Re: ASA 5505

pmudenda87 · ‎02-15-2019

Having challenges to reload my ASA 5505 which is stuck in rommon, Kindly assist if anyone has a solution here.

After loading it's freezing on the last lines in the script here attached.

rommon #0> ADDRESS=192.168.20.10
rommon #1> SERVER=192.168.20.1
rommon #2> GATEWAY=192.168.20.1
rommon #3> IMAGE=asa924-14-k8.bin
rommon #4> PORT=Ethernet0/0
Ethernet0/0
MAC Address: d0d0.fdcb.89c8
Link is UP
rommon #5> ping server
Sending 20, 100-byte ICMP Echoes to server 192.168.20.1, timeout is 4 seconds:
?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Success rate is 95 percent (19/20)
rommon #6> SET
Invalid or incorrect command. Use 'help' for help.
rommon #6> set
ROMMON Variable Settings:
ADDRESS=192.168.20.10
SERVER=192.168.20.1
GATEWAY=192.168.20.1
PORT=Ethernet0/0
VLAN=untagged
IMAGE=asa924-14-k8.bin
CONFIG=
LINKTIMEOUT=20
PKTTIMEOUT=4
RETRY=20

rommon #7>

rommon #7> tftpdnld
ROMMON Variable Settings:
ADDRESS=192.168.20.10
SERVER=192.168.20.1
GATEWAY=192.168.20.1
PORT=Ethernet0/0
VLAN=untagged
IMAGE=asa924-14-k8.bin
CONFIG=
LINKTIMEOUT=20
PKTTIMEOUT=4
RETRY=20

tftp asa924-14-k8.bin@192.168.20.1 via 192.168.20.1
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Received 30818304 bytes

Launching TFTP Image...

Cisco Security Appliance admin loader (3.0) #0: Thu Aug 18 15:01:25 PDT 2016

Loading...
IO memory blocks requested from bigphys 32bit: 10033
Àdosfsck 2.11, 12 Mar 2005, FAT32, LFN
Currently, only 1 or 2 FATs are supported, not 255.

dosfsck(/dev/hda1) returned 1
mount: mounting /dev/hda1 on /mnt/disk0 failed: Invalid argument
mount: mounting /dev/hda1 on /mnt/disk0 failed: Invalid argument

Processor memory 331350016, Reserved memory: 68157440

Total SSMs found: 0

Total NICs found: 10
88E6095 rev 2 Gigabit Ethernet @ index 09 MAC: 0000.0003.0002
88E6095 rev 2 Ethernet @ index 08 MAC: d0d0.fdcb.89c7
88E6095 rev 2 Ethernet @ index 07 MAC: d0d0.fdcb.89c6
88E6095 rev 2 Ethernet @ index 06 MAC: d0d0.fdcb.89c5
88E6095 rev 2 Ethernet @ index 05 MAC: d0d0.fdcb.89c4
88E6095 rev 2 Ethernet @ index 04 MAC: d0d0.fdcb.89c3
88E6095 rev 2 Ethernet @ index 03 MAC: d0d0.fdcb.89c2
88E6095 rev 2 Ethernet @ index 02 MAC: d0d0.fdcb.89c1
88E6095 rev 2 Ethernet @ index 01 MAC: d0d0.fdcb.89c0
y88acs06 rev16 Gigabit Ethernet @ index 00 MAC: d0d0.fdcb.89c8

INFO: Unable to read firewall mode from flash
Writing default firewall mode (single) to flash

INFO: Unable to read cluster interface-mode from flash
Writing default mode "None" to flash
Verify the activation-key, it might take a while...
Failed to retrieve permanent activation key.
Running Permanent Activation Key: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
The Running Activation Key is not valid, using default settings:

Licensed features for this platform:
Maximum Physical Interfaces : 8 perpetual
VLANs : 3 DMZ Restricted
Dual ISPs : Disabled perpetual
VLAN Trunk Ports : 0 perpetual
Inside Hosts : 10 perpetual
Failover : Disabled perpetual
Encryption-DES : Enabled perpetual
Encryption-3DES-AES : Disabled perpetual
AnyConnect Premium Peers : 2 perpetual
AnyConnect Essentials : Disabled perpetual
Other VPN Peers : 10 perpetual
Total VPN Peers : 12 perpetual
Shared License : Disabled perpetual
AnyConnect for Mobile : Disabled perpetual
AnyConnect for Cisco VPN Phone : Disabled perpetual
Advanced Endpoint Assessment : Disabled perpetual
UC Phone Proxy Sessions : 2 perpetual
Total UC Proxy Sessions : 2 perpetual
Botnet Traffic Filter : Disabled perpetual
Intercompany Media Engine : Disabled perpetual
Cluster : Disabled perpetual

This platform has a Base license.

Encryption hardware device : Cisco ASA-5505 on-board accelerator (revision 0x0)
Boot microcode : CN1000-MC-BOOT-2.00
SSL/IKE microcode : CNlite-MC-SSLm-PLUS-2.08
IPSec microcode : CNlite-MC-IPSECm-MAIN-2.09

i2c_write_byte_w_suspend() error, slot = 0x0, device = 0x40, address = 26 byte count = 1. Reason: I2C_UNPOPULATED_ERROR

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venkat_n7 · ‎02-15-2019

can you remove and re-insert the ram from firewall and boot itup. Please capture the info and post it.

