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Installation Guide: 601, 602, and 604 Routers
System fails to boot, and
stops at [Alcatel Boot].
1 T1000.Z file is
non-existent or has
become corrupt
2 Flash is corrupt.
1 Connect your terminal to the Console port on the
Alcatel router.
2 Configure the modem for 9600/8/None, and no flow
control.
3 Power cycle the Alcatel router continuously by pressing
the Enter key until you see the following prompt:
[Alcatel Boot]
4 Type
c
, and press Enter.
5 The following prompts will be displayed. Type the
bolded entries and press Enter.
boot device:
lnPci
(Lower case “L”, not “1”.)
processor number:
0
host name:
host
file name: “The path and file name on your tftp server
(e.g.,
tftpboot/NCM.Z
)”
inet on ethernet (e):
x.x.x.x:ffffff00
(This is the
system’s Ethernet address:netmask.)
inet on backplane (b): Not needed.
host inet (h):
x.x.x.x
(The ip address of the tftp server.)
gateway inet (g):
x.x.x.x
(Your router’s address- not
necessary in the same subnet.)
user (u):
wind
(This is a required field.)
ftp password (pw) (blank = use rsh):
wind
(This is a
required field.)
flags (f):
0x8a
target (tn):
Alcatel
startup script (s): Not needed.
other (o):
lnPci
(This is a lowercase “L”, not a “1”.)
6 At this point, you will be at the Alcatel prompt [Alcatel
Boot]. Type
@
and press Enter. This will boot the
system from the network.
7 Once the system is booted and you have logged in, you
must format the Flash by issuing the following
command:
file format NCM
8 When the format is complete, follow the upgrade
procedures to finish the process. (See Upgrading
System Software on page 42.)
NOTE:
Remember to connect to the TFTP server that
contains the T1000.Z file.
Table 17 Common Symptoms and Actions (continued)
Symptom
Cause
Action
