Hi,
I’m having a problem with the DGX Spark setup. It bloks whilst searching for Wi-Fi.
Support told me to post on the forum.
I’ve already tried all the steps in the previous similar post.
Here are the steps I’ve tried:
1. Connecting via Wi-Fi → doesn’t work (won’t connect)
2. Connecting via Ethernet → nothing happens
3. System recovery via USB image ( System Recovery — DGX Spark User Guide ) and repeated the whole process → doesn’t work
Some image of the issue :
And I am having the exact same issue, having followed the exact same process. The device doesn’t allow me to connect to it via the hotspot either (connecting as private SSID, Windows and Mac both refuse to connect).
Lovely brick to look at, but….
Hello,
Have a look in the router if your spark actually gets an ip address assigned and try to ping it. Might be wild guess, but from the good old days it was always recommended not to use spaces in anything network related. With that in mind it might be worth to rename your network ssid.
Oh it connects to the ethernet side. I’ve added a hosts entry for it in the hope that the headless setup script would work, but alas no…
PS C:\Users\micro> ping spark-ef2.local
Pinging spark-ef2.local [192.168.202.207] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.202.207: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.202.207: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.202.207: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
PS C:\Users\micro\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps> curl http://spark-ef2.local
curl : Unable to connect to the remote server
At line:1 char:1
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (System.Net.HttpWebRequest:HttpWebRequest) [Invoke-WebRequest], WebException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : WebCmdletWebResponseException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.InvokeWebRequestCommand
It doesn’t connect;
Customer service advised me to return it ;)
But if you have any other tips, I’d like to give it a try.
PS : I tried to adjust the time in the UEFI BIOS → it doesn’t work
Disconnect any QSFP cables and try again. I’ve found that cheap QSFP cables can disrupt WiFi enough to kill it, likely due to poor shielding. Especially in the port closest to the USB-C ports. I’ve had no WiFi issues using the approved QSFP cable.
No QSFP connected
Having the same issues. Setup seems to work fine… until it tries to verify network health, and bails.
Could there be an issue with Nvidia’s servers or connectivity today? I’m in the UK
I’m getting the exact same issue. I’ve tried just about everything over the past 24 hours and nothing works.
I am also experiencing this exact issue, The device has clearly grabbed a DHCP lease but setup wizard fails.
looks like a service side issue, even employees are reporting the same problem DGX Spark initial setup stuck in infinite WiFi loop – LAN also not recognized - #5 by madison_work
After trying many ideas, the solution for me was found in Setup Wizard loop - #8 by sjug
Same problem with my new hardware for couple of hours.
Now it’s looks ok … did nothing different …
confirmed here too; if you have ethernet connection this patch is the way to go.
The previous recovery image (1.120.36) is still available at https://developer.download.nvidia.com/dgx-spark/dgx-spark-recovery-image-1.120.36.tar.gz
The WiFi loop seems to be caused by the 1.120.38 image.
I got the same issue on 2x Acer GN100s - Acer wants me to send them in for repair… I tried to restore from the only image they provide - DGXOS-Spark-Acer-20251204-repack-GA1.2.1-OTA1.1-RC (same issue - wasn’t expecting anything different tbh). What’s the risk of using the NVIDIA recovery image?
I installed this version - same issue! https://developer.download.nvidia.com/dgx-spark/dgx-spark-recovery-image-1.120.36.tar.gz
Use this method, this was the working solution.
Both my Asus GX10 had the same issue, the workaround is to connect to my iPhone shared 5G network.