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Troubleshooting Router Booting Issues Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Router Freeze After the ROM Monitor Initializes When a user boots a router from the ROM, the system hangs after the ROM monitor initializes. Table 4-4 describes solutions for this problem. Table 4-4 Booting: Router Hangs After ROM Monitor Initializes EPROM1 size 1. Power down the system. setting is incorrect 2. Inspect EPROM size jumpers. See the hardware installation and maintenance publication for your router to determine the proper setting. 3. Move jumpers as required. Configuration register is not set correctly 1. Check your configuration settings (boot ROM jumpers and software configuration). If no jumper is set at bit 0, and no other boot field is defined, you must reconfigure your system so that it can boot properly. 2. To enable your router to boot properly, do one of the following: • Configure the software configuration register of the router using the config-register value global configuration command. • Set the boot ROM jumper to permit booting. • Include the correct boot system global configuration commands to boot the system. • Set bit 0 to a value of 1 to force booting from ROM. See the Cisco IOS configuration guides and command references, as well as your hardware installation and maintenance publications, for more information about configuring your router for the various booting options. 1. EPROM = erasable programmable read-only memory Troubleshooting Router Freeze in the ROM Monitor Mode When a user boots a router from ROM, the system boots into ROM monitor mode but does not boot the complete system image and the router remains in the ROM monitor mode. 4-12 Cisco 7600 Series Routers Module Guide OL-5077-7

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Cisco 7600 Series Routers Module Guide
OL-5077-7
Chapter 4
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Router Booting Issues
Troubleshooting Router Freeze After the ROM Monitor Initializes
When a user boots a router from the ROM, the system hangs after the ROM monitor initializes.
Table 4-4
describes solutions for this problem.
Troubleshooting Router Freeze in the ROM Monitor Mode
When a user boots a router from ROM, the system boots into ROM monitor mode but does not boot the
complete system image and the router remains in the ROM monitor mode.
Table 4-4
Booting: Router Hangs After ROM Monitor Initializes
EPROM
1
size
setting is incorrect
1.
Power down the system.
2.
Inspect EPROM size jumpers. See the hardware installation
and maintenance publication for your router to determine the
proper setting.
3.
Move jumpers as required.
Configuration
register is not set
correctly
1.
Check your configuration settings (boot ROM jumpers and
software configuration). If no jumper is set at bit 0, and no
other boot field is defined, you must reconfigure your system
so that it can boot properly.
2.
To enable your router to boot properly, do one of the
following:
Configure the software configuration register of the router
using the
config-register value
global configuration
command.
Set the boot ROM jumper to permit booting.
Include the correct boot system global configuration
commands to boot the system.
Set bit 0 to a value of 1 to force booting from ROM.
See the Cisco IOS configuration guides and command
references, as well as your hardware installation and
maintenance publications, for more information about
configuring your router for the various booting options.
1.
EPROM = erasable programmable read-only memory