diff --git a/tools/python/xen/util/blkif.py b/tools/python/xen/util/blkif.py
index cbe76b613f..ca5a3081b5 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/util/blkif.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/util/blkif.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def _parse_uname(uname):
                 fn = "/dev/%s" %(fn,)
                
         if typ in ("tap", "tap2"):
-            (taptype, fn) = fn.split(":", 1)
+            (taptype, fn) = fn.split(":", 2)[1:3]
     return (fn, taptype)
 
 def blkdev_uname_to_file(uname):
diff --git a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendBootloader.py b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendBootloader.py
index 0cef917358..3824d5ac17 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendBootloader.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendBootloader.py
@@ -38,10 +38,15 @@ def bootloader(blexec, disk, dom, quiet = False, blargs = '', kernel = '',
         msg = "Bootloader isn't executable"
         log.error(msg)
         raise VmError(msg)
-    if not os.access(disk, os.R_OK):
-        msg = "Disk isn't accessible"
-        log.error(msg)
-        raise VmError(msg)
+    attempt = 0
+    while True:
+        if not os.access(disk, os.R_OK) and attempt > 3:
+            msg = "Disk isn't accessible"
+            log.error(msg)
+            raise VmError(msg)
+        else:
+            break
+        attempt = attempt + 1
 
     if os.uname()[0] == "NetBSD" and disk.startswith('/dev/'):
        disk = disk.replace("/dev/", "/dev/r")
diff --git a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py
index 0c01e7779e..0c9f2e70c5 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py
@@ -3299,7 +3299,7 @@ class XendDomainInfo:
                     log.info("Unmounting %s from %s." %
                              (fn, BOOTLOADER_LOOPBACK_DEVICE))
 
-                    dom0.destroyDevice('tap', BOOTLOADER_LOOPBACK_DEVICE)
+                    dom0.destroyDevice(devtype, BOOTLOADER_LOOPBACK_DEVICE, force = True)
 
             if blcfg is None:
                 msg = "Had a bootloader specified, but can't find disk"