[c-nsp] c7200 format bootflash: etc

[Joe Maimon]

Hey,

I am having the same issue with a I/O controller, I have been trying 
different combinations of IOS, but I cant seem to get this resolved.

Do you have c7200-boot-mz.120-21.ST.bin ?

Thanks,

Joe

FreeLSD wrote:
> btw, seems 122-14.S15 and 122-18.S10 have broken format for bootflash: 
> and card?:, because rommon cant read it after formating.
> but after loading IOS card/bootflash can be perfectly readed/formated/writed.
> 
> reformating such cards with c7200-boot-mz.120-21.ST.bin have good result,
> it can be readed by rommon. (success with slot?: cards. dont tryed for 
> bootflash: case, because have no time... router in production :) 
> 
> workaround:
> boot system disk1:c7200-p-mz.122-18.S10.bin
> boot bootldr disk1:c7200-kboot-mz.122-18.S10.bin
> 
> ps. tested on two c72xx routers
> 
> System Bootstrap, Version 12.1(20000710:044039) [nlaw-121E_npeb 117], DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE
> Copyright (c) 1994-2000 by cisco Systems, Inc.
> C7200 platform with 524288 Kbytes of main memory
> 
> getdevnum warning: device "boot flash" has size of zero
> getdevnum warning: device "boot flash" has size of zero
> open: read error...requested 0x4 bytes, got 0xffffffff
> trouble reading device magic number
> boot: cannot open "bootflash:"
> 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 "cisco2-C7200"
> 
> ...
> 
> rommon 3 > dev
> Devices in device table:
>         id  name
> bootflash:  boot flash                 
>     slot0:  PCMCIA slot 0              
>     slot1:  PCMCIA slot 1              
>     disk0:  PCMCIA slot 0              
>     disk1:  PCMCIA slot 1              
>     eprom:  eprom                      
> rommon 4 > dir bootflash:
> getdevnum warning: device "boot flash" has size of zero
> getdevnum warning: device "boot flash" has size of zero
> getdevnum warning: device "boot flash" has size of zero
> getdevnum warning: device "boot flash" has size of zero
> getdevnum warning: device "boot flash" has size of zero
> open: read error...requested 0x4 bytes, got 0xffffffff
> trouble reading device magic number
> dir: cannot open device "bootflash:"
> 
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