This issue (no console for DomU, just ssh) was likely caused by the move of Xen towards using hvc0 as console which has been fixed in xen-tools 4.2~beta1-1 from May 2010. I'm hence closing this issue as "Fix Released" in xen-tools.
** Changed in: xen-tools (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139046 Title: no xm console prompt after debootstrap debian or ubuntu To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xen-3.1/+bug/139046/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs