2600xm dram/flash upgrade???
optixgate
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Have a quick question here,
I want to upgrade my Flash to 48MB on my 2621XM. It currently has 128D/32F. i wish to run sdm or CME on it but i dont have enough memory left after my 12.4 IOS (about 1.5MB left). But when i search around on the ebay website no one has 48F for upgrade just actual routers with 48F i can only find 32M upgrade kits. but cisco website says it can be done
what do i need to do to get this maxed out. do i need to upgrade the DRAM as well to 256 to get the 48MB Flash. never upgraded cisco memory before so im kind of a n00b at this!!
Thanks in advance
I want to upgrade my Flash to 48MB on my 2621XM. It currently has 128D/32F. i wish to run sdm or CME on it but i dont have enough memory left after my 12.4 IOS (about 1.5MB left). But when i search around on the ebay website no one has 48F for upgrade just actual routers with 48F i can only find 32M upgrade kits. but cisco website says it can be done
what do i need to do to get this maxed out. do i need to upgrade the DRAM as well to 256 to get the 48MB Flash. never upgraded cisco memory before so im kind of a n00b at this!!
Thanks in advance
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captobvious Member Posts: 648
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tiersten Member Posts: 4,505But when i search around on the ebay website no one has 48F for upgrade just actual routers with 48F i can only find 32M upgrade kits. but cisco website says it can be donewhat do i need to do to get this maxed out. do i need to upgrade the DRAM as well to 256 to get the 48MB Flash.
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mikej412 Member Posts: 10,086 ■■■■■■■■■■You can find a bunch of useful information on the Cisco Parter Central Portable Product Sheets page.
The Router Memory pdf shows the memory options -- including the fixed 16MB that comes on the 2600XMs. They color code any notes, so check those out for ROM upgrade requirements and IOS.
The Performance and Router Module (NM/WIC/VWIC Compatibility) are also good to check out.
The Integrated Services Router Quick Look pdf comes in handy if you win the Lottery while still in the planning stage of building a home Cisco lab.:mike: Cisco Certifications -- Collect the Entire Set! -
optixgate Member Posts: 27 ■□□□□□□□□□16MB of Flash is built into the motherboard. You install a 32MB Flash SIMM to get a total of 48MB.
Run "show version" and see what version of the boot ROM you have. If the System Bootstrap line has 12.2(8r) then it supports the 128MB DIMM memory sticks which allow a total of 256MB. You need to be running IOS 12.3(11)T or newer as well.
Thanks ALOT for EVERYONES quick responces. I was curious waiting for everyones replies last night. so i took the top case of my 2621XM and found there to only be a 16MB Flash module installed. So quickly figured out the 16MB Flash ONBOARD.
and yes my router has the "newer" bootstrap 12.2(8r) and im running 12.4 AdvancedEnterprise. so i will be upgrading my 2621XM from 128D/32F to 256D/48F in the next few days then will be installing SDM or CME
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optixgate Member Posts: 27 ■□□□□□□□□□Thanks ALOT for EVERYONES quick responces. I was curious waiting for everyones replies last night. so i took the top case of my 2621XM and found there to only be a 16MB Flash module installed. So quickly figured out the 16MB Flash ONBOARD.
and yes my router has the "newer" bootstrap 12.2(8r) and im running 12.4 AdvancedEnterprise. so i will be upgrading my 2621XM from 128D/32F to 256D/48F in the next few days then will be installing SDM or CME
Thanks again for the awsome responces!!!!!
OK Guys, I got the memory. all is installed BUT an issue with the flash. i dont know if its me or the flash module. i get the following
System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(8r) [cmong 8r], RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 2003 by cisco Systems, Inc.
C2600 platform with 262144 Kbytes of main memory
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
open: read error...requested 0x4 bytes, got 0x0
trouble reading device magic number
boot: cannot open "flash:"
boot: cannot determine first file name on device "flash:"
Then i try and erase and load a new ios from rommon and i get
rommon 8 > xmodem -c c2600-adventerprisek9-mz.124-15.T9.bin
Do not start the sending program yet...
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
open: read error...requested 0x4 bytes, got 0x0
trouble reading device magic number
dir: cannot open device "flash:"
WARNING: All existing data in bootflash will be lost!
Invoke this application only for disaster recovery.
Do you wish to continue? y/n [n]: y
ERR: Not enough memory to download image
rommon 9 >
and then with tftpdnld i get this
TFTP: Error, insufficient flash installed to load image.
TFTP: Operation terminated.
is there something wrong with the flash module or is there something im missing
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optixgate Member Posts: 27 ■□□□□□□□□□You tried reseating the module?
yeah 3-4 times. and when i put back in my old 16MB flash module everything works fine...
and i also put in the 2 128MB DRAM and when i boot into the 16MB Flash module it does register the 256MB DRAM -
tiersten Member Posts: 4,505Might be a bad or not supported module. You could try T FTP booting a small IOS and seeing if reformatting from within IOS it will fix it.
