[c-nsp] boot images for 72xx to fix in 4M flash

[Rodney Dunn]

I didn't know it would fit. No reason I'm aware of.

On Sat, Dec 10, 2005 at 02:45:42AM -0800, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
> 
> c7200-boot-mz.120-24.S6.bin fits in 4MB also:
> 
> #sh bootflash:
> -#- ED ----type---- --crc--- -seek--
> nlen -length- ---------date/time--------- name
> 1   .. image        B2648E8B  37E1A4   27  3399972 Sep 8 2005
> 15:31:29 -07:00 c7200-boot-mz.120-24.S6.bin
> 
> 7772 bytes available (3400100 bytes used)
> #
> 
> Is there any reason to use 12.0.23 S6 instead of 12.0.24 S6?
> 
> Ted
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
> >[mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net]On Behalf Of Rodney Dunn
> >Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 7:11 AM
> >To: Robert E.Seastrom
> >Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> >Subject: [c-nsp] boot images for 72xx to fix in 4M flash
> >
> >
> >Sorry for the delay but I was able to make this happen.
> >
> >c7200-boot-mz for 12.0(21)S8 and 12.0(23)S6 are back on CCO.
> >12.0(21)S8 should allow enough room for one crashinfo and
> >still fit in a 4M bootflash. 12.0(23)S6 will fit but doesn't
> >leave enough room for a crashinfo file.
> >
> >We will be updating the FN to reflect this. We are also working
> >to see if we can reduce the size of a later image to fix and if
> >so these older images would be removed.
> >
> >Rodney
> >
> >On Wed, Oct 12, 2005 at 01:36:04PM -0400, Robert E.Seastrom wrote:
> >>
> >> Rodney Dunn <rodunn at cisco.com> writes:
> >>
> >> > That clearly will work. The drawback being if the flash card
> >> > dies you have no fallback way to tftboot an image to the box.
> >> >
> >> > But if the flash card dies you are gonna have to have another
> >> > card anyway.
> >>
> >> Well, in my case I have an image there; I just ignore it:
> >>
> >> ar01#dir bootflash:
> >> Directory of bootflash:/
> >>
> >>     1  -rw-     3189404  Oct 25 2004 09:53:35 +00:00
> >c7200-boot-mz.120-21.S8.bin
> >>
> >> 3407872 bytes total (218340 bytes free)
> >> ar01#
> >>
> >> > There should be a boot image on CCO that will fix in the 4M
> >> > flash for NPE's that are still being supported. I'm looking
> >in to that.
> >>
> >> bravo.  thank you.
> >>
> >>                                         ---rob
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