Chapter 4 Troubleshooting the Installation
Performing Other Configuration Tasks
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Step 5 Within 5 seconds of turning on the router, press the Break key. This action causes
the terminal to display the ROM monitor prompt, as follows:
rommon 1>
Step 6 Set the software configuration register to ignore the configuration file
information, as indicated in the following sample display:
rommon 1> config-register
Configuration Summary
enabled are:
console baud: 9600
boot: image specified by the boot system command
or default to: cisco2-grp
do you wish to change the configuration? y/n [n]: y
enable “diagnostic mode”? y/n [n]:
enable “use net in IP bcast address”? y/n [n]:
enable “load rom after netbootfails”? y/n [n]:
enable “use all zero broadcast”? y/n [n]:
enable “break/abort has effect?” y/n [n]:
enable “ignore system config info?” [n]: y
change console baud rate? y/n [n]:
change boot characteristics? y/n [n]
Configuration Summary
enabled are:
console baud: 9600
boot: image specified by the boot system command
or default to: cisco2-grp
do you wish to change the configuration? y/n [n]
You must reset or power cycle for the new config to take effect
rommon 1>
Step 7 Initialize the router by entering the initialize command at the ROM monitor
prompt:
rommon 1> initialize
The router goes through a power cycle. The software configuration register is set
to ignore the configuration file.