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AI-generatedoverlay not found: kernel continues boot despite missing device tree
When a device-tree overlay is specified in /boot/config.txt but the corresponding file is missing from the boot partition, the Raspberry Pi firmware reports a failure in the kernel logs. However, the system proceeds to complete the boot sequence without halting or returning a non-zero exit code. This silent failure creates a state where expected hardware-dep
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