Re: Cisco 1841 behaves improperly

flexkikr11 · ‎01-26-2011

Hi,

Just got 1841 a month ago and just started configuring it. It boots til to Router> mode but when you made changes and if you reload it once it reboots it won't get to Router> mode, POST just looping back the CF card works fine on my other 1841 router, I checked the cookie values everything's normal, even if you set it to default config register value like 0x2102.

Anyone had a same issue as mine before? any cents would be greatly appreciated. Thanking you guys in advance.

Cheers,

Paul

Federico Coto Fajardo · ‎01-26-2011

Paul,

Something could be wrong but one question... if the router won't boot to router> by itself then how are you making the router boot properly to make configuration changes?

Federico.

flexkikr11 · ‎01-27-2011

when it boots from the start it gets to Router> prompt but when you made changes and reload it, it wont boot to flash card it will just loops back like this:

Router>en
Router#reload
Proceed with reload? [confirm]

*Jan 3 00:47:12.886: %SYS-5-RELOAD: Reload requested by console. Reload Reason: Reload Command.
System Bootstrap, Version 12.4(13r)T, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 2006 by cisco Systems, Inc.
PLD version 0x10
GIO ASIC version 0x127
c1841 platform with 131072 Kbytes of main memory
Main memory is configured to 64 bit mode with parity disabled

Readonly ROMMON initialized
program load complete, entry point: 0x8000f000, size: 0xcb80

program load complete, entry point: 0x8000f000, size: 0x185e7f0
Self decompressing the image : ########################################################################################################################## [OK]

Smart Init is enabled
smart init is sizing iomem
ID            MEMORY_REQ         TYPE
                0X003AA110 public buffer pools
                0X00211000 public particle pools
                0X00020000 Crypto module pools
0X0002          0X0001A800 Card in slot 0
                0X000021B8 Onboard USB

If any of the above Memory Requirements are
"UNKNOWN", you may be using an unsupported
configuration or there is a software problem and
system operation may be compromised.

Allocating additional 6025734 bytes to IO Memory.
PMem allocated: 119537664 bytes; IOMem allocated: 14680064 bytes

System Bootstrap, Version 12.4(13r)T, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 2006 by cisco Systems, Inc.
PLD version 0x10
GIO ASIC version 0x127
c1841 platform with 131072 Kbytes of main memory
Main memory is configured to 64 bit mode with parity disabled

Readonly ROMMON initialized
program load complete, entry point: 0x8000f000, size: 0xcb80

program load complete, entry point: 0x8000f000, size: 0x185e7f0
Self decompressing the image : ########################################################################################################################## [OK]

Smart Init is enabled
smart init is sizing iomem
ID            MEMORY_REQ         TYPE
                0X003AA110 public buffer pools
                0X00211000 public particle pools
                0X00020000 Crypto module pools
0X0002          0X0001A800 Card in slot 0
                0X000021B8 Onboard USB

If any of the above Memory Requirements are
"UNKNOWN", you may be using an unsupported
configuration or there is a software problem and
system operation may be compromised.

Allocating additional 6019660 bytes to IO Memory.
PMem allocated: 119537664 bytes; IOMem allocated: 14680064 bytes

System Bootstrap, Version 12.4(13r)T, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 2006 by cisco Systems, Inc.
PLD version 0x10
GIO ASIC version 0x127
c1841 platform with 131072 Kbytes of main memory
Main memory is configured to 64 bit mode with parity disabled

Readonly ROMMON initialized
program load complete, entry point: 0x8000f000, size: 0xcb80

program load complete, entry point: 0x8000f000, size: 0x185e7f0
Self decompressing the image : ########################################################################################################################## [OK]

Smart Init is enabled
smart init is sizing iomem
ID            MEMORY_REQ         TYPE
                0X003AA110 public buffer pools
                0X00211000 public particle pools
                0X00020000 Crypto module pools
0X0002          0X0001A800 Card in slot 0
                0X000021B8 Onboard USB

If any of the above Memory Requirements are
"UNKNOWN", you may be using an unsupported
configuration or there is a software problem and
system operation may be compromised.

Allocating additional 6021658 bytes to IO Memory.
PMem allocated: 119537664 bytes; IOMem allocated: 14680064 bytes

System Bootstrap, Version 12.4(13r)T, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 2006 by cisco Systems, Inc.
PLD version 0x10
GIO ASIC version 0x127
c1841 platform with 131072 Kbytes of main memory
Main memory is configured to 64 bit mode with parity disabled

Readonly ROMMON initialized
rommon 1 >
rommon 1 >

spremkumar · ‎01-27-2011

Hi

Can you format the flash and upload the IOS back onto it and try reloading the router? Backup both the configs and the IOS before you start this excercise.

regds

Latchum Naidu · ‎02-03-2011

Hi Paul,

1. Please remove all existing IOS from the flash.
2. Upload new IOS
3. Set the boot flash to new IOS
4. Give write mem command
5. Once again make sure the config register set to correct one

Hope you will fix the issue after all above done.

Regards,
Naidu.