10-24-2012 03:24 AM - edited 03-04-2019 05:56 PM
Hi,
Need some suggestions in getting my 7200 back up and running. Long story short I formatted my 7200 CF in another platform as I needed to lab something rather quickly and totally forget my 7200 boots from this. Problem is the 7200 will no longer recognise that flash as its was formatted in a different system and I cannot get my 7200 up to format it, kind of a catch 22 situation.
No one I know has a 7200, we have some running in prod in DC`s however I dont want to touch those. Can anyone suggest an easy solution? Is there an alternative platform I can format the CF in that the 7200 recognises? Already tried a 2800, 3700 and 3800 series but no luck.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Lee.
10-29-2012 09:47 AM
Hi Lee,
I guess you talking about DISK as they are in 7200 series.
Try formating it via following router command:
format disk X ( where X is you slot, should be generally 2)
If this doesn't work then try formating it using FAT16 filesystem via any windows or linux system and probably it should work.
Regards,
Smitesh
Message was edited by: smitesh kharecha
10-29-2012 10:05 AM
Hi,
thanks for the reply, problem is I can only get into ROMMON as I dont have a formatted Disk(Catch 22), which does not have the format command
As you can see all I have is this
rommon 6 > ?
alias set and display aliases command
boot boot up an external process
break set/show/clear the breakpoint
confreg configuration register utility
cont continue executing a downloaded image
context display the context of a loaded image
cpu_card_type display CPU card type
dev list the device table
dir list files in file system
dis disassemble instruction stream
frame print out a selected stack frame
help monitor builtin command help
history monitor command history
meminfo main memory information
repeat repeat a monitor command
reset system reset
rommon-pref Select ROMMON
set show all monitor variables
showmon display currently selected ROM monitor
show_spd show all SPD data
stack produce a stack trace
sync write monitor environment to NVRAM
sysret print out info from last system return
unalias unset an alias
unset unset a monitor variable
I formatted the CF using FAT 16. From ROMMON if I try to look at the disk/CF
rommon 4 > dir slot2:
device does not contain a valid magic number
dir: cannot open device "slot2:"
rommon 5 > dir disk2:
device does not contain a valid magic number
dir: cannot open device "disk2:"
The annoying thing is there seems to have been a file on the Bootflash: which I could have booted to, which would have a format command but its marked deleted and I cannot boot from it.
rommon 7 > dir bootflash:
File size Checksum File name
8103684 bytes (0x7ba704) 0x38ef057e c7200-kboot-mz.124-12.bin (deleted)
So im stuck without access to another 7200 with a running IOS it seems.
Lee.
10-29-2012 11:10 AM
Hi Lee,
As a last alternate, try formating it using linux system if you have one.
Also, just make sure the disk number, easiest way will be to have context help.
Just try
SH DIS?
If formating card doesn't work, then it is time you search for some online router which can format CF card for you...
Regards,
Smitesh
10-31-2012 02:21 AM
Hi,
Thanks again for your reply. That did`nt work either.
Ive tried tracing someone down who has access to a 7200 (or even a 6500 series should do the trick I believe) however had no luck. Found one guy who said he could help(Ebay ), but that flash has gone mysteriously gone missing in the post. Should have known better but had no other option.
If anyone in the UK does have a non prod 7200 that doest`nt mind formatting a flash card that I can supply please drop me a line. Otherwise Im a little stuck.
Lee.
10-31-2012 08:43 PM
Hi,
I am in India an I have a offline 7206vxr for my sp lab. There are 2 trhings that you could do. Firstly my router , if flash not present bill boot to a default image where all diagonistics could be carried out.
Secondly, you could courier it down to me ( I know India sounds far) and have it picked up sometime later and I could format it for you.
Have a look.
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