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Hi all,

I have a 2600 router and the flash memory appears to be in 2 partitions.
I have an image file in each with the first partition only having a 4mb file
and the second partition having a 7mb file, both with the same name.

Can I repartition the flash memory?
Are both of the files in fact one file split over 2 partitions?
Can I merge these together?
Where can I get the latest IOS for my routers?
I know these are on the Cisco site but I am not registered as a user who
can download them and I think I would need to be a corporate user to get
access.


I want to get the latest IOS for the 2503, 2610 and 2950. Any help would be
gratefully appreciated.

Gordon

Files aren't split over partions, in my experience.

If the flash is partitioned, it should be in the startup config, eg:
partiton flash 2 8 8 (2 partitions, 8 meg each)

Erase the unwanted partition (making sure there is no contravening
boot system flash command in the config like:
boot system flash:2:[image].bin)

router#erase flash:2

Then go into global config and negate the partition flash command. eg:
no partition flash 2 8 8.

Write, reload and what was in flash:1 should now be in flash:
in one partition!

If you want to keep the stuff in partition 2, you'll need to delete files
from flash:1
and copy stuff from flash:2 to flash:1, then unpartion.

Something like that anyway.
Simon, CCNP.

"slipstream_242" <> wrote in message
newsoDHc.17$...
> Hi all,
>
> I have a 2600 router and the flash memory appears to be in 2
partitions.
> I have an image file in each with the first partition only having a 4mb
file
> and the second partition having a 7mb file, both with the same name.
>
> Can I repartition the flash memory?
> Are both of the files in fact one file split over 2 partitions?
> Can I merge these together?
> Where can I get the latest IOS for my routers?
> I know these are on the Cisco site but I am not registered as a user
who
> can download them and I think I would need to be a corporate user to get
> access.
>
>
> I want to get the latest IOS for the 2503, 2610 and 2950. Any help would
be
> gratefully appreciated.
>
> Gordon
>
>

Thanks

I`m just curious, the image in flash 1 is 4mb and the one in flash 2 has
the same name but is 7 mb. I have noticed that on reload it does decompress
the image in flash 1 so does this mean that the image in flash 2 is the
decompressed version once the router is reloaded?

would I be able to save the decompressed IOS to tftp and then reload that
back into flash once I have created just the one partition?

Thanks for your help

Gordon

"Simon Marsden" <(DELETE)> wrote in message
news:ccna3a$n9m$...
> Files aren't split over partions, in my experience.
>
> If the flash is partitioned, it should be in the startup config, eg:
> partiton flash 2 8 8 (2 partitions, 8 meg each)
>
> Erase the unwanted partition (making sure there is no contravening
> boot system flash command in the config like:
> boot system flash:2:[image].bin)
>
> router#erase flash:2
>
> Then go into global config and negate the partition flash command. eg:
> no partition flash 2 8 8.
>
> Write, reload and what was in flash:1 should now be in flash:
> in one partition!
>
> If you want to keep the stuff in partition 2, you'll need to delete files
> from flash:1
> and copy stuff from flash:2 to flash:1, then unpartion.
>
> Something like that anyway.
> Simon, CCNP.
>
> "slipstream_242" <> wrote in message
> newsoDHc.17$...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have a 2600 router and the flash memory appears to be in 2
> partitions.
> > I have an image file in each with the first partition only having a 4mb
> file
> > and the second partition having a 7mb file, both with the same name.
> >
> > Can I repartition the flash memory?
> > Are both of the files in fact one file split over 2 partitions?
> > Can I merge these together?
> > Where can I get the latest IOS for my routers?
> > I know these are on the Cisco site but I am not registered as a user
> who
> > can download them and I think I would need to be a corporate user to get
> > access.
> >
> >
> > I want to get the latest IOS for the 2503, 2610 and 2950. Any help would
> be
> > gratefully appreciated.
> >
> > Gordon
> >
> >
>
>

If the two files have the same name, but different file size,
the smaller file could be a corrupt copy?

Can you boot from both files?

Again, from my experience, 2600's only decompress an IOS
into DRAM on boot, and you always tftp the compressed image.

WARNING
If you erase your single flash partition and reload, you'll need to tftp
the IOS back from the 'rommon>' prompt.

"slipstream_242" <> wrote in message
news:iOOHc.194$...
> Thanks
>
> I`m just curious, the image in flash 1 is 4mb and the one in flash 2
has
> the same name but is 7 mb. I have noticed that on reload it does
decompress
> the image in flash 1 so does this mean that the image in flash 2 is the
> decompressed version once the router is reloaded?
>
> would I be able to save the decompressed IOS to tftp and then reload that
> back into flash once I have created just the one partition?
>
> Thanks for your help
>
> Gordon
>
> "Simon Marsden" <(DELETE)> wrote in message
> news:ccna3a$n9m$...
> > Files aren't split over partions, in my experience.
> >
> > If the flash is partitioned, it should be in the startup config, eg:
> > partiton flash 2 8 8 (2 partitions, 8 meg each)
> >
> > Erase the unwanted partition (making sure there is no contravening
> > boot system flash command in the config like:
> > boot system flash:2:[image].bin)
> >
> > router#erase flash:2
> >
> > Then go into global config and negate the partition flash command. eg:
> > no partition flash 2 8 8.
> >
> > Write, reload and what was in flash:1 should now be in flash:
> > in one partition!
> >
> > If you want to keep the stuff in partition 2, you'll need to delete
files
> > from flash:1
> > and copy stuff from flash:2 to flash:1, then unpartion.
> >
> > Something like that anyway.
> > Simon, CCNP.
> >
> > "slipstream_242" <> wrote in message
> > newsoDHc.17$...
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I have a 2600 router and the flash memory appears to be in 2
> > partitions.
> > > I have an image file in each with the first partition only having a
4mb
> > file
> > > and the second partition having a 7mb file, both with the same name.
> > >
> > > Can I repartition the flash memory?
> > > Are both of the files in fact one file split over 2 partitions?
> > > Can I merge these together?
> > > Where can I get the latest IOS for my routers?
> > > I know these are on the Cisco site but I am not registered as a
user
> > who
> > > can download them and I think I would need to be a corporate user to
get
> > > access.
> > >
> > >
> > > I want to get the latest IOS for the 2503, 2610 and 2950. Any help
would
> > be
> > > gratefully appreciated.
> > >
> > > Gordon
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>