Incorrect serial settings. The default settings are 9600 baud, stop bits of 1, and parity 0. However, it is possible that these settings were changed. Likely, the baud setting may be higher as someone may have tried to XMODEM an IOS image onto the device and wanted faster speeds.
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There are two things that can cause this:
- Incorrect serial settings. The default settings are 9600 baud, stop bits of 1, and parity 0. However, it is possible that these settings were changed. Likely, the baud setting may be higher as someone may have tried to XMODEM an IOS image onto the device and wanted faster speeds.
- Bad connection, cable
I hope this answers your question.