This can be resolved by cherrypicking: console-setup (1.142ubuntu5) yakkety; urgency=medium
* debian/console-setup-linux.setvtrgb.service: add condition to only execute when /dev/tty0 exists. This is the same condition as used by getty@.service unit to prevent attempting setting up VT when none are present. This is a common case on serial only architectures and virtual machines. Resolves degraded boots on s390x/ppc64el. -- Dimitri John Ledkov <x...@ubuntu.com> Mon, 26 Sep 2016 13:31:08 +0100 ** Changed in: console-setup (Ubuntu Xenial) Status: Triaged => In Progress -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1660598 Title: s390x boots degraded by default in z/vm To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/console-setup/+bug/1660598/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs