wrong fs type error received while upgrading IOS-XE on ISR4431

[atsukane]

Hi all,

I'm re-using  a ISR4431 that was in stock for some testing, and noticed it's got rather old IOS-XE image, so started upgrade process following the steps here which had worked many time in the past.

Cisco ISR & ASR 1k Routers: IOS-XE/Firmware Upgrade (Install Mode) - Cisco Community

The rommon has already been upgraded to 16.12(2r) successfully.

Current running version is 03.16.09.S, and am trying to upgrade to 17.9.4a.

However on this occasion, I'm getting the below error after issuing the request platform  command. 

request platform software package expand file bootflash:isr4400-universalk9.17.09.04a.SPA.bin force verbose

Verifying parameters
... parameters verified
Validating package type
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/loop0,
or too many mounted file systems
(could this be the IDE device where you in fact use
ide-scsi so that sr0 or sda or so is needed?)

Any idea how to get around this?

Many thanks in advance.

[atsukane]

Thanks, that's worked! Didn't think  it was possible...

[Leo Laohoo · Accepted solution]

Now convert it Install Mode and see if the same error message occurs.

[atsukane]

Following the upgrade in bundle mode, the next upgrade in install mode also worked using your method.

Thanks very much!

[Leo Laohoo]

Thanks for the update.