Joel Roth wrote: >Hi list, > >This is borderling off-topic: I'm using qemu under Debian to >try to run the latest Fedora 64-bit .iso. > >qemu-system-x86_64 --enable-kvm -cdrom Fedora-18-x86_64-Live-Desktop.iso -m >512 linux.img > >Fedora boots, the spinner-pointer runs, and eventually the >system hangs showing a monitor logo and the message >"Please ask the administrator for assistance." > >I'd like to do some testing in a virtual machine. >Wonder if anyone has suggestions to get a better result.
I've had a similar problem recently when trying to run the Fedora live image. It helped a lot more when I gave the system more memory - 512M is very small for a graphical desktop these days. You'll still be stuck with fallback mode though, I guess. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com "It's actually quite entertaining to watch ag129 prop his foot up on the desk so he can get a better aim." [ seen in ucam.chat ] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/e1uc2kz-0006jp...@mail.einval.com
