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strange ROMMON on ME-3600X-24FS-M -- xmodem command is absent

Hello all,

 

I tried to get ROMMON mode on the  ME-3600X-24FS-M switch and what I see is not the same described in the cisco guides - I do not see the usual "rommon> " greeting and the are very few avalaible commands in this mode (xmodem and regconfig for example). Is it possible to use rommon and how to download IOS usind xmodem in this mode?

Thanks!

Larysa

 

 

OUTPUTS:

-----------------------------

Base ethernet MAC Address: 04:da:d2:d5:4e:80
Xmodem file system is available.
The password-recovery mechanism is enabled.

*** The system will autoboot in 5 seconds ***
Send break character to prevent autobooting.


The system has been interrupted prior to initializing the
flash filesystem.  The following commands will initialize
the flash filesystem, and finish loading the operating
system software:

    flash_init
    boot


switch: ?
           ? -- Present list of available commands
        boot -- Load and boot an executable image
         cat -- Concatenate (type) file(s)
        copy -- Copy a file
      delete -- Delete file(s)
         dir -- List files in directories
  flash_init -- Initialize flash filesystem(s)
      format -- Format a filesystem
        fsck -- Check filesystem consistency
        help -- Present list of available commands
      memory -- Present memory heap utilization information
       mkdir -- Create dir(s)
        more -- Concatenate (display) file(s)
        peek -- Read data from address
        poke -- Write data to address
      rename -- Rename a file
       reset -- Reset the system
       rmdir -- Delete empty dir(s)
         set -- Set or display environment variables
      set_bs -- Set attributes on a boot sector filesystem
   set_param -- Set system parameters in flash
       sleep -- Pause (sleep) for a specified number of seconds
        type -- Concatenate (type) file(s)
       unset -- Unset one or more environment variables
     version -- Display boot loader version

switch: set
?=
BOOT=flash:/me360x-universalk9-mz.152-2.S1/me360x-universalk9-mz.152-2.S1.bin
CLEI_CODE_NUMBER=IPML500KRA
IP_ADDR=192.168.1.1/255.255.255.0
MAC_ADDR=04:DA:D2:D5:4E:80
MODEL_NUM=ME-3600X-24FS-M
MODEL_REVISION_NUM=B0
MOTHERBOARD_ASSEMBLY_NUM=73-12693-07
MOTHERBOARD_REVISION_NUM=B0
-----
TAN_NUM=800-32951-01
TAN_REVISION_NUMBER=C0
TERMLINES=0
VERSION_ID=V01
mgmnt=
regconfig=

switch:

switch:

 

switch: ver
ME360x Boot Loader (ME360X-HBOOT-M), Version 12.2 [sourdutt-loader_release_ledfix 100]
compiled Thu 09-Jun-11 21:54 by sourdutt

switch:

switch: flash_init
Initializing Flash...
mifs[2]: 10 files, 1 directories
mifs[2]: Total bytes     :    1290240
mifs[2]: Bytes used      :     788992
mifs[2]: Bytes available :     501248
mifs[2]: mifs fsck took 0 seconds.
mifs[3]: 3 files, 1 directories
mifs[3]: Total bytes     :    4386816
mifs[3]: Bytes used      :    3215872
mifs[3]: Bytes available :    1170944
mifs[3]: mifs fsck took 1 seconds.
mifs[4]: 7 files, 1 directories
mifs[4]: Total bytes     :     258048
mifs[4]: Bytes used      :      11776
mifs[4]: Bytes available :     246272
mifs[4]: mifs fsck took 0 seconds.
mifs[5]: 7 files, 1 directories
mifs[5]: Total bytes     :     258048
mifs[5]: Bytes used      :      11776
mifs[5]: Bytes available :     246272
mifs[5]: mifs fsck took 0 seconds.
mifs[6]: 16 files, 4 directories
mifs[6]: Total bytes     :   57931776
mifs[6]: Bytes used      :   27082240
mifs[6]: Bytes available :   30849536
mifs[6]: mifs fsck took 6 seconds.
...done Initializing Flash.

