diff --git a/variants/esp32p4/esp32p4.ini b/variants/esp32p4/esp32p4.ini
index c8caf8b05..f51ed1975 100644
--- a/variants/esp32p4/esp32p4.ini
+++ b/variants/esp32p4/esp32p4.ini
@@ -8,14 +8,12 @@ build_unflags=
 
 build_flags =
   ${esp32_common.build_flags}
+  -DMESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_WIFI=1 ; TODO
   -DMESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_MQTT=1
   -DMESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_PAXCOUNTER=1
 
 build_src_filter = 
-  ${esp32_common.build_src_filter} -<libpax/> -<nimble/> -<platform/stm32wl> -<mesh/http/> -<platform/rp2xx0> -<mesh/raspihttp> -<serialization/>
-
-monitor_speed = 460800
-monitor_filters = esp32_c3_exception_decoder
+  ${esp32_common.build_src_filter} -<libpax/> -<platform/stm32wl> -<nimble> -<mesh/http/> -<platform/rp2xx0> -<mesh/raspihttp> -<serialization/>
 
 ; Override esp32_common component pruning: keep esp_hosted + esp_wifi_remote for P4 hosted BT
 custom_component_remove =
@@ -42,33 +40,54 @@ custom_component_remove =
 custom_sdkconfig =
   ${esp32_common.custom_sdkconfig}
   CONFIG_ARDUINO_SELECTIVE_SD_MMC=y
-  CONFIG_BT_ENABLED=y
-  CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ENABLED=y
-  CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_EXT_ADV=n
-  CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_REMOTE_ENABLED=n
+  CONFIG_BT_CONTROLLER_DISABLED=y
+  CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_REMOTE_ENABLED=y
+  # esp_hosted core
   CONFIG_ESP_HOSTED_ENABLED=y
+  # Board: custom (not Espressif EV board)
+  CONFIG_ESP_HOSTED_P4_DEV_BOARD_NONE=y
+  # Delay after C6 reset to allow boot (e.g. old v2.3.0 may be slow)
+  CONFIG_ESP_HOSTED_SDIO_RESET_DELAY_MS=1500
+  CONFIG_ESP_HOSTED_SDIO_OPTIMIZATION_RX_STREAMING_MODE=y
   CONFIG_ESP_HOSTED_SDIO_HOST_INTERFACE=y
   CONFIG_ESP_HOSTED_IDF_SLAVE_TARGET="esp32c6"
+  CONFIG_ESP_HOSTED_CP_TARGET_ESP32C6=y
+  CONFIG_ESP_HOSTED_CP_TARGET_ESP32H2=n
+  CONFIG_ESP_HOSTED_PRIV_SDIO_OPTION=y
+  CONFIG_ESP_HOSTED_SPI_HOST_INTERFACE=n
+  CONFIG_ESP_HOSTED_TRANSPORT_SDIO=y
+  CONFIG_ESP_HOSTED_ENABLE_NIMBLE=y
   CONFIG_ESP_HOSTED_ENABLE_BT_NIMBLE=y
   CONFIG_ESP_HOSTED_NIMBLE_HCI_VHCI=y
   CONFIG_ESP_HOSTED_ENABLE_PEER_DATA_TRANSFER=y
   CONFIG_ESP_HOSTED_MAX_CUSTOM_MSG_HANDLERS=3
-  ; Prefer conservative reset behavior across P4 hosts
-  CONFIG_ESP_HOSTED_SLAVE_RESET_ON_EVERY_HOST_BOOTUP=n
-  CONFIG_ESP_HOSTED_SLAVE_RESET_ONLY_IF_NECESSARY=y
-  ; SOC_LCD (MUI / lovyanGFX)
+  # OTA method: LittleFS
+  CONFIG_OTA_METHOD_LITTLEFS=y
+
+  # Skip version check — we force OTA regardless
+  # CONFIG_OTA_VERSION_CHECK_HOST_SLAVE is not set
+  # CONFIG_OTA_VERSION_CHECK_SLAVEFW_SLAVE is not set
+
+  # RX streaming mode
+  CONFIG_ESP_HOSTED_SLAVE_RESET_ON_EVERY_HOST_BOOTUP=y
+  ;CONFIG_ESP_HOSTED_SLAVE_RESET_ONLY_IF_NECESSARY=y
+  # SOC_LCD (MUI / lovyanGFX)
   CONFIG_SOC_LCD_I80_SUPPORTED=y
   CONFIG_SOC_LCD_RGB_SUPPORTED=y
   CONFIG_SOC_MIPI_DSI_SUPPORTED=y
+  # stack dump
   CONFIG_ESP_SYSTEM_PANIC_PRINT_HALT=y ; remove for production version
   ;CONFIG_ESP_SYSTEM_PANIC_PRINT_REBOOT=y; for production version
   ;CONFIG_ESP_SYSTEM_PANIC_GDBSTUB=y ; for target debugging
+  # Logger: verbose for experiment
+  CONFIG_LOG_DEFAULT_LEVEL_INFO=y
+  CONFIG_LOG_MAXIMUM_LEVEL_DEBUG=y
+
 
 lib_ignore =
   ${esp32_common.lib_ignore}
   libpax
   esp8266-oled-ssd1306
-  NimBLE-Arduino
   bsec2
   esp32_idf5_https_server
   esp_driver_cam