Does the 2960 support tftp when it rommon mode? Can you set a 2960 to download it's image from a tftp server? If not is there any other way to get he bin file on the switch without waiting for xmodem?
Not the same. 2960/2960G does NOT have a USB port while the 2960S/X have. If a 2960S/X boots up in ROMmon because of a failure of the IOS, use a USB thumb drive to boot the IOS works very well.