Corrupt device

[Kelvin Willacey]

I am trying to get a 6509-E with a SUP720-3B up and running but there seems to be an issue with sup-bootflash and/or NVRAM. I am not able to save the configuration or format sup-bootflash, whenever I try and save the confguration I get the error below:

Router#copy run start
Destination filename [startup-config]?
startup-config file open failed (Bad device info block)

I have also tried erasing the NVRAM but no luck, although it goes through just fine:

Router#erase /all nvram:
Erasing the nvram filesystem will remove all files! Continue? [confirm]
[OK]
Erase of nvram: complete
Router#
Router#
1w2d: %SYS-SP-7-NV_BLOCK_INIT: Initialized the geometry of nvram
Router#
Router#copy run start
Destination filename [startup-config]?
startup-config file open failed (Bad device info block)

When I try to format the sup-bootflash I get the error below:

Router#format sup-bootflash:
Format operation may take a while. Continue? [confirm]
Format operation will destroy all data in "sup-bootflash:". Continue? [confirm]
%Error formatting sup-bootflash (Unspecified error)

Does anyone know if this could be hardware related? I have been searching but I have not been able to find anything about the "Bad device info block" error. The switch was booted ffrom an external flash card and is running Version 12.2(17d)SXB11a

[Leo Laohoo]

Does anyone know if this could be hardware related?

The internal CF has called it "quits".  Because the internal CF is formatted in a different way, I'd recommend just get the supervisor card RMA-ed.  

Otherwise, the boot variable & config variable string can be re-configured to "look" at Disk0:.

[Kelvin Willacey]

Hey Leo, thanks. That's what I feared. Could you point me in the right direction to modify those settings, thanks.

[Leo Laohoo]

Could you point me in the right direction to modify those settings,

config t

boot config disk0:
end

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