[[router R1]] image = c7200.bin serial0 = "R2 serial0"
Open the file with a text editor (like TextEdit on Mac or Notepad on Windows). Find and delete the following lines: serial0.fileType = "thinprint" serial0.fileName = "thinprint" serial0.present = "TRUE" (Note: You can also set this to Save the file and restart the VM. Broadcom support portal Important Note for Encrypted VMs If your VM is fully encrypted
If you need serial0 to start , override the default by specifying: virtual device serial0 will start disconnected
Another application on the host machine is currently using the physical COM port.
If you aren't using it, simply uncheck to hide the warning while keeping the device in your configuration. [[router R1]] image = c7200
You can connect to serial0 post-launch using one of the following methods:
Running legacy industrial automation, point-of-sale (POS) systems, or specialized medical software that expects data from a COM port. If you aren't using it, simply uncheck to
The "will start disconnected" warning triggers under three primary scenarios:
The VM is configured to map serial0 to a physical COM port (like COM1 ), but your modern laptop or desktop does not have a physical serial port.
For many students, this message triggers an instinct to panic. Is the router broken? Is the image corrupted? Will Serial0/0 ever come up?