05-25-2015 03:48 AM - edited 03-08-2019 12:09 AM
I am having one 3825 Router for which I planned to change one of the faulty FAN. After replacing I powered on the Router and it booted with the wrong IOS "c3825-advipservicesk9-mz.124-9.T6.bin" instead "c3825-advipservicesk9-mz.124-24.T5.bin ". I am using "boot system url-path" command instead "boot system flash url-path" command. Please confirm what can be the possible issue since I have already consulted so many documents but have not found any clue.
Config-Register:
show version
Configuration register is 0x2102
Partial Running-Config:
boot-start-marker
boot system flash:c3825-advipservicesk9-mz.124-24.T5.bin
boot-end-marker
Dir Flash Output:
Router#dir
Directory of flash:/
1 -rw- 41080124 Jan 26 2008 01:17:16 +04:00 c3825-advipservicesk9-mz.124-9.T6.bin
11 -rw- 60423188 Nov 24 2011 18:20:52 +04:00 c3825-advipservicesk9-mz.124-24.T5.bin
12 -rw- 660 Feb 18 2015 15:16:00 +04:00 vlan.dat
http://www.lab.dit.upm.es/~labrst/config/ciscopedia/boot%20system.htm
https://www.safaribooksonline.com/library/view/cisco-ios-cookbook/0596527225/ch01s08.html
http://routing-bits.com/2009/10/11/bootsystem/
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05-25-2015 04:28 AM
Hi,
I Tend to agree with Leo. :)
Try verifying you prefeerd IOs
verify /md5 flash:c3825-advipservicesk9-mz.124-24.T5.bin
According to CCO your MD5 result should be:-
22e20b3bad8d2771f068267046ecbbde
Regards
Alex
05-25-2015 03:32 PM
On a router, none. Just "sh run" will give you the output.
On a switch, the command is "sh bootvar".
05-25-2015 04:16 AM
Maybe the IOS is corrupt.
05-25-2015 04:28 AM
Hi,
I Tend to agree with Leo. :)
Try verifying you prefeerd IOs
verify /md5 flash:c3825-advipservicesk9-mz.124-24.T5.bin
According to CCO your MD5 result should be:-
22e20b3bad8d2771f068267046ecbbde
Regards
Alex
05-25-2015 04:40 AM
I verified the checksum it was OK.
Issue fixed once I removed the second IOS "c3825-advipservicesk9-mz.124-9.T6.bin" from Flash and it booted from my desired IOS "c3825-advipservicesk9-mz.124-24.T5.bin". Currently I only have one IOS in my flash.
I believe there is some problem with "boot system" command which I have entered. Can you explain what is the exact difference of using the "flash" keyward before "url-path"
Like what is the difference between below two commands ?
1- boot system flash:c3825-advipservicesk9-mz.124-24.T5.bin
1- boot system flash flash:c3825-advipservicesk9-mz.124-24.T5.bin
05-25-2015 05:29 AM
The second command is incorrect. The correct syntax is "boot system flash:IOS.bin". The second command is correct if you're dealing with 6000/6500 system.
05-25-2015 06:57 AM
Hi Leo,
Thanks for your response. Do we have any command which can show us current "boot loader register" value just like we have "show bootvar" since I cannot see this command in 3825.
Thanks/Regards
05-25-2015 03:32 PM
On a router, none. Just "sh run" will give you the output.
On a switch, the command is "sh bootvar".
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