08-22-2006 10:46 AM - edited 02-21-2020 01:07 AM
In preparation for upgrading the primary 525 PIX to version 7, I tried installing v7 on my lab 506e. Using monitor mode the install failed and now the 506e is in a reboot loop.
I tried using re-installing version 7 like the upgrade troubleshooting suggest, but that did not resolve it. I tried installing PIX635.bin, but the system continues to reboot. I also tried the downgrade option, but that doesn't work in monitor mode.
The 506e just keeps rebooting indicating that there is no bootable image. How can I get the unit functional again?
Thanks in advance
08-22-2006 01:32 PM
PIX v7 doesn't run on PIX501 or PIX506! You should have read the release notes.
Can you get to monitor mode (press Excape when booting) and TFTP from there?
08-23-2006 10:13 AM
Tell me about it, anyway I can get into monitor mode and tftp, however when I try copy pix635.bin I get the same thing. It goes through the install, reboots and then tells me there is no bootable image. Now I get the following error
An internal assertion check has failed.
Copy the folloowing message exeactly as it appears and call support
assertion "addr < sfmm_chip_size" failed: file "../flash/sfmm.c", line 249
08-23-2006 03:01 PM
PIX v7 uses a different flash format, so depending on how far the "upgrade" got, it may be that.
Read the section "Recover from a Faulty Upgrade" here - http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2030/products_tech_note09186a0080094a5d.shtml
It says you need the file erasedisk.bin, which I can't find on CCO.
08-24-2006 05:28 AM
Thanks for the replies, Since I have SmartNet, Cisco is sending me a replacement firewall.
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