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Cisco 1801 setup

Darkglasses
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Hey folks,

I have blown the dust of my Cisco 1801 and looke the books out to put a decent router on my network now I am running my own server however I have hit a few bumps but totally stick now. Any help?

DHCP is disabled and I can't remember the subnet.

Connected with the console cable but finding my admin password isn't accepted

Running the password recovery but unable to access ROMMON using special command > break

I should get this but the ATA monitor libray just loads and I get stuck on the password screen.

*** System received an abort due to Break Key ***

signal= 0x3, code= 0x500, context= 0x813ac158
PC = 0x802d0b60, Vector = 0x500, SP = 0x80006030
rommon 1 >

From what I gather (still green behind the ears) the ROMMON command has been disabled.

Any way to get into my Cisco or do I need to reload the IOS on the flash card?

Here is my event log/putty output

Event log

2012-11-09 19:59:47          Opening serial device COM6

2012-11-09 19:59:47          Configuring baud rate 9600

2012-11-09 19:59:47          Configuring 8 data bits

2012-11-09 19:59:47          Configuring 1 data bits

2012-11-09 19:59:47          Configuring no parity

2012-11-09 19:59:47          Configuring no flow control

2012-11-09 19:59:52          Starting serial break at user request

2012-11-09 19:59:52          Starting serial break at user request

Putty Output

System Bootstrap, Version 12.3(8r)YH8, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc2)

Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport

Copyright (c) 2006 by cisco Systems, Inc.

C1800 platform with 131072 Kbytes of main memory with parity disabled

Upgrade ROMMON initialized

boot: unsupported boot device "c180x-adventerprisek9-mz.124-6.T2.bin"

System Bootstrap, Version 12.3(8r)YH8, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc2)

Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport

Copyright (c) 2006 by cisco Systems, Inc.

C1800 platform with 131072 Kbytes of main memory with parity disabled

Upgrade ROMMON initialized

program load complete, entry point: 0x80012000, size: 0xc0c0

Initializing ATA monitor library.......

program load complete, entry point: 0x80012000, size: 0xc0c0

Initializing ATA monitor library.......

program load complete, entry point: 0x80012000, size: 0x11b8f98

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

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Cisco IOS Software, C180X Software (C180X-ADVENTERPRISEK9-M), Version 12.4(6)T5, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport

Copyright (c) 1986-2006 by Cisco Systems, Inc.

Compiled Fri 06-Oct-06 17:18 by kellythw

Image text-base: 0x80012124, data-base: 0x820F0000

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Cisco 1801 (MPC8500) processor (revision 0x400) with 118784K/12288K bytes of memory.

Processor board ID FCZ113812MC, with hardware revision 0000

9 FastEthernet interfaces

1 ISDN Basic Rate interface

1 ATM interface

63488K bytes of ATA CompactFlash (Read/Write)

Installed image archive

2 Accepted Solutions

Accepted Solutions

paolo bevilacqua
Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame

It doesn't show like rommon has been disabled. Check that not all USB adapters are able to send break correctly, so try another or an old PC with serial interface..

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An USB to Serial cable adapter would do also. Even on a newer computer. If Windows, I use Teraterm software. For linux, minicom.

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paolo bevilacqua
Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame

It doesn't show like rommon has been disabled. Check that not all USB adapters are able to send break correctly, so try another or an old PC with serial interface..

An USB to Serial cable adapter would do also. Even on a newer computer. If Windows, I use Teraterm software. For linux, minicom.

Cheers folks, removing the USB to seriel cable and going direct from the com port on my server has solved it.Now I am to load a new IOS to the flash card?

My putty output in case it helps others

Password reset

monitor: command "boot" aborted due to user interrupt

rommon 1 > confreg 0x42

You must reset or power cycle for new config to take effect

rommon 2 > reset

After password reset

System Bootstrap, Version 12.3(8r)YH8, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc2)

Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport

Copyright (c) 2006 by cisco Systems, Inc.

C1800 platform with 131072 Kbytes of main memory with parity disabled

Upgrade ROMMON initialized

boot: unsupported boot device "c180x-adventerprisek9-mz.124-6.T2.bin"

System Bootstrap, Version 12.3(8r)YH8, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc2)

Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport

Copyright (c) 2006 by cisco Systems, Inc.

C1800 platform with 131072 Kbytes of main memory with parity disabled

Upgrade ROMMON initialized

boot: cannot open "flash:"

boot: cannot determine first file name on device "flash:"

System Bootstrap, Version 12.3(8r)YH8, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc2)

Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport

Copyright (c) 2006 by cisco Systems, Inc.

C1800 platform with 131072 Kbytes of main memory with parity disabled

Upgrade ROMMON initialized

boot: cannot open "flash:"

boot: cannot determine first file name on device "flash:"

System Bootstrap, Version 12.3(8r)YH8, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc2)

Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport

Copyright (c) 2006 by cisco Systems, Inc.

C1800 platform with 131072 Kbytes of main memory with parity disabled

Upgrade ROMMON initialized

rommon 1 >

I am struggling to find a cisco IOS? Any advice on where to get one or willing to sell/give away an old one?

Currently installed on an 1801

c180x-adventerprisek9-mz.124-6.T2.bin

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