Upgrading IOS

vex

Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) 2500 Software (C2500-IS-L), Version 12.0(28c), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 1986-2005 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Wed 30-Mar-05 16:33 by pwade
Image text-base: 0x0303E2D4, data-base: 0x00001000

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 5.2(8a), RELEASE SOFTWARE
BOOTFLASH: 3000 Bootstrap Software (IGS-RXBOOT), Version 10.2(8a), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

R1 uptime is 2 days, 23 hours, 17 minutes
System restarted by power-on
System image file is "flash:c2500-is-l.120-28c.bin"

cisco 2500 (68030) processor (revision D) with 16384K/2048K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID 02962510, with hardware revision 00000000
Bridging software.
X.25 software, Version 3.0.0.
1 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
2 Serial network interface(s)
32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
8192K bytes of processor board System flash partition 1 (Read ONLY)
8192K bytes of processor board System flash partition 2 (Read/Write)

Configuration register is 0x142

I am trying to connect to a tftp server

If I type "copy tftp flash"

I get "%Destination file system is read-only"

Is there a way to "repartition my flash"?? Should there be 2 partitions??

keenon

set the config register to 0x2102 and when in global config mode use the command (config)#no partition this should make it 1 partition then reformat your flash before loading new ios

vex

How can I get rid of the read only? I was able to delete the second partition. Now I have 1 partition but I am unable to format or delete it.

Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) 2500 Software (C2500-IS-L), Version 12.0(28c), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 1986-2005 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Wed 30-Mar-05 16:33 by pwade
Image text-base: 0x0303E2D4, data-base: 0x00001000

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 5.2(8a), RELEASE SOFTWARE
BOOTFLASH: 3000 Bootstrap Software (IGS-RXBOOT), Version 10.2(8a), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

R1 uptime is 39 minutes
System restarted by reload
System image file is "flash:c2500-is-l.120-28c.bin"

cisco 2500 (68030) processor (revision D) with 16384K/2048K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID 02962510, with hardware revision 00000000
Bridging software.
X.25 software, Version 3.0.0.
1 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
2 Serial network interface(s)
32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
16384K bytes of processor board System flash (Read ONLY)<----

Configuration register is 0x2102

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wildfire

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps233/products_tech_note09186a00800a6744.shtml


the read only thing is normal its just mean you cant write files to it ad hoc. Issue and erase flash, then yes, then copy tftp flash, failing this you can load the IOS via the romnon mode using xmodem (this takes a fair while)