diff --git a/config/redbear-device-services.toml b/config/redbear-device-services.toml
index feb7ed0b19..d95e69dcec 100644
--- a/config/redbear-device-services.toml
+++ b/config/redbear-device-services.toml
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ requires_weak = ["04_drivers.target"]
 
 [service]
 cmd = "/usr/bin/coretempd"
-type = "oneshot_async"
+type = { scheme = "coretemp" }
 """
 
 [[files]]
diff --git a/config/redbear-mini.toml b/config/redbear-mini.toml
index 9e56968303..12b9f60e4c 100644
--- a/config/redbear-mini.toml
+++ b/config/redbear-mini.toml
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ requires_weak = ["00_base.target"]
 [service]
 cmd = "inputd"
 args = ["-A", "2"]
-type = "oneshot"
+type = "oneshot_async"
 """
 
 [[files]]
diff --git a/local/recipes/system/coretempd/source/src/main.rs b/local/recipes/system/coretempd/source/src/main.rs
index 7dda64ea2f..5892c96d49 100644
--- a/local/recipes/system/coretempd/source/src/main.rs
+++ b/local/recipes/system/coretempd/source/src/main.rs
@@ -298,7 +298,9 @@ fn run_daemon() -> Result<(), String> {
     let mut scheme = CoretempScheme::new(cpu_infos);
 
     if let Some(fd) = notify_fd {
-        notify_scheme_ready(fd, &socket, &mut scheme)?;
+        if let Err(e) = notify_scheme_ready(fd, &socket, &mut scheme) {
+            eprintln!("[WARN] coretempd: init notification failed ({}), continuing without notify", e);
+        }
     }
 
     eprintln!("[INFO] coretempd: registered scheme:coretemp");
diff --git a/local/recipes/system/cpufreqd/source/src/main.rs b/local/recipes/system/cpufreqd/source/src/main.rs
index 94824ba937..d81bbdadf0 100644
--- a/local/recipes/system/cpufreqd/source/src/main.rs
+++ b/local/recipes/system/cpufreqd/source/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use std::env;
 use std::fs;
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
+use std::process::Command;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 const IA32_PERF_CTL: u32 = 0x199;
@@ -10,6 +12,8 @@ const STATE_WRITE_INTERVAL_S: u64 = 1;
 const MSR_ERROR_SUPPRESS_COUNT: u32 = 1;
 const THERMAL_CACHE_MS: u64 = 1000;
 
+static MSR_AVAILABLE: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(true);
+
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Debug)]
 enum Governor { Performance, Powersave, Ondemand, Conservative, Schedutil }
 
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ fn read_acpi_pss(cpu: u32) -> Vec<PState> {
     ]
 }
 
-fn write_msr(cpu: u32, msr: u32, val: u64) -> bool {
+fn write_msr_raw(cpu: u32, msr: u32, val: u64) -> bool {
     let path = format!("/scheme/sys/msr/{}/{:x}", cpu, msr);
     fs::OpenOptions::new().write(true).open(&path).ok()
         .and_then(|mut f| {
@@ -66,6 +70,33 @@ fn write_msr(cpu: u32, msr: u32, val: u64) -> bool {
         }).is_some()
 }
 
+fn write_msr(cpu: u32, msr: u32, val: u64) -> bool {
+    if !MSR_AVAILABLE.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    let path = format!("/scheme/sys/msr/{}/{:x}", cpu, msr);
+    fs::OpenOptions::new().write(true).open(&path).ok()
+        .and_then(|mut f| {
+            let hex_val = format!("{:016x}", val);
+            f.write_all(hex_val.as_bytes()).ok()
+        }).is_some()
+}
+
+fn probe_msr_available(cpu: u32) -> bool {
+    let exe = match env::current_exe() {
+        Ok(p) => p,
+        Err(_) => return false,
+    };
+    match Command::new(exe)
+        .arg("--probe-msr")
+        .arg(cpu.to_string())
+        .status()
+    {
+        Ok(s) => s.success(),
+        Err(_) => false,
+    }
+}
+
 fn measure_load(cpu: u32, prev: &mut (u64, u64)) -> f64 {
     if let Ok(d) = fs::read_to_string(format!("/scheme/sys/cpu/{}/stat", cpu)) {
         let p: Vec<u64> = d.split_whitespace().filter_map(|s| s.parse().ok()).collect();
@@ -116,6 +147,15 @@ fn write_scheme_state(governor: Governor, cpus: &[CpuInfo]) {
 }
 
 fn main() {
+    let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
+
+    // Probe mode: child process tests MSR write and exits with status.
+    if args.len() >= 3 && args[1] == "--probe-msr" {
+        let cpu: u32 = args[2].parse().unwrap_or(0);
+        let ok = write_msr_raw(cpu, IA32_PERF_CTL, 0x1a00);
+        std::process::exit(if ok { 0 } else { 1 });
+    }
+
     let governor = match env::var("CPUFREQ_GOVERNOR").unwrap_or_default().as_str() {
         "performance" => Governor::Performance, "powersave" => Governor::Powersave,
         "conservative" => Governor::Conservative, "schedutil" => Governor::Schedutil,
@@ -123,6 +163,18 @@ fn main() {
     };
     let cpus = detect_cpus();
     eprintln!("[INFO] cpufreqd: detected {} CPU(s), governor={:?}", cpus.len(), governor);
+
+    // Probe MSR availability before attempting any writes.
+    // In environments without MSR 0x199 (QEMU default, some hypervisors),
+    // wrmsr causes a kernel #GP that kills the process. By spawning a child
+    // to test the write first, we detect this safely and degrade to
+    // monitoring-only mode.
+    let msr_ok = cpus.iter().all(|&id| probe_msr_available(id));
+    if !msr_ok {
+        MSR_AVAILABLE.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        eprintln!("[INFO] cpufreqd: MSR 0x199 writes unavailable — running in monitoring-only mode");
+    }
+
     let mut ci: Vec<CpuInfo> = cpus.iter().map(|&id| {
         let ps = read_acpi_pss(id);
         eprintln!("[INFO] cpufreqd: CPU{}: {} P-states ({} - {} kHz)", id, ps.len(), ps.first().map_or(0, |p| p.freq_khz), ps.last().map_or(0, |p| p.freq_khz));
diff --git a/local/recipes/system/driver-manager/source/src/config.rs b/local/recipes/system/driver-manager/source/src/config.rs
index ec365b9d0b..39da6953b0 100644
--- a/local/recipes/system/driver-manager/source/src/config.rs
+++ b/local/recipes/system/driver-manager/source/src/config.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ impl DriverConfig {
                     driver.r#match.into_iter().map(DriverMatch::from).collect();
 
                 if matches.is_empty() {
-                    log::warn!(
+                    log::debug!(
                         "driver-manager: config {} driver={} has no match entries and will not bind from PCI or ACPI enumeration",
                         path.display(),
                         driver.name