robinhoodis
join:2006-02-20
| reply to jma24
Re: Cisco PIX OS 7.0
how do you format the filesystem
I have tried
no flashfs
and
clear flashfs
after doing those commands I see the following, but I still see the filesystem restored after I reboot.
pixfirewall# clear flashfs
pixfirewall# show flashfs
flash file system: version:0 magic:0x0
file 0: origin: 0 length:0
file 1: origin: 0 length:0
file 2: origin: 0 length:0
file 3: origin: 0 length:0
file 4: origin: 0 length:0 |
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jma24
@bulldogdsl.com
| reply to grunteled
Hi,
I can't swear that it will work for you, because it's clearly *not* a supported configuration, so proceed at your own risk!
However PIX 7.0 will easily fit into 8Mb flash (the image is 5Mb so you have about 2.5Mb spare). On this principle I decided to give it a go for a laugh on a PIX that someone gave me.
By this principle it should be able to run on any of the older PIXs that support a memory upgrade past 64Mb. Given that most PIX techs worth their salt won't touch a GUI, I wonder why Cisco are so adamant that it won't work.
Warnings over, this is how to do it in very general terms.
1) Boot your pix *on the console* and login
2) Back up the FS to tftp
3) Format the filesystem, delete all the files on it
4) Reboot to monitor mode
5) tftp boot the Pix from an image (6.3, 7.0, makes no odds)
6) copy tftp://server/pix701.bin flash:image
7) reload
8) request a new 3DES activation key from Cisco (free).
Regards,
John |
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grunteled
Puffy And Prickly
Premium
join:2001-06-13
Kansas City, MO
clubs:
1 edit | reply to jma24
Does that mean you can get it on the 506? I have the older 506 platform but it seems to be the same device just not 10/100 and no USB.
Hardware: PIX-506, 256 MB RAM, CPU Pentium 200 MHz
Flash i28F640J5 @ 0x300, 8MB
BIOS Flash AT29C257 @ 0xfffd8000, 32KB |
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jma24
@bulldogdsl.com
| reply to grunteled
Hi,
It is possible to run 7.0 on a Pix 506E. You can't however install ADSM, only the CLI.
My account manager at Cisco tells me that they are planning on doing a compressed image with a bootloader that should fit both PIX 7 and ADSM into 8Mb. Since together they are only ~10Mb that sounds feasible.
The Pix 506E is of course not flash upgradeable (not unless you're a dab hand with surface mount soldering at least).
Regards,
John |
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grunteled
Puffy And Prickly
Premium
join:2001-06-13
Kansas City, MO
clubs:
| reply to webnetwiz
said by webnetwiz  :Pix 520 will not be supported. Neither will the 501, 506, 506E (506E will be supported a little later with a memory upgrade), 515. All other Pixes, 515E, 525 and 535 will be supported. So is the 506 going to be included when the 506E gets there? I have 256M on my 506 and I'd like to take it to 7.x if possible. If not 6.3 is pretty good too. I was pretty excited to finally be able to use VLANs on the 506. Pretty powerful firewall for my home use  |
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webnetwiz
There's no place like 127.0.0.1
Premium
join:2004-09-22
Van Nuys, CA
| reply to idolclub
I'm going to assume that what would happen with 506E is that the OS will be zipped, or packaged if you will, and since you'll be required to upgrade memory, the OS will be extracted to RAM and will run from RAM. I believe that also may be the reason why 506E will be supported later than the overall release of 7.0 to customers. |
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idolclub
join:2003-12-24
| reply to webnetwiz
said by webnetwiz :Pix 520 will not be supported. Neither will the 501, 506, 506E (506E will be supported a little later with a memory upgrade), 515. All other Pixes, 515E, 525 and 535 will be supported. PIX506E only has 8MB flash, is PIX7.0 can install in 8MB flash? |
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webnetwiz
There's no place like 127.0.0.1
Premium
join:2004-09-22
Van Nuys, CA | reply to bsddaemon
Pix 520 will not be supported. Neither will the 501, 506, 506E (506E will be supported a little later with a memory upgrade), 515. All other Pixes, 515E, 525 and 535 will be supported. |
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