HELP !!!! Lab switch assictance needed

cyberpimp28

I bought a WS-C2924M-XL switch from ebay but it came with IOS version 11.3. I have the bin image for IOS 12 but not sure how to upgrade my IOS. after painfully trying to set up communication btw my PC and the switch and manage to test the copy commands btw both works I'm not able to copy flash tftp or copy tftp flash. My bin image is c2900xl-c3h2s-mz.120-5.WC10.bin.

When I send this command the switch complains about a flash device not found. Does this mean I can't upgrade the switch?

The error got from the swithc is below;


Switch#copy flash tftp
%Error parsing flash (No such device)
Switch#

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show version

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Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) C2900XL Software (C2900XL-H2S-M), Version 11.2(8.2)SA6, MAINTENANCE INTERIM SOFTWARE
Copyright (c) 1986-1999 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Wed 23-Jun-99 17:48 by boba
Image text-base: 0x00003000, data-base: 0x002432D0

ROM: Bootstrap program is C2900XL boot loader

Switch uptime is 1 hour, 22 minutes
System restarted by power-on
System image file is "flash:c2900XL-h2s-mz-112.8.2-SA6.bin", booted via exec


cisco WS-C2924M-XL (PowerPC403GA) processor (revision 0x11) with 8192K/1024K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID 0x10, with hardware revision 0x03
Last reset from power-on

Processor is running Enterprise Edition Software
Cluster member switch capable
24 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)

32K bytes of flash-simulated non-volatile configuration memory.
Base ethernet MAC Address: 00:30:80:45:15:00
Motherboard assembly number: 73-3425-09
Power supply part number: 34-0920-01
Motherboard serial number: FAA03299PTB
Power supply serial number: PAC032900DG
Model revision number: A0
Model number: WS-C2924M-XL-EN
System serial number: FAA0334K0LA
Configuration register is 0xF

gabrielbtoledo

From Cisco's Website:

Introduction
This document describes how to recover from a corrupt or missing software
image on the Cisco Catalyst 2900XL and 3500XL Series Switches. When this
problem exists, the error message error loading flash appears when you boot
up after power loss or after an incorrect software upgrade.

Note: Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) may be used to transfer software
image files from a PC to your device. This document was written using output
from the Cisco TFTP server application. Cisco has discontinued this
application and no longer supports it. If you do not have a TFTP server,
obtain any third-party TFTP server application from another source.

Prerequisites
Requirements
There are no specific requirements for this document.

Components Used
To create the examples in this document, this equipment is used:

Hyperterminal software used in Microsoft Operating Systems.

A console cable suitable for the Catalyst 2900XL / 3500XL in the switch.

The information presented in this document was created from devices in a
specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started
with a cleared (default) configuration. If you are working in a live
network, ensure that you understand the potential impact of any command
before using it.

Conventions
For more information on document conventions, refer to the Cisco Technical
Tips Conventions.

Problem
If you receive the error loading flash message, this indicates that there is
a problem loading the current image in Flash. The image may be corrupt, an
incorrect image, or the image in Flash may be missing. If the system is
unable to load a software image in Flash, the system loads the boot helper
and brings up a switch: prompt. Otherwise it is in a continuous boot cycle.
If the switch is stuck in a continuous boot cycle, use this procedure to
bring up a switch: prompt:

Unplug the power cable.

Hold down the mode button located on the left side of the front panel while
you reconnect the power cord to the switch. Release the mode button a second
or two after the LED above port 1x is no longer illuminated.

Enter the commands flash_init and load_helper.

This problem occurs only on XL switches. For a complete list of affected
switches, see the XL Models, Their Amount of Memory, and Category of Images
They Support section of this document.

