Router hangs at initial configuration dialog

modernart · ‎02-24-2004

Hello,

my 2620 hangs at the initial setup:

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Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software

IOS (tm) C2600 Software (C2600-I-M), Version 12.0(7)XK1, EARLY DEPLOYMENT RELEAS

E SOFTWARE (fc1)

TAC:Home:SW:IOS:Specials for info

Compiled Wed 15-Mar-00 04:28 by phanguye

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cisco 2620 (MPC860) processor (revision 0x600) with 45056K/4096K bytes of memory

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Processor board ID JAD05320R17 (3691429275)

M860 processor: part number 0, mask 49

Bridging software.

X.25 software, Version 3.0.0.

1 FastEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)

32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.

8192K bytes of processor board System flash (Read/Write)

--- System Configuration Dialog ---

Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes/no]:yes

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I can't get into rom Mode either.

Any ideas?

Regards

Eicke

Georg Pauwen · ‎02-24-2004

Hello,

when you enter NO at the system configuration dialog initial configuration question, do you get a router prompt ? If so, change the configuration register to 0x2102 and reboot the router:

Router#conf t

Router(config)#config-register 0x2102

Router(config)#end

Router#wr

Router#reload

HTH,

GP

modernart · ‎02-24-2004

Hello,

thanks for your idea.

I finally changed to another "original" cable. And it worked.

Regards

Eicke

dmfh · ‎10-07-2021

I know this is an old post but I wanted to share the solution I found to this very same problem. Was setting up a 2620 with a 32 ASYNC card and was hung up at the initial config dialog. No input was being accepted, not even enter. So after a few hours troubleshooting or reading/searching online I finally was fed up and read the manual from the archives. In there I found the serial connection settings they advised had a different setting than all the other 10 devices in my newly put together CCNA lab. The manual states to use 2 stop bits. All the other connections I use 1. I have 2911,1921,3570's etc. They all work with 1 stop bit. So in case someone else like me is having the same issue I figured I should take the time to post this and hopefully save them hours of time. RTFM is now ingrained in me forever. Have a good day and happy studying.

Richard Burts · ‎10-08-2021

Thanks for sharing your experience and your solution to this issue. There may be other participants in the community who will benefit from this.

HTH

Rick