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B-1 Cisco 1700 Series Router Software Configuration Guide 78-5407-03 APPENDIX B ROM Monitor This appendix describes the Cisco router R OM monitor (also called the bootstrap pr ogr am ). The R OM monitor f irmware runs when the router is po wered up or reset.
Appendix B ROM Monitor Entering the ROM Monitor B-2 Cisco 1700 Series Router Software Configuration Guide 78-5407-03 Follo w these steps to conf igure the router to boot up in R OM monitor mode the next time it is rebooted.
B-3 Cisco 1700 Series Router Software Configuration Guide 78-5407-03 Appendix B ROM Monitor ROM Monitor Commands ROM Monitor Commands Enter ? or help at the R OM monitor prompt to display a list of av.
Appendix B ROM Monitor Command Descriptions B-4 Cisco 1700 Series Router Software Configuration Guide 78-5407-03 Command Descriptions T able B-1 describes commonly used R OM monitor commands. T able B-1 Common ROM Monit or Commands Command Description help or ? Displays a summary of all av ailable R OM monitor commands.
B-5 Cisco 1700 Series Router Software Configuration Guide 78-5407-03 Appendix B ROM Monitor Disaster Recovery with TFTP Download T able B-2 describes the R OM monitor boot commands. For more information about the R OM monitor boot commands, refer to the Cisco IOS Configuration Guide and Cisco IOS Command Reference publications.
Appendix B ROM Monitor Disaster Recovery with TFTP Download B-6 Cisco 1700 Series Router Software Configuration Guide 78-5407-03 Note The commands described in this section are case sensitiv e and must be entered exactly as sho wn in the lists.
B-7 Cisco 1700 Series Router Software Configuration Guide 78-5407-03 Appendix B ROM Monitor Disaster Recovery with TFTP Download Using the TFTP Download Command The steps described in this section should be performed while in R OM monitor mode. Step 1 Use the appropriate commands to enter all the required v ariables and any optional variables.
Appendix B ROM Monitor Configuration Register B-8 Cisco 1700 Series Router Software Configuration Guide 78-5407-03 Note The -r v ariable is optional. Entering this variable do wnloads and boots the new softw are but does not sa ve the software to Flash.
B-9 Cisco 1700 Series Router Software Configuration Guide 78-5407-03 Appendix B ROM Monitor Configuration Register This will change the virtual conf iguration re gister to the value specif ied.
Appendix B ROM Monitor Console Download B-10 Cisco 1700 Series Router Software Configuration Guide 78-5407-03 Console Download Y ou can use console download, a R OM monitor function, to do wnload ov er the router console port either a software image or a conf iguration f ile.
B-11 Cisco 1700 Series Router Software Configuration Guide 78-5407-03 Appendix B ROM Monitor Console Download Error Reporting Because the R OM monitor console download uses the console to perform the data transfer , error messages are displayed on the console only when the data transfer is terminated.
Appendix B ROM Monitor Debug Commands B-12 Cisco 1700 Series Router Software Configuration Guide 78-5407-03 Debug Commands Most R OM monitor debugging commands are functional only when Cisco IOS software has crashed or stopped.
B-13 Cisco 1700 Series Router Software Configuration Guide 78-5407-03 Appendix B ROM Monitor Debug Commands R28 = 0xffffffff R29 = 0xffffffff R30 = 0xffffffff R31 = 0xffffffff • frame —Display an indi vidual stack frame. • sysret —Display return information from the last booted system image.
Appendix B ROM Monitor Debug Commands B-14 Cisco 1700 Series Router Software Configuration Guide 78-5407-03.
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