[c-nsp] XMODEM a native image to a 6500 Sup2 SP

[Church, Charles]

Yep, I'm familiar with the Sup2 and the 64MB ATA card.  We're neck deep
in converting our 1400 hybrid ones to native.  I'm just trying to write
a doc that assumes a tech in a remote location only has a laptop with a
serial port, the correct IOS image on his/her laptop, and a sup2 with a
totally blank ATA card (not even a MONLIB on it).  Or perhaps no ATA
card, and is using a 12.1E native image that'll fit on the 32MB internal
card.  Honestly, just wondering if from Sup2 SP ROMMON:
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rommon 15 > xmodem -cs 38400

Do you wish to continue? (y/n)  [n]:  y

Console port and Modem must operate at same baud rate.
Use console & modem at 38400 bps for download ? (y/n)   [n]:  y
Ready to receive file ...Will wait for a minute
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.... will work if I upload a 52 MB 12.2SX image via XMODEM, or if it'll
blow up.


Thanks again,

Chuck

-----Original Message-----
From: Buhrmaster, Gary [mailto:gtb at slac.stanford.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 3:53 PM
To: Scott McGrath; Church, Charles
Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: RE: [c-nsp] XMODEM a native image to a 6500 Sup2 SP



> Use a PCMCIA to CF adapter and load the image using your PC 

My vague recollection is that you needed at least a 
later ROMMON (7.1(1)?) in your SUP2 for ATA disk
support for either the disk flash card, or the
CF/adapter(*).   If you had an early ROMMON image,
you could only use linear flash, which would
probably mean XMODEM to load to the linear flash,
since it was harder to find (driver) support for
linear flashes.  My solution was to always upgrade
the ROMMON as the first step of receiving a new or
RMA'd SUP2 so that I could use a flash disk or
CF/adapter later (since as stated, it is *so*
much easier to use a PC to load the code than
even attempt XMODEM).

Gary

(*) Do not depend on my memory of ROMMON versions,
    the Cisco web site with release notes is your
    friend.