Re: [Qemu-discuss] Boot iso image

[Aniyan Rajan]

On 23/11/2013 03:06 PM, Francesco Turco wrote:
> On 11/23/2013 05:53 AM, Aniyan Rajan wrote:
> > I am new to qemu. I just want to boot an iso file using qemu. I have
> > tried the following:
> >
> > $ qemu-system-x86_64 -boot d -cdrom lubuntu-13.04-desktop-amd64.iso
> >
> > It shows the initial menu. I selected "Try Lubuntu without installing".
> > Then a blank screen comes and nothing else. Did I miss something ?
>
> Perhaps it doesn't have enough memory (default is just 128 MiB). Try 
> adding the -m option. For example -m 1G.

No it doesn't work. I tried the following and still shows the black screen.
$ qemu-system-x86_64 -boot d -m 1G -cdrom lubuntu-13.04-desktop-amd64.iso

Do I have to create a linux.img as shown in the following url ? I just 
want to boot the live .iso. I don't want to install Lubuntu on my computer.
http://gnufreakz.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/booting-an-iso-using-qemu/

Please suggest.

Thanks.