In some lab or recovery scenarios, you may need to repack manually. Cisco does not recommend manual editing, but you can force a rebuild:
“The repack,” Jake whispered.
: Older 2nd generation phones (7940/7960) may fail to download if the XML file exceeds 8KB . cisco ip phone downloading xmldefault cnf xml repack
: The phone asks for its unique configuration file ( SEP .cnf.xml ). Title: Analysis and Repacking of XMLDefault
For maintenance or troubleshooting, administrators can manually retrieve this file from the TFTP server using several methods: IP Phone, SCCP & SIP Phone Registration Process with CUCM Ensure all phones have explicit device entries in CUCM