upgrade rom-monitor filename bootflash:asr1000-rommon.173-1r.spa.pkg rp0
and verify it with a reload before proceeding to the IOS XE software upgrade to prevent boot-looping. How to Use It asr1000-rommon.173-1r.spa.pkg
Several ASR 1004 units with ESPs were stuck in a power cycle loop when booting 17.x IOS XE. 173-1r included a patch to the hardware initialization sequence for the ESP-100 and ESP-200 cards. upgrade rom-monitor filename bootflash:asr1000-rommon
What if you see no console output at all after power-up? This indicates a catastrophic ROMMON failure. In such cases: asr1000-rommon.173-1r.spa.pkg
Always verify the MD5 hash before burning the image to prevent flash corruption.
Expected output: ROMMON Version: 173-1r
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