Router doesn't boot with new Image

did you save changes?
try:

write memory

then

show running-config to check for success

Is there a space in the image url? It should be flash:image.bin without whitespaces.

/Kvistofta

yoiu need:


Router(config)#boot system flash:c1861-adventerprisek9-mz.124-24.T.bin

you need to load the router in ignore config mode.
configuration register needs to be 0x2142 this can be set up in rommon mode.
You can follow the instructions for password recovery...
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps259/products_password_recovery09186a0080094675.shtml
once you have loaded the router you can setup an ethernet interface and use the command
copy tftp start
you can then copy a back up copy of the config, set the confreg back to 0x2102 and the router will reboot as normal.


Greg

Hello,

The first thing is to make sure that you syntax is correct as someone has pointed out, there should be no space between flash and the image file. The correct syntax should be:

boot system flash:c1861-adventerprisek9-mz.124-24.T.bin



"sh start | i boot"

Once you are satisfied the the new image command is in the start config and the image file iteslf is on the flash card ("dir *.bin")  as you would expect, then and only then you can issue the command reload.

Now there is also another problem: you need to make sure that the image file is not corrupted.  Quite often when you copy the image file from one location to another, it gets corrupted in the process. For example, if you are copying from your PC to your TFTP or FTP server, you need to make sure that you copy it as a binary and not a text/ASCII format.

To avoid image corruption, always check the image file size from end to end, i.e. check the bytes size on the PC or FTP/TFTP server (right-click file --> properties or ls -l  depending on platform) and the bytes size on the router (dir *.bin). The size must be the same end to end.

So assuming your image file is not corrupted, that you unset the old image in the config and your syntax for the new image is correct, I don't see any problems.

Good luck

koudry

Hello All Experts,

Thanks for your reply,

I did as per above suggestion, but after reload router should boot with (c1861-adventerprisek9-mz.124-24.T.bin) new image, I saw
Melbourne1861#sh start | i boot
boot-start-marker
boot system flash:c1861-adventerprisek9-mz.124-24.T.bin
boot-end-marker
Melbourne1861#

But when i reloaded the router after always boot woth old image (c1861-spservicesk9-mz.124-20.T4.bin ),
I'm unsure why, please point me what should i do in this condition

Regards

Vikrant

what shows the dir command output?

Hello Ikalmar,

Can you please look ? & pls suggest where is problem..

Melbourne1861#dir
Directory of flash:/

    1  -rw-         780   Nov 4 2010 07:04:42 +00:00  vlan.dat
    2  drw-           0  Nov 10 2010 08:43:46 +00:00  its
  137  -rw-        2898  Aug 27 2009 05:28:34 +00:00  cpconfig-18xx.cfg
  138  -rw-     2324992  Aug 27 2009 05:28:50 +00:00  cpexpress.tar
  139  -rw-        1038  Aug 27 2009 05:29:00 +00:00  home.shtml
  140  -rw-      115712  Aug 27 2009 05:29:10 +00:00  home.tar
  141  -rw-     1697952  Aug 27 2009 05:29:28 +00:00  securedesktop-ios-3.1.1.45
-k9.pkg
  142  -rw-      415956  Aug 27 2009 05:29:40 +00:00  sslclient-win-1.1.4.176.pk
g
  143  -rw-    34148116   Nov 5 2009 01:09:06 +00:00  c1861-spservicesk9-mz.124-
20.T4.bin
  144  -rw-        3987  Nov 13 2010 04:44:20 +00:00  admin_user.html
  145  -rw-      650596  Nov 13 2010 04:44:24 +00:00  admin_user.js
  146  -rw-        1029  Nov 13 2010 04:44:24 +00:00  CiscoLogo.gif
  147  -rw-         617  Nov 13 2010 04:44:24 +00:00  CME_GUI_README.TXT
  148  -rw-         953  Nov 13 2010 04:44:24 +00:00  Delete.gif
  149  -rw-       16344  Nov 13 2010 04:44:24 +00:00  dom.js
  150  -rw-         864  Nov 13 2010 04:44:26 +00:00  downarrow.gif
  151  -rw-        6146  Nov 13 2010 04:44:26 +00:00  ephone_admin.html
  152  -rw-        4558  Nov 13 2010 04:44:26 +00:00  logohome.gif
  153  -rw-        3866  Nov 13 2010 04:44:26 +00:00  normal_user.html
  154  -rw-       78428  Nov 13 2010 04:44:28 +00:00  normal_user.js
  155  -rw-        1347  Nov 13 2010 04:44:28 +00:00  Plus.gif
  156  -rw-         843  Nov 13 2010 04:44:28 +00:00  sxiconad.gif
  157  -rw-         174  Nov 13 2010 04:44:28 +00:00  Tab.gif
  158  -rw-        2431  Nov 13 2010 04:44:28 +00:00  telephony_service.html
  159  -rw-         870  Nov 13 2010 04:44:28 +00:00  uparrow.gif
  160  -rw-        9968  Nov 13 2010 04:44:30 +00:00  xml-test.html
  161  -rw-        3412  Nov 13 2010 04:44:30 +00:00  xml.template
  162  -rw-    42091540  Nov 14 2010 06:21:52 +00:00  c1861-adventerprisek9-mz.1
24-24.T.bin

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plesa provide us:
sh ver
sh run

Hello Ikalmar,

Thanks for your quick reply, Can you Please find tha attched file ?.
5th.txt
Sh-Ver.txt

interesting, the config seems good.... you need to delete the old image from CF, and reload the router...

