copy ios on compact flash

[itdsmartnet]

hi,

i have 3845 router i have download a new ios and want to copy that ios on compact flash. how can i do that.

[massimiliano.serafino]

Hi,

Look at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps259/products_tech_note09186a00801fc986.shtml

I hope this helps.

Best regards.

Massimiliano.

[itdsmartnet]

hi,

i have already checked the above link. how should i know that compact flash is working, and which command do i need to issue in order to copy ios from tftp to compact flash.

My compact flash is inserted into router already. but when i issue command sh flash: the output is as follow:Directory of flash:/

1 -rw- 16345060 Feb 01 2008 21:04:08 +00:00 c3845-ipbase-mz.124-3i.bin

2 -rw- 1826 Feb 01 2008 21:12:00 +00:00 sdmconfig-38xx.cfg

3 -rw- 6036480 Feb 01 2008 21:12:30 +00:00 sdm.tar

4 -rw- 861696 Feb 01 2008 21:12:48 +00:00 es.tar

5 -rw- 1164288 Feb 01 2008 21:13:06 +00:00 common.tar

6 -rw- 1038 Feb 01 2008 21:13:20 +00:00 home.shtml

7 -rw- 113152 Feb 01 2008 21:13:32 +00:00 home.tar

8 -rw- 1697952 Feb 01 2008 21:13:52 +00:00 securedesktop-ios-3.1.1.45-k9.pkg

9 -rw- 416354 Feb 01 2008 21:14:08 +00:00 sslclient-win-1.1.3.173.pkg

is it internal flash output or compact flash output?

[Joseph W. Doherty]

Likely your directory is of internal flash.

There's an option to the directory command to show all. (Something like /allfilesystem - I'm not at a Cisco router to check syntax.)

If you're using "brand X" compact flash, it might not be recognized by the router. You also might need for format within the router.

[itdsmartnet]

thanks for your reply, the following is the output of show file system:

sh file systems

File Systems:

Size(b) Free(b) Type Flags Prefixes

- - opaque rw archive:

- - opaque rw system:

491512 482579 nvram rw nvram:

- - opaque rw null:

- - network rw tftp:

* 63995904 32714752 disk rw flash:#

- - opaque ro xmodem:

- - opaque ro ymodem:

- - network rw rcp:

- - network rw pram:

- - network rw ftp:

- - network rw http:

- - network rw scp:

- - network rw https:

- - opaque ro cns:

how do i format compact flash card.

Thanks

[is66rlhntadm]

if your talking about the CF card on the front of the router try sh slot0:

the CF on the Main-board is Flash: the one on the front (I know some think of it as the back) is Slot0:

[Joseph W. Doherty]

format device:

[itdsmartnet]

hi,

The "show slot 0 " commnad is not available. how should i access that compact flash. My version is 3800 Software (C3845-IPBASE-M), Version 12.4(3i), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc2).

[Joseph W. Doherty]

Are you using Cisco CF?

[Jon Marshall]

Try doing

dir /all

and see what it comes back with. Also try

dir slot0:

dir disk0:

Jon

[is66rlhntadm]

try

sh s?

its "sh slot0:"

no space between the t and the zero

and its possible that you need the colon

you might try looking over "Show file systems" this will list all file systems on the router