diff --git a/icons/transient.png b/icons/transient.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8af4063
Binary files /dev/null and b/icons/transient.png differ
diff --git a/mainwindow.ui b/mainwindow.ui
index 491cab8..03e1249 100644
--- a/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/mainwindow.ui
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
      <normaloff>:/removevm.png</normaloff>:/removevm.png</iconset>
    </property>
    <property name="text">
-    <string>remove AppVM</string>
+    <string>Remove AppVM</string>
    </property>
    <property name="toolTip">
     <string>Remove an existing AppVM (must be stopped first)</string>
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@
      <normaloff>:/settings.png</normaloff>:/settings.png</iconset>
    </property>
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Settings</string>
+    <string>VM settings</string>
    </property>
    <property name="toolTip">
     <string>VM Settings</string>
diff --git a/qubesmanager/main.py b/qubesmanager/main.py
index d12f083..12b42fe 100755
--- a/qubesmanager/main.py
+++ b/qubesmanager/main.py
@@ -141,10 +141,13 @@ class VmStatusIcon(QLabel):
             self.previous_power_state = self.vm.last_power_state
 
     def set_on_icon(self):
-        if self.vm.last_power_state:
+        if self.vm.last_power_state == "Running":
             icon = QIcon (":/on.png")
+        elif self.vm.last_power_state in ["Starting", "Halting", "Dying"]:
+            icon = QIcon (":/transient.png")
         else:
             icon = QIcon (":/off.png")
+
         icon_sz = QSize (VmManagerWindow.row_height * 0.5, VmManagerWindow.row_height *0.5)
         icon_pixmap = icon.pixmap(icon_sz)
         self.setPixmap (icon_pixmap)
@@ -479,20 +482,20 @@ class VmRowInTable(object):
         table.setItem(row_no,  VmManagerWindow.columns_indices['NetVM'], self.netvm_widget)
 
         self.cpu_usage_widget = VmUsageBarWidget(0, 100, "%v %", 
-                            lambda vm, val: val if vm.last_power_state else 0, vm, 0, self.cpu_graph_hue)
+                            lambda vm, val: val if vm.last_running else 0, vm, 0, self.cpu_graph_hue)
         table.setCellWidget(row_no,  VmManagerWindow.columns_indices['CPU'], self.cpu_usage_widget)
         table.setItem(row_no,  VmManagerWindow.columns_indices['CPU'], self.cpu_usage_widget.tableItem)
 
-        self.load_widget = ChartWidget(vm, lambda vm, val: val if vm.last_power_state else 0, self.cpu_graph_hue, 0 )
+        self.load_widget = ChartWidget(vm, lambda vm, val: val if vm.last_running else 0, self.cpu_graph_hue, 0 )
         table.setCellWidget(row_no,  VmManagerWindow.columns_indices['CPU Graph'], self.load_widget)
         table.setItem(row_no,  VmManagerWindow.columns_indices['CPU Graph'], self.load_widget.tableItem)
 
         self.mem_usage_widget = VmUsageBarWidget(0, qubes_host.memory_total/1024, "%v MB", 
-                            lambda vm, val: vm.get_mem()/1024 if vm.last_power_state else 0, vm, 0, self.mem_graph_hue)
+                            lambda vm, val: vm.get_mem()/1024 if vm.last_running else 0, vm, 0, self.mem_graph_hue)
         table.setCellWidget(row_no,  VmManagerWindow.columns_indices['MEM'], self.mem_usage_widget)
         table.setItem(row_no,  VmManagerWindow.columns_indices['MEM'], self.mem_usage_widget.tableItem)
 
-        self.mem_widget = ChartWidget(vm, lambda vm, val: vm.get_mem()*100/qubes_host.memory_total if vm.last_power_state else 0, self.mem_graph_hue, 0)
+        self.mem_widget = ChartWidget(vm, lambda vm, val: vm.get_mem()*100/qubes_host.memory_total if vm.last_running else 0, self.mem_graph_hue, 0)
         table.setCellWidget(row_no,  VmManagerWindow.columns_indices['MEM Graph'], self.mem_widget)
         table.setItem(row_no,  VmManagerWindow.columns_indices['MEM Graph'], self.mem_widget.tableItem)
  
@@ -714,7 +717,8 @@ class VmManagerWindow(Ui_VmManagerWindow, QMainWindow):
 
         vms_list = [vm for vm in self.qvm_collection.values()]
         for vm in vms_list:
-            vm.last_power_state = vm.is_running()
+            vm.last_power_state = vm.get_power_state()
+            vm.last_running = vm.last_power_state in ["Running", "Starting"]
 
         no_vms = len (vms_list)
         vms_to_display = []
@@ -750,7 +754,7 @@ class VmManagerWindow(Ui_VmManagerWindow, QMainWindow):
 
