11-12-2008 07:23 PM - edited 03-06-2019 02:27 AM
please help, i formatted the CF card to FAT (FAT16) and copied IOS into it. After i switched on the router, the router did not recognized the Flash: but able to load the ios. please advice.
Bandwidth_Test2#sh flash
%Error show flash: (No such device)
Bandwidth_Test2#
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11-17-2008 12:56 AM
As you have already tried formatting the CF card on the router, try a later IOS release as this is most likely an IOS bug. To test, you can just donwload the image on to your tftp server and then inlcude the following line as the first boot statement(do NOT delete the existing IOS from the flash):
boot system tftp x.x.x.x
Here, x.x.x.x -> TFTP server IP address
HTH,
~Vaibhav
11-13-2008 10:44 AM
I ran into the same thing and here's how I 'fixed' it. Format the card while it is in the router. Then plug it into your card reader and copy the IOS to it. The Windows format messes up the format somehow.
Hope that helps.
11-13-2008 04:35 PM
Hi Collin,
i have tried it, but unfortunately, the router cannot find the flash.
11-14-2008 06:10 AM
Sometimes you can see it in ROMMON, have you tried that?
11-14-2008 01:13 PM
try Dir Flash: or show Flash:
You dont mention what type of router, is there a flash1:
11-16-2008 04:20 PM
Dear all,
It's a 2811. As mentioned before, "show flash" or "dir flash" is not possible. I believe there is no flash1: since 2800 router has only one external CF(ATA) memory.
11-17-2008 05:25 AM
You are placing the colon at the end of the command?
11-17-2008 12:56 AM
As you have already tried formatting the CF card on the router, try a later IOS release as this is most likely an IOS bug. To test, you can just donwload the image on to your tftp server and then inlcude the following line as the first boot statement(do NOT delete the existing IOS from the flash):
boot system tftp x.x.x.x
Here, x.x.x.x -> TFTP server IP address
HTH,
~Vaibhav
11-17-2008 01:11 AM
hi vaisharm, looks interesting since i'm using 12.4(15), will update you guys later. thanks
11-17-2008 02:14 AM
Hasmurizal, you are running c2800nm-advsecurityk9-mz.124-15.T1.bin and the lates is c2800nm-advsecurityk9-mz.124-22.T.bin.
HTH
~Vaibhav
04-21-2009 12:54 AM
Hi,
I ran into the same problem; the same error message, and I cannot format the flash while is in use (router):
Cisco2821#format flash:
Format operation may take a while. Continue? [confirm]
Format operation will destroy all data in "flash:". Continue? [confirm]
%Error formatting flash (No device available)
The boot process is working perfectly, it's just I cannot use any IPS signatures that I'm interested in.
I'm running now c2800nm-adventerprisek9-mz.124-24.T.bin image and the router model is Cisco 2821.
Thanks in advance,
Florin.
04-21-2009 07:29 AM
1) are you able to insert the flash in another cisco device?
else
2)in rommon mode
flash_init
format flash:
doesn't work?
04-21-2009 09:13 AM
I don't have other router at hand; using my CF reader I format it as FAT32 and it didn't boot at all, then I put it back into CF reader and format it again on FAT file type; now it s working and also I get no error on show flash :). All I need is to add some IPS signatures.
04-22-2009 06:30 PM
i do not recommend it when formating to FAT32. because most of the flash for 2800 routers use RAW format. luckily FAT is working for you.
now, since its working, try to format it after the router finish rebooting. once the IOS settled, run the format flash. Do not shut down or restart, just let the router maintaint its IOS in the NVRAM. then upload the IOS using ur tftp software.
to update your IPS signature, try to use Cisco SDM (gui mode) by downloading directly into the router.
04-22-2009 10:24 PM
Thanks for your answer; the problem started when I wanted to upload via TFTP an IOS image ~35mb large, it didn't work out, and that's why I copied using that CF reader.
Now it's working perfectly, I'm just wandering if it's possible to upload the IOS signatures via SDM ?
Regards,
Florin.
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