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Change settings through the boot configuration menu (Compact 2013)

3/26/2014

Similar to the BIOS settings on a physical computer, you can interrupt the boot loader and modify the underlying settings of the virtual device. When you start the virtual device, wait for the configuration menu prompts, then press the spacebar to open the configuration menu.

The following table describes the options on the main configuration menu and what each option controls. Enter the menu by presses the space bar during the prompts.

To select an option, type the number beside the option.

Selection

Menu option

Use this menu to…

1

Show Current Settings

See the current settings on the virtual device. After it displays the current settings for a few seconds, the boot loader returns to the Main menu.

2

Select Boot Source

Choose whether the virtual device boots from the network or from its local drive.

3

Select KITL Device

Choose which Kernel Independent Transport Layer (KITL) device you want the virtual device to use.

4

Network Settings

Configure how your virtual device connects to a TCP/IP network.

5

Display Settings

Change the size, resolution, and pixel depth of the virtual device’s display.

6

Debug Port Settings

Change the COM port and baud rate for the debug port or disable debugging completely.

7

Save Settings

Save the current settings (as shown on the Show Current Settings menu) to persistent memory.

If you save your changes, the new settings will persist across reboots. If you do not save your changes, the virtual device will revert to the previously-saved settings the next time it reboots.

0

Exit and Continue

Exit the configuration menu and return the to boot process.

Show Current Settings (1)

The Show Current Settings screen displays the information in the following table.

Item

Description

Boot source

Shows whether the virtual device will boot from a local drive (called the boot drive) or from its network adapter.

KITL device

Shows whether the virtual device uses its local drive (called the boot drive) or its network adapter for KITL communication.

KITL config

Shows the current KITL status (enabled/disabled), KITL mode (interrupt/poll), and VMINI status (enabled/disabled).

DHCP

Shows whether DHCP is enabled or disabled.

Display

Shows the current resolution and bit depth of the display, along with the viewable screen size.

Debug Port

Shows the current COM port and bit rate setting of the debug port.

Select Boot Source (2)

Use this menu option to select the boot device. To select an option, type the number beside the option listed in the following table.

Selection

Menu option

Use this option to…

1

Boot Drive

Set the device to boot from the assigned virtual disk.

2

{Network adapter}

Set the device to boot from the network interface.

If no network adapter is listed, go into your hypervisor and make sure your virtual machine has a legacy network adapter.

Select KITL Device (3)

Select the communication device you want to use for KITL debugging messages. The KITL device is usually the same as the download device.

Network Settings (4)

Use this menu to change the network configuration of the virtual device. To select an option, type the number beside the option listed in the following table.

Selection

Menu option

Use this option to…

1

Show current settings

View the current network settings. The device shows the settings in the following format:

  • KITL state: Shows whether Kernel Independent Transport Layer (KITL) is enabled or disabled.
  • KITL mode: Shows whether KITL currently operates in poll mode or interrupt mode.
  • DHCP: Shows whether DHCP is enabled or disabled.
  • IP address: Shows the current IPv4 address in the format NNN.NNN.NNN.NNN. If DHCP is enabled, the IPv4 address is displayed as 0.0.0.0.
  • VMINI: Shows whether the virtual miniport driver (VMINI) is enabled or disabled.

2

Enable/disable KITL

Change the KITL state. Type y to enable or disable KITL, or type Enter to leave KITL in its current state.

3

KITL interrupt/poll mode

Change the KITL mode. Type y to toggle the KITL mode between poll and interrupt, or type Enter to leave KITL in its current mode.

4

Enable/disable DHCP

Change the DHCP state. Type y to enable or disable DHCP, or type Enter to leave DHCP in its current state.

5

Set IP address

Enter the IPv4 address you want this virtual device to use. Note that you must disable DHCP in order to use a static IP address.

6

Enable/disable VMINI

Change the VMINI state. Type y to enable or disable VMINI, or type Enter to leave VMINI in its current state.

0

Exit and Continue

Save any changes and return to the main menu.

Display Settings (5)

Use this menu to change the settings of the display.

Show Current Settings (1)

See the current display settings. The device shows the settings in the format shown in the following table.

