Boot fails when initiated from ROMMON

[Ally Moghimian]

Device: C2960-24PS-LL
IOS Image to be loaded: c2960x-universalk9-mz.152-7.E5.bin
Have copied the file to flash, and it is listed. 

"Switch: Boot " returns the following:

switch: boot
Loading "flash:/c2960x-universalk9-mz.152-7.E5.bin"...Verifying image flash:/c2960x-universalk9-mz.152-5.E1.bin..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
WARNING: Unable to determine image authentication.Image is either unsigned or is signed but corrupted.

Error loading "flash:/c2960x-universalk9-mz.152-7.E5.bin"

Interrupt within 5 seconds to abort boot process.
..................................................Boot process failed...

Same happens to earlier image ver "c2960x-universalk9-mz.152-5.E1.bin"

Any advice?

[Leo Laohoo · Accepted solution]

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@Ally Moghimian wrote:

Device: C2960-24PS-LL
IOS Image to be loaded: c2960x-universalk9-mz.152-7.E5.bin

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Not going to work.

The switch is a plain 2960 but the IOS is meant for 2960X.  It won't work.

And stop "upgrading" the IOS by using the incorrect method of "copying" the BIN file from one platform to another. 

If someone had used the "archive download-sw" the script would have stopped and warn the operator of incompatible platform.  

[Ally Moghimian]

Many thanks for your input, do you mean COPY USBFLASH0: FLASH: is incorrect??

[Leo Laohoo]

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@Ally Moghimian wrote:

Many thanks for your input, do you mean COPY USBFLASH0: FLASH: is incorrect??

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Look what happened when someone copied the wrong IOS.  The switch did not boot it and went into ROMMON.  Blindly copying the BIN file from one platform to another is inviting a disaster. 

The script command "archive download-sw" minimizes the chance of unpacking the IOS into the wrong platform or model. 

IOS Upgrade on Catalyst Switches Catalyst 2960/G/S/X/XR, 3560/G/E/X, 3750/G/E/X - Easy as Pi

[balaji.bandi · Accepted solution]

get image from this place and start over again : (c2960l-universalk9-mz.152-7.E5.bin)

https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286309062/type/280805680/release/15.2.5cE