6500 boot system

[Rojer-bkk]

Hi,

I try to force boot image with boot system disk1:xxxxx.bin command, but it always stuck into rommon mode. I check bootvar found correct boot location and config-register was 0x2102 so i have to manual boot image from disk1: via rommon mode.

Anyone have an idea? Thanks

[Leo Laohoo]

Can you post the output when the switch tries to boot the file?  I'm suspecting the IOS file is corrupt.

[Rojer-bkk]

Hi Leo,

Thanks for feedback

Router#dir disk1:
Directory of disk1:/

    1  -rw-    80175620  Jan 12 2011 21:59:26 +00:00  s72033-ipservicesk9_wan-mz.122-18.SXF16.bin
    2  -rw-      649832  Jan 12 2011 18:37:18 +00:00  c2lc-rm2.srec.122-18r.S1

In rommon mode, i can force manual boot image via boot command

System Bootstrap, Version 8.4(2) Release
Copyright (c) 1994-2005 by cisco Systems, Inc.

Testing lower main memory - data equals address
Testing lower main memory - checkerboard
Testing lower main memory - inverse checkerboard
Clearing lower memory for cache initialization
Clearing bss
Clearing autoboot state machine

Reading monitor variables from NVRAM
Warning: Rommon NVRAM area is corrupted. Initialize the area to default values

Reset reason for CPU board 0xffff , BaseBoard 0x800000, display 0x20000System Reset by Software.

Enabling interrupts
Initializing TLB
Initializing cache
Initializing required TLB entries
Initializing main memory
Sizing NVRAM
Initializing PCMCIA controller
Exiting init
Cat6k-Sup720/SP processor with 524288 Kbytes of main memory

rommon 1 > boot disk1:s72033-ipservicesk9_wan-mz.122-18.SXF16.bin
Loading image, please wait ...

Self extracting the image... [OK]
Self decompressing the image : ##################################################################################################### [OK]

Router#sh bootvar
BOOT variable = disk1:s72033-adventerprisek9_wan-mz.122-33.SXH8.bin,1;disk1:s72033-entservicesk9_wan-mz.122-18.SXF16.bin,1;
CONFIG_FILE variable =
BOOTLDR variable =
Configuration register is 0x2102

[Leo Laohoo · Accepted solution]

Warning: Rommon NVRAM area is corrupted. Initialize the area to default values

Reset reason for CPU board 0xffff , BaseBoard 0x800000, display 0x20000System Reset by Software.

What the ... ?

[Rojer-bkk]

Hi Leo,

I missed that statement. I found this warning match to Cisco field notice about this on WS-SUP720 regards hardware error.

Thanks again for feedback.

[Leo Laohoo]

Oh.  Ok.  Thanks for the ratings.  Glad to be of some assistance.