Changing The Configuration Register Using Prompts - Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Configuration Manual

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Changing the Configuration Register Using Prompts

Entering confreg without an argument displays the contents of the virtual configuration register and a
prompt to alter the contents by describing the meaning of each bit.
In either case, the new virtual configuration register value is written into NVRAM but does not take
effect until you reset or reboot the router.
The following display shows an example of entering the confreg command:
rommon 7> confreg
enabled are:
console baud: 9600
boot: the ROM Monitor
do you wish to change the configuration? y/n
enable
enable
enable
enable
enable
enable
change console baud rate? y/n
enter rate: 0 = 9600, 1 = 4800, 2 = 1200, 3 = 2400
change the boot characteristics? y/n
enter to boot:
0 = ROM Monitor
1 = the boot helper image
2-15 = boot system
Configuration Summary
enabled are:
diagnostic mode
console baud: 9600
boot: the ROM Monitor
do you wish to change the configuration? y/n
You must reset or power cycle for new config to take effect
Console Download
You can use console download, a ROM monitor function, to download over the router console port either
a software image or a configuration file. After download, the file is either saved to the mini-Flash
memory module or to main memory for execution (image files only).
Use console download when you do not have access to a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server.
If you want to download a software image or a configuration file to the router over the console port, you
Note
must use the ROM monitor command.
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Configuration Summary
"diagnostic mode"? y/n
"use net in IP bcast address"? y/n
"load rom after netboot fails"? y/n
"use all zero broadcast"? y/n
"break/abort has effect"? y/n
"ignore system config info"? y/n
[0]: 0
[n]: y
[n]: y
[n]:
[n]:
[n]:
[n]:
[n]:
[n]: y
[0]:
[n]: y
[n]:
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