Cannot delete vlan.dat or any other files in the flash directory 3650

[brianw360]

I'm thinking that I have a corrupt IOS.  But if I can't copy an new IOS from USB to flash, I probably will not have any better luck with hyperterm.  Is the switch just worthless??

switch:

switch: dir flash:
Directory of flash:/

2 -rwx 2002 <date> config.text
3 -rwx 2356 <date> vlan.dat
4 -rwx 8188 <date> config.old
5 -rwx 10353 <date> config.od
6 -rwx 1938 <date> private-config.text
7 drwx 512 <date> c3560c405ex-universalk9-mz.122-55.EX 2
450 -rwx 3096 <date> multiple-fs

40358400 bytes available (17573376 bytes used)

switch: del vlan.dat
Are you sure you want to delete "vlan.dat" (y/n)?y
File "vlan.dat" not deleted -- no such device

switch: del config.old
Are you sure you want to delete "config.old" (y/n)?y
File "config.old" not deleted -- no such device

switch: load_helper
Unknown cmd: load_helper

switch: dir

usbflash0: contains unexpected values in partition table or boot sector.
Device needs formatting before use!

****formatted a USB drive using the Cisco switch*****

switch: format usbflash0:
Are you sure you want to format "usbflash0:" (all data will be lost) (y/n)?y

Primary Partition created...Size ? MB

Drive communication & 1st Sector Write OK...

Signature not found in boot sector
Invalid number of data sectors: 30719937
Format: All system sectors written. OK...

Format: Total sectors in formatted partition: 5554144
Format: Total bytes in formatted partition: -1451245568
Format: Operation completed successfully.
Filesystem "usbflash0:" formatted

switch:

switch: dir

List of filesystems currently registered:

bs[0]: (read-only)
flash[6]: (read-write)
xmodem[7]: (read-only)
null[8]: (read-write)
usbflash0[9]: (read-write)

switch: copy usbflash0:c3560cx-universalk9-mz.152-7.E1.bin flash:
flash:: no such file or directory

List of filesystems currently registered:

bs[0]: (read-only)
flash[6]: (read-write)
xmodem[7]: (read-only)
null[8]: (read-write)
usbflash0[9]: (read-write)

switch: dir usbflash0
unable to stat usbflash0/: no such device

switch: dir flash0:
unable to stat flash0:/: no such device

switch: dir usbflash0:
unable to stat usbflash0:/: unknown error

switch: copy usbflash0:c3560cx-universalk9-mz.152-7.E1.bin flash:
usbflash0:c3560cx-universalk9-mz.152-7.E1.bin: unknown error

switch: dir

[marce1000]

  - Try fsck flash0:

 M.

[brianw360]

Thanks for replying Marce1000, the fsck didn't really state anything useful. I posted the results below.

switch: dir flash:
Directory of flash:/

2 -rwx 14043264 <date> c3560c405ex-universalk9-mz.122-55.EX 2.bin
3 -rwx 4122 <date> private-config.text
4 -rwx 796 <date> vlan.dat
5 -rwx 7193 <date> config.text
6 -rwx 2072 <date> multiple-fs
7 drwx 512 <date> c3560c405ex-universalk9-mz.122-55.EX 2

40374272 bytes available (17557504 bytes used)

switch: dir flash:
Unknown cmd: dir

switch: dir flash:
Directory of flash:/

2 -rwx 14043264 <date> c3560c405ex-universalk9-mz.122-55.EX2.bin
3 -rwx 4122 <date> private-config.text
4 -rwx 796 <date> vlan.dat
5 -rwx 7193 <date> config.text
6 -rwx 2072 <date> multiple-fs
7 drwx 512 <date> c3560c405ex-universalk9-mz.122-55.EX2

40374272 bytes available (17557504 bytes used)

switch: del c3560c405ex-universalk9-mz.122-55.EX2
Are you sure you want to delete "c3560c405ex-universalk9-mz.122-55.EX2" (y/n)?y
File "c3560c405ex-universalk9-mz.122-55.EX2" not deleted -- no such device

switch: fsck flash:
Are you sure you want to fsck "flash:" (could take some time) (y/n)?y
mifs[6]: 439 files, 8 directories
mifs[6]: Total bytes : 57931776
mifs[6]: Bytes used : 17557504
mifs[6]: Bytes available : 40374272
mifs[6]: mifs fsck took 1 seconds.

switch: del vlan.dat
Are you sure you want to delete "vlan.dat" (y/n)?y
File "vlan.dat" not deleted -- no such device

switch: erase startup-config
Unknown cmd: erase

switch: del confit.text
Are you sure you want to delete "confit.text" (y/n)?y
File "confit.text" not deleted -- no such device

switch: del private-config.text
Are you sure you want to delete "private-config.text" (y/n)?y
File "private-config.text" not deleted -- no such device

switch:

[pman]

Hi,

erase startup-config
delete flash:vlan.dat
Reload

[brianw360]

You were assuming that I could log in to the switch.  None of the data in the query reflected that I was in the priv exec mode.

[brianw360]

So I learned through trial and error that if you are in the SWITCH: mode, to delete files the statement must be written like this:

switch:  del flash: vlan.dat 

DUH moment.