Show Flash = Invalid Checksum - HELP!!!

[PixPocket]

Hi all! I just purchased a new (*cough* *cough*) 2514 router (I was told it was new but it is VERY used - so much for E-bay). Anyway, I am having trouble getting it to boot properly. It appears to be attempting to load various config files and they are of course timing out. Although it will get so far as to prompt to go through the initial configuration, but I am getting some weird messages that I haven't seen before. When I did a Show Flash, this was the result:

system flash directory:
File Length Name/status
1 5334792 c2500-d-l.112-9 [invalid checksum]
[5334856 bytes used, 11442360 available, 16777216 total]
16384K bytes of processor board System flash (Read/Write)

What's with the invalid checksum? Do I have a corrupted file or is this router hosed?! Please offer your feedback as I am beginning to feel like I have been screwed. Thanks!!

PP

 

[PixPocket]

System Bootstrap, Version 11.0(10c), SOFTWARE
Copyright (c) 1986-1996 by cisco Systems
2500 processor with 14336 Kbytes of main memory

Loading cisco2-2500 ... [timed out]

File read failed -- Time out
System Bootstrap, Version 11.0(10c), SOFTWARE
Copyright (c) 1986-1996 by cisco Systems
2500 processor with 14336 Kbytes of main memory

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



Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) 3000 Bootstrap Software (IGS-BOOT-R), Version 11.0(10c), RELEASE SOFTWA
RE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 1986-1996 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Fri 27-Dec-96 17:33 by loreilly
Image text-base: 0x01010000, data-base: 0x00001000

cisco 2500 (68030) processor (revision L) with 14336K/2048K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID 08896569, with hardware revision 00000000
X.25 software, Version 2.0, NET2, BFE and GOSIP compliant.
2 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interfaces.
2 Serial network interfaces.
32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
16384K bytes of processor board System flash (Read/Write)

Loading network-confg ... [timed out]

Loading cisconet.cfg ... [timed out]

Loading router-confg ... [timed out]

Loading ciscortr.cfg ... [timed out]



Press RETURN to get started!


%LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet0, changed state to up
%LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1, changed state to down

%LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Serial0, changed state to down
%LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Serial1, changed state to down
%LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Ethernet0, changed state to up
%LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Ethernet1, changed state to up
%LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Serial0, changed state to down
%LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Serial1, changed state to down
%SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from memory by console
%LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Serial0, changed state to administratively down
%LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Serial1, changed state to administratively down
%SYS-5-RESTART: System restarted --
Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) 3000 Bootstrap Software (IGS-BOOT-R), Version 11.0(10c), RELEASE SOFTWA
RE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 1986-1996 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Fri 27-Dec-96 17:33 by loreilly
Loading network-confg ... [timed out]

Loading cisconet.cfg ... [timed out]

Loading router-confg ... [timed out]

Loading ciscortr.cfg ... [timed out]


Router(boot)>en
Router(boot)#sh flash

System flash directory:
File Length Name/status
1 5334792 c2500-d-l.112-9 [invalid checksum]
[5334856 bytes used, 11442360 available, 16777216 total]
16384K bytes of processor board System flash (Read/Write)

 

[svermill]

I would recommend loading a new IOS file. Of course, if you don't have a CCO login (and probably a SmartNet account), that may be easier said than done. Good news: it is more than likely the IOS as opposed to the router.

As for the broadcasts, on older IOS (such as 11.x) I think 'service config' was enabled by default. This is just your router looking for a server that might have a good config file. It will not be enabled by default on newer IOS.

 

[PixPocket]

Shwew! Thanks - I hope you're right......of course now I just have to get a new copy of IOS *gulp*!!!