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@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ sync with the newest highlights.
 - **Mini ISO**: boots to the `Red Bear login:` prompt on VT2 (framebuffer) and
   the serial debug console, verified on q35/KVM both with and without a NIC,
   zero kernel panics and zero boot errors.
-- **Bare ISO**: driver-manager/netstack/audiod blocking fixes applied; verifying.
+- **Bare ISO**: boots to the `Red Bear login:` prompt (framebuffer + serial),
+  verified on q35/KVM with a NIC, redoxfs rootfs mounts, zero boot errors.
 - **Full ISO** (KWin/Wayland `redbear-greeterd`): unchanged, still experimental.
 
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