         row_no = 0
         for vm in vms_list:
-            if (not self.show_inactive_vms) and (not vm.last_power_state):
+            if (not self.show_inactive_vms) and (not vm.last_running):
                 continue
             if vm.internal:
                 continue
@@ -774,9 +778,10 @@ class VmManagerWindow(Ui_VmManagerWindow, QMainWindow):
         if manager_window.isVisible():
             some_vms_have_changed_power_state = False
             for vm in self.vms_list:
-                state = vm.is_running();
+                state = vm.get_power_state()
                 if vm.last_power_state != state:
                     vm.last_power_state = state
+                    vm.last_running = (state in ["Running", "Starting"])
                     some_vms_have_changed_power_state = True
 
             reload_table = self.reload_table
@@ -887,10 +892,10 @@ class VmManagerWindow(Ui_VmManagerWindow, QMainWindow):
         if vm != None:
             # Update available actions:
             self.action_settings.setEnabled(True)
-            self.action_removevm.setEnabled(not vm.installed_by_rpm and not vm.last_power_state)
-            self.action_resumevm.setEnabled(not vm.last_power_state)
-            self.action_pausevm.setEnabled(vm.last_power_state and vm.qid != 0)
-            self.action_shutdownvm.setEnabled(vm.last_power_state and vm.qid != 0)
+            self.action_removevm.setEnabled(not vm.installed_by_rpm and not (vm.last_running))
+            self.action_resumevm.setEnabled(not vm.last_running)
+            self.action_pausevm.setEnabled(vm.last_running and vm.qid != 0)
+            self.action_shutdownvm.setEnabled(vm.last_running and vm.qid != 0)
             self.action_appmenus.setEnabled(not vm.is_netvm())
             self.action_editfwrules.setEnabled(vm.is_networked() and not (vm.is_netvm() and not vm.is_proxyvm()))
             self.action_updatevm.setEnabled(vm.is_updateable() or vm.qid == 0)
diff --git a/qubesmanager/settings.py b/qubesmanager/settings.py
index 858d58a..26a2a02 100644
--- a/qubesmanager/settings.py
+++ b/qubesmanager/settings.py
@@ -360,7 +360,25 @@ class VMSettingsWindow(Ui_SettingsDialog, QDialog):
 
         self.include_in_balancing.setChecked(self.vm.services['meminfo-writer']==True)
 
+
+        #paths
+        self.dir_path.setText(self.vm.dir_path)
+        self.config_path.setText(self.vm.conf_file)
+        if self.vm.template is not None:
+            self.root_img_path.setText(self.vm.template.root_img)
+        else:
+            self.root_img_path.setText("n/a")
+        self.volatile_img_path.setText(self.vm.volatile_img)
+        self.private_img_path.setText(self.vm.private_img)
+
+
         #kernel
+
+        #in case VM is not Linux
+        if not hasattr(self.vm, "kernel"):
+            self.kernel_groupbox.setVisible(False)
+            return;
+
         if self.vm.template is not None:
             text = self.vm.kernel
             self.kernel.insertItem(0, text)
@@ -390,16 +408,7 @@ class VMSettingsWindow(Ui_SettingsDialog, QDialog):
             self.kernel_opts.setText(self.vm.kernelopts)
 
                 
-        #paths
-        self.dir_path.setText(self.vm.dir_path)
-        self.config_path.setText(self.vm.conf_file)
-        if self.vm.template is not None:
-            self.root_img_path.setText(self.vm.template.root_img)
-        else:
-            self.root_img_path.setText("n/a")
-        self.volatile_img_path.setText(self.vm.volatile_img)
-        self.private_img_path.setText(self.vm.private_img)
-
+       
     def __apply_advanced_tab__(self):
 
         #mem/cpu
@@ -417,6 +426,10 @@ class VMSettingsWindow(Ui_SettingsDialog, QDialog):
 
         #include_in_memory_balancing applied in services tab
 
+        
+        #in case VM is not Linux
+        if not hasattr(self.vm, "kernel"):
+            return;
 
         #kernel changed
         if self.kernel.currentIndex() != self.kernel_idx:
diff --git a/resources.qrc b/resources.qrc
index 639edfc..7d34360 100644
--- a/resources.qrc
+++ b/resources.qrc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     <file alias="add.png">icons/add.png</file>
     <file alias="flag-blue.png">icons/flag-blue.png</file>
     <file alias="on.png">icons/running.png</file>
+    <file alias="transient.png">icons/transient.png</file>
     <file alias="flag-green.png">icons/flag-green.png</file>
     <file alias="flag-red.png">icons/flag-red.png</file>
     <file alias="flag-yellow.png">icons/flag-yellow.png</file>
diff --git a/settingsdlg.ui b/settingsdlg.ui
index 3946024..1fbe60d 100644
--- a/settingsdlg.ui
+++ b/settingsdlg.ui
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <locale language="English" country="UnitedStates"/>
        </property>
        <property name="currentIndex">
-        <number>3</number>
+        <number>1</number>
        </property>
        <widget class="QWidget" name="basic_tab">
         <property name="locale">
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item row="0" column="1">
-          <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_10">
+          <widget class="QGroupBox" name="kernel_groupbox">
            <property name="enabled">
             <bool>true</bool>
            </property>
diff --git a/version b/version
index 963ed7c..c114700 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.2.10
+1.2.11