2524 booting up with inverted C`s

[herbcampbell]

Hi

I have a 2524 that is booting up with c`s turn=ed upside down-jibberish.I am using the console port to view the bootup.i have already checked the serial port settings and chaged them to various other parameters, still no avail.I currently have it set for 9800,n,8,1.

[Kevin Dorrell]

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[Kevin Dorrell]

It is most likely the baud rate on the 2524 that has been set differently. Try different baud rates on your terminal. According to http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps233/products_maintenance_guide_chapter09186a008014b480.html#479, it is bits 11 and 12 of the config register that determine the baud rate on a 2500, i.e. the 0x1000 and 0x0800 positions, and the only possibilities in a 25xx are baud rates 1200, 2400, 4800, or 9600.

When you are changing the speed of your terminal emulator, don't forget to quit and re-enter the application, or hang up and re-connect, or whatever it is you have to do to pursuade it to take on the new settings.

Have you got telnet access to the box? If so, you can do a show vers to read the config register and work out the console speed from that.

Kevin Dorrell

Luxembourg

P.S. your posting says you have it set for 9800,n,8,1. I presume that's a misprint for 9600,n,8,1 ?

[herbcampbell]

Thanks kevin.i will try it out when I get home tonight.Yes indeed the I made a mistake in typing out the baud rate.It is 9600 not 9800.I was varying the baude rate without exiting the terminal sessions.It use to work perfectly all of a sudden it just staretd acting up.i was not concious that i changedthese settings.

Herb

[Kevin Dorrell]

Good luck, Herb, and do please let us know how you get on. That way we can all learn from the experience, whichever way it goes.

Kevin Dorrell

Luxembourg