: Overall timeout of operation in seconds (default=7200)
TFTP_CHECKSUM: Perform checksum test on image, 0=no, 1=yes (default=1)
FE_SPEED_MODE: 0=10/hdx, 1=10/fdx, 2=100/hdx, 3=100/fdx, 4=Auto(deflt)

Command line options:
-r: do not write flash, load to DRAM only and launch image
rommon 11 > ip_address=192.168.0.0
rommon 12 > tftpdnld

Missing or illegal ip address for variable IP_ADDRESS
Illegal IP address.

usage: tftpdnld [-r]
Use this command for disaster recovery only to recover an image via TFTP.
Monitor variables are used to set up parameters for the transfer.
(Syntax: "VARIABLE_NAME=value" and use "set" to show current variables.)
"ctrl-c" or "break" stops the transfer before flash erase begins.

The following variables are REQUIRED to be set for tftpdnld:
IP_ADDRESS: The IP address for this unit
IP_SUBNET_MASK: The subnet mask for this unit
DEFAULT_GATEWAY: The default gateway for this unit
TFTP_SERVER: The IP address of the server to fetch from
TFTP_FILE: The filename to fetch

The following variables are OPTIONAL:
TFTP_VERBOSE: Print setting. 0=quiet, 1=progress(default), 2=verbose
TFTP_RETRY_COUNT: Retry count for ARP and TFTP (de
TFTP_TIMEOUT: Overall timeout of operation in seconds (default=7200)
TFTP_CHECKSUM: Perform checksum test on image, 0=no, 1=yes (default=1)
FE_SPEED_MODE: 0=10/hdx, 1=10/fdx, 2=100/hdx, 3=100/fdx, 4=Auto(deflt)

Command line options:
-r: do not write flash, load to DRAM only and launch image
rommon 13 > tftpdnld -r

Missing or illegal ip address for variable IP_ADDRESS
Illegal IP address.

usage: tftpdnld [-r]
Use this command for disaster recovery only to recover an image via T
Monitor variables are used to set up parameters for the transfer.
(Syntax: "VARIABLE_NAME=value" and use "set" to show current variables.)
"ctrl-c" or "break" stops the transfer before flash erase begins.

The following variables are REQUIRED to be set for tftpdnld:
IP_ADDRESS: The IP address for this unit
IP_SUBNET_MASK: The subnet mask for this unit
DEFAULT_GATEWAY: The default gateway for this unit
TFTP_SERVER: The IP address of the server to fetch from
TFTP_FILE: The filename to fetch

The following variables are OPTIONAL:
TFTP_VERBOSE: Print setting. 0=quiet, 1=progress(default), 2=verbose
TFTP_RETRY_COUNT: Retry count for ARP and TFTP (default=7)
TFTP_TIMEOUT: Overall timeout of operation in seconds (default=7200)
TFTP_CHECKSUM: Perform checksum test on image, 0=no, 1=yes (default=1)
FE_SPEED_MODE: 0=10/hdx, 1=10/fdx, 2=100/hdx, 3=100/fdx, 4=Auto(deflt)

Command line options:
-r: do not write flash, load to DRAM only and launch image
rommon 14 > ip_address=192.168.2.50
rommon 15 > tftpdnld

Missing or illegal ip address for variable IP_ADDRESS
Illegal IP address.

usage: tftpdnld [-r]
Use this command for disaster recovery only to recover an image via TFTP.
Monitor variables are used to set up parameters for the transfer.
(Syntax: "VARIABLE_NAME=value" and use "set" to show current variables.)
"ctrl-c" or "break" stops the transfer before flash erase begins.

The following variables are REQUIRED to be set for tftpdnld:
IP_ADDRESS: The IP address for this unit
IP_SUBNET_MASK: The subnet mask for this unit
DEFAULT_GATEWAY: The default gateway for this unit
TFTP_SERVER: The IP address of the server to fetch from
TFTP_FILE: The filename to fetch

The following variables are OPTIONAL:
TFTP_VERBOSE: Print setting. 0=quiet, 1=progress(default), 2=verbose
TFTP_RETRY_COUNT: Retry count for ARP and TFTP (de
TFTP_TIMEOUT: Overall timeout of operation in seconds (default=7200)
TFTP_CHECKSUM: Perform checksum test on image, 0=no, 1=yes (default=1)
FE_SPEED_MODE: 0=10/hdx, 1=10/fdx, 2=100/hdx, 3=100/fdx, 4=Auto(deflt)

Command line options:
-r: do not write flash, load to DRAM only and launch image
rommon 16 >
System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(10r)1, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
TAC Support: Copyright (c) 2002 by cisco Systems, Inc.
C2600 platform with 65536 Kbytes of ma

getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero

progr
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero403b9c
open: read error...requested 0x4 bytes, got 0x0: #############################################
trouble reading device magic number
boot: cannot open "flash:"##########################
boot: cannot determine first file name on device "flash:"

