Goodday,
I have just installed a new 32 MB flash SIMM in my 2651 router.
Router can't locate flash; it gives a bus error and a flash size is zero error.
I loaded an IOS from TFTP with the tftpdnld -r command.
Tried to find the flash but I can't:
Router#sh ver
Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) C2600 Software (C2600-IX-M), Version 12.3(10), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc3)
Copyright (c) 1986-2004 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Tue 17-Aug-04 05:11 by kellythw
Image text-base: 0x80008098, data-base: 0x80EB6E58
ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 12.1(3r)T2, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Router uptime is 23 minutes
System returned to ROM by power-on
Running default software
cisco 2651 (MPC860P) processor (revision 0x200) with 118784K/12288K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID JAB05290DRL (3942373140)
M860 processor: part number 5, mask 1
Bridging software.
X.25 software, Version 3.0.0.
2 FastEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
1 Serial network interface(s)
32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
Configuration register is 0x2142
Router#sh flash:
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.
Bootstrap is 12.1 (3r) T2 release software fc1 which is required for the 32 MB flash upgrade.
I also tried different simms but nothing works.
The flash: commands are not available in CLI
After reload command:
System Bootstrap, Version 12.1(3r)T2, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 2000 by cisco Systems, Inc.
C2600 platform with 131072 Kbytes of main memory
bus error while trying to access flash - addr = 0x60000000
cannot read flash info
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
bus error while trying to access flash - addr = 0x60000000
cannot read flash info
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
open: read error...requested 0x4 bytes, got 0x0
trouble reading device magic number
boot: cannot open "flash:"
boot: cannot determine first file name on device "flash:"
System Bootstrap, Version 12.1(3r)T2, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 2000 by cisco Systems, Inc.
C2600 platform with 131072 Kbytes of main memory
rommon 1 >
What is the problem here?
