diff --git a/luci-theme-footstrap/Makefile b/luci-theme-footstrap/Makefile
index 5bb21700..89ddd0fe 100644
--- a/luci-theme-footstrap/Makefile
+++ b/luci-theme-footstrap/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ LUCI_NAME:=luci-theme-footstrap
 FOOTSTRAP_VERSION?=
 ifneq ($(FOOTSTRAP_VERSION),)
 PKG_VERSION:=$(FOOTSTRAP_VERSION)
-PKG_RELEASE:=54
+PKG_RELEASE:=55
 endif
 
 LUCI_TITLE:=Footstrap Theme
diff --git a/luci-theme-footstrap/htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js b/luci-theme-footstrap/htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js
index 5546e841..97a92892 100644
--- a/luci-theme-footstrap/htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js
+++ b/luci-theme-footstrap/htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ function colorControl(current, onPick, label, opts) {
 /* Build the whole form. Returns a promise for one element wire() appends to the stock page.
  *
  * Everything applies immediately and there is nothing to save: every axis is this browser's, in
- * localStorage, and the page repaints under the control as it moves. Only "Save as default" writes
+ * localStorage, and the page repaints under the control as it moves. Only "Save to router" writes
  * anything, pushing the current look to the ROUTER for other browsers. That distinction is the
  * model (docs/design-system.md), and why this page has no Save/Reset footer of LuCI's own. */
 function render() {
@@ -575,17 +575,21 @@ function build() {
 	 * the scoped uci ACL). It does not change this browser — localStorage keeps overriding — so the
 	 * saved default only shows on a fresh browser. The two Reset buttons below are the escape
 	 * hatches, and they do not land in the same place. */
-	const saveBtn = E('button', { 'class': 'btn cbi-button-action', 'type': 'button' }, [ _('Save as default', 'footstrap') ]);
+	const saveBtn = E('button', { 'class': 'btn cbi-button-action', 'type': 'button' }, [ _('Save to router', 'footstrap') ]);
 	/* Two resets, because two things sit underneath a browser's tweaks (fs-prefs.js): "Reset to
-	 * saved" clears them and lets every axis fall back to whatever the router holds, while "Reset
-	 * to default" writes the theme's built-ins explicitly — the only way to say "as the theme
-	 * ships" on a router with a saved default of its own. Neither touches
-	 * /etc/config/footstrap. */
-	const resetSavedBtn = E('button', { 'class': 'btn', 'type': 'button' }, [ _('Reset to saved', 'footstrap') ]);
+	 * router" clears them and lets every axis fall back to whatever the router holds, while "Reset
+	 * to built-in" writes the theme's built-ins explicitly — the only way to say "as the theme
+	 * ships" on a router that has a look of its own. Neither touches /etc/config/footstrap.
+	 *
+	 * ONE word per state, and "default" is not one of them: it used to name the router's look in
+	 * "Save as default" and the theme's in "Reset to default", while the router's look also
+	 * answered to "saved" — three names for two states, asked about on the forum (topic 251930,
+	 * post 92). The row now reads as one save and two resets, over `router` and `built-in`. */
+	const resetSavedBtn = E('button', { 'class': 'btn', 'type': 'button' }, [ _('Reset to router', 'footstrap') ]);
 	/* the stock destructive class, so the button discarding every local tweak is the red one
-	 * (theme/55-buttons.css). "Reset to saved" stays neutral: it steps back to the shared state
+	 * (theme/55-buttons.css). "Reset to router" stays neutral: it steps back to the shared state
 	 * rather than discarding. */
-	const resetBtn = E('button', { 'class': 'btn cbi-button-negative', 'type': 'button' }, [ _('Reset to default', 'footstrap') ]);
+	const resetBtn = E('button', { 'class': 'btn cbi-button-negative', 'type': 'button' }, [ _('Reset to built-in', 'footstrap') ]);
 	/* Save's only visible failure surface. The realistic failure is the rpc rejecting — an expired
 	 * session (403), a missing ACL, ubus down. A DELETED config is not caught: rpcd stages the set
 	 * in the session and commit then no-ops without writing the file, returning success (measured
@@ -603,14 +607,14 @@ function build() {
 	function refreshSave() {
 		if (prefs.storageBroken()) {
 			saveBtn.disabled = false;
-			saveBtn.textContent = _('Save as default', 'footstrap');
+			saveBtn.textContent = _('Save to router', 'footstrap');
 			saveErr.textContent = _('This browser is not storing preferences (site data is blocked), so a change here lasts until you reload. Saving as default still works and applies to every browser.', 'footstrap');
 			saveErr.hidden = false;
 			return;
 		}
 		const saved = axes.matchesSavedDefault();
 		saveBtn.disabled = saved;
-		saveBtn.textContent = saved ? _('Saved as default', 'footstrap') : _('Save as default', 'footstrap');
+		saveBtn.textContent = saved ? _('Saved to router', 'footstrap') : _('Save to router', 'footstrap');
 	}
 	saveBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
 		saveBtn.disabled = true;
@@ -651,8 +655,8 @@ function build() {
 			location.reload();
 		});
 	}
-	twoClick(resetSavedBtn, _('Reset to saved', 'footstrap'), axes.resetToSaved);
-	twoClick(resetBtn, _('Reset to default', 'footstrap'), axes.resetToBuiltin);
+	twoClick(resetSavedBtn, _('Reset to router', 'footstrap'), axes.resetToSaved);
+	twoClick(resetBtn, _('Reset to built-in', 'footstrap'), axes.resetToBuiltin);
 	refreshSave();	/* correct label and enabled state before the first paint */
 
