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TFTP times out when installing IOS on Cisco 1841

Clay Plaga
Level 3
Level 3

I am attempting to upgrade the IOS on a Cisco 1841 that I have on my test network. The TFTP connection just times out. I am using tftp32.

This is what I have configured:

 

Ran this command on interface that is connected to laptop with TFTP installed:

#ip tftp source-interface fa0/1

Can ping both ways to and from router interface

Firewall on laptop off

Port 69 on TFTP server

speed auto

duplex auto

Could the IOS file itself be corrupt in some way? Is there a way I check to see if the IOS file okay? Could something be wrong with the flash memory?

 

router6_side#show flash
-#- --length-- -----date/time------ path
1 23082280 Feb 10 2010 15:35:40 +00:00 c1841-ipbase-mz.124-15.T12.bin
2 2898 Feb 10 2010 15:39:20 +00:00 cpconfig-18xx.cfg
3 2324992 Feb 10 2010 15:39:44 +00:00 cpexpress.tar
4 1038 Feb 10 2010 15:39:58 +00:00 home.shtml
5 115712 Feb 10 2010 15:40:10 +00:00 home.tar
6 527849 Feb 10 2010 15:40:26 +00:00 128MB.sdf
7 1697952 Feb 10 2010 15:40:50 +00:00 securedesktop-ios-3.1.1.45-k9.pkg
8 415956 Feb 10 2010 15:41:08 +00:00 sslclient-win-1.1.4.176.pkg
9 115712 Sep 22 2016 13:43:56 +00:00 exit

36794368 bytes available (28303360 bytes used)

 

Does anybody have any ideas about how to fix this. I have included screen shots.

Thank you.

 

Putty error.pngTFTP server.png

 

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So this is the update, I was able to copy some of the iOS files that were on the flash to my tftp server. Then on my computer using the compact flash USB adapter, I deleted all the files from flash. I've then formatted the flash card in FAT. I then copied the K9 iOS onto the Flash, and I could see it was on the flash. When I rebooted the router with the Flash in the router, the router went directly into rommon mode and I got an open error 66 message. I think I'm just going to leave it for a couple of days until I get the new compact flash card. Then I'll know for sure if it's the router or the compact flash. I have one question. If the new compact flash is working, what's the correct way to format the flash card? Do I have to format the card in the router? Screen shot included.

Thanks again.

 

open 66.png

If the router is still in ROMMON, issue the command "format flash:".
Once the format is complete, eject the CF, copy the IOS from the computer to the CF.
Insert the CF back into the router and try booting again.

The format flash: command returned:

command "format" not found

When I get the new CF card I'll find out what's wrong.

Thank you.

 

If the router is in ROMMON, try the following:
flash_init
load_helper
format flash:
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