RE: [nsp] MC3810 and >8MB Cisco IOS

From: Siva Valliappan (svalliap@cisco.com)
Date: Fri Jun 15 2001 - 14:05:16 EDT


will forward it onto the product team.

thx
.siva

On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Brian wrote:

>
> Thanks David
>
> On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, David Sinn wrote:
>
> > CCO is messed up.
> >
> > You can't compress a "-mz" image any further (and have it work), so you
> > will need more flash space to run the images you are looking at.
> >
> > Hopefully one of the Cisco lurkers can feed this back into the CCO team.
> >
> > If not, Brian, you can contact them at
> > http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/feedback?which=problem&feedback_type=repla
> > ce_type&referer=http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Software/Iosplanner/Planner
> > -tool/iosresult.cgi?get_crypto=&data_from=&hardware_name=MC3810&software
> > _name=ENTERPRISE%20PLUS%20VOIP%20AND%20VOATM%20IPSEC56&release_name=12.0
> > .7-XK2&majorRel=12.0&state=:HW:RL:SW
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Brian [mailto:signal@shreve.net]
> > Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 7:30 AM
> > To: cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net
> > Subject: [nsp] MC3810 and >8MB Cisco IOS
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Recently I went to upgrade some MC3810-V's of mine.
> > They have the latest BOOT ROMs, 64MB DRAM and
> > 8MB Flash. The IOS I selected is the
> > Enterprise Plus VoIP VoATM 56k IPSEC 12.0.7(XK2).
> >
> > Cisco.com says recommends 64MB DRAM And 8MB Flash.
> >
> > The actual size of the image is 8524276. A freshly
> > formated flash only has like 8200000 or so free,
> > so of course I get errors when trying to stick a
> > larger file into a smaller storage space.
> >
> > Is this just a mistake on cisco.com, I mean is it common
> > for them to post wrong recommended sizes, or is there a
> > trick like compressing the image, to fit it into my
> > router. The image name is mc3810-a2jsv-mz.120-7.XK2.bin,
> > and since it had "mz" in the name, I thought those were
> > already compressed, so I didn't think to compress it, but
> > if anyone knows how I can squeeze it down a little bit
> > more please let me know.
> >
> > I also tried many other MC3810 images that cisco.com said
> > should work in a 8MB flash box, but those were too big as
> > well. It wasn't until I used a File less than 8200000 or
> > so that it worked. I am using a freshly formated flash
> > file system.
> >
> > Appreciate any help.
> >
> > Brian
> >
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------
> > Brian Feeny e:signal@shreve.net
> > CCNP+Voice/ATM/Security p:318.222.2638x109
> > CCDP f:318.221.6612
> > Network Administrator
> > ShreveNet Inc. (ASN 11881)
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> -----------------------------------------------
> Brian Feeny e:signal@shreve.net
> CCNP+Voice/ATM/Security p:318.222.2638x109
> CCDP f:318.221.6612
> Network Administrator
> ShreveNet Inc. (ASN 11881)
>



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