[nsp] 2500's running from ram

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 09:26:34PM -0400, Phillip Vandry wrote:
> > Just run unix "compress" on the image (NOT "gzip"!) and store the
> > resulting "c2500-...bin.Z" file in the flash.  The router will complain
> > about "not recommended image type", and you'll run into massive problems
> > if you don't have enough RAM...
> 
> *If* you have enough RAM, it sounds like a good way to force the image to
> run from RAM. 

Yes - for various reasons (RAM being cheaper than Flash, the flash then
being read-write, and so on).

Unfortunately recent IOS images have become so big that you need maximum
flash *and* RAM and need to run-from-flash...

gert
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