Hey guys, great community you have here.
I bought a Cisco kit off of eBay from a seller with many positive cisco related sales and didn't think there would be any problem. I am currently studying for the CCNA exam and am unfamiliar with some aspects. The seller has already replaced a dead power supply, but now, after reaching the IOS versions, boot modes, and configuration subject matter, I discovered the reason why the 2501 seemed very limited in functionality. It was in boot mode with the configuration register set to 0x2141 or something strange like that so I set it to 0x2101 instead. I attempted to upload a new IOS image to the device but received the following:
Router(boot)#copy tftp flash
ERR: Device in READ-ONLY state
Following that, I looked to see how what hardware configuration the router had:
Router(boot)>sh ver
Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) 3000 Bootstrap Software (IGS-BOOT-R), Version 11.0(10c), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 1986-1996 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Fri 27-Dec-96 17:33 by loreilly
Image text-base: 0x01010000, data-base: 0x00001000
ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 11.0(10c), SOFTWARE
Router uptime is 41 minutes
System restarted by reload
Running default software
cisco 2500 (68030) processor (revision N) with
14336K/2048K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID 05945342, with hardware revision 00000000
X.25 software, Version 2.0, NET2, BFE and GOSIP compliant.
1 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface.
2 Serial network interfaces.
32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
16384K bytes of processor board System flash
(Device not programmable)
Configuration register is 0x2101
Router(boot)>
Router(boot)>show flash
System flash directory:
No files in System flash
[0 bytes used, 16777216 available, 16777216 total]
16384K bytes of processor board System flash
(Device not programmable)
What exactly does the text in bold mean and what do I need to do to get it up and running? Is this a problem correctable through configuration commands or do I need to contact the seller or purchase a new part? Unfortunately, I've already left positive feedback for the guy before I knew what exactly I had on my hands. I wish I had discovered this forum before the purchase; it would have saved a lot of time since all of the relevant knowledge is located in one place.
Well, I'll be studying with the rest of you guys regardless of how this pans out!
