qemu bios does not bootup

hi kvm-list,

i am testing kvm for some days now but i cannot get it really working.

setup:
- host running gentoo 2.6.25-gentoo-r8
- core2duo T5600
- kvm-77
- guest gentoo2008 minimal iso

command:
kvm -cdrom install-x86-minimal-2008.0.iso -hda gentoo-i686.img -m 512M -curses

problem:
the qemu-bios does not boot up and does not respond to f12 or any other key.

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QEMU BIOS - build: 09/30/08

$Revision: 1.182 $ $Date: 2007/08/01 17:09:51 $

Options: apmbios pcibios eltorito rombios32

ata0 master: QEMU HARDDISK ATA-7 Hard-Disk (5120 MBytes)

ata1 master: QEMU DVD-ROM ATAPI-4 CD-Rom/DVD-Rom

Press F12 for boot menu.

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further tests:
disabling kvm either through disabling access to "/dev/kvm" or using the "-no-kvm" boots up fine. kvm -cdrom install-x86-minimal-2008.0.iso -hda gentoo-i686.img -m 512M -curses -no-kvm

any help would be really appreciated.

regards
jan

Please report what 'info registers' and 'x/80b $eip' monitor commands output. Use '-monitor stdio' so you can copy/paste the monitor results.

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