[c-nsp] 4500X weird issue...

[Andrew Miehs]

Your config-register looks to be set wrong... Shouldnt it be 0x2102?
There also seems to be an issue with some rommon versions looking at google if config register ends in 2. They suggest trying 2101...

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> On 7 Dec 2013, at 15:25, Jeff Kell <jeff-kell at utc.edu> wrote:
> 
> We received our first pair of 4500X switches, and proceeded to try to
> prepare them for deployment.  They came up OK on console access, we got
> a very basic configuration setup, linked them together, and did an
> initial VSS pairing.
> 
> With that successful, we put in a management IP address for the
> management port, saved everything, and proceeded to move them to the
> server room.
> 
> Upon power-up at the new location, they won't boot...
> 
>> ****************************************************************
>> *                                                              *
>> * Rom Monitor NVRAM configuration is being initialized to      *
>> * default values. This may be because it was never initialized.*
>> *                                                              *
>> ****************************************************************
>> Writing to Primary Region failed
>> Writing to Backup Region failed
>> 
>> Rommon (G) Signature verification PASSED
>> flash0:/codesign/rm1.dat open failure
>> 
>> Rommon (P) Signature verification PASSED
>> flash0:/codesign/rm2.dat open failure
>> 
>> ****************************************************************
>> *                                                              *
>> * Rom Monitor NVRAM configuration is being initialized to      *
>> * default values. This may be because it was never initialized.*
>> *                                                              *
>> ****************************************************************
>> Writing to Primary Region failed
>> Writing to Backup Region failed
>> 
>> FPGA   (P) Signature verification PASSED
>> flash0:/codesign/fpga.dat open failure
>> ************************************************************
>> *                                                          *
>> * Welcome to Rom Monitor for    WS-C4500X-16 System.       *
>> * Copyright (c) 2008-2013 by Cisco Systems, Inc.           *
>> * All rights reserved.                                     *
>> *                                                          *
>> ************************************************************
>> 
>> Rom Monitor (P) Version 15.0(1r)SG10
>> CPU Rev: 2.2, Board Rev: 9, Board Type: 108
>> CPLD Mobat Rev: 2.0x549a.0x59a4
>> Chassis: WS-C4500X-16
>> 
>> MAC Address  : e4-c7-22-**-**-**
>> Ip Address   : Not set.
>> Netmask      : Not set.
>> Gateway      : Not set.
>> TftpServer   : Not set.
>> 
>> Non-Redundant system or peer not running IOS
>> System Uplinks & Linecards have been reset!!
>> 
>> 
>> ***** The system will autoboot in 5 seconds *****
>> 
>> 
>> Type control-C to prevent autobooting.
>> . . . .
>> Management Ethernet Link Up: 1Gb Full Duplex
>> .
>> 
>> ******** The system will autoboot now ********
>> 
>> 
>> config-register = 0x102
>> Writing to Primary Region failed
>> Writing to Backup Region failed
>> Autobooting using BOOT variable specified file.....
>> 
>> Could not find a valid file in BOOT environment variable.
>> BOOT variable can be set from IOS. To find currently set
>> Rom Monitor variables, please type 'set' command.
>> 
>> For help on choosing a boot method,  type 'confreg' command.
>> Writing to Primary Region failed
>> Writing to Backup Region failed
>> Writing to Primary Region failed
>> Writing to Backup Region failed
>> Writing to Primary Region failed
>> Writing to Backup Region failed
>> rommon 1 >boot
>> Writing to Primary Region failed
>> Writing to Backup Region failed
>> ExtX super block invalid signature
>> No bootable image found !
>> boot: can not determine first file name on device "flash1:/USER"
>> rommon 2 >
> 
> What the heck???
> 
> Jeff
> 
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