Using qemu to boot Fedora x86_64 iso

[Joel Roth <joelz@pobox.com>]

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.

Regards,

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Joel Roth