qemu-system-x86_64 -L ../path/to/bios -cdrom winxp.iso -hda winxp.img -boot d
where ../path/to/bios is the location of the pc-bios files from that version of qemu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of qemu- devel-ml, which is subscribed to QEMU. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1013888 Title: windows xp sp3 setup blank screen on boot Status in QEMU: New Bug description: When attempting to run Windows XP SP3 setup in qemu on a Lubuntu host with the following kernel: Linux michael-XPS-M1530 3.2.0-23-generic #36-Ubuntu SMP Tue Apr 10 20:39:51 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Qemu does not get past a blank screen after "Setup is inspecting your computer's hardware configuration" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1013888/+subscriptions