 	const versionLink = E('a', {
@@ -664,12 +668,31 @@ function build() {
 		'rel': 'noreferrer'
 	}, [ ver.label() ]);
 
+	/* One clause per button, in LuCI's own help-sentence idiom and under the buttons themselves,
+	 * because that is where the question is asked: with all three named "save"/"reset" and two of
+	 * them resets, the row does not say which state each lands in (forum topic 251930, post 90 —
+	 * "what is the difference on 'reset to saved' and 'reset to default'?"). Three lines rather
+	 * than a paragraph: three parts want a list, and each is read on its own.
+	 *
+	 * Text nodes separated by <br>, NOT a child per line: `.cbi-value-field *` in
+	 * theme/60-inputs.css hands mono to every descendant and excludes `.cbi-value-description`
+	 * itself, so a wrapped line becomes a descendant that the exclusion does not reach — measured,
+	 * all three lines came out monospace. Text nodes inherit the sans face from the container, and
+	 * one container also means one `?` glyph with every line aligned under it. */
+	const buttonHelp = E('div', { 'class': 'cbi-value-description' }, [
+		_('Save to router — store this look on the router. Browsers with a look of their own keep it.', 'footstrap'),
+		E('br'),
+		_('Reset to router — drop this browser\'s changes and follow the router.', 'footstrap'),
+		E('br'),
+		_('Reset to built-in — go back to the look the theme ships with.', 'footstrap')
+	]);
+
 	const defaults = [
 		/* the one row whose control is a pair of buttons, each named by its own text, so `make`
 		 * ignores the caption rather than re-using it as an aria-label */
-		group(_('Router default', 'footstrap'),
-			() => E('div', { 'class': 'fs-ap-actrow' }, [ saveBtn, resetSavedBtn, resetBtn ]),
-			{ extra: saveErr })
+		group(_('Saved look', 'footstrap'),
+			() => E('div', { 'class': 'fs-ap-actrow' }, [ saveBtn, E('span', { 'class': 'fs-ap-actgap', 'aria-hidden': 'true' }), resetSavedBtn, resetBtn ]),
+			{ extra: [ buttonHelp, saveErr ] })
 	];
 
 
@@ -768,8 +791,8 @@ function build() {
 	 * the misreading happens before anyone scrolls to Defaults. A bare `.alert-message`:
 	 * theme/35-alerts.css keeps the tinted variants for a STATUS and a flat panel for a note. */
 	const note = E('div', { 'class': 'alert-message fs-ap-note' }, [
-		E('p', {}, [ _('Changes apply at once and live in this browser.', 'footstrap') ]),
-		E('p', {}, [ _('To keep them on the router, use Save as default under Defaults — not Save & Apply at the foot of the page.', 'footstrap') ])
+		E('p', {}, [ _('Footstrap theme settings apply at once and are stored permanently in this browser.', 'footstrap') ]),
+		E('p', {}, [ _('Save & Apply at the foot of the page belongs to the System form and does not store them.', 'footstrap') ])
 	]);
 
 	/* Colours and Surfaces are one fold: the same job, split into two headings only because a
@@ -781,7 +804,7 @@ function build() {
 			colours.concat([ E('div', { 'class': 'fs-ap-head fs-ap-sub' }, [ E('h4', {}, [ _('Surfaces', 'footstrap') ]) ]) ], surfaces),
 			'fs-ui-colours'),
 		foldable(_('Background', 'footstrap'), wallpaper, 'fs-ui-background'),
-		section(_('Defaults', 'footstrap'), defaults)
+		section(_('Saving', 'footstrap'), defaults)
 	]);
 
