> qemu 0.9.0 or 0.8.x? i'm using 0.9 and it boots. qemu 0.9.0-2 (+ kqemu 1.3.0~pre11-5+1) FYI $ md5sum debian-live-etch-i386-gnome-desktop.iso 6c7cbbb79c903271e77d3cea6ff1009d -- Mathieu