diff --git a/board/amlogic/sm1_elaine_bx/sm1_elaine_bx.c b/board/amlogic/sm1_elaine_bx/sm1_elaine_bx.c
index 4461977..543c885 100755
--- a/board/amlogic/sm1_elaine_bx/sm1_elaine_bx.c
+++ b/board/amlogic/sm1_elaine_bx/sm1_elaine_bx.c
@@ -447,12 +447,13 @@
          * [6]:   VBOOST_MAX = 25 V, JUMP_EN = 0
          * [7]:   STEP_UP = 105 mV, STEP_DN = 105 mV, LED_FAULT_TH = 3V,
          *        LED_COMP_HYST = DRIVER_HEADROOM + 750 mV
-	 * [8-9]: 12-bit brightness (default: 100%)
+	 * [8-9]: 12-bit brightness (default: 23% [b/280662770])
+	 *        50% perceptual brightness ~= 23% linear brightness ~= 0x3AE.
 	 * Important: Write brightness last to apply current calibration */
 	const __u8 addrs[] = {0x01, 0xa0, 0xa1, 0xa2, 0xa5, 0xa7, 0xa9, 0xae,
 		0x10, 0x11};
-	__u8 values[] = {0x85, 0xff, 0x37, 0x30, 0x54, 0xf4, 0x60, 0x09, 0xff,
-		0x0f};
+	__u8 values[] = {0x85, 0xff, 0x37, 0x30, 0x54, 0xf4, 0x60, 0x09, 0xae,
+		0x03};
 	const int n_bytes = sizeof(values)/sizeof(values[0]);
 	struct udevice *bl_devp = NULL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/f_fastboot.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/f_fastboot.c
index 3b811bb..cfaaa92 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/f_fastboot.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/f_fastboot.c
@@ -1403,6 +1403,9 @@
 
 static void do_bootm_on_complete(struct usb_ep *ep, struct usb_request *req)
 {
+	// Performs a full USB reset to remove the fastboot interface descriptor.
+	run_command("usb reset", 0);
+
 	puts("RAM-booting kernel..\n");
 	run_command("run ramboot", 0);
 
@@ -1482,6 +1485,9 @@
 
 static void do_exit_on_complete(struct usb_ep *ep, struct usb_request *req)
 {
+	// Performs a full USB reset to remove the fastboot interface descriptor.
+	run_command("usb reset", 0);
+
 	run_command(CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND, 0);
 
 	/* This only happens if image is somehow faulty so we start over */