This is a sample output from a failed bootup:

C2900XL Boot Loader (C2900-HBOOT-M) Version 11.2(0.2SA4, BETA TEST
SOFTWARE
Compiled Fri 06-Nov-98 00:15 by paulines
starting...
Base ethernet MAC Address: 00:50:80:39:f8:80
Xmodem file system is available.
Initializing Flash...
flashfs[0]: 175 files, 4 directories
flashfs[0]: 0 orphaned files, 0 orphaned directories
flashfs[0]: Total bytes: 3612672
flashfs[0]: Bytes used: 3113472
flashfs[0]: Bytes available: 499200
flashfs[0]: flashfs fsck took 85 seconds.
...done Initializing Flash.
Boot Sector Filesystem (bs installed, fsid: 3
Parameter Block Filesystem (pb installed, fsid: 4
Loading
"flash:c2900XL-h2s-mz-120.5-XP.bin"...flash:c2900XL-h2s-mz-120.5-XP.bin:
no such file or directory

Error loading "flash:c2900XL-h2s-mz-120.5-XP.bin"

Interrupt within 5 seconds to abort boot process.
Boot process failed...
Solution
(Section A) Verify Software Image in Flash and Attempt to Manually Boot
Process
Follow these steps when you verify the software image in Flash and attempt
to boot manually.

Connect a terminal to the console port of the switch.

In the absence of software image or with corrupted image, the software image
does not load.

The switch starts in boot loader mode. This is indicated by the switch:
prompt

Verify the software contents of Flash by issuing the dir flash: command.

switch: dir flash:
Directory of flash:/

189 -rwx 856 <date> vlan.dat
3 -rwx 1112393 <date> c2900XL-h2-mz-112.8.5-SA6.bin
4 drwx 10816 <date> html
2 -rwx 106 <date> info
175 -rwx 1490584 <date> c2900XL-h2s-mz-120.5-XP.bin
176 -r-- 302 <date> env_vars
174 -rwx 106 <date> info.ver
177 -r-- 1306 <date> config.text
499200 bytes available (3113472 bytes used)
Verify that the image in Flash is the correct image for the platform. The
hardware model number is on the front of the switch. For information on how
to verify the image, refer to the Catalyst 2900XL and 3500XL section of
Managing Software Images and Working with Configuration Files on Catalyst
Switches.

Note the hardware model here.

For Standard / Enterprise Edition hardware, the image name must contain the
suffix "h2".

For Original Edition hardware, the image name must contain the suffix "h"
and not "h2".

If the software image present is incorrect for the switch, or if it is
missing, proceed to (Section Copy a New Software Image from ROM Monitor.

If the software image in Flash is correct, manually boot this software image
with the help of the boot flash:<filename> command.

switch: boot flash:c2900XL-h2s-mz-120.5-XP.bin


If the system boots correctly and does not return to the switch: prompt,
proceed to (Section C) Change and Verify Boot Configuration.

If the system still fails to load the image correctly, proceed to (Section
Copy a New Software Image from ROM Monitor.


(Section Copy a New Software Image from ROM Monitor
To copy a new software image from a ROMmon follow these steps. For
additional documentation on this procedure, refer to Recovering Catalyst
2950, 2955, and 3550 Series Switches from a Corrupted or Missing Image.

Check the remaining memory capacity. If the size of the file to be loaded is
larger than the available capacity, delete the existing image in Flash to
make space for a new image.

The command to delete the existing image in Flash is delete flash: filname ,
where filename is the name of the file to be deleted. A sample command
output is shown here.

delete flash:cat2900XL-h2s-mz.112-8.5-SA6.bin

Download a new Cisco IOS-only image file from the Cisco Software Center (
registered customers only) to your PC. Do not download a Cisco IOS image
with Cluster Management Suite (CMS) files. Xmodem transfer is a very slow
procedure. It takes longer to copy the larger images.

Copy the image to the Flash using HyperTerminal for Microsoft Windows, or
another terminal software program. The command on the switch is copy xmodem:
flash:filename , where filename is the name of file that you downloaded.
With HyperTerminal, use the TRANSFER -- SEND FILE option using the XMODEM
protocol. Start the XMODEM download within three seconds. Otherwise, the
switch times out the XMODEM copy.

When the XMODEM request appears, issue the appropriate command on the
terminal-emulation software to start the transfer. Copy the software image
into Flash memory. The command to issue is switch: copy xmodem:
flash:image_filename .

An example is shown here.

switch:
switch: copy xmodem: flash:c3500XL-c3h2s-mz.120-5.1.XP.bin

CCC............................................... ...........................

