Living It Award... Dec 13, 2012

to factory reset CAT 3500 XL

Factory reset Catalyst 3500 XL

1. Connect PC with terminal emulation software to console port via serial cable (9600 baud, 8 bits, no parity)
2. Press the "Mode" button at the front of the switch and connect the power, keep pressing for 2 more seconds after the LED above 1X port goes off, then release the "Mode" button.
3. You should see few lines of information at your PC TE saying about: System has been interrupted ...
4. At the "switch:" prompt issue the "flash_init" command, you should see the information about Initializing Flash ...
5. Wait untill "switch:" prompt, then issue the command "load_helper".
6. You should get "switch:" prompt immediately. Issue the command: "dir flash:"
7. You shoul see files "config.text" and vlan.dat" in your flash, you need to delete these.
8. Issue the command "delete flash:config.text" and after the warning Are you sure ... confirm by "y".
9. Issue the command "delete flash:vlan.dat" and after the warning Are you sure ... confirm by "y".
10. Issue the command "boot", the switch should load IOS with factory default (ie. no configuration file, no vlan database).

credits...HERE

to run as root > BT5R3

#hexedit /opt/google/chrome/chrome
press CTRL + s to search geteuid and change to getppid
press CTRL + x to save

-- You're done!

To Restore Your Windows MBR on dual-booting system (with LINUX)

you may access the docs HERE

Blank Screen after STARTX while installing BT5 R3 Gnome-64

if you couldn't start you x-windows while installing your BT5R3-Gnome-64 please try to edit using below instructions:

1. insert the DVD-live
2. in the grub press TAB to edit boot
3. you will see something like this:

file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.gz

4. add xforcevesa noapic noapci nosplash irqpoll -- after initrd.gz

Credits goes to : P0cTeam

DB migration day 1

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