We just received two new Jetson Xavier NX’s are are trying to flash it using the standard Jetson Flash Tools. Both terminal outputs freeze at tegrarcm_v2 --isapplet when trying to flash the boards. The output before it freezes looks like the output below.
[ 8.6166 ]
[ 8.6193 ] tegrahost_v2 --chip 0x19 --generateblob blob.xml blob.bin
[ 8.6203 ] number of images in blob are 11
[ 8.6205 ] blobsize is 6293480
[ 8.6206 ] Added binary blob_nvtboot_recovery_cpu_t194_sigheader.bin.encrypt of size 238144
[ 8.6228 ] Added binary blob_nvtboot_recovery_t194_sigheader.bin.encrypt of size 173216
[ 8.6232 ] Added binary blob_preboot_c10_prod_cr_sigheader.bin.encrypt of size 24016
[ 8.6237 ] Added binary blob_mce_c10_prod_cr_sigheader.bin.encrypt of size 145184
[ 8.6240 ] Added binary blob_mts_c10_prod_cr_sigheader.bin.encrypt of size 3430416
[ 8.6245 ] Added binary blob_bpmp-2_t194_sigheader.bin.encrypt of size 1007392
[ 8.6276 ] Added binary blob_tegra194-a02-bpmp-p3668-a00_sigheader.dtb.encrypt of size 391920
[ 8.6283 ] Added binary blob_spe_t194_sigheader.bin.encrypt of size 95232
[ 8.6286 ] Added binary blob_tos-optee_t194_sigheader.img.encrypt of size 525232
[ 8.6289 ] Added binary blob_eks_sigheader.img.encrypt of size 5136
[ 8.6291 ] Added binary blob_tegra194-p3668-0001-p3509-0000_sigheader.dtb.encrypt of size 257408
[ 8.6358 ]
[ 8.6359 ] Sending bootloader and pre-requisite binaries
[ 8.6410 ] tegrarcm_v2 --download blob blob.bin
[ 8.6436 ] Applet version 01.00.0000
[ 8.7273 ] Sending blob
[ 8.7274 ] […] 100%
[ 9.6078 ]
[ 9.6112 ] tegrarcm_v2 --boot recovery
[ 9.6120 ] Applet version 01.00.0000
[ 9.6913 ]
[ 10.6968 ] tegrarcm_v2 --isapplet
We have flashed many Jetsons with these tools and don’t have this problem with any of them. I am using an Ubuntu 20.04 and I have tried many different versions of the flash tools only to arrive at the same problem with these particular boards.
Please help me troubleshoot this problem. Could there be a new hardware update that is causing this issue?
What do you mean by jetpack? Is that the drivers? We download the L4T Driver Package (BSP) and Sample Root Filesystem separately, untar them and apply binaries (downloaded from Jetson Linux Archive | NVIDIA Developer). We usually use 32.7.2 version however on these jetsons I’ve tried everything between 32.6.1 and 34.1.1
What we typically do is flash our own SSD with an image. We loosen the screw on the back and then put our SSD there. This is a separate step to flashing the board however.
I think you didn’t get my point. There are two kinds of modules. One module is using emmc to boot and another module is using sdcard to boot. It does not matter with your SSD.
If your module is sdcard kind, then you cannot use jetson-xavier-nx-devkit-emmc to flash…
Also, I am asking for module, not the back of your carrier board…
Are you new user to jetson? The carrier board and module are separate components…
I am a new user to jetson however my team is very experienced and they have the same issues with these boards.
We never have sd card slots in our boards. We always order the same boards and flash them the same way with that command. It has worked in every other board we have ordered of this model.
Please let me know what you’d like to proceed with the issue. Perhaps we could set up a call. I can have someone from my team who is experienced with the boards join a meeting if that is what you require.
