Connecting to xen domU console using vnc

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Cannot connect to Xen domU via VNC if X isn't installed on domU

I'm able to connect using VNC but only see the login screen, not the whole boot process log (and pygrub menu) which I want to see.

on DomU, menu.lst :

kernel          /boot/[...] console=hvc0 xencons=tty0

domU's configuration file : 

vfb = [ 'vnc=1' ]

in domu's /etc/init/hvc0.conf

start on stopped rc RUNLEVEL=[2345]
stop on runlevel [!2345]

respawn
exec /sbin/getty -8 38400 hvc0

also created /etc/init/tty0.conf (just in case)

start on stopped rc RUNLEVEL=[2345]
stop on runlevel [!2345]

respawn
exec /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty0

"dmesg | grep console" on domU gives : 

[    0.000000] Command line: root=/dev/xvda2 ro console=hvc0 xencons=tty0 root=/dev/sda2 ro 
[    0.000000] Kernel command line: root=/dev/xvda2 ro console=hvc0 xencons=tty0 root=/dev/sda2 ro 
[    0.000000] console [tty0] enabled
[    0.000000] console [hvc0] enabled
[    0.129419] XENBUS: Device with no driver: device/console/0

I can't figure out why, any idea ?

Best Answer

Don`t use console and xencons as kernel-options and you should see everything in vnc.

I had the opposite problem: With vnc enabled I did not see the boot-process on the console - only in vnc. Solution was: disable vnc, put xencons=tty - so I guess you are redirecting the output to the text-console.

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