[xen-tools] Etch /Ubuntu Feisty Xen 3.1 "console hangs" new hooks required !

[Sébastien CRAMATTE]

Hello,

DomU Console Hangs  under Xen 3.1. I mean that domU starts but you can't
access console via  "xm console" command
So It would be very nice to add new hooks to xen-tools to fix the
problem ...

To solve this issue you must use  xvc0 instead of ttyX...

In etch  you must add the line bellow in  your /etc/inittab. I believe
that you must install "udev" package too ...

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...
x0:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 xvc0
...
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In feisty  the inittab file doesn't exists anymore.
So you must create  an "/etc/event.d/xvc0" ...

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# xvc0 - getty
#
# This service maintains a getty on xvc0 from the point the system is
# started until it is shut down again.

start on runlevel 2
start on runlevel 3

stop on runlevel 0
stop on runlevel 1
stop on runlevel 4
stop on runlevel 5
stop on runlevel 6

respawn
exec /sbin/getty 38400 xvc0
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To finish  in  "/etc/securetty"   you should add  a line with "xvc0"

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# /etc/securetty: list of terminals on which root is allowed to login.
# See securetty(5) and login(1).
console

# for people with serial port consoles
ttyS0

# for devfs
tts/0

# for xen console
xvc0

# Standard console
tty1
tty2
tty3
tty4
tty5
tty6
tty7
tty8
tty9
tty10
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Hope that help
Regards