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optixgate Member Posts: 27 ■□□□□□□□□□Might be a bad or not supported module. You could try T FTP booting a small IOS and seeing if reformatting from within IOS it will fix it.
Nope no dice. i tryed c2600-i-mz.121-7.bin which is only 4 1/2MB in size. DAMN! im going to need to get a new one
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mgeorge Member Posts: 774 ■■■□□□□□□□boot your router into ios using tf-tpdnld -r (which will load the ios image via tf-tp and execute it into ram without storing it into flash), 12.3 ip base is only like 7MB
Once you're in ios repartition the flash into a single partition and erase it; afterwards you can tf-tp the image to flash as you normally would under ios.
When you change out an old flash SIMM and you're using an image that spans the 16MB onboard flash to the SIMM you take obviously take out half the partition. since you installed a new SIMM you have 2 partitions now that are broken; as shown below.
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
since you have two incomplete partitions the router cannot read the magic number which is the execution point of the first image found in flash.There is no place like 127.0.0.1 -
optixgate Member Posts: 27 ■□□□□□□□□□boot your router into ios using tf-tpdnld -r (which will load the ios image via tf-tp and execute it into ram without storing it into flash), 12.3 ip base is only like 7MB
Once you're in ios repartition the flash into a single partition and erase it; afterwards you can tf-tp the image to flash as you normally would under ios.
When you change out an old flash SIMM and you're using an image that spans the 16MB onboard flash to the SIMM you take obviously take out half the partition. since you installed a new SIMM you have 2 partitions now that are broken; as shown below.
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
getdevnum warning: device "flash" has size of zero
since you have two incomplete partitions the router cannot read the magic number which is the execution point of the first image found in flash.
Thats great! i thought the memory was bad. OK so now i have loaded into a ip base 12.3 IOS and im at Router(config)#
I have partitioned the flash using Router(config)#partition flash-filesystem: 1 48
and i get a correct (dir flash:)
R1#dir
Directory of flash:/
No files in directory
49807356 bytes total (49805848 bytes free)
BUT... then when i try and copy the IOS i get
R1#copy tftp: flash:/
Address or name of remote host [10.10.5.254]?
Source filename [c2600-adventerprisek9-mz.124-15.T9.bin]?
Destination filename [c2600-adventerprisek9-mz.124-15.T9.bin]?
Accessing tftp://10.10.5.254/c2600-adventerprisek9-mz.124-15.T9.bin...
Erase flash: before copying? [confirm]
Erasing the flash filesystem will remove all files! Continue? [confirm]
Erasing device... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ...erased
Erase of flash: complete
Loading c2600-adventerprisek9-mz.124-15.T9.bin from 10.10.5.254 (via FastEtherne
t0/0): !
%Error copying flash:/c2600-adventerprisek9-mz.124-15.T9.bin (No space left on d
evice)
R1# -
captobvious Member Posts: 648Partition
partition
To separate Flash memory into partitions on Class B file system platforms, use the partition command in global configuration mode. To undo partitioning and to restore Flash memory to one partition, use the no form of this command.
Cisco 1600 Series and Cisco 3600 Series Routers
partition flash-filesystem: I]number-of-partitions[/II]partition-size[/I
no partition flash-filesystem:
All Other Class B Platforms
partition flash partitions I]size1 size2[/I
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optixgate Member Posts: 27 ■□□□□□□□□□captobvious wrote: »Partition
partition
To separate Flash memory into partitions on Class B file system platforms, use the partition command in global configuration mode. To undo partitioning and to restore Flash memory to one partition, use the no form of this command.
Cisco 1600 Series and Cisco 3600 Series Routers
partition flash-filesystem: I]number-of-partitions[/II]partition-size[/I
no partition flash-filesystem:
All Other Class B Platforms
partition flash partitions I]size1 size2[/I
nopartition flash
I did exactly that. i created the new partiton for flash:
router(config)#partition flash 1 48
then i erased it and said it erased it seccessfully
then i did a (dir) to see flash:
Directory of flash:/
No files in directory
49807356 bytes total (49805848 bytes free)
all looks well as it looks like it reading both the 16MB onboard and the 32MB module. but when i try and copy the ios to that 49MB flash: dir i get the following
Erasing device... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ...erased
Erase of flash: complete
Loading c2600-adventerprisek9-mz.124-15.T9.bin from 10.10.5.254 (via FastEthernet0/0): !
%Error copying flash:/c2600-adventerprisek9-mz.124-15.T9.bin (No space left on d
evice)
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captobvious Member Posts: 648This was bold for a reason.
To undo partitioning and to restore Flash memory to one partition, use the no form of this command.
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optixgate Member Posts: 27 ■□□□□□□□□□captobvious wrote: »This was bold for a reason.
