Now that the device is "thinking," you can erase the corrupt NAND and flash fresh data.

: This provides a deep dive into how OEM-specific recovery files (like tf-recovery.bin ) are prioritized during the "Cold Boot" phase.

If the CPU tries to load a corrupt MLO from the NAND flash, the system hangs. You get a black screen. No ADB. No fastboot. Just a "dead" device.