IOS Software problem Tough one

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Trouble 20 years ago

All,

I have down loaded an installed a new IOS software:

then I went to config t changed boot paramenters to boot to new IOS image

I am now having the problem below. What should I do????

switch: dir flash: Directory of flash:/

2 -rwx 5 private-config.text
3 -rwx 8535177 c3750me-i5-mz.122-25.SEE.bin this the ne one
5 drwx 192 c3750-ipbase-mz.122-25.SEB4
363 -rwx 1332 config.text

353280 bytes available (15645696 bytes used

*** line too large ***

Unknown cmd: [?=FF Base ethernet MAC Address: 00:16:47:3c:af:00

Xmodem file system is available. The password-recovery mechanism is enabled.

Initializing Flash... flashfs[0]: 357 files, 5 directories

flashfs[0]: 0 orphaned files, 0 orph

flashfs[0]: Total bytes: 15998976 flashfs[0]: Bytes used: 15645696 flashfs[0]: Bytes available: 353280 flashfs[0]: flashfs fsck took 13 seconds.

.=2E.done Initializing Flash. Boot Sector Filesystem (bs) installed, fsid: 3

done. Loading "flash:/c3750me-i5-mz.122-25.SEE.bin"...@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

File "flash:/c3750me-i5-mz.122-25.SEE.bin" uncompressed and installed, entry po0

executing...

Error: hardware not supported by firmware.

Try loading newer software instead.

System Resetting... Base ethernet MAC Address: 00:16:47:3c:af:00

Xmodem file system is available. The password-recovery mechanism is enabled.

Initializing Flash... flashfs[0]: 357 files, 5 directories

flashfs[0]: 0 orphaned files, 0 orphaned directo

flashfs[0]: Total bytes: 15998976 flashfs[0]: Bytes used: 15645696 flashfs[0]: Bytes available: 353280 flashfs[0]: flashfs fsck took 13 seconds.

.=2E.done Initializing Flash. Boot Sector Filesystem (bs) installed, fsid: 3

done. Loading "flash:/c3750me-i5-mz.122-25.SEE.bin"...@@@@@@@@@@@

File "flash:/c3750me-i5-mz.122-25.SEE.bin" uncompressed and installed, entry po0

executing...

Error: hardware not supported by firmware.

Try loading newer software instead.

System Resetting... Base ethernet MAC Address Xmodem file system is available. The password-recovery mechanism is enabled.

Initializing Flash... flashfs[0]: 357 files, 5 directories

flashfs[0]: 0 orphaned files, 0 orphaned directories

flashfs[0]: Total bytes: 15998976 flashfs[0]: Bytes used: 15645696 flashfs[0]: Bytes available: 353280 flashfs[0]: flashfs fsck took 13 seconds.

.=2E.done Initializing Flash. Boot Sector Filesystem (bs) installed, fsid: 3

done. Loading "flash:/c3750me-i5-mz.122-25.SEE.bin"...@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

File "flash:/c3750me-i5-mz.122-25.SEE.bin" uncompressed and installed, entry po0

executing...

Error: hardware not supported by firmware.

Try loading newer software instead.

System Resetting... Base ethernet MAC Address: 00:16:47:3c:af:00

Xmodem file system is avai The password-recovery mechanism is enabled.

Initializing Flash... flashfs[0]: 357 files, 5 directories

flashfs[0]: 0 orphaned files, 0 orphaned directories

flashfs[0]: Total bytes: 15998976 flashfs[0]: Bytes used: 15645696 flashfs[0]: Bytes available: 353280 flashfs[0]: flashfs fsck took 13 seconds.

.=2E.done Initializing Flash. Boot Sector Filesystem (bs) installed, fsid: 3

done. Loading "flash:/c3750me-i5-mz.122-25.SEE.bin"...@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

File "flash:/c3750me-i5-mz.122-25.SEE.bin" uncompressed

executing...

Error: hardware not supported by firmware.

Try loading newer software instead.

System Resetting... Base ethernet MAC Address: 00:16:47:3c:af:00

Xmodem file system is available. The password-recovery mechanism is enabled.

Initializing Flash... flashfs[0]: 357 files, 5 directories

flashfs[0]: 0 orphaned files, 0 orphaned directories

flashfs[0]: Total bytes: 15998976 flashfs[0]: Bytes used: 15645696 flashfs[0]: Bytes available: 353280 flashfs[0]: flashfs fsck took 13 seconds.

