[nsp] 2500's running from ram

[Phillip Vandry]

On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 10:12:10AM +0200, Gert Doering wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Sun, Jul 20, 2003 at 11:46:55PM -0600, Pete Kruckenberg wrote:
> > Is there a CCO (or other) URL on how to do this trick?
> 
> 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. You become free to manipulate the contents of the flash
while the box is running so you don't have to use the flash load helper
(or the flash partition trick)

-Phil