[c-nsp] 2951 memory upgrade to 2GB/Boot loader

[Jay Nakamura]

Just a side note so I can vent, just talked to TAC and the lady
suggested to boot with the old RAM and swap it while the router was
powered on....

On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 11:38 PM, Jay Nakamura <zeusdadog at gmail.com> wrote:
> I was having problems upgrading memory in a ISR G2 2951 from two 512M
> DIMMs to one 2GB DIMM.  Neither of the DIMM I had worked so I started
> to think I may need to upgrade ROMMON/boot loader.  But for the life
> of me, I could not find any release notes on cisco.com for it
> anywhere.  There is newer release of boot loader than what's on the
> router but could not find any release notes.  Anyone know where I
> could find it or if a new boot loader is required for 2GB DIMM?
>
> With the new RAM, the router keeps repeating this
>
> Check stop condition detected, resetting the system
> System Bootstrap, Version 15.0(1r)M1, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
> Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
> Copyright (c) 2009 by cisco Systems, Inc.
>
> It's possible both DIMMs were bad but it seems unlikely.  It's also
> possible the vendor sent me the wrong type.
>