 	/* The first fill, deferred one microtask so the tree above is finished. It does not wait for
diff --git a/luci-theme-footstrap/htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-axes.js b/luci-theme-footstrap/htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-axes.js
index 2ce4c64c..78b0cbff 100644
--- a/luci-theme-footstrap/htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-axes.js
+++ b/luci-theme-footstrap/htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-axes.js
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ function resetToBuiltin() {
 	 * 0, which is "the palette's own".
 	 *
 	 * Stated as calls rather than carried in AXES: a fourth column of thunks measured 297 B against
-	 * this list, and a wrong value here is what the Save button's "Reset to default" shows on the
+	 * this list, and a wrong value here is what the Save button's "Reset to built-in" shows on the
 	 * first click — the one state no static gate can see and the live check does. */
 	prefs.applyLayout('top');
 	prefs.applyMode('auto');
diff --git a/luci-theme-footstrap/htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-prefs.js b/luci-theme-footstrap/htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-prefs.js
index c6c65694..264e910a 100644
--- a/luci-theme-footstrap/htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-prefs.js
+++ b/luci-theme-footstrap/htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-prefs.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  *
  * ---- three layers, and the browser always wins ----
  * Every axis resolves as localStorage ?? router-default ?? built-in. The router default is
- * Appearance -> Save as default (written to /etc/config/footstrap, read back into window.__fsSD);
+ * Appearance -> Save to router (written to /etc/config/footstrap, read back into window.__fsSD);
  * the built-in is a bare :root. A new browser inherits the router default; this browser's own
  * choice overrides it in either direction.
  *
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 /* A browser can refuse storage outright (blocked cookies, dom.storage.enabled=false, a partitioned
  * WebView) and then every access throws. The helpers below swallow it, because an axis that cannot
  * be remembered must still APPLY, but they record it: otherwise current*() reads null, falls back
- * to the router default, and the Save button sits disabled reading "Saved as default" over a page
+ * to the router's look, and the Save button sits disabled reading "Saved to router" over a page
  * painted in axes the router default does not carry. */
 let _lsBroken = false;
 function storageBroken() { return _lsBroken; }
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ function currentRail() {
 	return document.documentElement.getAttribute('data-rail') === 'true';
 }
 
-/* ---- Save as default: write the current effective axes to /etc/config/footstrap ----
+/* ---- Save to router: write the current effective axes to /etc/config/footstrap ----
  * The scoped rpcd ACL (config 'footstrap' only) lets the admin's session set and commit those
  * options; rpcd validates the config/section/option names, so no value reaches a shell. The server
  * reads them back on the next load and head.ut's sanitiser clamps each before it becomes
diff --git a/luci-theme-footstrap/po/es/footstrap.po b/luci-theme-footstrap/po/es/footstrap.po
index 29d6a50f..494ddff2 100644
--- a/luci-theme-footstrap/po/es/footstrap.po
+++ b/luci-theme-footstrap/po/es/footstrap.po
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Auto-collapse"
 msgstr "Colapso automático"
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:783
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:806
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Background"
 msgstr "Fondo"
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Cards"
 msgstr "Tarjetas"
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:771
-msgctxt "footstrap"
-msgid "Changes apply at once and live in this browser."
-msgstr "Los cambios se aplican al instante y viven en este navegador."
-
 #: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:454
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Choose SVG"
@@ -81,7 +76,7 @@ msgid "Collapse menu"
 msgstr "Contraer menú"
 
 #: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:465
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:780
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:803
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Colours"
 msgstr "Colores"
@@ -91,7 +86,7 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Compact"
 msgstr "Compacto"
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:644
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:648
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Confirm reset"
 msgstr "Confirmar restablecimiento"
@@ -111,7 +106,7 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Could not process the image."
 msgstr "No se pudo procesar la imagen."
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:624
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:628
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Could not save the default. Reload the page and try again."
 msgstr ""
@@ -128,11 +123,6 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Dark"
 msgstr "Oscuro"
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:784
-msgctxt "footstrap"
-msgid "Defaults"
-msgstr "Predeterminados"
-
 #: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:349
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Density"
@@ -160,11 +150,20 @@ msgstr "Archivo"
 
 #: root/usr/share/rpcd/acl.d/luci-theme-footstrap.json:3
 msgid ""
-"Footstrap Appearance router-wide defaults (Save as default) and the login "
+"Footstrap Appearance router-wide look (Save to router) and the login "
 "background and pattern uploads"
 msgstr ""
-"Valores predeterminados de Apariencia de Footstrap para el router (Guardar "
-"como predeterminado) y subida del fondo de inicio de sesión y del patrón"
+"Aspecto de Footstrap para todo el router («Guardar en el router») y subida de "
+"la imagen de fondo y del patrón"
+
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:794
+msgctxt "footstrap"
+msgid ""
+"Footstrap theme settings apply at once and are stored permanently in this "
+"browser."
+msgstr ""
+"Los ajustes del tema Footstrap se aplican al instante y se guardan de forma "
+"permanente en este navegador."
 
