OOPs I changed the Config-register now what do I do??
oops have you ever tried changing the config-register values for fun to see what they would do?
I have. I changed the config-register values to these:
0x2142 skip NVRAM
0x2102 boot to NVRAM
0x1 rommon (safe mode)
0x0 rom only (very limited IOS
The command to modify the configuration register value is o/r, followed by the new register value. After pressing enter, use
the command i to initialize the router. The i command reloads the router, using the new configuration register setting. In
this case, a configuration register value of 0×2102 ensures that the router will boot as per the factory default settings.
:Use this when in ROM mode only; great to change config register back to booting to NVRAM. I was stuff here awhile trying to find ROM mode only command to change config-register. Phewww! Here it is. This value 2102 changes it bakc to boot normally from NVRAM. Yeah!
>o/r 0x2102
>i
If you issue the break sequence on a Cisco 2600 router, you’ll be presented with the rommon> prompt. Although the commands
from this prompt are a little different, they achieve the same result. In the example below, we’re setting the configuration
register to 0×2142, which tells the router to ignore the contents of the startup configuration file, since bit 6 has been
set. The command to change the configuration register from the rommon> prompt is confreg, followed by the new register value.
To reload the router, issue the reset command.
rommon 1>confreg 0x2142
rommon 2>reset
After issuing the reset command, the router will reboot using the new configuration register value of 0×2142.
Common configuration register settings and their meanings:
0×2102 The default configuration register setting. The break command is disabled, the contents of NVRAM are processed, and
the router will boot according to the commands stored in NVRAM
0×2101 The break command is disabled. The router will process the contents of NVRAM, but will boot into the RxBoot image
stored in ROM.
0×2100 The break command is disabled, and the router will boot into ROM Monitor mode.
0×2142 The break command is disabled, and the router will ignore the contents of NVRAM during the boot process.
0×2002 The break command is enabled, but otherwise the router will boot normally.
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