4500 can't find a boot file

[joeadiutori]

Hi All,

I have a 4503-E on my work bench.  It's been out of production for a year or so.  I started working on it last week.  I think I may have cause a boot up problem.  It comes up to ROMMON, but then I need to type "boot" to get it to come up all the way.  Below are some print outs that help illustrate my situation.                    

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config-register = 0x2102
Autobooting using BOOT variable specified file.....

Could not find a valid file in BOOT environment variable.
BOOT variable can be set from IOS. To find currently set
Rom Monitor variables, please type 'set' command.

For help on choosing a boot method,  type 'confreg' command.

rommon 1 > For help on choosing a boot method,  type 'confreg' command.
rommon 1 >

At this point I type "boot" and it proceeds to the normal bootup.  (Below are a couple more print outs)

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RG-4503#
RG-4503#dir /all
Directory of bootflash:/

    1  -rwx    12185732  Feb 21 2008 08:23:59 -06:00   [cat4500-ipbase-mz.122-31.SGA3.bin]
    2  -rwx    14787732  May 21 2008 01:00:30 -06:00  cat4500-ipbasek9-mz.122-44.SG.bin
    3  -rw-        7315      Dec 31 2012 07:13:15 -06:00  ***

61341696 bytes total (34360532 bytes free)
RG-4503#
RG-4503#
RG-4503#show run | include boot
boot-start-marker
boot-end-marker
RG-4503#

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It looks like there is nothing between boot-start and boot-end.  I'm thinking there needs to be something in there.  Please advise.

Thank you - Joe

[Reza Sharifi]

Hi,

Try to set your boot variable

Once the switch boots all the way, go to config mode and add this command, save and reboot

boot system flash cat4500-ipbasek9-mz.122-44.SG.bin

HTH

[joeadiutori]

Reza,

Thanks for the information but it didnt work.

I went to enable mode and then typed "config t".   And then I copied and pasted your command.  I did a copy run start, then rebooted.

I get the same problem.  It stops at rommon.  See printout from my config below.  Any more ideas?

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hostname RG-4503

!

boot-start-marker

boot system flash cat4500-ipbasek9-mz.122-44.SG.bin

boot-end-marker

!

enable secret 5 $1$uuCO$kEVzAdIf.9aQ4Akh77lYa0

!

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[ALIAOF_ · Accepted solution]

I believe you might need to run it like this:

boot system flash bootflash:image-name...

[joeadiutori]

Mohammad,

Thank you.  That did it.

Joe

[joeadiutori]

Mohammad,

Below is the config with the changes you suggested.  It is working now.  Thanks again.

RG-4503#

RG-4503#

RG-4503#sh run | include boot

boot-start-marker

boot system flash bootflash:cat4500-ipbasek9-mz.122-44.SG.bin

boot-end-marker

RG-4503#

RG-4503#

RG-4503#

[ALIAOF_]

Awesome you are very welcome and thank you for the rating.