 #: ucode/template/themes/footstrap/partials/notices.ut:24
 msgid "Go to firmware upgrade..."
@@ -184,7 +183,7 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Hard to read %s — large text only"
 msgstr "Se lee mal %s: solo texto grande"
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:779
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:802
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Interface"
 msgstr "Interfaz"
@@ -208,7 +207,7 @@ msgid "Large"
 msgstr "Grande"
 
 #: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:328
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:700
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:723
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Layout"
 msgstr "Diseño"
@@ -314,39 +313,76 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Remove"
 msgstr "Eliminar"
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:588
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:655
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:592
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:659
 msgctxt "footstrap"
-msgid "Reset to default"
-msgstr "Restablecer a valores predeterminados"
+msgid "Reset to built-in"
+msgstr "Restablecer al integrado"
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:584
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:654
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:687
 msgctxt "footstrap"
-msgid "Reset to saved"
-msgstr "Restablecer a lo guardado"
+msgid "Reset to built-in — go back to the look the theme ships with."
+msgstr ""
+"«Restablecer al integrado»: vuelve al aspecto con el que se distribuye el "
+"tema."
+
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:588
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:658
+msgctxt "footstrap"
+msgid "Reset to router"
+msgstr "Restablecer al del router"
+
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:685
+msgctxt "footstrap"
+msgid "Reset to router — drop this browser's changes and follow the router."
+msgstr ""
+"«Restablecer al del router»: descarta los cambios de este navegador y sigue "
+"al router."
 
 #: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:355
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Rounding"
 msgstr "Redondeo"
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:670
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:795
 msgctxt "footstrap"
-msgid "Router default"
-msgstr "Configuración predeterminada del enrutador"
+msgid ""
+"Save & Apply at the foot of the page belongs to the System form and does not "
+"store them."
+msgstr ""
+"El botón «Guardar y aplicar» al pie de la página pertenece al formulario del "
+"Sistema y no los guarda."
 
 #: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:578
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:606
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:613
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:610
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:617
 msgctxt "footstrap"
-msgid "Save as default"
-msgstr "Guardar como predeterminado"
+msgid "Save to router"
+msgstr "Guardar en el router"
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:613
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:683
 msgctxt "footstrap"
-msgid "Saved as default"
-msgstr "Guardado como predeterminado"
+msgid ""
+"Save to router — store this look on the router. Browsers with a look of "
+"their own keep it."
+msgstr ""
+"«Guardar en el router»: guarda este aspecto en el router. Los navegadores con "
+"un aspecto propio lo conservan."
+
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:693
+msgctxt "footstrap"
+msgid "Saved look"
+msgstr "Aspecto guardado"
+
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:617
+msgctxt "footstrap"
+msgid "Saved to router"
+msgstr "Guardado en el router"
+
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:807
+msgctxt "footstrap"
+msgid "Saving"
+msgstr "Guardado"
 
 #: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:463
 msgctxt "footstrap"
@@ -402,7 +438,7 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Submenus"
 msgstr "Submenús"
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:781
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:804
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Surfaces"
 msgstr "Superficies"
@@ -471,7 +507,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "Este enrutador no tiene contraseña. Configure una contraseña de "
 "administrador para proteger la interfaz web."
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:607
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:611
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid ""
 "This browser is not storing preferences (site data is blocked), so a change "
@@ -482,7 +518,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "bloqueados), así que un cambio aquí dura hasta que recargues. Guardar como "
 "predeterminado sigue funcionando y se aplica a todos los navegadores."
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:702
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:725
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "This theme is not translated on this router yet."
 msgstr "Este tema aún no está traducido en este router."
@@ -497,15 +533,6 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Tint strength"
 msgstr "Intensidad del tinte"
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:772
-msgctxt "footstrap"
-msgid ""
-"To keep them on the router, use Save as default under Defaults — not Save & "
-"Apply at the foot of the page."
-msgstr ""
-"Para guardarlos en el router, usa «Guardar como predeterminado» en "
-"Predeterminados, no «Guardar y aplicar» al pie de la página."
-
 #: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:190
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Too faint to read %s"
@@ -572,15 +599,33 @@ msgid ""
 "the uploaded file could not be removed either; it is still on the router."
 msgstr "tampoco se pudo eliminar el archivo subido; sigue en el router."
 
+#~ msgctxt "footstrap"
+#~ msgid "Defaults"
+#~ msgstr "Predeterminados"
+
+#~ msgctxt "footstrap"
+#~ msgid "Reset to saved"
+#~ msgstr "Restablecer a lo guardado"
+
+#~ msgctxt "footstrap"
+#~ msgid "Router default"
+#~ msgstr "Configuración predeterminada del enrutador"
+
+#~ msgctxt "footstrap"
+#~ msgid "Save as default"
+#~ msgstr "Guardar como predeterminado"
+
+#~ msgctxt "footstrap"
+#~ msgid "Saved as default"
+#~ msgstr "Guardado como predeterminado"
+
 #~ msgctxt "footstrap"
 #~ msgid ""
-#~ "Everything here applies the moment you change it and is remembered in "
-#~ "this browser only — the Save & Apply button at the foot of the page "
-#~ "belongs to the System form and does not store it."
+#~ "To keep them on the router, use Save as default under Defaults — not Save "
+#~ "& Apply at the foot of the page."
 #~ msgstr ""
-#~ "Todo lo de aquí se aplica en el momento en que lo cambias y se recuerda "
-#~ "solo en este navegador: el botón «Guardar y aplicar» del pie de la página "
-#~ "pertenece al formulario del Sistema y no lo guarda."
+#~ "Para guardarlos en el router, usa «Guardar como predeterminado» en "
+#~ "Predeterminados, no «Guardar y aplicar» al pie de la página."
 
