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GNS3 Announcement: Want To Run An ASA? At Least Run The Code On PEMU

Written by LBSources from http://www.gns3-labs.com on November 22nd, 2008 | 21 Comments

From the GNS3.net official site..

A new tool called “Cisco image unpacker” has been added on the download page. This tool which is simple to use, can unpack Cisco ASA and IOS images to be used with GNS3, Pemu or Qemu. Please note that at the moment only ASA v7 and early images are supported in GNS3 and Pemu. Read the provided README file to know how to use it.

Cisco binary image unpacker is a software that allows you to unpack IOS and ASA images.

Important notice: ASA v7 images can be used in GNS3 and Pemu. At the moment ASA v8 images run only with Qemu.

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21 Responses to “GNS3 Announcement: Want To Run An ASA? At Least Run The Code On PEMU”

  1. Pier Carlo Chiodi pierky

    Great!!!!! Unpack once and go…
    No more ##################################### [OK]! :) I miss you

  2. Gayan Gayan

    cn u mail me that ios ..still i couldnt do it.. please

  3. LBSources LBSources

    Hello Gayan, Topologies is all that will be allowed to be shared here. Sharing Cisco IOS files is prohibited by this site and Cisco’s licensing agreement to those who own rights to Cisco IOS files..

  4. gayan gayan

    ok i asa802-k8.bin ios ..but i try to do wt u told.bt coulnt.cn u mail me to that loaded file or cn u share it in 4shared.com??
    if u cn tell me how unpack asa802-k8.bin file to gns usable format??

  5. LBSources LBSources

    Hello Gayan, you have to check the GNS3 site for the unpacker.. http://sourceforge.net/project/downloading.php?groupname=gns-3&filename=Unpack-0.1_win.zip&use_mirror=superb-east

    But here are the steps to unpack an ASA 8.0.x image..

    ===================================
    How to unpack ASA version 8 images?
    ===================================

    Image tested: asa802-k8.bin

    [Linux]

    $ python unpack.py –format ASA8 asa802-k8.bin
    gzip: /tmp/asa802-k8.bin.gz: decompression OK, trailing garbage ignored
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: dev/console: Cannot mknod: Operation not permitted
    cpio: dev/ram0: Cannot mknod: Operation not permitted
    cpio: dev/mem: Cannot mknod: Operation not permitted
    cpio: dev/kmem: Cannot mknod: Operation not permitted
    cpio: dev/null: Cannot mknod: Operation not permitted
    cpio: dev/port: Cannot mknod: Operation not permitted
    cpio: dev/hda: Cannot mknod: Operation not permitted
    cpio: dev/hda1: Cannot mknod: Operation not permitted
    cpio: dev/hda2: Cannot mknod: Operation not permitted
    cpio: dev/hda3: Cannot mknod: Operation not permitted
    cpio: dev/hdb: Cannot mknod: Operation not permitted
    cpio: dev/hdb1: Cannot mknod: Operation not permitted
    cpio: dev/hdb2: Cannot mknod: Operation not permitted
    cpio: dev/hdb3: Cannot mknod: Operation not permitted
    cpio: dev/ttyS0: Cannot mknod: Operation not permitted
    cpio: dev/ttyS1: Cannot mknod: Operation not permitted
    cpio: dev/net/tun: Cannot mknod: Operation not permitted
    61039 blocks
    ASA8 initrd successfully unpacked in asa802-k8.bin.unpacked.initrd
    ASA8 kernel successfully unpacked in asa802-k8.bin.unpacked.vmlinuz

    [Windows]

    C:\Unpack>unpack.exe –format ASA8 asa802-k8.bin

    gzip: c:\docume~1\admini~1\locals~1\temp\asa802-k8.bin.gz: decompression OK, trailing garbage ignored
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: vmlinuz: Function not implemented

    61039 blocks
    ASA8 initrd successfully unpacked in asa802-k8.bin.unpacked.initrd
    ASA8 kernel successfully unpacked in asa802-k8.bin.unpacked.vmlinuz

    Create a FLASH file with the follwing command: “qemu-img create FLASH 256M”

    Then you can use Qemu to launch ASA:

    $qemu -hda FLASH -hdachs 980,16,32 -kernel asa802-k8.bin.unpacked.vmlinuz -initrd asa802-k8.bin.unpacked -m 256 –no-kqemu
    -append “auto nousb ide1=noprobe bigphysarea=16384 console=ttyS0,9600n8 hda=980,16,32″ -serial telnet::15000,server,nowait

    Finally start telnet to connect on port 15000:

  6. gayan gayan

    but when i try to unpack it give like this output..

