# Can't flash orin nano: timeout in USB write **URL:** \ **Category:** Jetson Orin Nano\ **Tags:** flash\ **Created:** [January 31, 2024, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cant-flash-orin-nano-timeout-in-usb-write/280754 "2024-01-31T06:28:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sergiosolorzano](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@sergiosolorzano](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/sergiosolorzano)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cant-flash-orin-nano-timeout-in-usb-write/280754/1 "2024-01-31T06:28:18Z")
Hello I have flashed Jetson orin nano Devkit 8gb twice since I bought it. Last time I had this same error but eventually I managed to flash it. This time I have tried 15 times but I cannot flash it. I have tried connecting to different USBs in host, manual and automatic, but I always get this same error. Since I could not flash, I installed the image with Balena. However as I need [to change pinmux I need to relfash](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/jetpack-6-on-jetson-orin-nano-devkit-8gb-cannot-led-on-off-via-gpio/280409/17). I’m on Jetpack 6, host Ubuntu 22.04. Attached logs. 6:22:25 ERROR: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [0.4000] ERROR: might be timeout in USB write. 06:22:25 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: Command tegrarcm\_v2 --new\_session --chip 0x23 0 --uid --download bct\_br br\_bct\_BR.bct --download mb1 mb1\_t234\_prod\_aligned\_sigheader.bin.encrypt --download psc\_bl1 psc\_bl1\_t234\_prod\_aligned\_sigheader.bin.encrypt --download bct\_mb1 mb1\_bct\_MB1\_sigheader.bct.encrypt 06:22:25 ERROR: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: — Error: Reading board information failed. 06:22:25 ERROR: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: command terminated with error 06:22:25 SUMMARY: DateTime Target Setup - target: Depends on failed component [SDKM\_logs\_2024-01-31\_06-23-26.zip](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/uploads/short-url/6tnnh0U3UHSxyTiwuTVzfmigaQ4.zip) (616.6 KB) Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![DaveYYY](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/daveyyy/32/233244_2.png) [@DaveYYY](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/DaveYYY)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cant-flash-orin-nano-timeout-in-usb-write/280754/2 "2024-01-31T06:31:47Z")
```auto [0.3167] Sending bct_br [0.4000] ERROR: might be timeout in USB write. Error: Return value 3 ``` > [@Jetson AGX Orin FAQ](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/jetson-agx-orin-faq/237459#q-i-get-a-usb-timeout-error-during-flash-orin-how-to-resolve-that-5): > > Q: How to apply PCN210100 overlay patch? PCN210100 is supported from Jetpack 5.1.3. If you are using 5.1.1 or 5.1.2, there are overlay packages in: [Jetson Linux 35.3.1 | NVIDIA Developer](https://developer.nvidia.com/embedded/jetson-linux-r3531)[Jetson Linux 35.4.1 | NVIDIA Developer](https://developer.nvidia.com/embedded/jetson-linux-r3541) If your device is AGX Orin 64GB, please also add the patch mentioned in below link: [AGX orin 64GB flash fail - #3 by DaveYYY](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/agx-orin-64gb-flash-fail/293127/3) Without this patch, Orin AGX 64GB with PCN update may not get flashed Q: I cannot control GPIO in Jetpack 6.0, 6.1 and 6.2, but it works with… ---
**Author:** ![sergiosolorzano](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@sergiosolorzano](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/sergiosolorzano)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cant-flash-orin-nano-timeout-in-usb-write/280754/3 "2024-01-31T07:52:41Z")
thank you @DaveYYY , it worked like a charm ! We can close this ticket :) ---
**Author:** ![harryvu](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@harryvu](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/harryvu)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2024, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cant-flash-orin-nano-timeout-in-usb-write/280754/4 "2024-02-06T06:47:18Z")
I bought a Jetson Orin Nano 8GB Devkit a couple days ago. Read many I couldn’t flash JetPack 6 to my Jetson Orin Nano 8GB Devkit. My host is Ubuntu 22.04. I tried many times with different methods: SD card Image, SDK Manager but none of them work. Below is part of the log I extracted from the Terminal tab in sdkmanager: 20:28:15 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [4.7275] BR\_CID: 0x80012344705DE4422800000010FE81C0 20:28:15 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [4.7572] Sending bct\_br 20:28:25 ERROR: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [4.7687] ERROR: might be timeout in USB write. 20:28:25 ERROR: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: Error: Return value 3 20:28:25 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: Command tegrarcm\_v2 --new\_session --chip 0x23 0 --uid --download bct\_br br\_bct\_BR.bct --download mb1 mb1\_t234\_prod\_aligned\_sigheader.bin.encrypt --download psc\_bl1 psc\_bl1\_t234\_prod\_aligned\_sigheader.bin.encrypt --download bct\_mb1 mb1\_bct\_MB1\_sigheader.bct.encrypt 20:28:25 ERROR: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: — Error: Reading board information failed. 20:28:25 ERROR: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: \*\*\* ERROR: Parsing boardid failed 20:28:25 ERROR: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [exec\_command]: /bin/bash -c /tmp/tmp\_NV\_L4T\_FLASH\_JETSON\_LINUX\_COMP.vboxuser.sh; [error]: \*\*\* ERROR: Parsing boardid failed 20:28:25 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [Component Install Finished with Error] 20:28:25 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [host] [5.94 MB released. Disk Avail: 70.46 GB] 20:28:25 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [NV\_L4T\_FLASH\_JETSON\_LINUX\_COMP Install took 18s] 20:28:25 ERROR: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: command terminated with error 20:28:26 SUMMARY: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: First Error: Installation failed. I am a newbie in this area, so any help will be much appreciated. Thank you, ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/system/32/68080_2.png) [@system](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2024, 6:48am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cant-flash-orin-nano-timeout-in-usb-write/280754/5 "2024-02-20T06:48:11Z")
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