Booting from SD card, blank screen

Hello! I’m currently working with an Orin where I’m booting from an SD card. Several months ago with the same Orin and same SD card I had no issues.

Currently when trying to boot up into the SD card I am met with a blank screen, no Nvidia logo or anything.

However I am able to ssh into the machine while it’s on this blank screen and can confirm that I’m sshing into the SD card.

I have also tried other SD cards that have successfully booted in the past as well with the same behavior. Additionally I am able to boot into the built in OS with no blank screen when I have the SD card removed.

Edit: I have also tried to re-flash the Orin as well, and was able to succesfully re-flash the built-in OS

DOUBLE EDIT: DISREGARD THIS POST, issue resolved by reflashing the SD card even though that’s not the route I was wanting to go down.

Following this comment in the thread here

  1. lsmod | grep nvidia

nvidia 1327104 0

  1. cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log
    `cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log
    [ 24.905] (–) Log file renamed from “/var/log/Xorg.pid-2971.log” to “/var/log/Xorg.0.log”
    [ 24.907]
    X.Org X Server 1.20.13
    X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
    [ 24.907] Build Operating System: linux Ubuntu
    [ 24.907] Current Operating System: Linux leidos 5.10.120-tegra #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Aug 1 12:32:50 PDT 2023 aarch64
    [ 24.907] Kernel command line: root=PARTUUID=73b93413-4fe7-43cb-a312-9c44b256f333 rw rootwait rootfstype=ext4 mminit_loglevel=4 console=ttyTCU0,115200 console=ttyAMA0,115200 console=tty0 firmware_class.path=/etc/firmware fbcon=map:0 net.ifnames=0 nospectre_bhb
    [ 24.907] Build Date: 29 March 2023 12:53:02PM
    [ 24.907] xorg-server 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.8 (For technical support please see Enterprise open source support | Ubuntu)
    [ 24.907] Current version of pixman: 0.38.4
    [ 24.907] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
    to make sure that you have the latest version.
    [ 24.907] Markers: (–) probed, () from config file, (==) default setting,
    (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
    (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
    [ 24.907] (==) Log file: “/var/log/Xorg.0.log”, Time: Wed Aug 7 09:49:10 2024
    [ 24.907] (==) Using config file: “/etc/X11/xorg.conf”
    [ 24.908] (==) Using config directory: “/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d”
    [ 24.908] (==) Using system config directory “/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d”
    [ 24.908] (==) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section.
    [ 24.908] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
    [ 24.908] (
    ) |–>Screen “Default Screen Section” (0)
    [ 24.908] () | |–>Monitor “”
    [ 24.908] (==) No device specified for screen “Default Screen Section”.
    Using the first device section listed.
    [ 24.908] (
    ) | |–>Device “Tegra0”
    [ 24.908] (==) No monitor specified for screen “Default Screen Section”.
    Using a default monitor configuration.
    [ 24.908] (==) Automatically adding devices
    [ 24.908] (==) Automatically enabling devices
    [ 24.908] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
    [ 24.908] (==) Automatically binding GPU devices
    [ 24.908] (==) Max clients allowed: 256, resource mask: 0x1fffff
    [ 24.908] (WW) The directory “/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic” does not exist.
    [ 24.908] Entry deleted from font path.
    [ 24.908] (WW) The directory “/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/” does not exist.
    [ 24.908] Entry deleted from font path.
    [ 24.908] (WW) The directory “/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/” does not exist.
    [ 24.908] Entry deleted from font path.
    [ 24.908] (WW) The directory “/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi” does not exist.
    [ 24.908] Entry deleted from font path.
    [ 24.908] (WW) The directory “/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi” does not exist.
    [ 24.908] Entry deleted from font path.
    [ 24.908] (==) FontPath set to:
    /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
    /usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,
    built-ins
    [ 24.908] (==) ModulePath set to “/usr/lib/xorg/modules”
    [ 24.908] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
    If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
    [ 24.908] (II) Loader magic: 0xaaaadbcba010
    [ 24.908] (II) Module ABI versions:
    [ 24.908] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
    [ 24.908] X.Org Video Driver: 24.1
    [ 24.908] X.Org XInput driver : 24.1
    [ 24.908] X.Org Server Extension : 10.0
    [ 24.909] (++) using VT number 1

