# the launcher, depending on target arch
# make sure to check qemu-kill-node for consistency
-has_kvm=$(type -p qemu-kvm)
+
+# use kvm if available, but unless we find /root/no-kvm as this is broken on some h/w
+[ -f /root/no-kvm ] || has_kvm=$(type -p qemu-kvm)
if [ -n "has_kvm" ] ; then
QEMU="qemu-kvm" ; ARGS=""
else