Re: Panic: no console device

[Michael van Elst <mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost>]

On Thu, Feb 28, 2019 at 08:36:07AM -0500, Bob Bernstein wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Feb 2019, Michael van Elst wrote:
> 
> > load the MBR of a drive (hit F1.. or 'a'.. for the serial console)
> 
> F1 set the internal CD drive of the machine spinning for what seemed an
> eternity and then produced the message:
> 
> BOOTMGR IS MISSING
> Ctrl-Alt-Del to reboot.

That is the windows bootloader complaining.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2622803/bootmgr-is-missing-press-ctrl-alt-del-to-restart-error-when-you-start

The recovery procedure will probably restore the Windows MBR.


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                                Michael van Elst
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