Cisco 1841 - Password Revovery - Password Recovery Disabled

chris · ‎11-27-2009

Hi can anyone help me. I have a Cisco 1841 which has the follwowing

Readonly ROMMON initialized

PASSWORD RECOVERY FUNCTIONALITY IS DISABLED

As a consequence I cannot send a break sequence, I've also tried removing the compact flash card and the router simply loops stating,

Readonly ROMMON initialized

PASSWORD RECOVERY FUNCTIONALITY IS DISABLED

flash: CompactFlash not present.

System Bootstrap, Version 12.4(13r)T, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport

PLD version 0x10

GIO ASIC version 0x127

c1841 platform with 131072 Kbytes of main memory

Main memory is configured to 64 bit mode with parity disabled

I've tried everything I can think of. There are several jumpers on the motherboard, x3 on the edge next to the fan power connector, Debug, Baud and WD, there is also a block of 5 in the centre of the board.

Is there any jumper configuration which will enable password recovery or is this router now a doorstop?

Leo Laohoo · ‎11-27-2009

Hi Chris,

I hope this link works.

http://www.heinzulm.com/password.php

Please rate my post if applicable or helpful. Thanks.

JORGE RODRIGUEZ · ‎11-27-2009

In addition to Leo, very much same results u should get from Leo's link ..on this old cisco doc..

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps274/products_configuration_example09186a00801d8113.shtml#risks

quote from link above., also try with different terminal emulator if you can .

Another method is to reload or boot the router with console access, and press CTRL-BREAK within five to ten seconds of the Cisco IOS software image decompressing or roughly when the "Image text-base:... " part of the banner begins. You are then prompted to reset the router to factory default (erase start-up configuration).

Jorge Rodriguez

jefferson8822 · ‎04-23-2014

I had the same issue. Following the advice on the following link solved this issue for me:

http://www.tunnelsup.com/recovering-the-password-when-no-service-password-recovery-is-enabled-on-a-router