These error message mean that either the Flash is empty or the filesystem is corrupted.
Insert a new CF-card and copy a image onto the flash using a tftp server.
rommon 1 > IP_ADDRESS=10.20.30.11
rommon 2 > IP_SUBNET_MASK=255.255.255.0
rommon 3 > DEFAULT_GATEWAY=10.20.30.1
rommon 4 > TFTP_SERVER=172.16.18.99
rommon 5 > TFTP_FILE=IOS/2800/c2801-ipbasek9-mz.124-12.bin
rommon 6 > TFTP_TIMEOUT=60
rommon 7 > TFTP_TIMEOUT=3600
rommon 8 > FE_PORT=0
rommon 9 > set
IP_ADDRESS=10.20.30.11
IP_SUBNET_MASK=255.255.255.0
DEFAULT_GATEWAY=10.20.30.1
TFTP_SERVER=172.16.18.99
TFTP_FILE=IOS/2800/c2801-ipbasek9-mz.124-12.bin
TFTP_TIMEOUT=3600
FE_PORT=0
rommon 10 > tftpdnld
IP_ADDRESS: 10.20.30.11
IP_SUBNET_MASK: 255.255.255.0
DEFAULT_GATEWAY: 10.20.30.1
TFTP_SERVER: 172.16.18.99
TFTP_FILE: IOS/2800/c2801-ipbasek9-mz.124-12.bin
TFTP_MACADDR: 00:17:95:c0:ff:ee
TFTP_VERBOSE: Progress
TFTP_RETRY_COUNT: 18
TFTP_TIMEOUT: 3600
TFTP_CHECKSUM: Yes
FE_PORT: 0
FE_SPEED_MODE: Auto Detect
Invoke this command for disaster recovery only.
WARNING: all existing data in all partitions on flash will be lost!
Do you wish to continue? y/n: [n]: y
.
Receiving IOS/2800/c2801-ipbasek9-mz.124-12.bin from 172.16.18.99 !!!!!!!!!!!!!
File reception completed.
Validating checksum.
Copying file IOS/2800/c2801-ipbasek9-mz.124-12.bin to flash.
program load complete, entry point: 0x8000f000, size: 0xc100
Format: All system sectors written. OK…
Format: Operation completed successfully.
rommon 11 > dir flash:
Directory of flash:
2 16655772 -rw- c2801-ipbasek9-mz.124-12.bin
rommon 12 > reset
