CCNA - 2501 problem

Author

2501 problem

Deus_Meridius

2002-09-06, 8:47 am

Have a question about the items in red in the below boot sequence. Ive searched around and havent found anything really helpful. Anyone out there have any info for me? Thanks

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System Bootstrap, Version 5.2(8a), RELEASE SOFTWARE
Copyright (c) 1986-1995 by cisco Systems
2500 processor with 16384 Kbytes of main memory

%Error: System flash bank 0 chip 0 unknown, chip id 0x9155 (reversed = 0x89AA)

%Error: System flash bank 0 chip 1 unknown, chip id 0x9155 (reversed = 0x89AA)

%Error: System flash bank 0 chip 2 unknown, chip id 0x9155 (reversed = 0x89AA)

%Error: System flash bank 0 chip 3 unknown, chip id 0x9155 (reversed = 0x89AA)

[COLOR=red]%Error: System flash initialization failed

F3: 9980180+223784+561820 at 0x3000060

Restricted Rights Legend

Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is
subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph
(c) of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted
Rights clause at FAR sec. 52.227-19 and subparagraph
(c) (1) (ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer
Software clause at DFARS sec. 252.227-7013.

cisco Systems, Inc.
170 West Tasman Drive
San Jose, California 95134-1706

Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) 2500 Software (C2500-JS-L), Version 12.0(7), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 1986-1999 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Wed 13-Oct-99 22:20 by phanguye
Image text-base: 0x03051A54, data-base: 0x00001000

cisco 2500 (68030) processor (revision D) with 16384K/2048K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID 02408723, with hardware revision 00000000
Bridging software.
X.25 software, Version 3.0.0.
SuperLAT software (copyright 1990 by Meridian Technology Corp).
TN3270 Emulation software.
1 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
2 Serial network interface(s)
32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
16384K bytes of processor board System flash (Read ONLY)

donaldmc

2002-09-06, 10:06 am

Dude yoou've got hardware issues. crack that baby open if you don't have a warranty otherwise send it in. If you crack it open check yoour flash make sure everything seated corectly you might try and switch slots cause it should boot up correctly if at leasat bank 0 is working right. If that doesn't work call you cisco rep if you have one and get some replacement parts. You should know what you need if not he will and your cisco doc. that came with the router will tell you!

good luck!

Deus_Meridius

2002-09-06, 10:33 am

ah crap! was afraid of that

The thing is I can get into the router and mess with settings, save configs etc...
Only thing I havent gotten around to is seeing is if it will route anything. Other than the error above it seems to be working ok. Thanks for the reply!

-Chris

Deus_Meridius

2002-09-06, 11:59 am

someone on another forum said that the problem is associated with the router having non Intel Flash with older boot rom. But other than that he said it should work fine. Seem right?

-Chris

update: Found this on a FAQ site...appears that nothing is wrong, the ROM just cant identify what kind of flash it is. Thanks all!

> When I remove the original flash and replace it with ether one or both of
> the new flash chips, I get the following error on boot upand the router ends
> up in boot mode.:
> ERR: Invalid chip id 0x80B5 (reversed = 0x1AD ) detected in System flash

This has to be the most common FAQ for this group. You have non-Intel
flash chips on your new SIMMs and boot ROMs that are too old to know about
the different access method for the flash chips you have.

You need to either get the (free, call TAC) BOOT-2500= ROM upgrade from
Cisco, or exchange the flash SIMMs for ones using Intel chips. Note that
Intel no longer makes those chips, which is why everybody has this prob-
lem.

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