fix(k1): allow explicit reset after terminal start fault

src/k1link/device_plugins/xgrids_k1/facade.py

@@ -8477,6 +8477,7 @@ class XgridsK1CompatibilityService:
                         acquisition_id=(
                             acquisition.acquisition_id if acquisition is not None else None
                         ),
+                        allow_terminal_failure_retirement=True,
                     )
                 )
                 self._supersede_control_bootstrap_continuation()
@@ -27415,6 +27416,7 @@ class XgridsK1CompatibilityService:
         self,
         *,
         acquisition_id: str | None,
+        allow_terminal_failure_retirement: bool = False,
     ) -> tuple[_LocalStopRetirementDisposition, str | None]:
         """Cancel the local worker under the exact publish fence.
 
@@ -27450,6 +27452,24 @@ class XgridsK1CompatibilityService:
             )
             self._application_control_session.close()
             retired_control = dict(self._application_control_session.snapshot())
+            if (
+                allow_terminal_failure_retirement
+                and retired_control.get("state") == "failed"
+            ):
+                # ``can_open`` deliberately remains false after an ambiguous
+                # START/STOP failure even when the socket worker has already
+                # exited. That is the correct admission policy for an
+                # ordinary retry, but an explicit scenario reset is a
+                # different operation: retire only the dead local owner while
+                # the durable physical ledger below preserves the ambiguous
+                # device outcome. ``retire_for_network_change`` still checks
+                # that the thread and transport are actually gone, so a live
+                # publisher cannot be detached by this path.
+                with suppress(AttributeError, RuntimeError):
+                    self._retire_application_control_for_network_change(
+                        allow_terminal_failure=True,
+                    )
+                retired_control = dict(self._application_control_session.snapshot())
             if (
                 retired_control.get("state")
                 not in {"idle", "completed", "closed", "failed"}