Naught naught naught. Naught naught. Naught naught naught… Two. Damn Roosevelt

Look until you’re part of the turbo team… WALK SLOWLY

Not sure what’s funnier. your first comment or the comment explaining it to someone who obviously not part of a turbo team

You could also try debugging with gdb. https://qemu-project.gitlab.io/qemu/system/gdb.html

This may me way more technical than you wish to dive into, but it also might shed some light on where things are stuck.

Could you try addkng “-serial stdio” and see if any info comes out on the console?

Well because I’ve wrecked my sleep schedule and need a pick me up to finish the days chores I’m usually microwaving leftover coffee. I need help haha

This might sound crazy, but when the kids are asleep I hold the microwave door button in as I shut it. It’s pretty darn quiet

“We’re trying to reach you about your cars extended warranty”

Is it literally named new volume? If so perhaps the space is throwing things off. Try quoting the whole path perhaps?