[c-nsp] Cisco 2851 Wiping Flash?

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 12:00:17AM +1100, Skeeve Stevens wrote:
> Anyone know what is going on here that just saving a copy of the config
> will want to wipe the flash?

The built-in flash of the "classic" routers can not erase individual
files, but only erase all-in-once, so it will ask you before every write
access whether you want to do that.  You can write files without erasing,
of course, but the flash will eventually fill up and then you need to
erase all.

7200/6500/... platforms have "disk style" flash where you can delete
individual files just fine.

(Somewhat simplified)

gert
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