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  1. SP Flash Tool on Linux (MT6592): S_COM_PORT_OPEN_FAIL (1013) in BROM, then "PMT changed for the ROM"

    Writing /system on an unrooted MT6592 handheld from Linux. BROM port-open fails because new cdc_acm rejects TIOCCBRK; Download refuses with "PMT changed". Use SP Flash Tool v5.1648, an LD_PRELOAD shim, Preloader mode and write-memory at the physical address.

    firmwaremediatekmt6592sp-flash-toolmtkclientandroidkernellinux
  2. Black screen after restarting X: NVIDIA: Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module (kernel upgraded, not rebooted)

    After a kernel and NVIDIA driver upgrade without a reboot, restarting X gave a black screen and "Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module". The running kernel had only the old module loaded. Build the module for the running kernel with DKMS, swap the modules, recreate /dev/dri, then reboot properly.

    nvidiaarchlinuxxorgdkmskernel