Item

Description

Resolution

Shows the current resolution and bit depth.

Logical size

Shows the current viewable screen size.

Change Display Resolution (2)

The display resolution setting consists of two parts: bit depth or bits per pixel and resolution. After you select the bits per pixel, the device prompts you to select the display resolution. The valid resolution options change based on what you select for bits per pixel.

Select Desired Bits Per Pixel

To select an option, type the letter beside the option listed in the following table.

Selection

Menu option

Use this option to…

a

8

Set the display bit depth to 8 bits per pixel

b

16

Set the display bit depth to 16 bits per pixel

6

32

Set the display bit depth to 32 bits per pixel

d

4

Set the display bit depth to 4 bits per pixel

Select Display Resolution

The following table shows the available resolution options for each different bit depth setting.

To select an option, type the letter beside the option. The device shows only the valid combinations of bits per pixel and resolution.

Selection

8 bits per pixel

16 bits per pixel

32 bits per pixel

4 bits per pixel

a

640 x 400 x 8

640 x 480 x 16

640 x 480 x 32

800 x 600 x 4

b

640 x 480 x 8

800 x 512 x 16

800 x 512 x 32

NA

b

640 x 480 x 8

800 x 512 x 16

800 x 512 x 32

NA

c

800 x 512 x 8

800 x 600 x 16

800 x 600 x 32

NA

d

800 x 600 x 8

896 x 600 x 16

896 x 600 x 32

NA

e

896 x 600 x 8

1024 x 768 x 16

1024 x 768 x 32

NA

f

1024 x 768 x 8

1152 x 768 x 16

1152 x 768 x 32

NA

g

1024 x 768 x 8

1152 x 864 x 16

1152 x 864 x 32

NA

h

1024 x 768 x 8

1280 x 1024 x 16

NA

NA

i

1152 x 768 x 8

1600 x 1024 x 16

NA

NA

j

1152 x 864 x 8

1600 x 1200 x 16

NA

NA

k

1280 x 1024 x 8

NA

NA

NA

l

1600 x 1024 x 8

NA

NA

NA

Change Viewable Display Region (3)

Use this menu to select the amount of the screen the device should use for its viewable display or logical size. If you select Full Screen, the device uses the entire screen for its display.

Choose from the following options. To select an option, type the letter beside the option listed in the following table.

Selection

Menu option

Use this option to…

a

Full Screen

Set the display to use the entire screen.

b

176 x 220

Set the display to use only 176 x 220 pixels of the screen.

c

240 x 240

Set the display to use only 240 x 240 pixels of the screen.

d

240 x 320

Set the display to use only 240 x 320 pixels of the screen.

e

320 x 240

Set the display to use only 320 x 240 pixels of the screen.

f

320 x 320

Set the display to use only 320 x 320 pixels of the screen.

g

400 x 240

Set the display to use only 400 x 240 pixels of the screen.

h

480 x 640

Set the display to use only 480 x 640 pixels of the screen.

i

480 x 800

Set the display to use only 480 x 800 pixels of the screen.

j

640 x 480

Set the display to use only 640 x 480 pixels of the screen.

k

640 x 640

Set the display to use only 640 x 640 pixels of the screen.

l

800 x 480

Set the display to use only 800 x 480 pixels of the screen.

Exit and Continue (0)

Save any changes and return to the main menu.

Debug Port Settings (6)

Use this menu to change the settings of the debug port. To select an option, type the number beside the option listed in the following table.

Selection

Menu option

Use this option to…

1

Enable/disable debug port

Change the debug port state. Enter y to enable or disable the debug port, or type Enter to leave the debug port in its current state.

2

Select COM Port

Select the communications port that you want to use for debugging. To select an option, type the number beside the option.

  • [1] COM 1
  • [2] COM 2
  • [3] COM 3
  • [4] COM 4

3

Select baud rate

Select the baud rate you want the communications port to use. To select an option, type the number beside the option.

  • [1] 9600
  • [2] 19200
  • [3] 38400
  • [4] 57600
  • [5] 115200

0

Exit and Continue

Save any changes and return to the main menu.

See Also

Concepts

Customize the Sample Virtual Device