Cisco Systems rommon mode won't respond to keystrokes

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rommon mode won't respond to keystrokes bw0507 02-04-06
Posted by on February 4, 2006, 9:19 pm
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I get the error message below and I am trying to give the command
'confreg' and the router won't respond to any keystrokes. I have tried
to send the ctrl-break during boot and nothing.

Is there another method?

Thanks

BW
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(7r) [cmong 7r], RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 2002 by cisco Systems, Inc.
C2600 platform with 32768 Kbytes of main memory

device does not contain a valid magic number
boot: cannot open "flash:"
boot: cannot determine first file name on device "flash:"

System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(7r) [cmong 7r], RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 2002 by cisco Systems, Inc.
C2600 platform with 32768 Kbytes of main memory

rommon 1 >


Posted by www.BradReese.Com on February 5, 2006, 3:16 am
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You may wish to investigate Cisco ROMmon Recovery Procedures:

http://www.bradreese.com/cisco-rommon-recovery-procedures.htm

Sincerely,

Brad Reese
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Posted by BW on February 5, 2006, 8:04 am
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Thanks Brad but I have been through these.

All of these methods that the router responds to keystrokes which this
one doesn't...


Posted by BW on February 5, 2006, 8:06 am
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Thanks Brad but I have been through these docs.

As I eluded to in my original post, these presume that the router
responds to commmands entered, which this one doesn't...any other
thoughts?


Posted by on February 5, 2006, 9:57 am
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BW wrote:
> Thanks Brad but I have been through these docs.
>
> As I eluded to in my original post, these presume that the router
> responds to commmands entered, which this one doesn't...any other
> thoughts?

I've experienced similar difficulties using Windows Hyperterm. If
that's what your using, try a different term. emulator. HTH, David


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