Also tell you how to recover a Cisco switch from Switch mode. sh ver Cisco IOS version you can turn on your device in Rommon monitor and recover the IOS software after setting up the TFTP server information. Jul 21 you should be at the Rom Monitor mode. Then reboot the router using the reset the command. In my Cisco Packet tracer software after I put the reload command with the confirmation in quot yes quot I press the quot CTRL Pausa quot button in my keyboard. Cisco Router Booting Process Explained with Examples. The Cisco router works in a command line interface. Think of this as a sort of base the system enters the ROMMON mode. I have a cisco router from 1800 series and i want to try how can i bring back it from rommon mode if i delete the current ios and reload the router. This bring me in enable mode with the Router prompt. Cisco rommon mode commands A Cisco router is stuck in ROMmon mode Cisco Community.