Stuck in Rommon mode on my 3650 Switch

[connorotterbeck]

Is there another way to reset the switch from ROMMON mode as when I try boot flash:packages.conf it just comes back with 

switch: boot flash:packages.conf
loading flash:packages.conf
Reading full image into memory....done
LE hdr->offset=0x800f6888
BE hdr->offset=0x800f6888
MAGIC: 0x330a210a
kernel_image[0]=
kernel_image[1]=!
kernel_image[2]=

kernel_image[3]=!
package_len=13917, offset=839544431, iso_size=-839530514
Image validated
octeon_loadlinux: bad ELF image
Error loading kernel image
usage: boot [<filename>] [<cmdline>]

any help welcome!!

[Flavio Miranda]

Hi @connorotterbeck 

 Try to list the file in the flash: and take the exactly IOS file name. Then, run the command boot with the IOS file name. 

[connorotterbeck]

Thank you so much for the quick response!

When I tried that it came up with this:

switch: boot flash:cat3k_caa-base.SPA.03.03.04SE.pkg
loading flash:cat3k_caa-base.SPA.03.03.04SE.pkg
Reading full image into memory...............................................................................done
LE hdr->offset=0x800f6888
BE hdr->offset=0x800f6888
MAGIC: 0x11
kernel_image[0]=
kernel_image[1]=I
kernel_image[2]=O
kernel_image[3]=S
package_len=79110340, offset=1630364257, iso_size=-1551253917
Image validated
octeon_loadlinux: bad ELF image
Error loading kernel image
usage: boot [<filename>] [<cmdline>]

Do you happen to know how to sort this?

[Flavio Miranda]

List the flash: again and put the output here. You got the wrong file.

cat3k_caa-base.SPA.03.03.04SE.pkg

[connorotterbeck]

this is the flash directory

switch: dir flash:
Directory of flash:/

62081 drwx 4096 .
2 drwx 4096 ..
62082 -rw- 2097152 nvram_config
62083 -rw- 79110340 cat3k_caa-base.SPA.03.03.04SE.pkg
62084 -rw- 6521532 cat3k_caa-drivers.SPA.03.03.04SE.pkg
62085 -rw- 34530288 cat3k_caa-infra.SPA.03.03.04SE.pkg
62086 -rw- 34856268 cat3k_caa-iosd-universalk9.SPA.150-1.EZ4.pkg
62087 -rw- 25172880 cat3k_caa-platform.SPA.03.03.04SE.pkg
62088 -rw- 77445952 cat3k_caa-wcm.SPA.10.1.140.0.pkg
62093 -rw- 13917 packages.conf
62090 -rw- 1396 vlan.dat
62137 -rw- 76 boothelper.old
62091 -rw- 76 boothelper.log
62092 -rw- 1247 packages.conf.00-
62099 drwx 4096 .installer
62094 -rw- 20097668 cat3k_caa-guestshell.16.12.08.SPA.pkg
62095 -rw- 32791733 cat3k_caa-rpbase.16.12.08.SPA.pkg
62096 -rw- 401236604 cat3k_caa-rpcore.16.12.08.SPA.pkg
62097 -rw- 3418756 cat3k_caa-srdriver.16.12.08.SPA.pkg
62098 -rw- 23020160 cat3k_caa-webui.16.12.08.SPA.pkg
62101 -rw- 148 bootloader_evt_handle.log
62102 drwx 4096 core
69841 drwx 4096 .prst_sync
85361 drwx 4096 .rollback_timer
62105 drwx 4096 gs_script
93121 drwx 4096 tech_support
62131 drwx 4096 dc_profile_dir
62136 -rw- 132108 memleak.tcl
62146 -rw- 10899 yes
62148 -rw- 10899 n
62138 drwx 4096 .dbpersist
62139 -rw- 0 rdope_out.txt
62140 -rw- 545 rdope.log
62141 drwx 4096 onep
62143 -rw- 2097152 nvram_config_bkup

[Flavio Miranda · Accepted solution]

I was expecting to see a .bin file but probably as you are using "install mode "` the option would be the .conf file.

What you can do is use an USB driver and boot from there, as per you IOS seems to be not ok. Or you can use a TFTP server and put the new IOS there. 

[connorotterbeck]

Thank you so much for your help!!