Cisco 2950 flash not initializing

Nov 15, 2006 3 Replies
Cisco 2950 flash not initializing open original image

Dear all,



when i loading the Cisco 2950 Switch,i am getting following error.



" Loading "flash:c2950-i6q412-mz.121-22.EA8a.bin"...flash:c2950-i6q412-mz.121-22.E A8a.bin: no such file or directory



Error loading "flash:c2950-i6q412-mz.121-22.EA8a.bin"



Interrupt within 5 seconds to abort boot process. "



i have tried to loaded the new ios image (.bin file) in switch through xmodem.but if i am giving the "boot command",it takes normal boot & but restarting the switch automatically.it's comes to following prompt



" Flash_init load_helper boot



switch:



"

kindly provide me the suggestion to recover from this issue.



Regards, Mano



Hi Mano,

You may wish to investigate:

Cisco Catalyst 2950 Series Switches Recovering Catalyst Fixed Configuration Switches from a Corrupted or Missing Image

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Hope this helps.

Brad Reese

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Thanks a lot...i already did as per that guide.still i have the same problem.

Manoj

Is show boot the same as dir flash: ? It should be

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