Get system rescue CD version 2.8.0 here: http://www.sysresccd.org/Sysresccd-versions
Verify md5 checksum: 450305b2c3ac12d5c97ff849ca178586 Try to boot: ./x86_64-softmmu/qemu-system-x86_64 -net user -net nic -snapshot -cdrom \ ~/images/systemrescuecd-x86-2.8.0.iso Select option: all files cached to memory. Error: XZ compressed data is corrupt. Try version 1.2.2 (in F18) qemu-system-x86_64 -net user -net nic -snapshot -cdrom \ ~/images/systemrescuecd-x86-2.8.0.iso Boots fine, gets to keyboard prompt. Try with kvm: ./x86_64-softmmu/qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -net user -net nic -snapshot -cdrom \ ~/images/systemrescuecd-x86-2.8.0.iso Boots fine, gets to keyboard prompt. Didn't try bisecting yet. -- MST