Exfat kernel support

Autonomous Machines Jetson & Embedded Systems Jetson Nano
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I want to use the Jetson Nano with some exfat drives.
With the linux kernel on these things ancient as it is it does not have the exfat linux kernel driver, which is only included from linux kernel 5.4 (2019) onwards.

Did someone succeed in getting:

  • a kernel 5.4 or higher compiled for nano and having the nano boot it? Don’t need any of the gpu acceleration stuff and the board will run headless
    OR
  • patch the supported kernel (4.9) with the exfat linux kernel driver to get proper speed.

FYI
I am aware jetson nano is end-of-life.
I am aware there is exfat-fuse, but it is way slower than the kernel driver, which has the speed I need.

2

Please check Nano wont mount ExFAT USB external - Jetson & Embedded Systems / Jetson Nano - NVIDIA Developer Forums to see if can help.

3

That is exactly the exfat-fuse package which I mentioned is insufficient.
Without that package installed, exfat drives cannot mount which proves the kernel support is not there.

5

Hi,
Since it is supported in later kernel version, would suggest consider use later Jetson platforms such as Xavier NX or Orin Nano.

6

Yeah, don’t think I will be making that mistake again.
Guess they all need to go into scrap then.