System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(10r)1, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)#########################
TAC Support: #############################
Copyright (c) 2002 by cisco Systems, Inc.#########
C2600 platform with 65536 Kbytes of main memory
##############################################

getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero

Restricted
boot: cannot open "flash:"


boot: cannot determine first file name on device "flash:"
subject to

System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(10r)1, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
(c) of the Commercial Compu
TAC Support: Copyright (c) 2002 by cisco Systems, Inc. subparagraph
C2600 platform with 65536 Kbytes of main memoryhts in Technical Data and Computer

rommon 1 > ip_address=192.168.2.0
Software clause at DFAR
rommon 2 > ip_subnet_mask=255.255.255.0

cis
rommon 3 > default_gateway=192.168


usage: tftpdnld [-r]
Use this command for disaster recovery only to recover an image via TFTP.
Compiled Tue 07-Dec-99 02:12 by phanguye
Monitor variables are used to set up parameters for the transfer.x807AAF70

cisco
(Syntax: "VARIABLE_NAME=value" and use "set" to show current variables.)
"ctrl-c" or "break" stops the transfer before flash erase begins.
M860 processor: part number 0, mask 4

System Bootstrap, Ver
TFTP_FILE: The filename to fetch

The following variables are OPTIONAL:ems, Inc.
TFTP_VERBOSE: Print setting. 0=quiet, 1=progress(default), 2=verboseC2600 platform with 65536 Kbytes of main memory
TFTP_RETRY_COUNT: Retry count for ARP and TFTP (deNOT form
cannot read flash info
ge

Command line options:flash" has size of zero
-r: do not write flash, load to DRAM only and launch imageerror...requested 0
PS1=rommon ! >
RET_2_RTS=
BSI=0
RET_2_RCALTS=
ip_address=192.168.2.0
ip_subnet_mask=255.255.255.0
default_gateway=192.168.2.100
tftp_server=192.168.2.28
tftp_file=c2600-ik9o3s-mz.122-40a.bin
?=1
rommon 9 > xmodem c2600-js-mz.121-27b.bin
Do not start the sending program yet...
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
open: read error...requested 0x4 bytes, got 0x0
trouble reading device magic number
dir: cannot open device "flash:"

WARNING: All existing data in bootflash will be lost!
Invoke this application only for disaster recovery.
Do you wish to continue? y/n [n]: y

ERR: Not enough memory to download image
rommon 10 >
 
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
open: read error...requested 0x4 bytes, got 0x0
trouble reading device magic number
boot: cannot open "flash:"
boot: cannot determine first file name on device "flash:"

System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(10r)1, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
TAC Support: Copyright (c) 2002 by cisco Systems, Inc.
C2600 platform with 65536 Kbytes of main memory

rommon 1 >
 
im trying xmodem -r and sending the file now but im not even sure if it will work or not. Not sure if it will even write it to the flash since the flash shows 0.
 
Hello
Just to understand the situation.I will ask a few question.Are you tryng to upgrade the IOS?You mention
"ROM" this is the hardware.From what I notice,you are trying to put this image in flash "c2600-ik9o3s-mz.122-40a.bin"but I think it needs more than 8MB of flash.
Regards
 
Is this an upgrade or downgrade? Did you put more flash and a different image on it? Just look at the size of the IOS image and compare it to the flash module size itself. If the flash mod is plenty big, then I would say you have a bad flash...whenever I have tried loading an IOS that was too big, it would never load, with the error that the IOS is too big, not enough flash memory, or something. It will do that if the DRAM is not enough also. Try putting a smaller IOS on first, and see if it does the same thing.

Burt
 
yeah it does the same thing. Im upgrading from the 8mb to the 32 mb flash. I swapped out the boot rom on the motherboard too. Im trying to write a 11mb file to onboard flash of 32mbs so that shouldnt be a problem at all. I also tried to write a 4mb file size too and same thing. The flash just shows 0 no matter what so i wasnt sure if i needed to format or something.
 
from rommon do a
dir flash:

in the above output i see:
8192K bytes of processor board System flash (Read/Write)

what does it say with the 32mb stick?
 
No format is necessary---are you sure the flash mod is for a 2600 series, and not a 2600XM? If not, I would bet your flash is trash. Hey---that rhymes...sorry.lol

Burt
 
yeah when i do a rommon> dir flash:

I just get a error message saying nothing is on the flash.

Im thinking that this rom is junk and im going to call the company on monday and let them know about it.

Its funny how i put a 16mb flash in there and that works fine.

Its funny how i can put a 8mb flash chip in there too and that works.

**upon reading on cisco site, it seems like when doing this mod you will get a rommon> prompt like i do but then it says do the xmodem which i do and it gives a error no matter what size bin i use since the flash is zero.

my guess is this is junk. I just wanted to get input on this from other people.

I love this forum and its what made me pass my ccna exam with a 961 and lots of studying. Im not studying for my 70-270 exam microsoft which i take in 2 weeks.

thanks everyone for letting me know.

