Problems transfering new IOS onto a 2916 Switch.

[andrew4728]

Hey all, I obtained a new, updated IOS image file for my Cisco 2916 switch and am trying to get it loaded into the switch. It is definately not as easy as my 2514 router to update the IOS.

It took me a bit to figure out how to list the contents of flash but I eventually got it :

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S1#dir flash:
Directory of flash:

2 -rwx 59909 Mar 19 1993 02:20:52 c2900XL-diag-mz-112.8-SA1
3 -rwx 847972 Mar 19 1993 02:21:56 c2900XL-h-mz-112.8-SA1
4 drwx 3904 Feb 03 1998 23:04:12 html
66 -rwx 143 Jan 01 1970 00:00:10 env_vars
67 -rwx 1006 Mar 17 1993 22:02:58 config.text

1728000 bytes total (447488 bytes free)

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According to that, I have 1728000 bytes to use but the image file is 1,809,119 byes in size!! According to what I read online, my Flash should be 2 megs in size!!

(I have deleted both the image files on the switch, and the BYTES TOTAL still shows 1728000, so that means total size of flash, not total size USED.)

I have tried copying the new ios file from my TFTP serv and it goes halfway, and starts to fail (once it's out of space)

I use the command copy tftp flash:\FILENAME.bin

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S1#sh ver
Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) C2900XL Software (C2900XL-H-M), Version 11.2(8)SA1, RELEASE SOFTWARE (f
c1)
Copyright (c) 1986-1998 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Tue 03-Feb-98 14:59 by rheaton
Image text-base: 0x00003000, data-base: 0x001A22AC

ROM: Bootstrap program is C2900XL boot loader

S1 uptime is 3 weeks, 4 days, 17 hours, 15 minutes
System restarted by power-on
Running default software


cisco WS-C2916M-XL (PowerPC403GA) processor (revision 0x11) with 4096K/1024K byt
es of memory.
Processor board ID FAA0217T0E8, with hardware revision 0x00
Last reset from power-on
16 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)

32K bytes of flash-simulated non-volatile configuration memory.
Base ethernet MAC Address: 00:90:2B:C0:00:C0
Configuration register is 0xF
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Do they just round up when they list how much Flash is available? or am I doing this all wrong and I'm not looking in the right place?

Thanks all!

Andrew

 

[vipergg]

You have the wrong software for your box , your switch is only a 4 meg box and you are trying to use software meant for a 8 meg box . If you get the right software for a 4 meg 2900 switch it is only about 1.2 meg in size . Also if you aren't going to need to use the HTMl interface you can delete all the html files also . If you don't need the html function then just download the .bin file from Cisco .

 

[vipergg]

This is the version you should be using for your switch which is the latest and probably last version for the 4 meg XL switches .

c2900XL-hs-mz-112.8.12-SA6.bin

 

[andrew4728]

Thanks Vipergg, I'll see if I can obtain that IOS..

Andrew