port-amd64/54540: v8.1 nor v8.1_rc1 panics on a Dell Precision 390 (AMD64)

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>Number:         54540
>Category:       port-amd64
>Synopsis:       v8.1 nor v8.1_rc1 panics on a Dell Precision 390 (AMD64)
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    port-amd64-maintainer
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Sep 10 05:40:00 +0000 2019
>Originator:     Mike sienicki
>Release:        V8.1 & V8.1_RC1 Kernel
>Organization:
>Environment:
System panics so uname -a is of no help in this instance.
>Description:
System panics with cnopen "No console device".  Too difficult to type the entire screen dump.  No way to upload a photo of it.
>How-To-Repeat:
Can not get this kernel to boot under any circumstance i.e. any available boot option.  System however boots just fine with a v7.2 cdrom.
>Fix: