Index: xen-3.4.1-testing/tools/ioemu-remote/hw/xen_backend.c
===================================================================
--- xen-3.4.1-testing.orig/tools/ioemu-remote/hw/xen_backend.c
+++ xen-3.4.1-testing/tools/ioemu-remote/hw/xen_backend.c
@@ -377,8 +377,12 @@ static int xen_be_try_init(struct XenDev
     int rc = 0;
 
     if (!xendev->online) {
-	xen_be_printf(xendev, 1, "not online\n");
-	return -1;
+       sleep(3);
+       xenstore_read_be_int(xendev, "online", &xendev->online);
+       if (!xendev->online) {
+               xen_be_printf(xendev, 1, "not online\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
     }
 
     if (xendev->ops->init)
Index: xen-3.4.1-testing/tools/ioemu-remote/hw/xen_console.c
===================================================================
--- xen-3.4.1-testing.orig/tools/ioemu-remote/hw/xen_console.c
+++ xen-3.4.1-testing/tools/ioemu-remote/hw/xen_console.c
@@ -196,9 +196,14 @@ static int con_init(struct XenDevice *xe
 
     type = xenstore_read_str(con->console, "type");
     if (!type || 0 != strcmp(type, "ioemu")) {
-	xen_be_printf(xendev, 1, "not for me (type=%s)\n", type);
-	return -1;
+       sleep(3);
+       type = xenstore_read_str(con->console, "type");
+       if (!type || 0 != strcmp(type, "ioemu")) {
+               xen_be_printf(xendev, 1, "not for me (type=%s)\n", type);
+               return -1;
+       }
     }
+    qemu_free(type);
 
     if (!serial_hds[con->xendev.dev])
 	xen_be_printf(xendev, 1, "WARNING: serial line %d not configured\n",