Hello Ikalmar,

Thanks for your reply, Ok i am going to as per your guidence & will see & let you know later..

Regards

Hello Ikalmar,

I'm not sure why but i am unable to delete Old image.

delete flash:c1861-spservicesk9-mz.124-20.T4.bin
Delete filename [c1861-spservicesk9-mz.124-20.T4.bin]? y
Delete flash:y? [confirm]y
%Error deleting flash:y (File not found)

try pressing enter key to confirm..

Hello Giladn,
 
Thanks for your reply, I has been deleted but not bootup with new image, so i am doing try to  copy back the old image! & have some difficulty.
I have plugged cat5 cable from 1861 to computer, although I saw LAN cable is unplugged.......... I need it for upload new IOS through TFTP.  may be  xmodem command is not supported on 1861

xmodem is supported on 18xx series....

Please refer this page also:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Hardware/Networking_Hardware/A_228-Recovering-a-Dead-CISCO-Switch-Router.html?sfQueryTermInfo=1+30+xmodem

or use tftpdnld

Hello Ikalmar,

If i use tftpdnld that time i need TFTP server so I have plugged cat5 cable & console cable from 1861 to same computer, although I saw LAN cable is unplugged.......... I need it for upload new IOS through TFTP. So please how to make connection for it, i am unable to use TFTP procedure until LAN cable is unplugged

Hello,

I must admit I don't know how you get out of this one but I would suggest you try getting the router into ROMON first to see if you can get your TFTP server going. Please take a look at some sample ROMON command for TFTP in this document:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps259/products_tech_note09186a008015bf9e.shtml

Also, does the router have a USB port. If yes, you may be able to load the IOS from there. Take a look at this document for the USB approach: http://blog.ioshints.info/2007/04/boot-2800-router-with-usb-image.html

Good luck

Hello Koudry,

Please try to understand,  it appears to be there is no LAN connectivity at all. even after Connect CAT5 cable between TFTP server & Router  due to that i am unable to follow the steps to create a tftp connection, I have Image in Flash card & insert on router, but how to load Image in Router from CF card in rommon mode, i'm unable to see CF card in Rommon mode..

did you tried crossover cable?
Ot do you have CF card reader what am I suggested?

Hello Ikalmar,

Thanks for your reply, I got stuck in very bad trouble
 I have Image in Flash card & insert on router, but how to load Image in Router from CF card in rommon mode, i'm unable to see CF card in Rommon mode..  I don't have Cross over cable but i'll aranged it,
pls let me know  where should i plugged it. in FE0/0 or ant port

you need crossover cable between router and Fa0/0
what shows the dir command output?

Hello,

I think FE not fa pls suggest i attached snap & mark in red
am i right ?
DSC01152.jpg

FE 0/0 means Fastethernet 0/0 or Fa0/0

Ok thanks, i'm not familier in cisco Forgive me if you hurt

Pls suggest I want to use CF card in rommon mode, i don't have cross cable now

Yes i did it,
but  now i'm in rommon mode how to boot router with CF

yes

I have IOS image in CF card & card is inserted on router
please suggest what should i do now ?
Make sure I'm in Rommon Mode

I hope you'll solve my issue
i got error while using CF.
rommon 18 > boot system usbflash0
boot: unsupported boot device "system"
rommon 19 > boot system usbflash1
boot: unsupported boot device "system"
rommon 20 > 

Same issue yet

rommon 43 > boot flash:c1861-spservicesk9-mz.124-20.T4.bin
loadprog: error - on file open
boot: cannot load "flash:c1861-spservicesk9-mz.124-20.T4.bin"
rommon 44 >

Hello Ikalmar,

Unable to yet I think you should understand very well for help me, I hope you will solve my issue.
pls check this
rommon 49 > dev
Devices in device table:
        id  name
    flash:  external compact flash

I entered above & got this, also when i tried to boot flash:c1861-spservicesk9-mz.124-20.T4.bin
Readonly ROMMON initialized
loadprog: error - on file open
boot: cannot load "flash:c1861-adventerprisek9-mz.124-24.T.bin"
because
rommon 1 > Dir flash:

monitor: command "Dir" not found
rommon 2 > dir flash
dir: missing device identifier.
dir: "dir" to get list of devices supporting filesystems.
rommon 3 >

I hope you understand