Cisco Systems 1700 appendix Command Router Prompt Task

Appendix B ROM Monitor

Entering the ROM Monitor

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Follow these steps to configure the router to boot up in ROM monitor mode the next time it is rebooted.

Command	Router Prompt	Task
enable	Router>	If there is an enable password configured, enter
		the enable command and the enable password to
		enter privileged EXEC mode.
configure terminal	Router#	Enter global configuration mode.
config-reg 0x0	Router(config)#	Reset the configuration register.
exit	Router(config)#	Exit global configuration mode.
reload	Router#	Reboot the router with the new configuration
		register value. The router remains in ROM
		monitor and does not boot the Cisco IOS
		software.
		As long as the configuration value is 0x0, you
		must manually boot the operating system from
		the console. See the boot command in the
		“Command Descriptions” section on page B-4 .
	rommon 1>	After the router reboots, it is in ROM monitor
		mode. The number in the prompt increments
		with each new line.

Timesaver A break (system interrupt) is always enabled for 60 seconds after the router reboots, regardless of its setting (on or off) in the configuration register. During this 60-second window, you can break to the ROM monitor prompt by pressing the Break key.

	Cisco 1700 Series Router Software Configuration Guide
B-2	78-5407-03