3560 password recovery enabled procedures

[normanwheeler]

Following procedures get to the switch: dir flash and get the following.....unable to stat flash//: no such device

Anyone got the answer?

Thanks

[acampbell]

Hi,

Its best you read this link,

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps628/products_password_recovery09186a0080094184.shtml

HTH

Alex

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[Latchum Naidu]

Hi,

Here is another link in which the process explained in very simple.
http://www.petri.co.il/forums/showthread.php?t=15372

Please rate the helpfull posts.
Regards,
Naidu.

[allen.hecker]

type this for password recovery.

switch: flash_init
switch: load_helper
switch: rename flash:config.text flash:config.old
switch: boot

after the switch boots and you are at the enable prompt, type this:

switch# rename flash:config.old flash:config.text
Switch# copy flash:config.text system:running-config

[Paul Davidson]

All this seems to me to do is, rename ... then rename back again, the password protected config!

Since all I need to do is flatten the switch, one rename >to config.test.old is fine.

After the config is renamed, it becomes unavailable by default & the switch is unlocked; the switch can then be back-up re imaged or simply re-coded.

[Paul Davidson]

As described. Thanks

[Paul Davidson]

Works. Thanks.

[anthony.a.clyma.ctr1]

This procedure did not help with my Cisco Catalyst 3560-CX switch.  Followed the directions however the SYST light never turned solid green.

[Edvard Franke]

how did you reset the cx?

[jl]

This worked for me:

1. Plug the switch into power
2. Hold the "mode" button down until the SYST + SPEED LEDs both light up
3. Let go of the mode button

HTH
Regards,
Jason Leschnik

[amikat]

Hi,

This is an excerpt from the password recovery procedure:

Issue the dir flash: command.

Note: Make sure to type a colon ":" after the dir flash.

Best regards,

Antonin

[Sulaiman Ejaz]

hi,

when i types

flash_init       // it initialize flash

               then

dir flash:      //it showed me something like

               vlan.dat.renamed

               c3550-ipservic....

               vlan.dat

               config.text.renamed

               config.text

I wanna ask, why it is showing me two files with same name?              

[Paul Davidson]

This output shows files with all different names ;-/

[johnmhooper]

flash_init

[rodney.rouchy@cara-ns.co.uk]

try re starting your PuTTY, or whatever it is you are using, then pull the plug on the switch and re-try