show run do not work

convenientstore

this old router I just got from friend of mine, show run is NOT working..

Can someone tell me how I can go about troubleshooting this?

Router#show running-config
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

Router#sh run
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

Router#sh ver
Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) 3000 Software (IGS-IN-L), Version 10.2(11), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 1986-1995 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Tue 02-Jan-96 19:22 by mkamson
Image text-base: 0x0301C094, data-base: 0x00001000

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 5.2(5), RELEASE SOFTWARE
ROM: 3000 Bootstrap Software (IGS-RXBOOT), Version 10.2(5), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Router uptime is 2 minutes
System restarted by reload
System image file is "flash:igs-in-l.102-11.bin", booted via flash

cisco 2500 (68030) processor (revision D) with 4096K/2048K bytes of memory.
Processor board serial number 01892525 with hardware revision 00000000
X.25 software, Version 2.0, NET2, BFE and GOSIP compliant.
2 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interfaces.
2 Serial network interfaces.
32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
4096K bytes of processor board System flash (Read ONLY)

Configuration register is 0x2102

Router#sh ru?
% Unrecognized command
Router#show ru?
% Unrecognized command
Router#show ru

mikej412

convenientstore wrote:

Router#sh ver
Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) 3000 Software (IGS-IN-L), Version 10.2(11), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Try write terminal
or ?
to see what commands are available in that old relic of an IOS version

If that isn't it -- then there may be something in the configuration....