 #~ msgctxt "footstrap"
 #~ msgid ""
diff --git a/luci-theme-footstrap/po/ru/footstrap.po b/luci-theme-footstrap/po/ru/footstrap.po
index 7f983a71..911a89c8 100644
--- a/luci-theme-footstrap/po/ru/footstrap.po
+++ b/luci-theme-footstrap/po/ru/footstrap.po
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Auto-collapse"
 msgstr "Сворачивать"
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:783
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:806
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Background"
 msgstr "Фон"
@@ -51,11 +51,6 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Cards"
 msgstr "Карточки"
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:771
-msgctxt "footstrap"
-msgid "Changes apply at once and live in this browser."
-msgstr "Изменения применяются сразу и живут в этом браузере."
-
 #: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:454
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Choose SVG"
@@ -77,7 +72,7 @@ msgid "Collapse menu"
 msgstr "Свернуть меню"
 
 #: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:465
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:780
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:803
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Colours"
 msgstr "Цвета"
@@ -87,7 +82,7 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Compact"
 msgstr "Компактно"
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:644
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:648
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Confirm reset"
 msgstr "Подтвердить сброс"
@@ -107,7 +102,7 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Could not process the image."
 msgstr "Не удалось обработать изображение."
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:624
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:628
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Could not save the default. Reload the page and try again."
 msgstr "Не удалось сохранить умолчание. Обновите страницу и повторите."
@@ -122,11 +117,6 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Dark"
 msgstr "Тёмная"
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:784
-msgctxt "footstrap"
-msgid "Defaults"
-msgstr "Умолчания"
-
 #: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:349
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Density"
@@ -154,11 +144,20 @@ msgstr "Файл"
 
 #: root/usr/share/rpcd/acl.d/luci-theme-footstrap.json:3
 msgid ""
-"Footstrap Appearance router-wide defaults (Save as default) and the login "
+"Footstrap Appearance router-wide look (Save to router) and the login "
 "background and pattern uploads"
 msgstr ""
-"Общие настройки внешнего вида Footstrap для роутера (Сохранить как "
-"умолчание), загрузка фонового изображения и узора"
+"Общий для роутера вид Footstrap («Сохранить на роутер»), а также загрузка "
+"фонового изображения и узора"
+
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:794
+msgctxt "footstrap"
+msgid ""
+"Footstrap theme settings apply at once and are stored permanently in this "
+"browser."
+msgstr ""
+"Настройки темы Footstrap применяются сразу и сохраняются в этом браузере "
+"навсегда."
 
 #: ucode/template/themes/footstrap/partials/notices.ut:24
 msgid "Go to firmware upgrade..."
@@ -178,7 +177,7 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Hard to read %s — large text only"
 msgstr "Плохо читается %s — только крупный текст"
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:779
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:802
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Interface"
 msgstr "Интерфейс"
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ msgid "Large"
 msgstr "Крупно"
 
 #: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:328
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:700
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:723
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Layout"
 msgstr "Раскладка"
@@ -307,39 +306,75 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Remove"
 msgstr "Убрать"
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:588
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:655
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:592
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:659
 msgctxt "footstrap"
-msgid "Reset to default"
-msgstr "Сбросить к умолчанию"
+msgid "Reset to built-in"
+msgstr "Сбросить к встроенному"
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:584
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:654
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:687
 msgctxt "footstrap"
-msgid "Reset to saved"
-msgstr "Сбросить к сохранённым"
+msgid "Reset to built-in — go back to the look the theme ships with."
+msgstr ""
+"«Сбросить к встроенному» — вернуть вид, с которым поставляется тема."
+
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:588
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:658
+msgctxt "footstrap"
+msgid "Reset to router"
+msgstr "Сбросить к виду роутера"
+
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:685
+msgctxt "footstrap"
+msgid "Reset to router — drop this browser's changes and follow the router."
+msgstr ""
+"«Сбросить к виду роутера» — отменить правки этого браузера и следовать "
+"роутеру."
 
 #: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:355
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Rounding"
 msgstr "Скругление"
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:670
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:795
 msgctxt "footstrap"
-msgid "Router default"
-msgstr "По умолчанию для роутера"
+msgid ""
+"Save & Apply at the foot of the page belongs to the System form and does not "
+"store them."
+msgstr ""
+"Кнопка «Сохранить и применить» внизу страницы принадлежит форме «Система» и "
+"их не сохраняет."
 
