ASA5505 Stuck in rommon mode??

ulrich.mikkelsen · ‎09-23-2010

Hi

I've ended up in rommon mode on my new"old" RMA'ed ASA5505, and I'm stuck there, I'v tried to erase Disk0 and all that, and tftp'ed a new image into the box, but when booting I get the message :

INFO: Unable to read firewall mode from flash

WARNING: Unable to write firewall mode to flash, this is normal if flash is not formatted

Running Activation Key: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

This activattion key is invalid, use default settings only

i2c_write_byte_w_suspend() error, slot = 0x0, device = 0x40, address = 26 byte count =1. Reason: I2C_UNPOPULATED_ERROR

Any ideas anyone ?

Best regards

Hans

mirober2 · ‎09-23-2010

Hi Hans,

Unfortunately this sounds like a hardware problem that would require replacement. I would suggest opening a TAC case to have this looked at so you can get an RMA filed.

Hope that helps.

-Mike

ulrich.mikkelsen · ‎09-23-2010

Hej Miro..

Thats the funny part of this, just got this back from a former RMA, packed and sealed from Cisco,UK, but it seems that I have to get "back on that horsy"

Thanks

Diego Armando Cambronero Arias · ‎09-23-2010

Wait

Try something first

fsck disk0:

and 

format disk0:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6120/products_tech_note09186a00807ea93d.shtml

It might help.

ulrich.mikkelsen · ‎09-23-2010

Hi Diego

Well as also written, I'm stuck in rommon mode, so "No Can Do" chief ;-)

Regards

sbjones13 · ‎07-05-2011

Hi,

Did you ever resolve this problem? I have the same error and failure to boot. I would appreciate any help.

Thanks,

steve

ulrmikke06 · ‎07-05-2011

Hi Stephen

Well, I gave up and opened a new TAC case, and got it replaced for the second time.

I seems to me that there are som hardware issues with the smaller models of the Cisco 5500 series.

So my advise to you, get it done, don´t use to many hours on this

Regards

Hans

sbjones13 · ‎09-13-2011

Thank you Hans for the follow up. I won't waste any more time trying to recover this box.

Steve