Can not update firmware when setting up Jetson Orin Nano

Autonomous Machines Jetson & Embedded Systems Jetson Orin Nano
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I am trying to set up a brand new Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit with the following instructions:

I connected the DisplayPort, keyboard, and mouse. I then powered the Jetson with the included DC power supply.

I opened the UEFI menu and saw the version number 3.0 under “Not Specified”. With that information, I deduced that I needed to update the firmware.

I downloaded the Jetpack 5.1.3 image from the download link on the page and flashed it to a 64GB SD card using Balena Etcher

I unplugged the Jetson, inserted the SD card into the Jetson, then plugged it back in. The Nvidia splash screen came on for a few seconds, then everything went black and the screen would not come back. The green light on the jetson was still on and the fan was still running.

I unplugged the Jetson then plugged it back in and I got the same issue, but it looks like the firmware version is now 5.0. I cycled the power several times and got the same issue.

Here is a picture of the splash screen before it crashes

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Please find a Ubuntu host PC and use SDK Manager to re-flash everything.

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Can I use a virtual machine as the host?

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I installed SDK manager on my Ubuntu PC. I connected it to the Jetson Nano. How do I re-flash everything?

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Check this post:
https://docs.nvidia.com/sdk-manager/install-with-sdkm-jetson/

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I am stuck on step 4, I keep getting installation failures

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Here are the logs
SDKM_logs_JetPack_5.1.3_Linux_for_Jetson_Orin_Nano_modules_2024-06-04_17-42-24.zip (287.7 KB)

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[   1.7711 ] Sending bct_br
[   1.7721 ] ERROR: might be timeout in USB write.
Error: Return value 3

Check this post:

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I was able to flash Jetpack 5.1.3 using a Ubuntu PC. I’m supposed to check that the current version of nvbootctl is 35.5.0 with this command:

sudo nvbootctrl dump-slots-info

However, when I run the command I get the following result

Current version: 0.0.1
Capsule update status: 0
Current bootloader slot: A
Active bootloader slot: A
num_slots: 2
slot: 0,             status: normal
slot: 1,             status: normal

According to this result, my firmware is not up to date.

I tried rebooting after 5 minutes but I get the same result. Is it safe to proceed? What are the next steps?

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Booting log also tells you the bootloader version.

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How do I do that?

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Put the log here.

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It’s here
bootlog.txt (207.2 KB)

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Jetson UEFI firmware (version 5.0-35550185 built on 2024-02-20T04:21:22+00:00)

This tells you the bootloader version has been updated to 35.5.

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Does this mean it’s safe to proceed to the next step (update the QSPI)?

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If you mean updating to JetPack 6, then YES.

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