 #: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:578
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:606
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:613
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:610
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:617
 msgctxt "footstrap"
-msgid "Save as default"
-msgstr "Сохранить по умолчанию"
+msgid "Save to router"
+msgstr "Сохранить на роутер"
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:613
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:683
 msgctxt "footstrap"
-msgid "Saved as default"
-msgstr "Сохранено по умолчанию"
+msgid ""
+"Save to router — store this look on the router. Browsers with a look of "
+"their own keep it."
+msgstr ""
+"«Сохранить на роутер» — записать этот вид на роутер. Браузеры со своим видом "
+"его сохранят."
+
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:693
+msgctxt "footstrap"
+msgid "Saved look"
+msgstr "Сохранённый вид"
+
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:617
+msgctxt "footstrap"
+msgid "Saved to router"
+msgstr "Сохранено на роутере"
+
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:807
+msgctxt "footstrap"
+msgid "Saving"
+msgstr "Сохранение"
 
 #: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:463
 msgctxt "footstrap"
@@ -395,7 +430,7 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Submenus"
 msgstr "Подменю"
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:781
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:804
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Surfaces"
 msgstr "Поверхности"
@@ -464,7 +499,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "На этом роутере не задан пароль. Установите пароль root, чтобы защитить веб-"
 "интерфейс."
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:607
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:611
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid ""
 "This browser is not storing preferences (site data is blocked), so a change "
@@ -475,7 +510,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "изменение здесь действует до перезагрузки страницы. «Сохранить как "
 "умолчание» по-прежнему работает и применяется ко всем браузерам."
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:702
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:725
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "This theme is not translated on this router yet."
 msgstr "Тема ещё не переведена на этом роутере."
@@ -490,15 +525,6 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Tint strength"
 msgstr "Насыщенность оттенка"
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:772
-msgctxt "footstrap"
-msgid ""
-"To keep them on the router, use Save as default under Defaults — not Save & "
-"Apply at the foot of the page."
-msgstr ""
-"Чтобы сохранить их на роутере, нажмите «Сохранить по умолчанию» в разделе «По "
-"умолчанию», а не «Сохранить и применить» внизу страницы."
-
 #: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:190
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Too faint to read %s"
@@ -565,15 +591,33 @@ msgid ""
 "the uploaded file could not be removed either; it is still on the router."
 msgstr "загруженный файл тоже не удалось удалить — он остался на роутере."
 
+#~ msgctxt "footstrap"
+#~ msgid "Defaults"
+#~ msgstr "Умолчания"
+
+#~ msgctxt "footstrap"
+#~ msgid "Reset to saved"
+#~ msgstr "Сбросить к сохранённым"
+
+#~ msgctxt "footstrap"
+#~ msgid "Router default"
+#~ msgstr "По умолчанию для роутера"
+
+#~ msgctxt "footstrap"
+#~ msgid "Save as default"
+#~ msgstr "Сохранить по умолчанию"
+
+#~ msgctxt "footstrap"
+#~ msgid "Saved as default"
+#~ msgstr "Сохранено по умолчанию"
+
 #~ msgctxt "footstrap"
 #~ msgid ""
-#~ "Everything here applies the moment you change it and is remembered in "
-#~ "this browser only — the Save & Apply button at the foot of the page "
-#~ "belongs to the System form and does not store it."
+#~ "To keep them on the router, use Save as default under Defaults — not Save "
+#~ "& Apply at the foot of the page."
 #~ msgstr ""
-#~ "Всё на этой странице применяется в момент изменения и запоминается только "
-#~ "в этом браузере — кнопка «Сохранить и применить» внизу страницы "
-#~ "принадлежит форме «Система» и настройки внешнего вида не сохраняет."
+#~ "Чтобы сохранить их на роутере, нажмите «Сохранить по умолчанию» в разделе "
+#~ "«По умолчанию», а не «Сохранить и применить» внизу страницы."
 
 #~ msgctxt "footstrap"
 #~ msgid ""
diff --git a/luci-theme-footstrap/po/templates/footstrap.pot b/luci-theme-footstrap/po/templates/footstrap.pot
index faa73eae..f4e82f57 100644
--- a/luci-theme-footstrap/po/templates/footstrap.pot
+++ b/luci-theme-footstrap/po/templates/footstrap.pot
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Auto-collapse"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:783
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:806
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Background"
 msgstr ""
@@ -45,11 +45,6 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Cards"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:771
-msgctxt "footstrap"
-msgid "Changes apply at once and live in this browser."
-msgstr ""
-
 #: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:454
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Choose SVG"
@@ -71,7 +66,7 @@ msgid "Collapse menu"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:465
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:780
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:803
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Colours"
 msgstr ""
@@ -81,7 +76,7 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Compact"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:644
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:648
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Confirm reset"
 msgstr ""
@@ -101,7 +96,7 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Could not process the image."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:624
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:628
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Could not save the default. Reload the page and try again."
 msgstr ""
@@ -116,11 +111,6 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Dark"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:784
-msgctxt "footstrap"
-msgid "Defaults"
-msgstr ""
-
 #: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:349
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Density"
@@ -148,10 +138,17 @@ msgstr ""
 