Josh
 
plshlpme (TechnicalUser)

This is what it says with the 32 flash chip and new rom chip in. Cannot read flash, flash is zero, and comes to a rommon> prompt which i stated above. Since it is saying zero every bin i try to send no matter what the size is says not big enough since it claims its zero.

For now i just made it have 16 mg flash now which is fine for the meantime.

Im guessing this rom chip is junk so it wont recognize the 32 flash.

opyright (c) 1999 by cisco Systems, Inc.
TAC:Home:SW:IOS:Specials for info
C2600 platform with 65536 Kbytes of main memory

get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted.
unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff
cannot read flash info
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted.
unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff
cannot read flash info
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
open: read error...requested 0x4 bytes, got 0x0
trouble reading device magic number
boot: cannot open "flash:"
boot: cannot determine first file name on device "flash:"

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 65536 Kbytes of main memory

rommon 1 >
rommon 2 >
rommon 2 >
rommon 2 > ?
alias set and display aliases command
boot boot up an external process
break set/show/clear the breakpoint
confreg configuration register utility
cont continue executing a downloaded image
context display the context of a loaded image
cookie display contents of cookie PROM in hex
dev list the device table
dir list files in file system
dis display instruction stream
dnld serial download a program module
frame print out a selected stack frame
help monitor builtin command help
history monitor command history
meminfo main memory information
repeat repeat a monitor command
reset system reset
set display the monitor variables
stack produce a stack trace
sync write monitor environment to NVRAM
sysret print out info from last system return
tftpdnld tftp image download
unalias unset an alias
unset unset a monitor variable
xmodem x/ymod
rommon 3 > xmodem -c c2600-j1s3-mz.123-22.bin
Do not start the sending program yet...
get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted.
unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff
cannot read flash info
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted.
unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff
cannot read flash info
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
open: read error...requested 0x4 bytes, got 0x0
trouble reading device magic number
dir: cannot open device "flash:"

WARNING: All existing data in bootflash will be lost!
Invoke this application only for disaster recovery.
Do you wish to continue? y/n [n]: y
get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted.
unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff
cannot read flash info

ERR: Not enough memory to download image
rommon 4 > xmodem -c c2600-js-mz.121-27b.bin
Do not start the sending program yet...
get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted.
unknown flash device - mandev code = 0x
cannot read flash info
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted.
unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff
cannot read flash info
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
open: read error...requested 0x4 bytes, got 0x0
trouble reading device magic number
dir: cannot open device "flash:"

WARNING: All existing data in bootflash will be lost!
Invoke this application only for disaster recovery.
Do you wish to continue? y/n [n]: y
get_man_dev: Unknown device - probably NOT formatted.
unknown flash device - mandev code = 0xffff
cannot read flash info

ERR: Not enough memory to download image
 
Like I said---it will do the same thing if you use a flash module for a 2600XM, if you do not have an XM router! For example---if you have, say, a 2620, and you bought a flash module for a 2620XM, you get the same result.

Burt
 
when when my boss gave me the router he told me just to see what was on it. So when i plugged it in it came up with 2620 when it was booting up. That is why i thought it was just a 2620 and not a 2620xm. Im not even sure what the difference is between them. Im guessing this is a 2620 with just a bad rom they sent me but i cant say 100% that it is not a 2620xm.
 
I see---either way, looks like you'll be giving the flash back to the guy who sent it to you...but make sure they know to give you a flash module for a 2620, not a 2620XM. I went through this exact same thing...however, it could be that the module is indeed the correct one, but it's bad.

Burt
 
whats the sticker on the back of the router say?
2620 or 2620xm ?
 
plshlpme, there may not be one, especially if it's from a 3rd party vendor---mine doesn't have a sticker, and I bought it brand new---32MB flash for my 2620XM.

Burt
 
i meant the router itself.. to see if its an xm or not just because he wasid that he wasnt sure above

when when my boss gave me the router he told me just to see what was on it. So when i plugged it in it came up with 2620 when it was booting up. That is why i thought it was just a 2620 and not a 2620xm. Im not even sure what the difference is between them. Im guessing this is a 2620 with just a bad rom they sent me but i cant say 100% that it is not a 2620xm.
 
Hello plshlpme
It's almost impossible that someone should have to do a boot rom upgrade on a 2620XM!Maybe in a few years.
I think the boot rom is OK ,but there's some special procedure after the ROM upgrade that has to be done,to make it see the flash.Can't find any info googling about rom upgrades.
Also note that the tftp dowload that he attempted wasn't successful because of the following mistake.
rommon 5 > tftp_server=1

Regards

 
minue-

i cant do a tftp upgrade because the router doesnt have a ip address to connect too. I was just adding one in to see if it would work and it wont. So the only solution is to xmodem which doesnt work either. I looked on cisco website and they act like its just plug and play and then use xmodem to send over the bin. Well it doesnt work for me because it thinks and says the flash is zero.
 
so like was said earlier.. the flash you have is probably meant for an XM unit.. which is not compatible with the non XM unit..

so you should just run it with the 8mb flash it had when you got it until you can get a 32mb flash that is specific for your hardware...
 
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