LAP 1131AG hangs upon bootup

[dbakopanos]

Okay after downgrading my AP from LWAPP to an autonomous system the console prompt hangs at the File "flash:/c12-k9w7-mx.122-15.JA.....uncompressing and 0 executing...

what could be wrong?

[dmantill]

sorry dude but what IOS did you used?!

I mean that was like the first IOS mad in history!!!!!!!

download a 12.4 code por autonomous... not 12.2 :-s

THAT MUST BE THE ISSUE...

HEHE

The real problem is that you uploaded a 1200 series IOS to a 1131...

[dbakopanos]

okay now I think I blew it, I get to recovery mode and now I'm stuck. I can't seem to get it to boot from the TFTP server. when I try to use the ether_init it says it fails.

[dmantill]

did you try "boot"?

I can help you fixing it. if you have a way that I can see the console ouput and to type I can do it...

[dbakopanos]

ap: boot
Loading ""...: permission denied

Error loading ""

Interrupt within 5 seconds to abort boot process.

[dmantill]

have you ever done the recovery from rommon?

[dbakopanos]

never I had to do it from a tftp server

.
flashfs[0]: 4 files, 2 directories
flashfs[0]: 0 orphaned files, 0 orphaned directories
flashfs[0]: Total bytes: 15998976
flashfs[0]: Bytes used: 133632
flashfs[0]: Bytes available: 15865344
flashfs[0]: flashfs fsck took 25 seconds.
Base ethernet MAC Address: 00:23:04:25:46:aa
Initializing ethernet port 0...
Reset ethernet port 0...
Reset done!
link auto-negotiating....
auto-negotiation takes 10000 milli-seconds to complete
ERROR: timeout waiting for auto-negotiation to complete
ERROR: fail to bring ethernet link up

The system has been encountered an error initializing
ethernet port. You may need to check hardware
The system is ignoring the error and continuing boot.
If you interrupt the system boot process, the following
commands will reinitialize ethernet, tftp, and finish
loading the operating system software:

    ether_init
    tftp_init
    boot

I tried to manually set the config but that didn't help

ap: set
?=
DEFAULT_ROUTER=10.0.0.1
ENABLE_BREAK=no
IOS_STATIC_HOSTNAME=AP_TestBed
IP_ADDR=10.0.0.1
MANUAL_BOOT=no
NETMASK=255.255.255.224
TERMLINES=0
manual_boot=yes
netmask=255.255.255.255
tftp=10.0.0.2

ap:

[dmantill]

ok try to fix it doing the same as this other thread...

https://supportforums.cisco.com/thread/2079880?decorator=print&displayFullThread=true

let me know if you cant ...

As I mentioned you I can help you if you give me access to your PC...

[dbakopanos]

this is the error message I'm worried about.. give me a few minutes I really need to open up ports on my alcatel router..

[dmantill]

well or just use teamviewer or the skype video display... anything that shows me your screen can be helpful.

You already have the TFTP and the IOS?

[dbakopanos]

i think the main trouble is this

ap: ether_init
Initializing ethernet port 0...
Reset ethernet port 0...
Reset done!
link auto-negotiating....
auto-negotiation takes 10000 milli-seconds to complete
ERROR: timeout waiting for auto-negotiation to complete
ERROR: fail to bring ethernet link up

now I set the variables to the following:

ap: set
DEFAULT_GATEWAY=10.0.0.1
DEFAULT_ROUTER=10.0.0.1
IP_ADDR=10.0.0.1
IP_SUBNET=255.255.255.224
NETMASK=255.0.0.0
TFTP_FILE=c1130-k9w7-tar.default
TFTP_SERVER=10.0.0.2

[dbakopanos]

check your inbox for logon information

[dbakopanos]

just sudo minicom and it will take you direclty to the console port of the AP

[dmantill]

I need to know the TFTP IP address and its path with thefile name of the IOS

do you have any chat method?

[dbakopanos]

addr:10.0.0.2

and the tftp server is setup in the root directory. so when you call the file it is already in the root directory.

c1130-k9w7-tar.default