installing new ios into flash

joshua_deshi · ‎08-18-2006

this is the reading i currently get when i boot the switch(3548-XL-EN)...how do i load new ios into flash.....

C3500XL Boot Loader (C3500-HBOOT-M) Version 12.0(5.2)XU, MAINTENANCE INTERIM SOF

TWARE

Compiled Mon 17-Jul-00 18:42 by ayounes

starting...

Base ethernet MAC Address: 00:04:6d:f9:ee:00

Xmodem file system is available.

Initializing Flash...

flashfs[0]: 1 files, 1 directories

flashfs[0]: 0 orphaned files, 0 orphaned directories

flashfs[0]: Total bytes: 3612672

flashfs[0]: Bytes used: 1536

flashfs[0]: Bytes available: 3611136

flashfs[0]: flashfs fsck took 2 seconds.

...done Initializing Flash.

Boot Sector Filesystem (bs:) installed, fsid: 3

Parameter Block Filesystem (pb:) installed, fsid: 4

The system is unable to boot automatically because there

are no bootable files to boot.

switch:

sundar.palaniappan · ‎08-18-2006

Hi,

You have to load the IOS using the Xmodem process. Follow the procedures listed in the link below.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps607/products_tech_note09186a00800946e5.shtml#xmodem

Hope that helps!

Regards,

Sundar

joshua_deshi · ‎08-18-2006

Thanks very much!!

Loaded the software but got the following while loading it and could ionly recognise the twio giagabit ports...all 48 fastethernet ports were missing

3611648 bytes available (1024 bytes used)

switch: copy xmodem:c3500XL-c3h2s-mz.120-5.WC3.bin flash:c3500XL-c3h2s-mz.120-5.WC3.bin

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

CCCCCCCCCCBB0BB0xmodem:c3500XL-c3h2s-mz.120-5.WC3: I/O error

switch: copy xmodem:c3500XL-c3h2s-mz.120-5.WC3.bin flash:c3500XL-c3h2s-mz.120-5.

WC3.bin

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

CCCCCCCCCC........................................rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrru

Switch#sh post

C3500XL POST FAILURE: Ethernet Controller Test: Failed

C3500XL POST FAILURE: MII Test: Failed

Switch#

this also came up at boot up

...........

FOUND an unknown transceiver on port 34

FOUND an unknown transceiver on port 45

FOUND an unknown transceiver on port 46

FOUND an unknown transceiver on port 47

FOUND an unknown transceiver on port 48

FOUND an unknown transceiver on port 49

FOUND an unknown transceiver on port 50

FOUND an unknown transceiver on port 51

FOUND an unknown transceiver on port 52

thanks

josh

globalnettech · ‎08-19-2006

Hello Josh,

this looks like a hardware failure. Where did you get the switch from ? If you can, issue the command 'show stacks' and post the output here, there is a tool on CCO that might give an indication of what is wrong...

Regards,

GNT

joshua_deshi · ‎08-21-2006

Minimum process stacks:

Free/Size Name

5036/6000 mflash init

5064/6000 CPU Interface POST

828/3000 Switch Parameters Initialization Process

2332/3000 Module Management Process

5444/6000 Ethernet Controller Init

4280/6000 Del Mar Init

7204/12000 malibu static front-end post

2288/3000 Address Table Init

10480/12000 Init

5496/6000 malibu post

5652/6000 VTP Malibu Shim Process

5016/6000 Frank Mainboard Init

2624/3000 Inline Power

5492/6000 atm Init

8924/12000 Setup

5512/6000 malibu init

Interrupt level stacks:

Level Called Unused/Size Name

4 27930 8512/9000 CPU NETWORK INTERFACE CHIP

6 3206 8940/9000 403 SERIAL VECTOR

Switch#

rameshwarhiwale · ‎08-20-2006

I dont think so it is a hardware failure becouse at the end copying IOS through Xmodem it will erase ur flash. The uotout is showing copying process is interepted somewhere so pls repeate the procedure once again it keep in mind change the bouad rate for fast speed & ur flash should be erased after copying the IOS.And u can erase flash before copying new IOS.

rameshwarhiwale · ‎08-20-2006

do you installing the IOS which was previously used or new one?

joshua_deshi · ‎08-21-2006

was a new software...i erased(formatted) the flash before installing the new ios.

sundar.palaniappan · ‎08-21-2006

Joshua,

I am afraid you have a bad hardware. If you have a maintenace contract with Cisco you can RMA the switch. Unfortuantely, POST failure doesn't have a workaround.

HTH,

Sundar

joshua_deshi · ‎09-05-2006

Thanks.. sorry for getting back so late....it is definitely a hardware failure

thanks