Updating IOS on 2501

[krwesenb]

Hello, I'm trying to study for CCNA and purchased 2 2501 routers on ebay. They both have IOS versions 11.x on them and I was attempting to upgrade to at least 12.x

I set up ethernet 0 with an IP and subnet and am able to telnet into it, ping it from my computer and vice versa. I installed a TFTP server and placed the .bin file in the appropriate directory. I ran through the steps outlined here,

http://blog.ultimatesap.com/cisco-2501-router-ios-upgrade-procedure-simplified/

but the process always fails. Here is the output on the router:

System flash directory:
File Length Name/status
1 5895768 c2500-is-l_112-14.bin
[5895832 bytes used, 2492776 available, 8388608 total]
Accessing file 'c2500-is-l.120-10.bin' on 192.168.1.50... [failed]

and here is the error message on the TFTP server log:

Connection received from 192.168.1.60 on port 1431 [13/07 13:24:37.775]
Read request for file <c2500-is-l.120-10.bin>. Mode octet [13/07 13:24:37.776]
Using local port 56097 [13/07 13:24:37.806]
Peer returns ERROR <Session terminated> -> aborting transfer [13/07 13:24:37.875]

I've tried 3 different TFTP servers, 2 computers, both routers, different cables. It's basically the same generic error message every time. Any help would be greatly appreciated, I'm lost at this point.

 

[krwesenb]

Lock/delete, I was doing the process right the entire time. Turns out configuration register was 0x42 so it kept bypassing the config?

Good 4-6 hours wasted

 

[ISPKing]

No mods here. Just me.

CCNP

 

[Quadratic]

Not wasted. That's 4-6 hours spent making sure you never make that particular mistake again. You'll have a lot of those in the years to come I'm sure!

CCNP, CCDP