diff --git a/scripts/lesavka-core.sh b/scripts/lesavka-core.sh
index 87bad22..e239642 100644
--- a/scripts/lesavka-core.sh
+++ b/scripts/lesavka-core.sh
@@ -23,11 +23,29 @@ udevadm settle
 
 echo "[lesavka-core] ⏳ waiting for UDC to register ..."
 UDC=""
-for _ in {1..40}; do                       # 40 × 100 ms  = 4 s max
-    UDC=$(ls /sys/class/udc 2>/dev/null | head -n1) && [ -n "$UDC" ] && break
+for _ in {1..100}; do                       # 100 × 100ms = 10s
+    UDC=$(ls /sys/class/udc 2>/dev/null | head -n1) && [[ -n $UDC ]] && break
     sleep 0.1
 done
-[ -n "$UDC" ] || { echo "❌ no UDC present after 4 s"; exit 1; }
+
+if [[ -z $UDC ]]; then
+    echo "[lesavka-core] ⚠️  UDC still absent – trying manual bind"
+    for drv in dwc2 dwc3; do
+        drv_root="/sys/bus/platform/drivers/$drv"
+        [[ -d $drv_root ]] || continue
+        for node in /sys/bus/platform/devices/*usb*; do
+            node=${node##*/}               # strip path → “1000480000.usb”
+            echo "$node" >"$drv_root/bind" 2>/dev/null || continue
+        done
+    done
+    # re‑check for another 5 s
+    for i in {1..50}; do
+        UDC=$(ls /sys/class/udc 2>/dev/null | head -n1) && [[ -n $UDC ]] && break
+        sleep 0.1
+    done
+fi
+
+[[ -n $UDC ]] || { echo "❌ UDC not present after manual bind"; exit 1; }
 echo "[lesavka-core] ✅ UDC detected: $UDC"
 
 # 3) Mount configfs once