This is your first boot, please wait about 1 min and then type the following commands:

cd /mnt/disk0
/mnt/disk0/lina_monitor
Please note to use the following command under ASA to save your configs:
copy run disk0:/.private/startup-config
To get ASA 8.4 running on GNS3:
1-Download and Install GNS3 from the below url:
http://www.gns3.net/download
2- Download the required files from the below address:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ssadit26tl3llms
or
https://rapidshare.com/files/2538881267/asa.zip
3- Configure GNS3 preferrences -> QEMU -> ASA with below settings
RAM: 1024 MiB
Number of NICs: 6
Qemu options: -m 1024 -icount auto -hdachs 980,16,32
Initrd: C:\ASA\asa842-initrd.gz
Kernel: C:\ASA\asa842-vmlinuz
Kernel cmd line: -append ide_generic.probe_mask=0x01 ide_core.chs=0.0:980,16,32 auto nousb
console=ttyS0,9600 bigphysarea=65536
4- Activate the licenses using below codes:
activation-key 0x4a3ec071 0x0d86fbf6 0x7cb1bc48 0x8b48b8b0 0xf317c0b5
activation-key 0xb23bcf4a 0x1c713b4f 0x7d53bcbc 0xc4f8d09c 0x0e24c6b6

How to configure / use Cisco ASA on Gns3 1.1:

You can add ASA in Gns3 1.1 by following steps:

Open Edit \ Preferences \ Qemu \Qemu VMs

Click on New button

this will start a wizard for ASA, Type its name and select its type ASA and click next

Set a suitable memory for ASA

Now browse the initrd.gz & kernel files for ASA and click finish.

Now you may need for flash, yo can create it easily. Open the C:\Program Files\GNS3\qemu
directory by cmd (command prompt) using command cd C:\Program Files\GNS3\qemu. For flash type
the command qemu-img create FLASH 512M and press enter.

this will create a file flash in this directory.

now again go to Edit \ Preferences \ Qemu \Qemu VMs & edit the ASA.

In HDD tab define the path for flash.

In Advanced Settings, on kernel command line replace with following code:

-append ide_generic.probe_mask=0x01 ide_core.chs=0.0:980,16,32 auto nousb console=ttyS0,9600
bigphysarea=65536 ide1=noprobe no-hlt -net nic
On options: Replace the content with -vnc none -vga none -m 1024 -icount auto -hdachs 980,16,32

Emulate ASA in older versions of gns3:

Please carefully follow these step to configure ASA in older gns3 on windows 7 or XP.
Download ASA IOS
Configure ASA in gns3
Start the ASA
Open the console
Step-1 Download ASA IOS and how to solved ASA console hangs Problem:
First you need two file for ASA one is ".kernel" and other is ".initrd.gz". In my case
these are "asa802-k8.kernel" and asa802-k8.initrd.gz. You can download these files
from following link:
Download ASA IOS for GNS3
Add ASA in gns3:
Now run the gns3 open the Preferences from edit/preferences, and in qemu/ASA tab
define the name for ASA and these two file i.e. "asa802-k8.kernel" and "asa802k8.initrd.gz" in respective fileld.

Start the ASA:

Start the ASA and a qemu console window is open don't close this window.
Open the console:
Now open the ASA console by rigth clicking on it and after some time you received a
message that copy these two commands and press enter, do this.
and then you received the welcome message of ASA.