linux.efi/initrd.cpio.xz are dummy files. These dummy files needs to be replaced by building the Linux Kernel. 1. Follow directions on http://osresearch.net/Building/ to compile the heads kernel and initrd for qemu-system_x86_64 2. Copy the following built files (1) initrd.cpio.xz to LinuxBoot/LinuxBinaries/initrd.cpio.xz (2) bzimage to LinuxBoot/LinuxBinaries/linux.efi