I should also mention that the original command used will work if we specify which cpu type to use:
qemu-system-ppc64 -m 256 \ -cpu POWER8 \ -display none -nographic \ -net nic -net user,net=10.0.0.0/8,host=10.0.0.1,hostfwd=tcp::2222-:22 \ -machine pseries \ -drive file=xenial-server-cloudimg-ppc64el-disk1.img,if=virtio \ -drive file=seed.iso,if=virtio -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1563887 Title: qemu-system-ppc64 freezes on starting image on ppc64le To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1563887/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs