PIX506e password recovery issue

[marksb101]

I purchased a 506e from someone, he could not remember passwords. done the research and have found the instructions to perform a recovery. I receive errors when initially booting the 506e and breaking into monitor mode. Captured text is below. My problem appears to be with ethernet port auto negotiation is timing out. I have tried connecting 506e E0 to :
computer
switch
router
have tried x-connect and straight through cables, no help. Also tried 506E0 to switch, switch to computer, no help

I am out of ideas, is there anyway to get around this?

Thanks,

Mark


CISCO SYSTEMS PIX FIREWALL

Embedded BIOS Version 4.3.207 01/02/02 16:12:22.73
Compiled by morlee
32 MB RAM
PCI Device Table.
Bus Dev Func VendID DevID Class
Irq
00 00 00 8086 7192 Host Bridge
00 07 00 8086 7110 ISA Bridge
00 07 01 8086 7111 IDE Controller
00 07 02 8086 7112 Serial Bus
9 00 07 03 8086 7113 PCI Bridge
00 0D 00 8086 1209 Ethernet
11 00 0E 00 8086 1209 Ethernet
10

Cisco Secure PIX Firewall BIOS (4.2) #0: Mon Dec 31 08:34:35 PST 2001
Platform PIX-506E
System Flash=E28F640J3 @ 0xfff00000

Use BREAK or ESC to interrupt flash boot.

Use SPACE to begin flash boot immediately.

Flash boot in 10 seconds.
9 seconds.
Flash boot interrupted.
0: i8255X @ PCI(bus:0 dev:14 irq:10)
1: i8255X @ PCI(bus:0 dev:13 irq:11)

Ethernet auto negotiation timed out.
Ethernet port 1 could not be initialized.
Use ? for help.
monitor> interface e0
0: i8255X @ PCI(bus:0 dev:14 irq:10)
1: i8255X @ PCI(bus:0 dev:13 irq:11)

 

[Supergrrover]

Things to try -
1. Try e1 instead.
2. Have you hard set the computer to 100 full or is it set to auto? Try it @ 100F and see if that does it. If not, when the auto negotiation fails I believe it drops to 10 half. Try setting the computer to that and see if it fixes the prob. (Use a cross over)


Brent
Systems Engineer / Consultant
CCNP, CCSP

 

[sackbauer]

why don't you try and connect via console...then you can set your speed

 

[marksb101]

What I found out was, to have the port initialize, it needs to be connected to a "live" connection. Solved that issue.
I consoled in to the firewall with my desktop, I used my laptop to connect via ethernet x-over cable to ethernet1 interface. Its funny, I get a connection light and communication light flashing on the laptop and the network light is flashing on the pix. So I am suspect of speed/duplex issue. I tried several settings of 10mb/100mb and haf /full duplex. When I purchased this, he gave me no info about it, so everything is a shot in the dark.
Will try working with it this evening again as well

Thanks,

mark