[c-nsp] Sup720 ignores boot variable

Peter Persson peter.persson at bredband2.se
Fri Jan 24 03:46:59 EST 2014


Hi,

Please check the confreg in rommon, it may be wrong to what you got in your
IOS, this may show this problem sometimes.

/Peter


2014/1/24 "Rolf Hanßen" <nsp at rhanssen.de>

> Hi,
>
> I am wondering why this sup720 ignores my boot variable and always boots
> the first image it finds.
>
> "dir" shows:
> ----------------------
> Directory of sup-bootdisk:/
>
>     1  -rw-    78212100   Jul 6 2010 17:27:04 +00:00
> s72033-advipservicesk9_wan-mz.122-33.SXH2.bin
>     2  -rw-    33554432   Jul 6 2010 17:36:30 +00:00  sea_log.dat
>     3  -rw-   143347044  Jan 16 2014 21:47:46 +00:00
> s72033-advipservicesk9_wan-mz.122-33.SXJ6.bin
> ----------------------
>
> I tried:
> boot system flash bootdisk:s72033-advipservicesk9_wan-mz.122-33.SXJ6.bin
> as well as
> boot system flash
> sup-bootdisk:s72033-advipservicesk9_wan-mz.122-33.SXJ6.bin
> I removed the old boot entry.
>
> after "wr mem" "sh bootvar" shows:
> ----------------------
> BOOT variable =
> (sup-)bootdisk:s72033-advipservicesk9_wan-mz.122-33.SXJ6.bin,1;
> CONFIG_FILE variable =
> BOOTLDR variable =
> Configuration register is 0x2102
>
> Standby is not present.
> ----------------------
>
> In both cases result is:
> ----------------------
> Autoboot executing command: "boot bootdisk:"
>
> Initializing ATA monitor library...
> string is bootdisk:s72033-advipservicesk9_wan-mz.122-33.SXH2.bin
> Loading image, please wait ...
> ----------------------
>
> If I delete s72033-advipservicesk9_wan-mz.122-33.SXH2.bin it starts
> s72033-advipservicesk9_wan-mz.122-33.SXJ6.bin
> (which is now first image rommon finds).
> sh version:
> ----------------------
> Cisco IOS Software, s72033_rp Software (s72033_rp-ADVIPSERVICESK9_WAN-M),
> Version 12.2(33)SXJ6, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc3)
> Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
> Copyright (c) 1986-2013 by Cisco Systems, Inc.
> Compiled Fri 19-Jul-13 03:30 by prod_rel_team
>
> ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(17r)S4, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
> ...
> ----------------------
>
> I then upgraded rommon (sp with c6ksup720-rm2.8-5-4.srec, rp with
> c6msfc3-rm2.srec.122-17r.SX7) but still shows:
> Autoboot executing command: "boot bootdisk:"
>
> Is there some kind of sync issue or rommon bug or did I forget something ?
>
> kind regards
> Rolf
>
>
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