Cisco 1710 Software Configuration Manual page 70

Entering the ROM Monitor
Step Task
1. If there is an enable password configured, enter the
enable command and the enable password to enter
privileged EXEC mode.
Enter global configuration mode.
2.
Reset the configuration register.
3.
Exit global configuration mode.
4.
Reboot the router with the new configuration
5.
register value. The router remains in ROM monitor
and does not boot the Cisco IOS software.
As long as the configuration value is 0x0, you must
manually boot the operating system from the
console. Refer to the boot command in the
"Command Descriptions" section later in this
appendix.
6. After the router reboots, it is in ROM monitor
mode. The number in the prompt increments with
each new line.
Timesaver
Cisco 1710 Security Router Software Configuration Guide
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Follow these steps to configure the router to boot up in ROM monitor mode the
next time it is rebooted:
Break (system interrupt) is always enabled for 60 seconds after the router
reboots, regardless of whether it is set to on or off in the configuration register.
During this 60-second window, you can break to the ROM monitor prompt by
pressing the Break key.
Appendix A
Router Prompt Command
enable
1700>
configure terminal
1700#
1700(config)# config-reg 0x0
1700(config)# exit
1700# reload
rommon 1>
ROM Monitor
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