PIX 520 upgrade problem

[bn43sbs]

Hi all

I'm trying to upgrade a PIX 520 from version 4.2(3) to version 6.2. I've created a boot disk using rawrite.exe program in windows, but when i try to boot the PIX using this disk i get the following error and the PIX keeps on rebooting. Does anyone know what is causing this error?

many thanks

Max

Booting Floppy

...................................Execing flop
Cisco Secure PIX Firewall floppy loader (3.0) #0: Tue Sep 11 07:34:46 PDT 2001
Reading installation media..............
32MB RAM
mcwa i82558 Ethernet at irq 11 MAC: 0090.2726.ffff
mcwa i82558 Ethernet at irq 10 MAC: 0090.2727.0013
Flash=AT29C040A @ 0x300

Obsolete FLASH card. Upgrade required. See release notes for this version.


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c i s c o S y s t e m s
Private Internet eXchange
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Cisco PIX Boothelper

Cisco PIX Firewall Version 6.1(1)
open(ffsdev/2/read) failed

An internal error occurred. Specifically, a programming assertion was
violated. Copy the error message exactly as it appears, and get the
output of the show version command and the contents of the configuration
file. Then call your technical support representative.

assertion "fdf_init()" failed: file "bh_main.c", line 146
No thread name

Traceback:
0: 8002674d
1: 8000735b
2: 80006e57
3: 80000818
4: 80000223
vector 0x00000003
edi 0x8000731f
esi 0x00000092
ebp 0x7ffffe78
esp 0x7ffffe6c
ebx 0x80006eee
edx 0x000003fd
ecx 0x00000000
eax 0x0000003a
error code 0x80027afc
eip 0x00000008
cs 0x00000006
eflags 0x7ffffea4
CR2 0x00000000
0x7ffffeec: 0x81eeb000
0x7ffffee8: 0x0000e5e0
0x7ffffee4: 0x0000809d
0x7ffffee0: 0x00015000
0x7ffffedc: 0x80000818
0x7ffffed8: 0x7ffffef8
0x7ffffed4: 0x00000002
0x7ffffed0: 0x00001000
0x7ffffecc: 0x00000000
0x7ffffec8: 0x8001cac0
0x7ffffec4: 0x8002e798
0x7ffffec0: 0x00000002
0x7ffffebc: 0x80006e57
0x7ffffeb8: 0x7ffffed8
0x7ffffeb4: 0x8000731f
0x7ffffeb0: 0x00000092
0x7ffffeac: 0x80006eee
0x7ffffea8: 0x8000735b
0x7ffffea4: 0x7ffffeb8
0x7ffffea0: 0x01feb000
0x7ffffe9c: 0x01ff7000
0x7ffffe98: 0x8002e758
0x7ffffe94: 0x800265dc
0x7ffffe90: 0x8002666a
0x7ffffe8c: 0x00000092
0x7ffffe88: 0x80006eee
0x7ffffe84: 0x8000731f
0x7ffffe80: 0x800266ed
0x7ffffe7c: 0x8002674d
0x7ffffe78: 0x7ffffea4
0x7ffffe74: 0x00000006
0x7ffffe70: 0x00000008
0x7ffffe6c: 0x80027afc *
0x7ffffe68: 0x0000003a
0x7ffffe64: 0x00000000
0x7ffffe60: 0x000003fd
0x7ffffe5c: 0x80006eee
0x7ffffe58: 0x7ffffe6c
0x7ffffe54: 0x7ffffe78
0x7ffffe50: 0x00000092
0x7ffffe4c: 0x8000731f
0x7ffffe48: 0x00000003
0x7ffffe44: 0x8000395d
0x7ffffe40: 0x7ffffe78
0x7ffffe3c: 0x00000092
0x7ffffe38: 0x80006eee
0x7ffffe34: 0x00000020
0x7ffffe30: 0x8000255a
0x7ffffe2c: 0x7ffffe40
0x7ffffe28: 0x7ffffe28
0x7ffffe24: 0x7ffffe24
0x7ffffe20: 0x80001c9d
0x7ffffe1c: 0x7ffffe2c
0x7ffffe18: 0x8019000a
0x7ffffe14: 0x65687420
0x7ffffe10: 0x74656720
0x7ffffe0c: 0x646e6120
0x7ffffe08: 0x2c000a0a
0x7ffffe04: 0x2e657669
0x7ffffe00: 0x7461746e
0x7ffffdfc: 0x65736572
0x7ffffdf8: 0x70657220
0x7ffffdf4: 0x74726f70
0x7ffffdf0: 0x70757320

 

[baddos]

The PIX 520 can't run version 6.X code. Try 5.3

 

[mclaurin]

Not true! I am running a PIX 520 with 6.2(2) with no problems. It may be your flash card does not have 16MB of memory. It sounds like you have the older 2MB flash card installed. The Cisco model # for the 16MB card is "PIX-FLASH-16MB=". However, this card is not cheap! It goes for about $700 - $800.

John

 

[bn43sbs]

Yeah thanks, my current PIX has only 2MB flash memory!!

Max

 

[wybnormal]

You are almost better off buying a whole PIX nowdays. We just paid 900 and change for a 16meg flash 520 PIX. We added our own NICs to bring it up to 6 interfaces. With the price of the flash at 750 plus, another 150 for the whole PIX makes it a bargin.

MikeS
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Sun Tzu

 

[cnewman1000]

Hi, I have a "PIX FIREWALL" and i recive the same errors.

I have 2MB Flash, i have created the boothelper 532 floppy with rawrite. when i boot of the floppy i get the above errors.

Anyone have any ideas on what i can be doing wrong?

Thanks

 

[cnewman1000]

Also, Does anyone know where i can download an older PIX Software. I can only seem to find pix529.bin, on the Cisco site.

Thanks

 

[themut]

ALL,

A PIX 520 with 2MB of flash can be upgraded up to a 5.1.X version. Issue a show version command and determine the flash size using the table below:

Flash Size
i28F020 512 KB
AT29C040A 2 MB
atmel 2 MB
i28F640J5 8 MB - PIX 506
strata 16 MB
All other 16MB

 

[cnewman1000]

Any ideas where i can download 5.1.x. It does not appear to be on the Cisco PIX download page?

 

[themut]

Try the link below but you need to have a CCO account that grants you access to special images. If it doesn't work then your account is not valid for such access:

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Softwa...4294302278326323278291294301304294294&sla=Yes

 

[Lan300]

I now have a pix 520... But I do not think there is an IOS on it... I cannot telnet into the unit at all.

How can I obtain, and install the IOS on to the unit?

(or any directions to a website with such information would be helpful, I'm a newbie to the pix, and would like to learn as much as I can)

Thanks,
Lan