A connection over a serial port is just easier but not the only way to fix this. As mentioned in my 1st post it's possible to boot from a live linux, mount the system partitions and copy the files. Just in case you don't have a serial port/cable/etc. on consumer hardware (the HP MicroServer Gen8 has a virtual serial port to which you can connect with putty via the iLo address).
Hi. I ran into this with my Q1900 M- ITX baremetal system. There is a simple solution. You need another PC with a Sata port free. I use Windows 10.
So, you need to rewrite the previous bootloader 1.02a2 on the usb drive. Put the first HDD of your Xpenology system on the free Sata port, format (choose Linux ext4) the first partition of the HDD ( I used Paragon Disk Manager to do the job) and connect the HDD and the usb drive back to your Xpenology system. Do the 6.1.1 DSM fresh install and you have again all your data back. After that you need to reinstall all your packages and users and so on... It's an one minute job, really. I hope it's useful for the Windows users.
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Hi. I ran into this with my Q1900 M- ITX baremetal system. There is a simple solution. You need another PC with a Sata port free. I use Windows 10.
So, you need to rewrite the previous bootloader 1.02a2 on the usb drive. Put the first HDD of your Xpenology system on the free Sata port, format (choose Linux ext4) the first partition of the HDD ( I used Paragon Disk Manager to do the job) and connect the HDD and the usb drive back to your Xpenology system. Do the 6.1.1 DSM fresh install and you have again all your data back. After that you need to reinstall all your packages and users and so on... It's an one minute job, really. I hope it's useful for the Windows users.