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This document is to address that a corrupt flash or no flash file on an IOS system.


In boot-up you will see the following error.

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switch:n:

Base ethernet MAC Address: 00:14:6a:62:73:80

no such file

flashfs[0]: 0 orphaned files, 0 orphaned directories

flashfs[0]: Total bytes: 15998976

flashfs[0]: Bytes used: 3072

flashfs[0]: Bytes available: 15995904

flashfs[0]: flashfs fsck took 8 seconds.

...done Initializing Flash.

Boot Sector Filesystem (bs) installed, fsid: 3

done.

Loading "flash:c3750-ipservices-mz.122-25.SEB1/c3750-ipservices-mz.122-25.SEB1.b

in"...flash:c3750-ipservices-mz.122-25.SEB1/c3750-ipservices-mz.122-25.SEB1.bin:

no such file or directory


Error loading "flash:c3750-ipservices-mz.122-25.SEB1/c3750-ipservices-mz.122-25.

SEB1.bin"


Interrupt within 5 seconds to abort boot process.

Boot process failed...


The system is unable to boot automatically. The BOOT environment variable needs to be set to a bootable image.

In hyper terminal at the switch: prompt, please follow below.
Switch: type the information listed.
Switch: copy xmodem: flash:filename.bin (Example: switch: copy xmodem: flash: c3750-ipbase-mz.122-25.SEC.bin)

Go to Hyperterminal – Transfer – Send File.
Browse to your flash file.
Protocol is Xmodem.
Hit the enter button,
This will take a long time to transfer the file. Over 2 hours.

Cisco documentation