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From: Jan Zimmek <jan.zimmek@toptarif.de>
Subject: qemu bios does not bootup
Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:17:29 +0100
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hi kvm-list,

i am testing kvm for some days now but i cannot get it really working.

setup:
- host running gentoo 2.6.25-gentoo-r8
- core2duo T5600
- kvm-77
- guest gentoo2008 minimal iso

command:
kvm -cdrom install-x86-minimal-2008.0.iso -hda gentoo-i686.img -m 512M 
-curses

problem:
the qemu-bios does not boot up and does not respond to f12 or any other key.

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QEMU BIOS - build: 
09/30/08                                                                                                                                   

$Revision: 1.182 $ $Date: 2007/08/01 17:09:51 
$                                                                                                               

Options: apmbios pcibios eltorito 
rombios32                                                                                                                   


ata0 master: QEMU HARDDISK ATA-7 Hard-Disk (5120 
MBytes)                                                                                                      

ata1 master: QEMU DVD-ROM ATAPI-4 
CD-Rom/DVD-Rom                                                                                                              


Press F12 for boot 
menu.                                                                                                                                      


####


further tests:
disabling kvm either through disabling access to "/dev/kvm" or using the 
"-no-kvm" boots up fine.
kvm -cdrom install-x86-minimal-2008.0.iso -hda gentoo-i686.img -m 512M 
-curses -no-kvm


any help would be really appreciated.


regards
jan