copy run start error message 1

[OV105]

When I perform a copy run start on my Cisco 2620xm router, I am getting the following message:

NV:invalid pointer value (81965348) in private config structure
NV:invalid pointer value (81965348) in private config structure

SYS-4-NV_BLOCK INITFAIL: Unable to initialize the geometry of nvram

I'm not sure what this means or why it just suddenly came up. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!

 

[VinceWhirlwind]

Check what files you have saved in NVRAM and delete any rubbish you can find then reload the router.

If that doesn't work, you should backup your files from NVRAM and then do:
erase /all nvram:

 

[OV105]

Deleting NVRAM did the trick. Not sure how it became corrupted in the first place, but the fix goes into my little book of fixes. I appreciate your response! You were right on!

 

[VinceWhirlwind]

Did you recently upgrade firmware?

 

[OV105]

No, that's why I was kind of confused. I checked out the error on Cisco's web site and knew the problem wasn't due to upgrading. Now, I was "practicing" on configuring the router as a DHCP server. I cannot recall at the moment which SDM window I was in, but I do remember seeing something about a file too big to transfer.

It was then that I decided to see if deleting NVRAM would help. As I was in the process I saw a notification that someone responded to my post. When I read what you said I was pretty confident that this was the fix, and it certainly was.

Again, much thanks! Every time I think I've got a handle on networking, something happens to show me I still have a long way to go! It keeps me humble, that's for sure!