password recovery for switch 2960

[Ronenhazan]

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password recovery help

some bady can help me with password recovery switch 2960

that what i am doing and i get faill sll the time

what i am doing worng?

switch: flash_init
Initializing Flash...
flashfs[0]: 0 files, 1 directories
flashfs[0]: 0 orphaned files, 0 orphaned directories
flashfs[0]: Total bytes: 32514048
flashfs[0]: Bytes used: 1024
flashfs[0]: Bytes available: 32513024
flashfs[0]: flashfs fsck took 9 seconds.
...done Initializing Flash.
Boot Sector Filesystem (bs) installed, fsid: 3
Setting console baud rate to 9600...

switch: load_helper

switch: dir flash
unable to stat flash/: no such device

switch: load_helper

switch: dir flash:
Directory of flash:/

32513024 bytes available (1024 bytes used)

switch: rename flash:config.text flash:config.text.old
rename: no such file or directory

switch: boot
Loading "flash:c2960-lanbase-mz.122-35.SE5/c2960-lanbase-mz.122-35.SE5.bin"...flash:c2960-lanbase-mz.122-35.SE5/c2960-lanbase-mz.122-35.SE5.bin: no such file or directory

Error loading "flash:c2960-lanbase-mz.122-35.SE5/c2960-lanbase-mz.122-35.SE5.bin"

Interrupt within 5 seconds to abort boot process.
Boot process failed...

switch:

[Reza Sharifi]

From the output you posted, it doesn't apear that you have any IOS image in the directory

flashfs[0]: 0 files, 1 directories

You may want to use Xmodem to load a new IOS, if there isn't on the flash.

https://supportforums.cisco.com/community/netpro/network-infrastructure/switching/blog/2012/01/24/loading-an-ios-on-a-switch-via-xmodem

HTH

[paul driver]

Hello,

Password recovery router

Power cycle router

Press crtl-break

Type confreg 0x2142

reset

copy star run

all interfaces will be down

change passwords

conf t

config-register 0x2102

copy run star

reload

Password recovery Switch:

power cycle switch - depress mode button until port 1 led shows solid for about 2-3 secs

flash_int

load_helper

boot

dir flash:

rename flash:config.text flash:config.old

boot

rename flash:config.old flash:config.text

copy star run

change password

save config

reload

Booting from Flash:
dir bootflash:

Reset

Boot

Coying ios from TFTP into flash:

rommon x > set

    IP_ADDRESS=x.x.x.x

    IP_SUBNET_MASK=x.x.x.x

    DEFAULT_GATEWAY=x.x.x.x

    TFTP_SERVER=x.x.x.x

    TFTP_FILE=c2960-lanbase-mz.122-35.SE5/c2960-lanbase-mz.122-35.SE5.bin

set

tftpdnld

Note: D/G & TFTP server addresses are usually the same ip if copying  directly from another switch or router

res

Paul

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[Leo Laohoo]

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