diff --git a/config/redbear-device-services.toml b/config/redbear-device-services.toml
index feb7ed0b19..89cac006f6 100644
--- a/config/redbear-device-services.toml
+++ b/config/redbear-device-services.toml
@@ -422,6 +422,8 @@ device = 0xFFFF
 
 # driver-manager owns PCI device enumeration, driver matching, and bind/channel
 # handoff — replacing the old pcid + pcid-spawner pair entirely.
+# R7 audit: 00_acpid.service must be live before enumeration, otherwise
+# DMI-based quirks return empty (read_dmi_info() returns Err(())).
 [[files]]
 path = "/etc/init.d/00_driver-manager.service"
 data = """
@@ -429,6 +431,7 @@ data = """
 description = "Red Bear driver manager"
 requires_weak = [
     "02_early_hw.target",
+    "00_acpid.service",
 ]
 
 [service]
diff --git a/config/redbear-full.toml b/config/redbear-full.toml
index 5d7a14997d..470ead9beb 100644
--- a/config/redbear-full.toml
+++ b/config/redbear-full.toml
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ data = """
 description = "IOMMU DMA remapping daemon"
 requires_weak = [
     "05_boot-essential.target",
+    "00_acpid.service",
 ]
 
 [service]
@@ -527,6 +528,21 @@ args = ["-c", "echo BOOT_COMPLETE_SERIAL_MARKER"]
 type = "oneshot"
 """
 
+[[files]]
+path = "/etc/init.d/99_kwin_test.service"
+data = """
+[unit]
+description = "FS diagnostic and direct kwin test"
+requires_weak = [
+    "12_sddm.service",
+]
+
+[service]
+cmd = "zsh"
+args = ["-c", "sleep 30; echo '=== FS DIAG ==='; ls -lad /tmp /var/log /var/run /run; echo '--- root write ---'; echo ok > /writetest; ls -la /writetest; cat /writetest; rm /writetest; echo '--- /tmp write ---'; echo ok > /tmp/writetest; ls -la /tmp/writetest; cat /tmp/writetest; rm /tmp/writetest; echo '--- mkdir /tmp/testdir ---'; mkdir /tmp/testdir; ls -lad /tmp/testdir; rmdir /tmp/testdir; echo '--- /var/log write ---'; echo ok > /var/log/writetest; ls -la /var/log/writetest; rm /var/log/writetest; echo '--- /var/run write ---'; echo ok > /var/run/writetest; ls -la /var/run/writetest; rm /var/run/writetest; echo '=== KWIN TEST ==='; mkdir -p /tmp/run/kwin; HOME=/tmp XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/tmp/run/kwin QT_DEBUG_PLUGINS=1 QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland KWIN_DRM_DEVICES=/scheme/drm/card0 LIBSEAT_BACKEND=seatd SEATD_SOCK=/var/run/seatd.sock /usr/bin/kwin_wayland --drm /scheme/drm/card0; echo 'kwin exited'"]
+type = "oneshot_async"
+"""
+
 [users.greeter]
 password = ""
 uid = 101
diff --git a/config/redbear-mini.toml b/config/redbear-mini.toml
index 3c2c9e41b8..10d3a17ae0 100644
--- a/config/redbear-mini.toml
+++ b/config/redbear-mini.toml
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ description = "IOMMU DMA remapping daemon"
 requires_weak = [
     "12_boot-late.target",
     "00_driver-manager.service",
+    "00_acpid.service",
 ]
 
 [service]
diff --git a/local/recipes/system/redbear-quirks/source/quirks.d/25-xhci.toml b/local/recipes/system/redbear-quirks/source/quirks.d/25-xhci.toml
index 6a7ba69733..499832a8d2 100644
--- a/local/recipes/system/redbear-quirks/source/quirks.d/25-xhci.toml
+++ b/local/recipes/system/redbear-quirks/source/quirks.d/25-xhci.toml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 [[xhci_controller_quirk]]
 vendor = 0x8086
 device = 0x1E31
-flags = ["broken_port_pec", "reset_to_default"]
+flags = ["broken_port_ped", "reset_to_default"]
 
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