switch: format flash: Are you sure you want to format "flash:" (all data wi

arumugasamy · ‎10-07-2008

Dear,

Pl explain the cause of the error.

switch: format flash:

Are you sure you want to format "flash:" (all data will be lost) (y/n)?y

Filesystem "flash:" not formatted -- device busy

Thanks

satish_zanjurne · ‎10-07-2008

hi

Use commands "erase flash:" to format the flash.

It will erase the complete flash, your device will not boot.

Which is the device you are trying to format. ??

HTH...rate if helpful..

arumugasamy · ‎10-07-2008

Satish,

I am in boor loader console (switch:)

Here even after formatted the flash I could not

copy the image from xmodem.The error as below

switch: copy xmodem: flash:

Begin the Xmodem or Xmodem-1K transfer now...

CCCCCCCCCCBB0BB0xmodem:: I/O error

What could be the issues to solve.

arumugasamy · ‎10-19-2008

Satish,

When i did the xmodem i am getting the below error.

switch: copy xmodem: flash:c3560-advipservicesk9-mz.122-44.SE.bin

Begin the Xmodem or Xmodem-1K transfer now...

CC B B0 .......................................................................

.....999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999

99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999

9999ï¾ƒflashfs[0]: block_num (-253) not in range between 0 and 252.

flashfs[0]: flashfs_touch, unable to lookup filemap for fileid 1

flashfs[0]: filesystem marked down. Use "fsck" to recover.

flash:c3560-advipservicesk9-mz.122-44.SE.bin: I/O error