Cisco ASA boot problem
ASA doesn't boot:
1Launching BootLoader...
2Default configuration file contains 1 entry.
3Searching / for images to boot.
4Loading /asa825-k8.bin... Booting...
5
6Press ESC to interrupt boot:
7
8Use BREAK or ESC to interrupt boot.
9Use SPACE to begin boot immediately.
We're now in rommon:
1rommon #0>
Check variables:
1rommon #3> set
2ROMMON Variable Settings:
3 ADDRESS=0.0.0.0
4 SERVER=0.0.0.0
5 GATEWAY=0.0.0.0
6 PORT=Ethernet0/0
7 VLAN=untagged
8 IMAGE=
9 CONFIG=
10 LINKTIMEOUT=20
11 PKTTIMEOUT=4
12 RETRY=20
Config network parameters.
1rommon #8>ADDRESS=10.0.10.77
2rommon #9>ADDRESS=10.0.10.77
3rommon #10>SERVER=10.0.15.77
4rommon #11>GATEWAY=10.0.10.254
5rommon #12>PORT=Ethernet0/0
The ethernet port goes up:
1Ethernet0/0
2MAC Address: 6412.25db.770b
3Link is UP
Verify network reachability with a ping to gateway:
1rommon #13> ping 10.0.10.254
2Sending 20, 100-byte ICMP Echoes to 10.0.10.254, timeout is 4 seconds:
3?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4Success rate is 95 percent (19/20)
Set image to download:
IMAGE=asa825-59-k8.bin
Start your favorite TFTP server and launch download command:
1rommon #15> tftpdnld
2ROMMON Variable Settings:
3 ADDRESS=10.0.10.77
4 SERVER=10.0.15.77
5 GATEWAY=10.0.10.254
6 PORT=Ethernet0/0
7 VLAN=untagged
8 IMAGE=asa825-59-k8.bin
9 CONFIG=
10 LINKTIMEOUT=20
11 PKTTIMEOUT=4
12 RETRY=20
13
14tftp asa825-59-k8.bin@10.0.15.77 via 10.0.10.254
15!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
16...
17!!!!!
18Received 15482880 bytes
19Launching TFTP Image...
It got stuck. Let's try again erasing all media and repeating the procedure:
1rommon #0> erase all
2
3About to erase the selected device, this will erase
4all files including configuration, and images.
5Continue with erase? y/n [n]: y
6Erasing Disk0:
7..............
8
9tftp asa825-59-k8.bin@10.0.15.77 via 10.0.10.254
10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
11...
12!!!!!
13Received 15482880 bytes
14Launching TFTP Image...
After a while this error message appears:
1Launching TFTP Image...
2i2c_read_byte_w_wait() error, slot = 0x0, device = 0xa0, address = 0 byte count = 1. Reason: i2C_HOST_BUSY_ERROR
3platform_init_from_idprom: i2c_error 5
4Cisco Security Appliance admin loader (3.0) #0: Fri Feb 12 11:35:35 PST 2016
5i2c_read_byte_w_wait() error, slot = 0x0, device = 0xa0, address = 0 byte count = 1. Reason: i2C_HOST_BUSY_ERROR
6platform_init_from_idprom: i2c_error 5
7Platform
8Loading...
Some Google-fu lead me to this link: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/supplier-sustainability/memory.html
Looks like a memory problem Cisco had with a supplier:
1>Cisco has been working with individual customers on an issue related to memory components manufactured by a single supplier between 2005 and 2010. These components are widely used across the industry
Maybe I'm a bit late to have the memories replaced in warranty.