12-23-2015
12:35 PM
- last edited on
03-09-2022
11:21 AM
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New to IOS-XE but I have a ISR 4331 with two images on the flash. I've changed the configuration register to 0x2102 and I have the
boot system flash:isrxxx
in the startup config. The new image is listed before the old image in the config - but every time the router boots to the old image. Any thoughts?
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12-23-2015 03:36 PM
boot system flash:isr4300-universalk9.03.13.04.S.154-3.S4-ext.SPA.bin
I think this syntax is incorrect.
Can you try the following:
config t
no boot system flash:isr4300-universalk9.03.13.04.S.154-3.S4-ext.SPA.bin
boot system flash bootflash:isr4300-universalk9.03.13.04.S.154-3.S4-ext.SPA.bin
end
wr
12-23-2015 12:47 PM
Post the entire bootup process.
12-23-2015 01:25 PM
12-23-2015
02:43 PM
- last edited on
03-09-2022
11:24 AM
by
Translator
boot: unsupported boot device "flash"
This one came up.
no valid BOOT image found Final autoboot attempt from default boot device... File size is 0x0000001e Located throughput_monitor_params Image size 30 inode num 12, bks cnt 1 blk size 8*512 # Boot image size = 30 (0x1e) bytes Unsigned package found, aborting ... File size is 0x000001e0 Located tracelogs.189 Image size 480 inode num 13, bks cnt 1 blk size 8*512 Boot image size = 480 (0x1e0) bytes Unknown image structure File size is 0x1bf1afa0 Located isr4300-universalk9.03.16.01a.S.155-3.S1a-ext.SPA.bin Image size 468823968 inode num 14, bks cnt 114459 blk size 8*512
And then this. The error message sounds like the IOS you wanted the appliance to boot is either corrupt or not available.
Can you please compare the MD5 hash value of the file you've downloaded against the MD5 hash value found in the Cisco website? Make sure they match.
Run the command
verify /md5 bootflash:filename.bin
to determine the MD5 hash value is. Alternatively, if go to the Cisco website and copy the MD5 hash value, go to the router and run use the command
verify /md5 bootflash:filename.bin
<MD5 hash value from the Cisco website>
. If the MD5 hash value matches, you should see "Verified!" at the end.
12-23-2015 02:50 PM
Hey Leo,
I ran the md5 Verification and it did match what is on Cisco's website. (bafa359295bf28329dbc57bb0ae92c9f) Just to be thorough I also put on a much older image and told the boot system to go with that one. It too, failed
12-23-2015
02:56 PM
- last edited on
03-09-2022
11:24 AM
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Translator
Hmmmm ... May I ask if you can provide the complete output to the following commands:
1. sh version;
2. dir; and
3. sh run b | i boot
12-23-2015 03:00 PM
12-23-2015 03:36 PM
boot system flash:isr4300-universalk9.03.13.04.S.154-3.S4-ext.SPA.bin
I think this syntax is incorrect.
Can you try the following:
config t
no boot system flash:isr4300-universalk9.03.13.04.S.154-3.S4-ext.SPA.bin
boot system flash bootflash:isr4300-universalk9.03.13.04.S.154-3.S4-ext.SPA.bin
end
wr
12-24-2015
07:05 AM
- last edited on
03-09-2022
12:17 PM
by
Translator
Thank you Leo! You were right - IOS XE wants
bootflash not just flash.
Everything works fabulous now.
12-24-2015 03:51 PM
Thank you very much for providing the feedback and ratings. :)
12-26-2015 01:42 AM
Oh, I forgot to ask: If you've upgraded the IOS, did you also upgrade the bootstrap?
08-09-2016 06:08 AM
I had the same problem and was simply missing bootflash. Thanks!
08-09-2016 03:30 PM
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01-30-2017 01:32 PM
Providing bootflash: in the filename fixed this issue. This just seems like an extra step for no reason to me, very...ridiculous to say the least.
01-30-2017 07:39 PM - edited 10-24-2021 06:44 PM
Providing bootflash: in the filename fixed this issue. This just seems like an extra step for no reason to me, very...ridiculous to say the least.
Cisco appliances, particularly routers and supervisor line cards, have their CF partitioned in different ways. Some use bootflash:, some use flash:. At the end of the day, without the "bootflash:" (and just using "flash:") instructs the system to look into a partition called "flash" and boot the file there. Since there is no partition called "flash", then the appliance goes into ROMmon.
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