Password recovery problem with C2912

System image file is "flash:/c2900XL-h2s-mz-120.5.1-XP.bin"

cisco WS-C2912-XL (PowerPC403GA) processor (revision 0x11) with 8192/1024K bytes of
memory.
Processor board ID 0x0D, with hardware revision 0x01
Last reset power-on

Processor is running Enterprise Edition Software
Cluster member switch capable
12 FastEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interfaces (s)

32K bytes of flash-simulated non-volatile configuration memory
Base ethernet MAC Address: 00:B0:64:F2:63:40
Motherboard assembly number: 73-3397-07
Power supply part number: 34-0834-01
Motherboard serial number: FAB040364PZ
Power supply serial Number: DAB13504G2F
Model revision number: A0
Model number: WS-C2912-XL-A
System serial number: FAB0404U0T6

Configuration register is 0xF

When going through step-by -step

flash_init - load-helper - etc all goes alright until it is booted. You cannot type "n" because you are not at the initial configuration dialog.(where you are supposed to be according to all documentation I have read)) Instead, after booting it is as it goes into a normal start and needs the password to enter enable mode. I suspect the problem is the Config Reg setting

Anyone got any ideas?

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Comments

dtlokee

after you type in flash_init and load_helper did you rename or delete the config file from flash?

osiris69

dtlokee wrote:

after you type in flash_init and load_helper did you rename or delete the config file from flash?

Rename. I think I may know what the problem is now but I do not know how to rectify it.

Directory of flash: /

002. -rwx. 1369573. Mar 01 1993. 00:02:06. c2900XL-h2-mz-120.5.1-XP.bin

003. -rwx. 102893. Dec 10 1999. 19:12:29. c2900XL-diag-mz-120.5.1-XP

004. drwx. 11072. Dec 10 1999. 19:12:29. html

179. -rwx. 660. Mar 01 1993. 00:02:27. vlan.dat

180. -rwx. 4037. Jul 25 2000. 08:31:38. config.old

181. -rwx. 1490614. Mar 01 1993. 00:05:04. c2900XL-h2s-mz-120.5.1-XP.bin

182. -rwx. 892. Mar 01 1993. 00:05:57. config.text

184. -rwx. 324 Jan 01 1970. 00:04:36. env_vars

3612672 bytes total (108544 bytes free)

The switch is using the c2900XL-h2s ios and it is compressed. Could this be why I can't get in?[/url]

georgemc

osiris69 wrote:

Rename. I think I may know what the problem is now but I do not know how to rectify it.

Directory of flash: /

002. -rwx. 1369573. Mar 01 1993. 00:02:06. c2900XL-h2-mz-120.5.1-XP.bin

003. -rwx. 102893. Dec 10 1999. 19:12:29. c2900XL-diag-mz-120.5.1-XP

004. drwx. 11072. Dec 10 1999. 19:12:29. html

179. -rwx. 660. Mar 01 1993. 00:02:27. vlan.dat

180. -rwx. 4037. Jul 25 2000. 08:31:38. config.old

181. -rwx. 1490614. Mar 01 1993. 00:05:04. c2900XL-h2s-mz-120.5.1-XP.bin

182. -rwx. 892. Mar 01 1993. 00:05:57. config.text

184. -rwx. 324 Jan 01 1970. 00:04:36. env_vars

3612672 bytes total (108544 bytes free)

The switch is using the c2900XL-h2s ios and it is compressed. Could this be why I can't get in?[/url]

As long as config.text exists in flash, the switch is going to boot from it. Rename the config.text to something else (i.e, config.old) while stepping through the documented procedures again.

dtlokee

osiris69 wrote:

dtlokee wrote:

after you type in flash_init and load_helper did you rename or delete the config file from flash?

Rename. I think I may know what the problem is now but I do not know how to rectify it.

Directory of flash: /

002. -rwx. 1369573. Mar 01 1993. 00:02:06. c2900XL-h2-mz-120.5.1-XP.bin

003. -rwx. 102893. Dec 10 1999. 19:12:29. c2900XL-diag-mz-120.5.1-XP

004. drwx. 11072. Dec 10 1999. 19:12:29. html

179. -rwx. 660. Mar 01 1993. 00:02:27. vlan.dat

180. -rwx. 4037. Jul 25 2000. 08:31:38. config.old

181. -rwx. 1490614. Mar 01 1993. 00:05:04. c2900XL-h2s-mz-120.5.1-XP.bin

182. -rwx. 892. Mar 01 1993. 00:05:57. config.text

184. -rwx. 324 Jan 01 1970. 00:04:36. env_vars

3612672 bytes total (108544 bytes free)

The switch is using the c2900XL-h2s ios and it is compressed. Could this be why I can't get in?[/url]

yeah you need to rename the config.text file to somthing different after you enter flash_init, and load_helper

rename flash:/config.text flash:/config.old

after you rename it use the "boot" command to boot the switch

Netstudent

but what if he already has a file named config.old. It will give him an error stating that when he tries to rename config.text. This happned to me. Delete the config.old or copy config.text to something different than config.old.

networker050184

I think you answered your own question on that one!

Netstudent

well I didn't ask for myself because I did already experience this. I asked the question to spark a thought from others.

osiris69

Netstudent wrote:

well I didn't ask for myself because I did already experience this. I asked the question to spark a thought from others.

THANK YOU SIR SPOT ON!!!

Once I deleted config.old it all went through OK

What threw me was I tried to delete something else and got permission denied

All sorted now so Thank you again

Netstudent

your welcome. I'ts amazing how much you learn with your own gear, and how much more you have to learn.