Cisco 2960X stuck in RomMode Can't flash IOS
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06-26-2023 05:29 AM - edited 06-26-2023 07:25 AM
Hi, Peeps,
I have a Cisco Catalyst 2960X and early today I upgraded the firmware, upon reloading, the switch did not boot anymore, I tried the following workarounds:
1. Pressing the Mode Button for 15 secs
2. Power cycling the switch
3. Trying to do the recovery steps like using xmodem, deleting the flash, etc.
But still the problem persists
I really need help to get this switch working again.
BTW I'm using a Mini USB type to Type A for the Console
, should I be using the RJ45 to USB one? Does it have any difference?
Thank you please help me!
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06-26-2023 05:54 AM
Console into the switch and reboot.
Post the entire bootup process.
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06-26-2023 07:18 AM - edited 06-26-2023 07:24 AM
I'll share some photos
this is what I can see as of the moment from the time it booted up using the console cable
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06-26-2023 06:58 AM - edited 06-26-2023 06:58 AM
Hello @tenj0u05,
you are in ROMMON ? Do you still have the former IOS on the flash ?
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06-26-2023 07:18 AM
Hi, M02@rt37
I am not sure how do I check that?
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06-26-2023 07:35 AM
do switch:dir flash:
and share again the output please
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06-26-2023 07:42 AM
this showed up
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06-26-2023 07:51 AM - edited 06-26-2023 07:52 AM
I tried this command
dir flash: boot flash:c2960x-universalk9-mz.152-7.E8
and this showed up
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06-26-2023 08:00 AM - edited 06-26-2023 08:01 AM
Ok @tenj0u05, thanks for th output.
Your firmware is in a directory called 'c2960x-universalk9-mz.152-7.E8'.
type 'flash_init'
type 'boot flash:c2960x-universalk9-mz.152-7.E8/c2960x-universalk9-mz.152-7.E8.bin'
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06-26-2023 08:24 AM
I tried these commands
this showed up after.
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06-26-2023 08:35 AM
dir flash:/c2960x-universalk9-mz.152-7.E8
...give you an output?
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06-26-2023 08:38 AM
Here you go, looks like the bin file is missing
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06-26-2023 08:47 AM - edited 06-26-2023 08:52 AM
OK @tenj0u05,
No firmware inside.....
Copy the Image to USB and type
switch: boot usbflash0:[firmware name]
NB: you must use FAT16 system on a USB stick maximum of 2 GB capacity, more then this can not be converted to FAT16 ant thats what cisco switches supports.
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06-26-2023 08:53 AM
Image is on a USB Flash Drive with FAT filesystem
when I did the boot command this showed up
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06-26-2023 04:26 PM
The error message is "bad file number" usually means the BIN file (in the USB flash drive) is corrupt.
