
Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco 12404 Internet Router
Using Flash Memory Cards in the RP
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The console displays the “Formatting sector
n
” line in the sample output shown
above. When the count reaches 1, the formatting process is complete. The new
Flash memory card is now formatted and ready to use.
For complete command descriptions and configuration information, see the
Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference
and the
Configuration
Fundamentals Configuration Guide
in the Cisco IOS documentation set. For
information on obtaining these publications, see
Configuration Information and Support, page 3-87
Specify a Boot Image
Use the procedure in this section to identify a sample Cisco IOS software image
(
new.image
in this example) that is to be made bootable from a Flash memory
card.
config-register Command
The software configuration register must be set to 0x2102 during this procedure
to boot the image from a Flash memory card; accordingly, the
config-register
command must be included in the command sequence, as shown.
Filo#
configure terminal
Filo(config)#
no boot system
Filo(config)#
boot system flash slot0:new.image
Filo(config)#
config-register 0x2102
Ctrl-Z
Filo#
copy running-config startup-config
Filo#
reload
When you enter the
reload
command, the specified file (
new.image
) on the Flash
memory card inserted in PCMCIA slot 0 is used to boot the system.
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