[1841] Reset Password / Config, ROMMON Upgrade and Software Upgrade on Cisco 1841

1.) Reset Password / Config

- Connect to the router via Serial Cable

- Power on the router, but send a break during the first 60 seconds of boot time to get to the rommon CLI

- enter confreg 0x2142 followed by a reset

- Router is booting up, as soon as it does enter the system configuration dialog, answer the question with no

- enable

- conf t

- config-register 0x2102

- exit

- wr mem (because I just want to overwrite the old config :)!)

2.) ROMMON Upgrade

- Get the latest / needed ROMMON upgrade from Cisco

- Copy it i.e. to your CF card via Card Reader, TFTP or other means

- Boot up the router and enter privleged / enable mode

- Enter the upgrade command: upgrade rom-monitor file flash:<Filename>

- Answer yes to get the process starteted

- After the upgrade the router will reload

3.) Software Upgrade

- Get the latest/needed image from Cisco

- Just copy it to the CF card via Card Reader, TFTP or other means

- Reload

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