(BEGIN XMODEM DOWNLOAD ON TERMINAL SOFTWARE NOW)

File "xmodem:" successfully copied to
"flash:c3500XL-c3h2s-mz.120-5.1.XP.bin"
After the new image has been loaded, boot the new image using the boot
flash:filname command where filename is the name of the file that is
downloaded. A sample command output is shown here.

boot flash:c2900XL-hs-mz.112-8.6-SA6.bin

After you boot the system, download a bundled image. For information on how
to download a bundled image (.tar), refer to Upgrading Software in Catalyst
2900XL and 3500XL Switches Using the Command Line Interface.

Note: The .tar file on Cisco.com is named c3500XL-c3h2s-mz-120_5_1-XP .tar.
The Cisco IOS file inside is called c3500XL-c3h2s-mz-120.5.1-XP.bin.

When you follow the upgrade instructions in the above link, the old image is
renamed using an underscore. The new image is copied into Flash. Instead of
the new image overwriting the old one, the result is two images, one old and
one new. Reloading this causes the XL series switch to reload to the old
image (now confusingly called by the new name in Flash).

The problem is overcome by renaming the .tar file downloaded from Cisco.com
to the exact same name as the .bin file enclosed within it.

After you upgrade from Cisco IOS Software Release 11.2 to Cisco IOS Software
Release 12.0.5(1), there is a file left in Flash named
c3500XL-diag-mz-112.8.2-SA6. The box now runs Cisco IOS Software Release
12.0. There is no similar diag file for Cisco IOS Software Release 12.0. The
Cisco IOS Software Release 11.2 diag file is useless and can be deleted.

(Section C) Change and Verify Boot Configuration
Follow these steps when you change and verify the boot configuration.

Enter enable mode by issuing the enable command. View the boot configuration
by issuing the show boot command. A sample command output is shown here.

Switch#: show boot
BOOT path-list: Flash:c3500XL-c3h2s-mz-120.5.1-XP.bin

Config file: Flash:config.text E

Enable Break: no

Manual Boot: no

HELPER path-list:

NVRAM / Config file

buffer size: 32768
Verify that the boot configuration is correct by viewing the contents of
Flash. Issue the dir flash: command to view the boot configuration.

Switch# dir flash:
Directory of Flash:/

189 -rwx 856 <date> vlan.dat
4 drwx 10816 <date> html
2 -rwx 106 <date> info
175 -rwx 1490584 <date> c2900XL-h2s-mz-120.5-XP.bin
176 -r-- 302 <date> env_vars
174 -rwx 106 <date> info.ver
177 -r-- 1306 <date> config.text
499200 bytes available (3113472 bytes used)
If the boot variable is not correct, change the boot variable by entering
the global configuration mode and issuing the command boot system
flash:filename , where filename is the name of the image to boot.

Save the configuration by issuing the write memory command. Verify the boot
parameter by issuing the show boot command.

The switch boots automatically the next time that the switch is reloaded.

XL Models, Their Amount of Memory, and Category of Images They Support
Original Edition XLs (2 MB Flash, 4 MB DRAM)
Catalyst XL Series Switch

Original Catalyst 2900XL Cisco IOS Software Release 11.2.SA6 Software
Download

OR

Earlier Catalyst 2900XL Original Software Download
WS-C2908-XL

WS-C2916M-XL

WS-C2924-XL

WS-C2924C-XL


Standard / Enterprise Edition XLs (4 MB Flash, 8 MB DRAM)
Catalyst XL Series Switch

Catalyst 2900XL Cisco IOS Software Release 12.0 Standard / Enterprise
Software Download

OR

Earlier Catalyst 2900XL Standard / Enterprise Software Download
WS-C2912-XL-Av

WS-C2924-XL-A

WS-C2924-XL-ENv

WS-C2924C-XL-A

WS-C2924C-XL-EN

WS-C2924M-XL-A

WS-C2924M-XL-EN



Standard / Enterprise Edition XLs (4 MB Flash, 8 MB DRAM)
Catalyst XL Series Switch

Catalyst 3500XL Cisco IOS Software Release 12.0 Standard / Enterprise
Software Download

OR

Earlier Catalyst 3500XL Standard / Enterprise Software Download
WS-C3508G-XL-A

WS-C3508-XL-EN

WS-C3512-XL-A

WS-C3512-XL-EN

WS-C3524-XL-A

WS-C3524-XL-EN

WS-C3524-XL-A

WS-C3524-XL-EN

WS-C3548-XL-A

WS-C3548-XL-EN


HTH,

Darthn3ss

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