    C:\Unpack>unpack.exe –format ASA8 asa802-k8.bin
    ‘gzip’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,
    operable program or batch file.
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: vmlinuz: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: System.map: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/modules/2.6.17.8/kernel/drivers/net/e100.ko: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/modules/2.6.17.8/kernel/drivers/net/e1000/e1000.ko: Function not imple
    mented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/modules/2.6.17.8/kernel/fs/fat/fat.ko: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/modules/2.6.17.8/kernel/fs/msdos/msdos.ko: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/modules/2.6.17.8/kernel/fs/nls/nls_ascii.ko: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/modules/2.6.17.8/kernel/fs/nls/nls_utf8.ko: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/modules/2.6.17.8/kernel/fs/vfat/vfat.ko: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/modules/2.6.17.8/kernel/lib/crc-ccitt.ko: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/modules/2.6.17.8/kernel/lib/libcrc32c.ko: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/modules/2.6.17.8/kernel/net/tipc/tipc.ko: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/modules/2.6.17.8/modules.pcimap: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/modules/2.6.17.8/modules.dep: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/modules/2.6.17.8/modules.ieee1394map: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/modules/2.6.17.8/modules.usbmap: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/modules/2.6.17.8/modules.ccwmap: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/modules/2.6.17.8/modules.isapnpmap: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/modules/2.6.17.8/modules.inputmap: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/modules/2.6.17.8/modules.alias: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/modules/2.6.17.8/modules.symbols: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: bin/busybox: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: bin/tipc-config: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: bin/tunctl: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: dev/console: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: dev/ram0: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: dev/mem: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: dev/kmem: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: dev/null: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: dev/port: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: dev/hda: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: dev/hda1: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: dev/hda2: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: dev/hda3: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: dev/hdb: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: dev/hdb1: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: dev/hdb2: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: dev/hdb3: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: dev/ttyS0: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: dev/ttyS1: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: dev/net/tun: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
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    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
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    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/libpthread.so.0: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/libthread_db.so.1: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/libc.so.6: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/ld-linux.so.2: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: bin/gdbserver: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/libstdc++.so.6: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/libm.so.6: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/libgcc_s.so.1: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/libdl.so.2: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: lib/libexpat.so.1: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: etc/inittab: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: etc/init.d/rcS.common: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: etc/init.d/rcS: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: asa/bin/lina: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: asa/bin/lina_monitor: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: asa/scripts/format_flash.sh: Function not implemented
    cpio: Removing leading `/’ from member names
    cpio: asa/scripts/fsck_flash.sh: Function not implemented
    61039 blocks

    gzip: c:\docume~1\gayan-~1\locals~1\temp\asa802-k8.bin.gz already exists; do you
    wish to overwrite (y or n)? not overwritten
    ASA8 initrd successfully unpacked in asa802-k8.bin.unpacked.initrd
    ASA8 kernel successfully unpacked in asa802-k8.bin.unpacked.vmlinuz

    asa802-k8.bin.unpacked.
    asa802-k8.bin.unpacked. files ar in the folder..

    then i create
    C:\Unpack>qemu-img create FLASH 256M
    Formating ‘FLASH’, fmt=raw, size=262144 kB

    The flash file also there..

    then hw i load asa to gns..i try to load that flash file ..but not work..
    cn u help me to do that.. because it very useful to me ..

    Thank you..
    I appreciate if u reply me ….

  7. gayan gayan

    when i run qemu my processor go high..wt cn i do fo it..i cant load any image :(

  8. LBSources LBSources

    For PIX images you must use BES (Battle Encoder Shirase) to limit how much CPU priority Quemu will be given. For GNS23 - routers you use idlepc

    Link to BES: http://mion.faireal.net/BES/

    Read the GNS3 tutorial on how to use the idlepc option: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gns-3/GNS3-0.5-tutorial.pdf?download

  9. gayan gayan

    Thanks

    but when i try to unpack it give like this output..

    C:Unpack>unpack.exe –format ASA8 asa802-k8.bin
    ‘gzip’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,
    operable program or batch file.

    ( ‘gzip’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, ) is this error??

    then wt file i load to gns..
    flash file or another one/????

  10. LBSources LBSources

    Maybe you are not an admin on the machine you are running this?

    Also gzip exists in the unpack folder. So you either have not extracted the unpack archive correctly or you are manually doing something to remove necessary files.

  11. gayan gayan

    then wt file i load to gns..
    FLASH file or another one ?

  12. LBSources LBSources

    @gayan .. You can always try on your own, :) but the .BIN file is the one to use once unpacked.

  13. shiva shiva

    in my laptop not running to console in gns3 soft ware

  14. shiva shiva

    pleasse reply to me

  15. LBSources LBSources

    @shiva Hello you need to describe your problem a little more before anyone can help you.

    Are you saying that you cannot get to the console of a router after you started it?

    What IOS are you using?

  16. Jun Jun

    I tried to unpack asa803-k8.bin but I got error message
    c:\Unpack-0.1_win\Unpack>unpack –format ASA8 asa803-k8.bin

    ” Couldn’t find any ZIP header in asa803-k8.bin ”

    all unpack files and ASA image are in the same folder.
    What should I do?

  17. sanjay sanjay

    pls tell how can i get the PIX IOS to work with GNS

  18. LBSources LBSources

    @Sanjay .. having a look at the documentation will help you: http://voxel.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/gns-3/GNS3-0.5-tutorial.pdf

  19. Reda Reda

    unpack.exe [--output file] [--format ]

    C:\Users\…\Desktop\Reda New\GNS3\Unpack>unpack.exe -format ASA8 asa803-k8.bin

    Warning: No format set, defaulted to ASA7
    Couldn’t open ûformat

    C:\Users\…\Desktop\Reda New\GNS3\Unpack>

    what could be the problem?

  20. mohamed mohamed

    hi … i cant setup lab with 2 routers and pix, even if i try to do so, the pix goes to slow. wat can i do?

  21. Amin Amin

    I got this error.

    C:Unpack>unpack.exe –format ASA8 asa802-k8.bin
    ‘gzip’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,
    operable program or batch file.

    Can any body solve this??

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