CentOS + qemu just wont boot

[fwsGonzo]

It hard-reboots after "assign heap", no matter what compiler is used to build the OS.

[fwsGonzo]

One thing of particular note is that the QEMU version is really really old.

QEMU emulator version 1.5.3 (qemu-kvm-1.5.3-156.el7_5.2)

I tried installing a newer qemu but the package system broke.

[PhilipDeegan]

can you try building QEMU from source?