.=2E.done Initializing Flash. Boot Sector Filesystem (bs) installed, fsid: 3

done. Loading "flash:/c3750me-i5-mz.122-25.SEE.bin"...@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

File "flash:/c3750me-i5-mz.122-25.SEE.bin" uncompressed

executing...

Error: hardware not supported by firmware.

Try loading newer software instead.

System Resetting... Base ethernet MAC Address: 00:16:47:3c:af:00

Xmodem file system is available. The password-recovery mechanism is enabled.

Initializing Flash... flashfs[0]: 357 files, 5 directories

flashfs[0]: 0 orphaned files, 0 orphaned directories

flashfs[0]: Total bytes: 15998976 flashfs[0]: Bytes used: 15645696 flashfs[0]: Bytes available: 353280 flashfs[0]: flashfs fsck took 13 seconds.

.=2E.done Initializing Flash. Boot Sector Filesystem (bs) installed, fsid: 3

done. Loading "flash:/c3750me-i5-mz.122-25.SEE.bin"...@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

File "flash:/c3750me-i5-mz.122-25.SEE.bin" uncompressed and installed, entry po0

executing...

Error: hardware not supported by firmware.

Try loading newer software instead.

System Resetting... Base ethernet MAC Address: 00:16:47:3c:af:00

Xmodem file system is available. The password-recovery mechanism is enabled.

Initializing Flash... flashfs[0]: 357 files, 5 directories

flashfs[0]: 0 orphaned files, 0 orphaned directories

flashfs[0]: Total bytes: 15998976 flashfs[0]: Bytes used: 15645696 flashfs[0]: Bytes available: 353280 flashfs[0]: flashfs fsck took 13 seconds.

.=2E.done Initializing Flash. Boot Sector Filesystem (bs) installed, fsid: 3

done. Loading "flash:/c3750me-i5-mz.122-25.SEE.bin"...@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

Base ethernet MAC Address: 00:16:47:3c:af:00

Xmodem file system is available. The password-recovery mechanism is enabled.

The system has been interrupted prior to initializing the

flash filesystem. The following commands will initialize

the flash filesystem, and finish loading the operating

system software:

flash_init load_helper boot

switch:

switch: flash_int Unknown cmd: flash_int

switch: flash_init Initializing Flash... flashfs[0]: 357 files, 5 directories flashfs[0]: 0 orphaned files, 0 orphaned directories flashfs[0]: Total bytes: 15998976 flashfs[0]: Bytes used: 15645696 flashfs[0]: Bytes available: 353280 flashfs[0]: flashfs fsck took 13 seconds. .=2E.done Initializing Flash. Boot Sector Filesystem (bs) installed, fsid: 3 Setting console baud rate to 9600...

switch: dir flash unable to stat flash/: no such device

switch: dir flash: Directory of flash:/

2 -rwx 5 private-config.text
3 -rwx 8535177 c3750me-i5-mz.122-25.SEE.bin
5 drwx 192 c3750-ipbase-mz.122-25.SEB4
363 -rwx 1332 config.text

353280 bytes available (15645696 bytes used)

switch:

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Doug McIntyre 20 years ago

Heh, where's the tough part?

It looks like from the filename of the previous IOS image, you have some sort of ws-c3750-xx/x model, and you downloaded an IOS image for a ME-C3750-24TE-M switch (ie. Metro Ether model).

You got the wrong image.

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Charlie Root 20 years ago

Seems you've got wrong image for your platform and using boot command didn't specify any alternative. Your older image should have been booted automatically but its file doesn't have .bin extention so Cisco doesn't consider it. Now you need to get to the bootrom monitor and manually load older image. For this you have to power-off/on the switch and during first

30 seconds send BREAK signal from your terminal program (note this is not the same as Ctrl-C or Ctrl-Break on your keyboard). The last time I checked Windows Hyperterminal isn't that reliable for sending BREAK (in some versions work in others doesn't). If you're using Windows, search Google for IVT VT220 (install full version for console connections). If you have a Unix you probably already know how to use 'cu' or 'tip'.

So, once your switch is booting (during display of #### characters) and you've send BERAK signal you'll endup in bootrom monitor. Now just type:

boot c3750-ipbase-mz.122-25.SEB4

or if that doesn't work:

boot flash:c3750-ipbase-mz.122-25.SEB4

and you'll have your old image running. If your switch still insists on booting newer image afterwards, get into bootrom as above then:

confreg

Leave default answers for all questions except 'Enable "Ignore system config"'.

reset

Upon reboot get into boot room again and use boot command from above.

Kind regards, iLya

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