Catalyst C3850 Gibraltar-16.12.1 ED

[DJX995]

Just making this post so no one else tries to run this software version on their 3850.

Do not attempt to run cat3k_caa-universalk9.16.12.01.SPA.bin on the 3850.

Mine is a C3850-12X48U-E.

I verified the SHA512 multiple times and even tried booting from a flash drive.

Currently SHA512 is: 5800720c79f217e150e50397006f199ceeb21e69721fd8a941b84c2675ec62666aa6a4b5aca58ed1079e470f6a3ceaa429e496279d409e47921aae8a90af48f2

Interface GE 0 link down***ERROR: PHY link is down

Getting rest of image
Reading full image into memory...Check base package header ...: done = 16384
Getting rest of image
Reading full image into memory....done
Reading full base package into memory...: done = 34200944
Bundle Image
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Kernel Address    : 0x5342f3c0
Kernel Size       : 0x43824e/4424270
Initramfs Address : 0x5386760e
Initramfs Size    : 0x1c0cf62/29413218
Compression Format: mzip

Bootable image at @ ram:0x5342f3c0
Bootable image segment 0 address range [0x81100000, 0x81da5280] is in range [0x80180000, 0x90000000].
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@boot_system: 377
Loading Linux kernel with entry point 0x81894d40 ...
Bootloader: Done loading app on core_mask: 0x3f

### Launching Linux Kernel (flags = 0x5)

Linux version 4.9.177 (xelinux@sjc-xelinux1) (gcc version 5.3.0 (GCC) ) #1 SMP Fri Jun 7 18:13:03 PDT 2019
CVMSEG size: 2 cache lines (256 bytes)
Cavium Inc. SDK-5.1.0
bootconsole [early0] enabled
CPU0 revision is: 000d900a (Cavium Octeon II)
Checking for the multiply/shift bug... no.
Checking for the daddiu bug... no.
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(1,0)

[DJX995]

For me, I ended up RMAing the switch.

I believe this is a sign of a hardware failure.

I also had issues with NBAR not functioning.

I rebooted the switch one day and it failed to boot all together.

RMAd for a replacement and got sent a V03 unit that took the latest IOS and everything was working normally.

[balaji.bandi]

yes things gone wrong, so TAC can replace RMA is best not to waste time.

[FrozenPea]

Thanks for the reply!