Cisco 2610 Saving Config Issue!?!

Hello all...
I am trying to run the basic config setup on my 2610, passwords, logins interfaces ect.....

After all is done I go back to enable mode and use write memory or
copy run start :
Router#copy run start

Destination filename [startup-config]?enter

Building configuration...
Configuration is put into NVRAM. I see it all in sh start.

However, when I physically reboot my router and it loads, it goes back to the Initial Configuration Setup!!!!!

It seems like its not saving anything to NVRAM...any ideas??

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mikej412

Do a show version command

The last line should be the configuration register value. You may be set to a value that says to ignore the startup config (something like 0x2142)

go to global config
and set the config-register to something like 0x2102 (config-register 0x2102)

If the startup-config still has your changes, it should load on your next reboot. Don't save the "new config" over it. (or copy the startup config to your running config)

The config-register if one of the first fun things you learn -- the 0x2142 is good to know for password recovery.

mp3spy

Yup that worked. I had to set the register to 0x2142 because I lost the current password. I figured it would set back to the default. Guess not. Config reg is back to the default.....

Thanks for the help!!!

mp3spy

mikej412 wrote:

Do a show version command

The last line should be the configuration register value. You may be set to a value that says to ignore the startup config (something like 0x2142)

go to global config
and set the config-register to something like 0x2102 (config-register 0x2102)

If the startup-config still has your changes, it should load on your next reboot. Don't save the "new config" over it. (or copy the startup config to your running config)

The config-register if one of the first fun things you learn -- the 0x2142 is good to know for password recovery.

What happens if you set the config register to something like
rommon 2 > confreg 0x2120
after rebooting the router there is no activity or prompt. Do I have to physically reset the flash??

mp3spy

Nevermind, I figured it out. That register setting puts the connection at 19200. All Good Now

wildfire

0x2102 not 2120! read up again

mp3spy

Beat...It looks like my IOS is corrupt. When I reboot now I get :
loadprog: bad file magic number :0.0
boot: cannot load "flash"

Any alternatives to reloading the IOS into flasH????

Thanks....

mp3spy

wildfire wrote:

0x2102 not 2120! read up again

Yea, I know. I was just messing with the config registers.... Looks like my IOS is corrupt now