diff --git a/tools/ioemu/keymaps.c b/tools/ioemu/keymaps.c
index b98a52d4ea..b8ec39e610 100644
--- a/tools/ioemu/keymaps.c
+++ b/tools/ioemu/keymaps.c
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ static kbd_layout_t *parse_keyboard_layout(const char *language,
 		    if (rest && strstr(rest, "numlock")) {
 			add_to_key_range(&k->keypad_range, keycode);
 			add_to_key_range(&k->numlock_range, keysym);
-			fprintf(stderr, "keypad keysym %04x keycode %d\n", keysym, keycode);
+			//fprintf(stderr, "keypad keysym %04x keycode %d\n", keysym, keycode);
 		    }
 		    if (rest && strstr(rest, "shift")) {
 			add_to_key_range(&k->shift_range, keysym);
-			fprintf(stderr, "shift keysym %04x keycode %d\n", keysym, keycode);
+			//fprintf(stderr, "shift keysym %04x keycode %d\n", keysym, keycode);
 		    }
 
 		    /* if(keycode&0x80)
diff --git a/tools/ioemu/monitor.c b/tools/ioemu/monitor.c
index 9346f0d66a..f15a0dd376 100644
--- a/tools/ioemu/monitor.c
+++ b/tools/ioemu/monitor.c
@@ -2520,7 +2520,7 @@ static void monitor_handle_command1(void *opaque, const char *cmdline)
 
 static void monitor_start_input(void)
 {
-    readline_start("(HVMXen) ", 0, monitor_handle_command1, NULL);
+    readline_start("(qemu) ", 0, monitor_handle_command1, NULL);
 }
 
 static void term_event(void *opaque, int event)
diff --git a/tools/ioemu/vl.c b/tools/ioemu/vl.c
index aaecb286a9..b645ca3ea6 100644
--- a/tools/ioemu/vl.c
+++ b/tools/ioemu/vl.c
@@ -7611,9 +7611,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         }
     }
 
-    /* Now send logs to our named config */
-    sprintf(qemu_dm_logfilename, "/var/log/xen/qemu-dm-%d.log", domid);
-    cpu_set_log_filename(qemu_dm_logfilename);
+    cpu_set_log(0);
 
 #ifndef NO_DAEMONIZE
     if (daemonize && !nographic && vnc_display == NULL && vncunused == 0) {
diff --git a/tools/python/xen/xend/image.py b/tools/python/xen/xend/image.py
index 210aae1d80..55d2a34d8c 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/image.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/image.py
@@ -296,7 +296,34 @@ class ImageHandler:
                         { 'dom': self.vm.getDomid(), 'read': True, 'write': True })
         log.info("spawning device models: %s %s", self.device_model, args)
         # keep track of pid and spawned options to kill it later
-        self.pid = os.spawnve(os.P_NOWAIT, self.device_model, args, env)
+
+        logfile = "/var/log/xen/qemu-dm-%s.log" %  str(self.vm.info['name_label'])
+        if os.path.exists(logfile):
+            if os.path.exists(logfile + ".1"):
+                os.unlink(logfile + ".1")
+            os.rename(logfile, logfile + ".1")
+
+        null = os.open("/dev/null", os.O_RDONLY)
+        logfd = os.open(logfile, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREAT|os.O_TRUNC)
+        
+        pid = os.fork()
+        if pid == 0: #child
+            try:
+                os.dup2(null, 0)
+                os.dup2(logfd, 1)
+                os.dup2(logfd, 2)
+                os.close(null)
+                os.close(logfd)
+                try:
+                    os.execve(self.device_model, args, env)
+                except:
+                    os._exit(127)
+            except:
+                os._exit(127)
+        else:
+            self.pid = pid
+            os.close(null)
+            os.close(logfd)
         self.vm.storeDom("image/device-model-pid", self.pid)
         log.info("device model pid: %d", self.pid)