[nsp] Boot 3620 from tftp

Tima Maryin tima at cplire.ru
Thu Jul 1 09:30:20 EDT 2004


Why don't tou try

boot system tftp://10.0.0.2/c3620-ix-mz.123-9.bin

?

Konstantin Barinov wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Maybe anybody knows, why 3620 does not want to boot from tftp?
> Tried everything possible, no effect. At the same time, I have
> plenty of 26** and 25** boxes booting from same tftp server, no problems.
> 
> Details:
> 
> ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 11.1(17)AA
> 3620 with single f0/0 port. No internal flash: simm, 8M card in slot0:
> 
> f0/0 and tftp in same subnet. It boots fine from slot0:
> 
> in config:
> boot system tftp ios/c3620-ix-mz.123-9.bin 10.0.0.2
> 
> 
> manual from rommon:
> 
> rommon 1 > boot ios/c3620-ix-mz.123-9.bin 10.0.0.2
> bus error while trying to access flash - addr = 0x30000000
> cannot read flash info
> getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
> bus error while trying to access flash - addr = 0x30000000
> cannot read flash info
> getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
> open: read error...requested 0x4 bytes, got 0x0
> trouble reading device magic number
> boot: cannot open "flash:"
> an alternate boot helper program is not specified
> (monitor variable "BOOTLDR" is not set)
> and unable to determine first file in bootflash
> loadprog: error - on file open
> boot: cannot load "ios/c3620-ix-mz.123-9.bin 10.0.0.2"
> 
> 
> I see here, it does not even try to contact tftp server.
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
> br
> --
> Konstantin Barinov
> INFONET AS, Tallinn, Estonia
> 
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