[ 24.910] (II) systemd-logind: took control of session /org/freedesktop/login1/session/c1
[ 24.911] (II) no primary bus or device found
[ 24.911] (WW) “dri” will not be loaded unless you’ve specified it to be loaded elsewhere.
[ 24.911] (II) “glx” will be loaded by default.
[ 24.911] (II) LoadModule: “extmod”
[ 24.911] (II) Module “extmod” already built-in
[ 24.911] (II) LoadModule: “glx”
[ 24.911] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[ 24.912] (II) Module glx: vendor=“X.Org Foundation”
[ 24.912] compiled for 1.20.13, module version = 1.0.0
[ 24.912] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 10.0
[ 24.912] (II) LoadModule: “nvidia”
[ 24.912] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[ 24.915] (II) Module nvidia: vendor=“NVIDIA Corporation”
[ 24.916] compiled for 1.6.99.901, module version = 1.0.0
[ 24.916] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 24.916] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 35.4.1 Release Build (bugfix_main) (buildbrain@mobile-u64-6422-d7000) Tue Aug 1 12:40:10 PDT 2023
[ 24.916] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
[ 24.916] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for NVIDIA
[ 24.916] (II) Loading sub module “fb”
[ 24.916] (II) LoadModule: “fb”
[ 24.916] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[ 24.916] (II) Module fb: vendor=“X.Org Foundation”
[ 24.916] compiled for 1.20.13, module version = 1.0.0
[ 24.916] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 24.916] (II) Loading sub module “wfb”
[ 24.916] (II) LoadModule: “wfb”
[ 24.916] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
[ 24.916] (II) Module wfb: vendor=“X.Org Foundation”
[ 24.916] compiled for 1.20.13, module version = 1.0.0
[ 24.916] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 24.916] (II) Loading sub module “ramdac”
[ 24.916] (II) LoadModule: “ramdac”
[ 24.916] (II) Module “ramdac” already built-in
[ 24.917] (WW) VGA arbiter: cannot open kernel arbiter, no multi-card support
[ 24.918] (II) NVIDIA(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
“Default Screen Section” for depth/fbbpp 24/32
[ 24.918] (==) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (==) framebuffer bpp 32
[ 24.918] (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
[ 24.918] (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[ 24.918] (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[ 24.918] (DB) xf86MergeOutputClassOptions unsupported bus type 0
[ 24.918] () NVIDIA(0): Option “AllowEmptyInitialConfiguration” “true”
[ 24.918] (
) NVIDIA(0): Enabling 2D acceleration
[ 24.918] (II) Loading sub module “glxserver_nvidia”
[ 24.918] (II) LoadModule: “glxserver_nvidia”
[ 24.918] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglxserver_nvidia.so
[ 24.921] (II) Module glxserver_nvidia: vendor=“NVIDIA Corporation”
[ 24.921] compiled for 1.6.99.901, module version = 1.0.0
[ 24.921] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 24.921] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module 35.4.1 Release Build (bugfix_main) (buildbrain@mobile-u64-6422-d7000) Tue Aug 1 12:38:45 PDT 2023
[ 24.922] (II) NVIDIA: The X server supports PRIME Render Offload.
[ 24.922] (EE) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA graphics device!
[ 24.922] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failing initialization of X screen
[ 24.922] (II) UnloadModule: “nvidia”
[ 24.922] (II) UnloadSubModule: “glxserver_nvidia”
[ 24.922] (II) Unloading glxserver_nvidia
[ 24.922] (II) UnloadSubModule: “wfb”
[ 24.922] (II) UnloadSubModule: “fb”
[ 24.922] (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
[ 24.922] (EE)
Fatal server error:
[ 24.922] (EE) no screens found(EE)
[ 24.922] (EE)
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
[ 24.922] (EE) Please also check the log file at “/var/log/Xorg.0.log” for additional information.
[ 24.922] (EE)
[ 24.933] (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.
`

  1. xrandr

xrandr
Can’t open display

Version information on both the SD card and built-in OS

R35 (release), REVISION: 4.1, GCID: 33958178, BOARD: t186ref, EABI: aarch64, DATE: Tue Aug 1 19:57:35 UTC 2023

There is no update from you for a period, assuming this is not an issue any more.
Hence we are closing this topic. If need further support, please open a new one.
Thanks

Please share your dmesg and lsmod result.