Recovering Boot And System Images; Using The Xmodem Command - Cisco 2431 - IAD Router Software Configuration Manual

Recovering Boot and System Images

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Command
dir device:
meminfo
boot commands
b
b flash: [filename] Attempts to boot the image directly from the first partition of flash memory. If you
Recovering Boot and System Images
If your router experiences difficulties and no longer contains a valid Cisco IOS software image in flash
memory, you can recover the Cisco IOS image using one of the following ROM monitor commands:
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Using the xmodem Command

The xmodem command establishes a connection between a console and the router console port for
disaster recovery if both the boot and system images are erased from flash memory.
xmodem [filename]—Establishes an xmodem connection between the console and the router. The
optional parameter argument filename specifies the source file containing the Cisco IOS image.
Other options include the following:
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The IAD2435 IAD ROMMON supports only -c and -y.
Note
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Commonly Used ROM Monitor Commands (continued)
Description
Lists the files on the named device; for example:
rommon 5 > dir flash:
Directory of flash:
2 1343152 -rw- c2430-advipservices-k9.mz
rommon 6 >
Lists the main memory information; for example:
rommon 6 > meminfo:
Main memory size: 256 MB.
Available main memory starts at 0x80018000, size 262048 KB
IO (packet) memory size: 5 percent of main memory
NVRAM size: 256 KB
For more information about the ROM monitor boot commands, see the
Configuration Fundamentals and Network Management
Boots the first image in flash memory.
do not enter a filename, this command will boot this first image in flash memory.
xmodem—Use this if the computer attached to your console has a terminal emulator that has
xmodem capability.
tftpdnld -r—Use this if you have a TFTP server directly connected to a Fast Ethernet port.
-c—Use cyclic redundancy check (CRC-16).
-y—Use Ymodem transfer protocol.
-r—Copy the image to DRAM for launch.
-x—Do not launch image on completion of download.
Appendix C Using the ROM Monitor
Cisco IOS
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