 #: root/usr/share/rpcd/acl.d/luci-theme-footstrap.json:3
 msgid ""
-"Footstrap Appearance router-wide defaults (Save as default) and the login "
+"Footstrap Appearance router-wide look (Save to router) and the login "
 "background and pattern uploads"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:794
+msgctxt "footstrap"
+msgid ""
+"Footstrap theme settings apply at once and are stored permanently in this "
+"browser."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: ucode/template/themes/footstrap/partials/notices.ut:24
 msgid "Go to firmware upgrade..."
 msgstr ""
@@ -170,7 +167,7 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Hard to read %s — large text only"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:779
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:802
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Interface"
 msgstr ""
@@ -194,7 +191,7 @@ msgid "Large"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:328
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:700
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:723
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Layout"
 msgstr ""
@@ -297,16 +294,26 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Remove"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:588
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:655
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:592
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:659
 msgctxt "footstrap"
-msgid "Reset to default"
+msgid "Reset to built-in"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:584
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:654
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:687
 msgctxt "footstrap"
-msgid "Reset to saved"
+msgid "Reset to built-in — go back to the look the theme ships with."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:588
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:658
+msgctxt "footstrap"
+msgid "Reset to router"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:685
+msgctxt "footstrap"
+msgid "Reset to router — drop this browser's changes and follow the router."
 msgstr ""
 
 #: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:355
@@ -314,21 +321,40 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Rounding"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:670
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:795
 msgctxt "footstrap"
-msgid "Router default"
+msgid ""
+"Save & Apply at the foot of the page belongs to the System form and does not "
+"store them."
 msgstr ""
 
 #: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:578
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:606
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:613
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:610
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:617
 msgctxt "footstrap"
-msgid "Save as default"
+msgid "Save to router"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:613
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:683
 msgctxt "footstrap"
-msgid "Saved as default"
+msgid ""
+"Save to router — store this look on the router. Browsers with a look of "
+"their own keep it."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:693
+msgctxt "footstrap"
+msgid "Saved look"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:617
+msgctxt "footstrap"
+msgid "Saved to router"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:807
+msgctxt "footstrap"
+msgid "Saving"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:463
@@ -385,7 +411,7 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Submenus"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:781
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:804
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Surfaces"
 msgstr ""
@@ -451,7 +477,7 @@ msgid ""
 "protect the web interface."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:607
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:611
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid ""
 "This browser is not storing preferences (site data is blocked), so a change "
@@ -459,7 +485,7 @@ msgid ""
 "every browser."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:702
+#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:725
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "This theme is not translated on this router yet."
 msgstr ""
@@ -474,13 +500,6 @@ msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Tint strength"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:772
-msgctxt "footstrap"
-msgid ""
-"To keep them on the router, use Save as default under Defaults — not Save & "
-"Apply at the foot of the page."
-msgstr ""
-
 #: htdocs/luci-static/resources/fs-appearance.js:190
 msgctxt "footstrap"
 msgid "Too faint to read %s"
diff --git a/luci-theme-footstrap/root/usr/share/rpcd/acl.d/luci-theme-footstrap.json b/luci-theme-footstrap/root/usr/share/rpcd/acl.d/luci-theme-footstrap.json
index ca6fc85e..cb4dfa96 100644
--- a/luci-theme-footstrap/root/usr/share/rpcd/acl.d/luci-theme-footstrap.json
+++ b/luci-theme-footstrap/root/usr/share/rpcd/acl.d/luci-theme-footstrap.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"luci-theme-footstrap": {
-		"description": "Footstrap Appearance router-wide defaults (Save as default) and the login background and pattern uploads",
+		"description": "Footstrap Appearance router-wide look (Save to router) and the login background and pattern uploads",
 		"read": {
 			"uci": [
 				"footstrap"
diff --git a/luci-theme-footstrap/styles/pages/80-appearance.css b/luci-theme-footstrap/styles/pages/80-appearance.css
index ed7db1c5..4753b96a 100644
--- a/luci-theme-footstrap/styles/pages/80-appearance.css
+++ b/luci-theme-footstrap/styles/pages/80-appearance.css
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@
 	 * an item that cannot fit moves to the next line instead of hanging past the edge, which on a
 	 * flex row is silent. */
 	.fs-ap-actrow { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: var(--fs-space-2); }
+	/* Save and the two resets differ by one word and sit in one row, which is the shape a
+	 * destructive click lands on by accident. The gap says they are two groups; both resets also
+	 * ask for a second click. Zero-width, so it costs no height when the row wraps on a phone. */
+	.fs-ap-actgap { flex: 0 0 var(--fs-space-4); }
 	.fs-ap-actrow .btn { font-size: var(--fs-type); padding: var(--fs-space-2) var(--fs-space-2-5); cursor: pointer; }
 	.fs-ap-actrow .btn:disabled { cursor: default; }
 	/* the primed Reset (second click confirms) reads as the destructive action it is */
diff --git a/luci-theme-footstrap/ucode/template/themes/footstrap/header.ut b/luci-theme-footstrap/ucode/template/themes/footstrap/header.ut
index 2ea4bac2..461553f4 100644
--- a/luci-theme-footstrap/ucode/template/themes/footstrap/header.ut
+++ b/luci-theme-footstrap/ucode/template/themes/footstrap/header.ut
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 	   already loaded. */
 	const fsd = uci.get_all('footstrap', 'settings') ?? {};
 	/* Every option saveAsDefault() writes, listed once and read back in a loop. A hand-written
-	 * literal with one line per axis drops an axis silently: Save as default reports success, the
-	 * file on disk is correct, and "Reset to saved" lands on the BUILT-IN default because the value
+	 * literal with one line per axis drops an axis silently: Save to router reports success, the
+	 * file on disk is correct, and "Reset to router" lands on the BUILT-IN look because the value
 	 * the server hands the client was never there. tools/axes.mjs checks this list against
 	 * snapshotAxes().
 	 *
diff --git a/wwand/Makefile b/wwand/Makefile
index 86deed4a..07c3de3c 100644
--- a/wwand/Makefile
+++ b/wwand/Makefile
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=wwand
-PKG_RELEASE:=19
+PKG_RELEASE:=20
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/ddimension/wwand.git
-PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=fb4a8ff34967a5ae1d6e882dcd78b8339f5f99d1
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=6ed882e3b53544c9e42f2cc681780d99205141eb
 PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2026-09-02
 PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=skip
 