To undo partitioning and to restore Flash memory to one partition, use the no form of this command.
Gotcha...
OK so. i am doing this as im typing.
So i loaded into rommon with the new 32MB flash module installed. so right now im in rommon with 48MB Flash
i am booting into the IOS via tftpdnld -r so the ios is loaded into ram
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
File reception completed.
Self decompressing the image : ######## etc... [OK]
during the load of the router and the IOS i get
Cisco 2621XM (MPC860P) processor (revision 4.0) with 253952K/8192K bytes of memo
ry.
Processor board ID JPE0842109L
M860 processor: part number 5, mask 2
2 FastEthernet interfaces
1 Serial interface
32K bytes of NVRAM.
49152K bytes of processor board System flash (Read/Write)
which is a good thing....
partiton: R1(config)#no partition flash
erase flash:
R1#erase flash:
Erasing the flash filesystem will remove all files! Continue? [confirm]
Erasing device... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ...erased
Erase of flash: complete
then i install the IOS
R1#copy tftp: flash:
Address or name of remote host []? 10.10.5.254
Source filename []? c2600-adventerprisek9-mz.124-15.T9.bin
Destination filename [c2600-adventerprisek9-mz.124-15.T9.bin]?
Accessing tftp://10.10.5.254/c2600-adventerprisek9-mz.124-15.T9.bin...
Erase flash: before copying? [confirm]
Erasing the flash filesystem will remove all files! Continue? [confirm]
Erasing device... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ...erased
Erase of flash: complete
Loading c2600-adventerprisek9-mz.124-15.T9.bin from 10.10.5.254 (via FastEtherne
t0/0): !
%Error copying flash:c2600-adventerprisek9-mz.124-15.T9.bin (No space left on de
vice)
anything here im doing wrong or missing?
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Mark Knutson Member Posts: 73 ■■□□□□□□□□I have a 2621xm which I find memory limited as well, but I suspect you can't go past the 32 meg. When I reviewed the device specs on the cisco website, it clearly states 32 as max flash.
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tiersten Member Posts: 4,505Mark Knutson wrote: »I have a 2621xm which I find memory limited as well, but I suspect you can't go past the 32 meg. When I reviewed the device specs on the cisco website, it clearly states 32 as max flash.
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tiersten Member Posts: 4,505%Error copying flash:c2600-adventerprisek9-mz.124-15.T9.bin (No space left on device)
anything here im doing wrong or missing?
I cant seem to get this -
optixgate Member Posts: 27 ■□□□□□□□□□You checked the size of that file? Its not been decompressed for usage in dynamips has it?
no it hasent. its the normal/standard .bin file 33.7MB in size. but i have even tryed to copy over a 1kb text file and i get the same error -
optixgate Member Posts: 27 ■□□□□□□□□□A 2600XM takes 48MB. 16MB onboard + 32MB SIMM.
yeah the 2621XM supports a max of 32MB module. but has 16MB on board which makes up the 48MB -
mgeorge Member Posts: 774 ■■■□□□□□□□You checked the size of that file? Its not been decompressed for usage in dynamips has it?
I think tiersten beat me to it. Sounds like he grabbed the image somewhere online and it was already decompressed for use in dynamips.
The actual 12.4(15)T9 adv ent services image for the 2600XM's should be 32.9 MB (34,601,596 bytes)There is no place like 127.0.0.1 -
optixgate Member Posts: 27 ■□□□□□□□□□I think tiersten beat me to it. Sounds like he grabbed the image somewhere online and it was already decompressed for use in dynamips.
The actual 12.4(15)T9 adv ent services image for the 2600XM's should be 32.9 MB (34,601,596 bytes)
from the cisco website. it says that IOS is 33790.63KB (34601596 bytes)
in the .bin properties it says (34,601,596 bytes)
its not decompressed and image was actualy on another cisco router that is working. i also used an older 12.4 IOS that was on this router before the memory upgrade and i still get the no more memory error. -
mgeorge Member Posts: 774 ■■■□□□□□□□If that's the case then it sounds like you got a bad simm.
On your tf tp server how many bytes does it show that it sent before the router pukes?There is no place like 127.0.0.1 -
optixgate Member Posts: 27 ■□□□□□□□□□If that's the case then it sounds like you got a bad simm.
On your tf tp server how many bytes does it show that it sent before the router pukes?
nothing transfered. 0kb
im thinkin its gotta be the simm. every where iv looked says you stick in the new module. and then tftpdnld boom yer done. so im going to rma the stick and ill post back to let everyone know if that was the issue
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Mark Knutson Member Posts: 73 ■■□□□□□□□□A 2600XM takes 48MB. 16MB onboard + 32MB SIMM.
I double checked and that is correct. I hate to be wrong, but now I am going to see if I can get mine up to 48 meg.