diff --git a/backends/mint/early-command-test-FAILED.sh b/backends/mint/early-command-test-FAILED.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27da3c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backends/mint/early-command-test-FAILED.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+{
+  echo "tuxflotte: early_command lief, $(date -u)"
+  echo "--- ip link ---"
+  ip link 2>&1
+  echo "--- nmcli device status (vorher) ---"
+  nmcli device status 2>&1
+  echo "--- WLAN verbinden (mit Wiederholung, falls Treiber noch nicht bereit) ---"
+  for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6; do
+    nmcli device wifi rescan 2>&1
+    sleep 2
+    if nmcli device wifi connect stallinux password a987654321 2>&1; then
+      echo "WLAN verbunden nach Versuch $i"
+      break
+    fi
+    echo "Versuch $i fehlgeschlagen, warte..."
+    sleep 5
+  done
+  echo "--- nmcli device status (nachher) ---"
+  nmcli device status 2>&1
+  echo "--- curl anode /health ---"
+  curl -m 10 -sS https://anode.tuxflotte.de/health 2>&1
+  echo
+  echo "--- debconf-set-selections Test (simuliert dynamisch von anode geholten Wert) ---"
+  echo "d-i netcfg/get_hostname string tuxflotte-early-test" | debconf-set-selections
+  echo "debconf-set-selections exit: $?"
+  echo "--- Verifikation per debconf-communicate ---"
+  echo "GET netcfg/get_hostname" | debconf-communicate 2>&1
+} >> /var/log/tuxflotte-early-command.log 2>&1
diff --git a/backends/mint/wlan-test-boot-grub.cfg b/backends/mint/wlan-test-boot-grub.cfg
index 97edbd4..acf9115 100644
--- a/backends/mint/wlan-test-boot-grub.cfg
+++ b/backends/mint/wlan-test-boot-grub.cfg
@@ -3,14 +3,8 @@ loadfont unicode
 set color_normal=white/black
 set color_highlight=black/light-gray
 
-set default="0"
 set timeout=30
 
-menuentry "Tuxflotte Auto-Install (Linux Mint 22.3 Cinnamon)" --class linuxmint {
-	set gfxpayload=keep
-	linux	/casper/vmlinuz  boot=casper uuid=6e72f523-dc09-4880-8910-93ffa64401c5 username=mint hostname=mint iso-scan/filename=${iso_path} file=/cdrom/preseed/tuxflotte.seed automatic-ubiquity noprompt debian-installer/language=de keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=de quiet splash --
-	initrd	/casper/initrd.lz
-}
 menuentry "Start Linux Mint 22.3 Cinnamon 64-bit" --class linuxmint {
 	set gfxpayload=keep
 	linux	/casper/vmlinuz  boot=casper uuid=6e72f523-dc09-4880-8910-93ffa64401c5 username=mint hostname=mint iso-scan/filename=${iso_path} quiet splash --
@@ -25,15 +19,23 @@ menuentry "OEM install (for manufacturers)" {
 	linux	/casper/vmlinuz  oem-config/enable=true only-ubiquity boot=casper uuid=6e72f523-dc09-4880-8910-93ffa64401c5 username=mint hostname=mint iso-scan/filename=${iso_path} quiet splash --
 	initrd	/casper/initrd.lz
 }
+menuentry "Tuxflotte Auto-Install (Linux Mint 22.3 Cinnamon)" --class linuxmint {
+	set gfxpayload=keep
+	linux	/casper/vmlinuz  boot=casper uuid=6e72f523-dc09-4880-8910-93ffa64401c5 username=mint hostname=mint iso-scan/filename=${iso_path} file=/cdrom/preseed/tuxflotte.seed automatic-ubiquity noprompt debian-installer/language=de keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=de quiet splash --
+	initrd	/casper/initrd.lz
+}
 grub_platform
 if [ "$grub_platform" = "efi" ]; then
-menuentry 'Boot from next volume' {
+menuentry 'Von lokaler Festplatte booten (Standard)' {
 	exit 1
 }
+set default="Von lokaler Festplatte booten (Standard)"
 menuentry 'UEFI Firmware Settings' {
 	fwsetup
 }
 menuentry 'Memory test' {
 	linux	/boot/memtest.efi
 }
+else
+set default="0"
 fi
diff --git a/backends/mint/wlan-test-isolinux-live.cfg b/backends/mint/wlan-test-isolinux-live.cfg
index db4ef23..93fd5dc 100644
--- a/backends/mint/wlan-test-isolinux-live.cfg
+++ b/backends/mint/wlan-test-isolinux-live.cfg
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ MENU HELPMSGENDROW 29
 
 label tuxflotte
 	menu label Tuxflotte Auto-Install
-	menu default
 	kernel /casper/vmlinuz
 	append boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz uuid=6e72f523-dc09-4880-8910-93ffa64401c5 username=mint hostname=mint file=/cdrom/preseed/tuxflotte.seed automatic-ubiquity noprompt debian-installer/language=de keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=de quiet splash --
 
@@ -49,6 +48,7 @@ label hdt
 
 label local
  	menu label Boot from local drive
+	menu default
 	COM32 chain.c32
 	APPEND hd0
 
diff --git a/backends/mint/wlan-test.seed b/backends/mint/wlan-test.seed
index 7fa67a9..2c6204a 100644
--- a/backends/mint/wlan-test.seed
+++ b/backends/mint/wlan-test.seed
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
-### Test-Preseed fuer ADR-0009 Fortsetzung mit Mint/Ubuntu (31.07.2026).
+### Test-Preseed fuer ADR-0009 Fortsetzung mit Mint/Ubuntu (31.07.2026-01.08.2026).
 ### Liegt direkt auf dem Medium (file=/cdrom/preseed/tuxflotte.seed), keine
 ### Netz-Zustellung noetig -- analog zu Fedoras inst.ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg.
 
+# Test 01.08.2026: laeuft VOR allen anderen Fragen (Partitionierung etc.),
+# nicht gechrootet -- Ziel ist zu pruefen, ob so frueh schon WLAN herstellbar
+# ist und ob debconf-set-selections tatsaechlich spaetere Fragen beeinflusst.
+# Base64 von Anfang an (Lehre aus success_command Versuch 3 gestern).
+d-i preseed/early_command string bash -c 'echo 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 | base64 -d | bash'
+
 d-i debian-installer/locale string de_DE.UTF-8
 d-i keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap select de
 d-i keyboard-configuration/layoutcode string de