Cisco 2960S Flash Corrupt – Unable to Format or Copy IOS

Tanvirhasn435 · ‎01-31-2025

I am facing a serious issue with my Cisco Catalyst 2960S switch where the flash memory is corrupted. I am unable to format, copy an IOS image, or access the flash storage properly.

Switch Model:

Model: Cisco Catalyst 2960S
Current ROMMON Mode Status

marce1000 · ‎01-31-2025

- Try : fsck flash:

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Joseph W. Doherty · ‎01-31-2025

If what @marce1000 suggested doesn't help, you might be in the situation where the hardware will need to be replaced.

Another possible alternative would be to determine if the switch can perform a network boot, and if it does, use that if desperate to avoid replacing it.

BTW, I recall some time (years) back, Cisco documented a hardware defect on some platforms (lower end?) that was hardware age related and encountered by a restart of the platform.