For me I have a similar problem. gutsy qemu won't successfully the gusty desktop i386 livecd (ubuntu-7.10-desktop-i386.iso). But I don't get an error displayed before it drops into busybox.
Commandline: qemu -cdrom /media/Nano/ubuntu-7.10-desktop-i386.iso -m 512 -boot d If it's any assistance, here is my casper.log from the vm. + PREREQ= + . /scripts/casper-functions + . /scripts/functions + prereqs + echo + exit 0 + PREREQ= + . /scripts/casper-functions + . /scripts/functions + . /scripts/lupin-helpers + . /scripts/casper-helpers + [ Ubuntu = Ubuntu ] + MP_QUIET=-Q + [ ! -x /bin/fstype ] + iso_path= + cat /proc/cmdline + [ ] Unable to find a medium containing a live filesystem -- Gutsy Beta's ISO does not boot in QEMU https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147535 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs