Password Recovery for Cisco 4510

[bm_5789]

I am trying to get back into a cisco 4510 using the password recovery procedure.  The instructions are easy to follow but the issue seems to be the inability to change the config register.

I perform the following:

>Ctrl + C

>At the rommon prompt, confreg 0x2142

>reset

The switch will reload but it will not bypass the autoboot.  

Where am I going wrong?  TIA

[Richard Burts]

I am somewhat confused by your description of your issue. With config register set to 0x2142 it should do a normal boot of the usual software and not read the startup config. So you should end up with a running switch with the default config. I am not clear what you are describing when you say that it does not bypass the autoboot. Can you provide clarification?

HTH

Rick 

[bm_5789]

After I change the confreg to 0x2142 and perform a reset.  The switch boots up from the startup config.  Then I get the 'authentication failed' message.  That is the original issue I am trying to solve.

[marce1000]

 - Did you also try power cycle , instead of reset ?

M,