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Fix missing default.xex preflight failure (v2.3.1) - #6
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Allow the declared default.xex bootstrap overlay whether or not ABadAvatar supplies an earlier copy, retaining strict collision checks.
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Root cause
BadBuilderLinux v2.3.0 required
BadUpdatePayload/default.xexto already exist in the exploit payload before the XeUnshackle Max installer could replace it. The ABadAvatar 1.3 Beta installation may not create that path, so the preflight aborted withThe expected installation overwrite did not occur: BadUpdatePayload/default.xexbefore formatting the USB.Changes
OptionalOverwritePathsas a separate, explicit overlay allowlist; this permits a file to be either newly created or replaced, but never accepts undeclared collisions.AllowedOverwritePathssemantics as required actual collisions. Optional overlays must be produced by their owning operation (typos and absent source paths remain errors).BadUpdatePayload/default.xexin both XeUnshackle and XeUnshackle Max; leave FreeMyXe semantics unchanged.default.xex, test original XeUnshackle, verify other collisions are still rejected and optional paths must be produced.Safety
No disk was formatted during the user's reported failed preflight. This PR does not weaken disk selection, checksum, or final formatting confirmations. The standard CI plus pinned XeUnshackle Max upstream ZIP validation will run before merging. Physical USB/console tests are not performed by CI.