04-02-2012 09:21 AM - edited 03-07-2019 05:55 AM
I bought a switch off of ebay but the seller removed everything including the IOS image. Does anyone know how to add an IOS image to the switch? I do not know how to setup TFTP in order to load files in the current mode that the switch boots in. Here is some output that may help you see my predicament more clearly. I have switch images and other working routers and switches but
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C3500XL Boot Loader (C3500-HBOOT-M) Version 12.0(5.3)WC(1), MAINTENANCE INTERIM SOFTWARE
Compiled Mon 30-Apr-01 07:51 by devgoyal
starting...
Base ethernet MAC Address: 00:05:5e:aa:4d:80
Xmodem file system is available.
Initializing Flash...
flashfs[0]: 0 files, 1 directories
flashfs[0]: 0 orphaned files, 0 orphaned directories
flashfs[0]: Total bytes: 3612672
flashfs[0]: Bytes used: 1024
flashfs[0]: Bytes available: 3611648
flashfs[0]: flashfs fsck took 2 seconds.
...done Initializing Flash.
Boot Sector Filesystem (bs:) installed, fsid: 3
Parameter Block Filesystem (pb:) installed, fsid: 4
The system is unable to boot automatically because there
are no bootable files to boot.
switch:
switch: ?
? -- Present list of available commands
boot -- Load and boot an executable image
cat -- Concatenate (type) file(s)
copy -- Copy a file
delete -- Delete file(s)
dir -- List files in directories
flash_init -- Initialize flash filesystem(s)
format -- Format a filesystem
fsck -- Check filesystem consistency
help -- Present list of available commands
load_helper -- Load and initialize a helper image
memory -- Present memory heap utilization information
mkdir -- Create dir(s)
more -- Concatenate (display) file(s)
rename -- Rename a file
reset -- Reset the system
rmdir -- Delete empty dir(s)
set -- Set or display environment variables
set_param -- Set system parameters in flash
sleep -- Sleep a specified number of seconds
trap -- Cause a software breakpoint to occur
type -- Concatenate (type) file(s)
unset -- Unset one or more environment variables
version -- Display boot loader version
switch: version
C3500XL Boot Loader (C3500-HBOOT-M) Version 12.0(5.3)WC(1), MAINTENANCE INTERIM SOFTWARE
Compiled Mon 30-Apr-01 07:51 by devgoyal
switch: dir
List of filesystems currently registered:
flash[0]: (read-write)
xmodem[1]: (read-only)
null[2]: (read-write)
bs[3]: (read-only)
switch:
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04-02-2012 02:59 PM
04-02-2012 12:42 PM
can you issue the following and post the output:
switch: flash_init
issue command:
switch: dir flash:
And post the output,
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04-02-2012 03:38 PM
switch:
switch: flash_init
Initializing Flash...
...The flash is already initialized.
switch: dir flash:
Directory of flash:/
3611648 bytes available (1024 bytes used)
switch:
04-02-2012 02:59 PM
04-03-2012 08:09 AM
You just have to follow the procedure on the link above by leolaohoo.
You should be fine...
04-03-2012 08:14 AM
On new switches they come with a universal image and have licenses to unlock different feature set. Unless you have the need for ip services than you will most likely go with the standard image.
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04-03-2012 02:55 PM
On new switches they come with a universal image and have licenses to unlock different feature set. Unless you have the need for ip services than you will most likely go with the standard image.
3500XL switches do not come with "universal" images. It's purely a Layer 2, 2nd-generation of switches.
04-03-2012 10:33 AM
I would like to thank everyone for their help. I finally got my switch running this morning.
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