switch: ?
           ? -- Present list of available commands
        boot -- Load and boot an executable image
         cat -- Concatenate (type) file(s)
        copy -- Copy a file
      delete -- Delete file(s)
         dir -- List files in directories
  flash_init -- Initialize flash filesystem(s)
      format -- Format a filesystem
        fsck -- Check filesystem consistency
        help -- Present list of available commands
      memory -- Present memory heap utilization information
       mkdir -- Create dir(s)
        more -- Concatenate (display) file(s)
        peek -- Read data from address
        poke -- Write data to address
      rename -- Rename a file
       reset -- Reset the system
       rmdir -- Delete empty dir(s)
         set -- Set or display environment variables
      set_bs -- Set attributes on a boot sector filesystem
   set_param -- Set system parameters in flash
       sleep -- Pause (sleep) for a specified number of seconds
        type -- Concatenate (type) file(s)
       unset -- Unset one or more environment variables
     version -- Display boot loader version

switch: dir

List of filesystems currently registered:

                  bs[0]: (read-only)
               flash[6]: (read-write)
              xmodem[7]: (read-only)
                null[8]: (read-write)


switch: xmodem
Unknown cmd: xmodem

switch: dir flash:
Directory of flash:/

    2  -rwx  916       <date>               vlan.dat
    3  -rwx  6511      <date>               Sep-13-14-04-44-2
    4  -rwx  5903      <date>               .Sep-12-17-41-50-1
    5  -rwx  4094      <date>               -Aug--7-12-42-10.513-0
    6  -rwx  6529      <date>               Sep-13-17-01-00-3
    7  drwx  512       <date>               me360x-universalk9-mz.152-2.S1
   15  -rwx  2072      <date>               multiple-fs
   16  -rwx  1918      <date>               private-config.text
   17  -rwx  6529      <date>               config.text.old
   18  drwx  512       <date>               crashinfo_ext
   19  -rwx  218463    <date>               crashinfo_19930301-000023-UTC
   20  -rwx  218409    <date>               crashinfo_19930301-000024-UTC

30849536 bytes available (27082240 bytes used)

switch: dir xmodem
Unknown cmd: dir

switch: dir xmodem:
Unknown cmd: dir

 

 

 

 

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Iulian Vaideanu
Level 4
Level 4

(after flash_init) "copy xmodem: flash:" should do the trick...

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Iulian Vaideanu
Level 4
Level 4

(after flash_init) "copy xmodem: flash:" should do the trick...

Hi,

Thank you! It works!!  

 

We've upgraded IOS ))

we did these steps:

switch: flash_init

switch: set BAUD 115200

then opened new console connection with speed 115200 and issued adviced xmodem command: 

switch: copy xmodem: flash: me360x-universalk9-tar.153-3.S2.bin

 

 

It is pity that on the cisco.com example for 3600 is wrong and I lost a day to try get the same view on my 3600 rommon.

article on cisco.com "Xmodem Procedure for Downloading a Cisco IOS Software Image onto a Cisco 3600 Router":

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/routers/2600-series-multiservice-platforms/15085-xmodem-generic.html

 

I notised that outputs in the artilce were from 3800 platform and this is not ok. Maybe it depends from the IOS release ( I had me360x-universalk9-tar.152-2.S1.bin) 

 

 

Thanks!

 

Regards,

Larysa

Well, the 3600 router series (3620, 3640, 3660) is one (very old) thing, while the ME-3600X is a whole other thing :)...

Hi Lulian, I know this is an old post but what did you used to as the break command to go to the ROMMON?  I'm trying to do a password recovery on my ME-3600X.  I've tried Ctr + B, Ctr + SHIFT + 6 + X, Ctr + C, right click on putty - special command - Break for Putty but nothing seem to worked.  

I'm not sure about ME-3600X (as I've never worked with any), but on every other Cisco device that I've consoled on using putty, right click -> special command -> break worked perfectly...

Yes, I also tried that but it didn't work.  I've found this CSCsi52559: "The Cisco ME-3400G-2CS-A does not support the break sequence from the console
port. As a result, it is not possible to break out of the boot process. This
prevents the user from recovering from a corrupted IOS image or recovering a
lost password."  I wonder If it's the same for ME-3600X.  

Any other suggestions I should try?

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