05-19-2014 03:47 PM - edited 03-04-2019 11:00 PM
Hello,
I have a Cisco router 2600, which I use for my training lab setup. I typed write erase to start up a new configuration but the router did not come backup. I have an identical router and tried swapping flash and dram, but it did not work. Please I'd like to know if there's a way to get a prompt command back. The router keeps its ios loading in a loop, as show below.
Thank you in advance.
Self decompressing the image : ########################################################################################################################## [OK]
Smart Init is enabled
smart init is sizing iomem
ID MEMORY_REQ TYPE
000093 0X000A6200 C2600 Single Ethernet, Single Token Ring
0X00098670 public buffer pools
0X00211000 public particle pools
TOTAL: 0X0034F870
If any of the above Memory Requirements are
"UNKNOWN", you may be using an unsupported
configuration or there is a software problem and
system operation may be compromised.
Rounded IOMEM up to: 4Mb.
Using 12 percent iomem. [4Mb/32Mb]
%SYS-3-IMAGE_TOO_BIG: 'flash:c2600-i-mz.123-10.bin' is too large for available memory (4217920 bytes).boot of "tftp:192.168.1.101" using boot helper "flash:c2600-i-mz.123-10.bin" failed
error returned: File read failed -- Not enough space
loadprog: error - on file open
boot: cannot load "tftp:192.168.1.101"
System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(6r), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
TAC Support: http://www.cisco.com/tac
Copyright (c) 2001 by cisco Systems, Inc.
C2600 platform with 32768 Kbytes of main memory
program load complete, entry point: 0x80008000, size: 0x74c534
Self decompressing the image : ########################################################################################################################## [OK]
05-19-2014 11:10 PM
Hi sebahelder,
it seems IOS is too large for your router flash. I think you will have to delete ios from flash and copy new less size ios from xmodem (
I have found some useful links too
http://networknerd.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/ios-upgrade-sys-3-image_too_big/
https://supportforums.cisco.com/discussion/9851956/sys-3-imagetoobig-2621xm
05-20-2014 10:16 AM
Thank you very much, Salman.
The only problem is that the router keeps in loop during the ios load process. I can't get any prompt.
Any idea, please, of getting into ROMMON or any command prompt?
Thanks again.
05-21-2014 11:39 AM
Actually I was just able to delete and install the original IOS, after adding more memory to the router. Then
I erased the configuration and also deleted the IOS from flash. I reloaded the original IOS through XModem from my ftp server.
I got the router back its original memory configuration 32MB, and the "damaged" router is now fully operational.
Thanks for your cooperation.
05-23-2014 10:48 AM
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