WARNING: BOOT variable added, but not a valid image

[DanMorgan59]

What does this mean???

POWfgSJPuchik01# dir disk0:

Directory of disk0:/

3846   drwx  4096        18:24:32 Jun 22 2010  log
3848   drwx  4096        18:24:50 Jun 22 2010  coredumpinfo
3849   -rwx  11869456    18:25:36 Jun 22 2010  asdm-625-53.bin
3320   drwx  28672       20:51:33 Nov 10 2010  syslog
3851   drwx  4096        08:46:50 Jun 07 2010  crypto_archive
3852   -rwx  16459776    18:23:26 Jun 22 2010  asa822-k8.bin
3853   -rwx  3191813     18:25:46 Jun 22 2010  anyconnect-win-2.4.0202-k9.pkg
3894   -rwx  14634571    20:51:36 Nov 10 2010  asa803-k8.bin

[mirober2 · Accepted solution]

Hi Dan,

The warning indicates that the image you referenced in your boot variable is not valid and thus will not boot properly. You'll see this if the image is corrupted or did not transfer correctly. I would suggest downloading a fresh copy of the image from cisco.com and verify the MD5 hash before transferring it to the ASA's flash. Also, if you're using FTP, make sure that it transfers the image in binary format, rather than ASCII.

Hope that helps.

-Mike

[DanMorgan59]

Thanks!!