2921 new IOS keep loading the old one

[myrdinthemyr]

Hi,

i am trying to have a router loading a new IOS. I have done this hundreds of times.

The confreg is 2102, i have one single boot system statement that points to the new IOS. I have double checked the path.

When i reload, the router keeps going up with the old one.

I can't and don't want to remove the old IOS for roll-back reasons.

Anyone that can help please.

thanks

Myrdinthemyr

[Nagendra Kumar Nainar]

Hi,

Do you see any validation error with the new image?. if the new image is corrupted while copying, the router might fail during initial validation and will fall back to the next available image.

Can you copy the console logs during bootup?.

[myrdinthemyr]

thanks. The router is remote and can't connect via serial.

I ran the verify command and it says it is ok.  Any other thoughts?

bytes perfectly match the actual size it should be.

thanks

[myrdinthemyr]

And i just checked the md5 of the ios in the router via the verify /md5 command. It perfectly match the md5 on the Cisco website

[Richard Bradfield]

Hi, can you share the DIR command and the " boot system flash" command,

Just in case there is something that you have missed.

regards

Richard

[myrdinthemyr]

Sure,

boot-start-marker
boot system flash flash:c2900-universalk9-mz.SPA.152-4.M8.bin
boot-end-marker

1     74503236 Sep 24 2012 01:44:20 +00:00 c2900-universalk9-mz.SPA.151-4.M4.bin
2         2903 Sep 24 2012 01:51:42 +00:00 cpconfig-29xx.cfg
3      3000320 Sep 24 2012 01:51:56 +00:00 cpexpress.tar
4         1038 Sep 24 2012 01:52:06 +00:00 home.shtml
5       122880 Sep 24 2012 01:52:14 +00:00 home.tar
6      1697952 Sep 24 2012 01:52:30 +00:00 securedesktop-ios-3.1.1.45-k9.pkg
7       415956 Sep 24 2012 01:52:42 +00:00 sslclient-win-1.1.4.176.pkg
8     99536060 Sep 30 2015 01:37:14 +00:00 c2900-universalk9-mz.SPA.152-4.M8.bin

thanks

[Richard Bradfield]

Hi,

Can you change the command to 

boot system flash:c2900-universalk9-mz.SPA.152-4.M8.bin

it should then work ok

[myrdinthemyr]

thanks Richard. i have tried that initially and it wouldnt work. I have found another discussion with a guy using that command instead so i tried, but again didnt work.

thanks

[Richard Bradfield]

Hmm, very odd

the only thing I can suggest is deleting the new IOS and downloading a different version say one level back from the one you are trying now, and see what happens

[myrdinthemyr]

Turns out is a bug in the rommon that wont allow that ios to load. After the rommon has been updated, and succesfully use the latest ios, i lost all the licenses in the router and i got a funny message:

The module in 0/-1/-1 in this router may not be a genuine
       Cisco product.  Cisco warranties and support programs only
       apply to genuine Cisco products.  If Cisco determines that
       your insertion of non-Cisco memory, WIC cards, AIM cards,
       Network Modules, SPA cards, GBICs or other modules into a
       Cisco product is the cause of a support issue, Cisco may
       deny support under your wa

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