@@ -300,8 +300,18 @@ define Package/wwand-ncm
   TITLE:=NCM/ECM backend for wwand
   # +kmod-usb-net-rndis: the RNDIS datapath (rndis_host) used by e.g. the
   # Fibocom FM350-GL (MediaTek T700) — same AT-driven backend, RNDIS netdev.
-  DEPENDS:=+wwand +USB_SUPPORT:kmod-usb-net-cdc-ncm \
-	+USB_SUPPORT:kmod-usb-net-cdc-ether +USB_SUPPORT:kmod-usb-net-rndis
+  # These three stay UNCONDITIONAL, unlike the USB kmods of wwand-qmi and
+  # wwand-mbim. Those two have a non-USB transport behind them — QMI keeps
+  # +kmod-rmnet unconditional and reaches a modem over MHI, MBIM gets
+  # kmod-mhi-wwan-mbim through wwand-mhi — so gating their USB kmod still
+  # leaves a package that works on a PCIe-only target. NCM has no such path:
+  # it drives a single cdc_ncm/cdc_ether netdev and the only variant it
+  # recognises is rndis_host, all USB. Gating these on USB_SUPPORT would leave
+  # the package selectable on a !USB_SUPPORT target while pulling no datapath
+  # driver at all — installable and inert. The hard dependency is what keeps it
+  # unselectable there. (Raised in review on openwrt/packages#30185.)
+  DEPENDS:=+wwand +kmod-usb-net-cdc-ncm +kmod-usb-net-cdc-ether \
+	+kmod-usb-net-rndis
   # coexists with the stock OpenWrt NCM stack (netifd `ncm` proto, package
   # comgt-ncm): wwand drives an AT/NCM modem only once its interface has been
   # migrated to `proto wwand` (LuCI modem list / migrate CLI), so both stacks can
@@ -446,6 +456,15 @@ define Package/wwand-datapath-rmnet_nss/description
   moment it creates each child, so a module loaded afterwards leaves them
   without an NSS context; that case is logged and shown on the status page.
 
+  That constraint belongs to the STOCK driver, not to NSS itself: the single
+  nss_create() attempt can be turned into a bounded delayed-work retry, and the
+  child then attaches whenever the NSS data plane comes up, in any order. If you
+  build the vendor driver yourself, kuncy7/aw1000-nss-builder carries such a
+  patch (package-patches/quectel-qmi-wwan/950-rmnet-nss-deferred-attach.patch).
+  It is a change to the quectel-qmi-wwan kernel module, not to wwand, so nothing
+  here can apply it for you — but it removes the ordering requirement at its
+  source rather than working around it.
+
   Install it on a box with the vendor qmi_wwan_q driver; anywhere else it probes
   false and changes nothing.
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