10-14-2008 12:27 AM - edited 03-11-2019 06:57 AM
Hi,
I've purchased a 16MB ISA Flash Card for a PIX520 to operate in a QA environment. Reading the instructions, it states that it comes with Pix 5.2 preloaded.
I've removed the old 2MB card and installed the 16MB but when I boot the PIX I get the usual beeps but no console access. I've removed the new card and resinserted the old, and I get console access.
Have I missed anything, is there anything else I need to do apart from the Cisco instructions or have I been sent a faulty card?
Thanks,
Geraint
10-14-2008 12:51 AM
Geriant,
Does the 16MB card actually have the image on it? It sounds like there is nothing on the card - I would double check it.
HTH>
10-14-2008 03:40 AM
Hi,
The documentation provided suggested it was installed, but I thought I'd test out and upgrade to 6.1. This failed, with the following when using the boothelper
Cisco Secure PIX Firewall floppy loader (3.0) #0: Tue Sep 11 07:34:46 PDT 2001
Reading installation media..............
256MB RAM
mcwa i82557 Ethernet at irq 11 MAC: 00a0.c9ab.7b17
mcwa i82559 Ethernet at irq 10 MAC: 0090.27a7.2de8
mcwa i82559 Ethernet at irq 15 MAC: 0090.27a4.81a3
Flash=i28F640J5 @ 0x300
BIOS Flash=I28F256A @ 0xfffd8000
Obsolete FLASH card. Upgrade required. See release notes for this version.
I've noticed on the Internet that others seem to had BIOS Flash=AT29C257. Does this mean I need to upgrade something else? If so, any tips?
Thanks,
Geraint
10-14-2008 04:22 AM
Very good question - I would do what is says:-
"Obsolete FLASH card. Upgrade required. See release notes for this version"
you might not be able to upgrade straight to 6.1
10-14-2008 04:41 AM
that is completely NOT true. Here is how you
do this. This is very simple.
1- Keep in mind that the Pix520 comes with
a floppy disk drive. You need to download
the boot helper from Cisco and then use
rawrite.exe to decompress this image into the
floppy disk,
2- inser the diskette into the floppy drive of
the Pix 520 and turn on the power. This will
take you to the monitor mode of the Pix.
3- Have the Pix 6.3(5) ready on the TFTP
server,
4- Now you can download the the pix635.bin
from the tftp server into the 16MB flash card,
Easy right?
10-14-2008 05:21 AM
Hi,
Thanks for all your help on this, it's much appreciated.
It does sound easy enough, but that's the process that I'm following when i get the obsolete card warning (despite the 16MB ISA card being in the box)
It displays the message then reboots itself...
10-14-2008 05:32 AM
I do NOT have a Pix520. I only use this
technique on a "franken" Pix. In other words,
I use this method on a generic PC with intel
etherexpress NICs. The PC motherboard is
Intel BX440-SE2 (aka Seattle Edtion 2).
When I inserted the ISA 16MB flash into the
motherboard and bootup the pc with the floppy
disk, I was able to upgrade the code to
6.3(5).
It could be that the motherboard on your
Pix520 has very old BIOS. If I can recall,
the motherboard on the Pix520 is also Intel
BX440-SE as well. You may want to upgrade the
BIOS on it.
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