Please rate comments and support
with regards,
Venkat

pmudenda87 · ‎02-15-2019

Thanks for the response, it returned the same error.

johnd2310 · ‎02-15-2019

Hi,

Have you tried loading another image like asa917-32-k8.bin? How much RAM is in the ASA?

Thanks

John

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pmudenda87 · ‎02-15-2019

Returned the same error, eventually freezes. I have 512 Ram on it and 128 Flash.

rommon #0>
rommon #0> ADDRESS=192.168.20.10
rommon #1> SERVER=192.168.20.1
rommon #2> GATEWAY=192.168.20.1
rommon #3> IMAGE=asa917-32-k8.bin
rommon #4> PORT=Ethernet0/0
Ethernet0/0
MAC Address: d0d0.fdcb.89c8
Link is UP
rommon #5> set
ROMMON Variable Settings:
ADDRESS=192.168.20.10
SERVER=192.168.20.1
GATEWAY=192.168.20.1
PORT=Ethernet0/0
VLAN=untagged
IMAGE=asa917-32-k8.bin
CONFIG=
LINKTIMEOUT=20
PKTTIMEOUT=4
RETRY=20

rommon #6> tftpdnld
ROMMON Variable Settings:
ADDRESS=192.168.20.10
SERVER=192.168.20.1
GATEWAY=192.168.20.1
PORT=Ethernet0/0
VLAN=untagged
IMAGE=asa917-32-k8.bin
CONFIG=
LINKTIMEOUT=20
PKTTIMEOUT=4
RETRY=20

tftp asa917-32-k8.bin@192.168.20.1 via 192.168.20.1
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dosfsck(/dev/hda1) returned 1
mount: mounting /dev/hda1 on /mnt/disk0 failed: Invalid argument
mount: mounting /dev/hda1 on /mnt/disk0 failed: Invalid argument
Processor memory 331350016, Reserved memory: 68157440

Total SSMs found: 0

Total NICs found: 10
88E6095 rev 2 Gigabit Ethernet @ index 09 MAC: 0000.0003.0002
88E6095 rev 2 Ethernet @ index 08 MAC: d0d0.fdcb.89c7
88E6095 rev 2 Ethernet @ index 07 MAC: d0d0.fdcb.89c6
88E6095 rev 2 Ethernet @ index 06 MAC: d0d0.fdcb.89c5
88E6095 rev 2 Ethernet @ index 05 MAC: d0d0.fdcb.89c4
88E6095 rev 2 Ethernet @ index 04 MAC: d0d0.fdcb.89c3
88E6095 rev 2 Ethernet @ index 03 MAC: d0d0.fdcb.89c2
88E6095 rev 2 Ethernet @ index 02 MAC: d0d0.fdcb.89c1
88E6095 rev 2 Ethernet @ index 01 MAC: d0d0.fdcb.89c0
y88acs06 rev16 Gigabit Ethernet @ index 00 MAC: d0d0.fdcb.89c8

INFO: Unable to read firewall mode from flash
Writing default firewall mode (single) to flash

INFO: Unable to read cluster interface-mode from flash
Writing default mode "None" to flash
Verify the activation-key, it might take a while...
Failed to retrieve permanent activation key.
Running Permanent Activation Key: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
The Running Activation Key is not valid, using default settings:

Licensed features for this platform:
Maximum Physical Interfaces : 8 perpetual
VLANs : 3 DMZ Restricted
Dual ISPs : Disabled perpetual
VLAN Trunk Ports : 0 perpetual
Inside Hosts : 10 perpetual
Failover : Disabled perpetual
Encryption-DES : Enabled perpetual
Encryption-3DES-AES : Disabled perpetual
AnyConnect Premium Peers : 2 perpetual
AnyConnect Essentials : Disabled perpetual
Other VPN Peers : 10 perpetual
Total VPN Peers : 12 perpetual
Shared License : Disabled perpetual
AnyConnect for Mobile : Disabled perpetual
AnyConnect for Cisco VPN Phone : Disabled perpetual
Advanced Endpoint Assessment : Disabled perpetual
UC Phone Proxy Sessions : 2 perpetual
Total UC Proxy Sessions : 2 perpetual
Botnet Traffic Filter : Disabled perpetual
Intercompany Media Engine : Disabled perpetual
Cluster : Disabled perpetual

This platform has a Base license.

Encryption hardware device : Cisco ASA-5505 on-board accelerator (revision 0x0)
Boot microcode : CN1000-MC-BOOT-2.00
SSL/IKE microcode : CNlite-MC-SSLm-PLUS-2.08
IPSec microcode : CNlite-MC-IPSECm-MAIN-2.09

i2c_write_byte_w_suspend() error, slot = 0x0, device = 0x40, address = 26 byte count = 1. Reason: I2C_UNPOPULATED_ERROR

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software Version 9.1(7)32