This appears to be fixed in 0.13-tobe by this patch: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2010-07/msg00152.html (hence it's "fix released" in debian which now has 0.13 in experimental).
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #588739 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=588739 -- Windows XP/2003 doesn't boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/586175 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to qemu-kvm in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs