Frequent SD Card Issues and Boot Failures on Jetson Orin Nano 8GB Developer Kit

Autonomous Machines Jetson & Embedded Systems Jetson Orin Nano
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I am encountering a boot issue while using the Jetson Orin Nano 8GB Developer Kit and would like to seek assistance. Currently, I am using multiple Orin Nano units, but I frequently face problems with the SD cards, requiring me to reflash them before using the devices again. After reflashing, it’s successfully booted and can inference AI model but sometimes SD card is corrupted. Since this issue occurs often, I wanted to check if I might be using the devices incorrectly.

The SD cards I am using are:

I have attached two logs obtained from the UART debug console. Based on the logs, it seems there might be issues related to the file system or the imx219 module.

The Jetpack version I am using is 5.1.1. I used the image from nvidia
log_128gb.txt (90.6 KB)
log_64gb.txt (89.7 KB)
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Additionally, if we are considering commercialization, would you recommend not using the developer kit? I’m also concerned whether the developer kit would remain stable for long-term use without issues.

Thank you.

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Hi,
There is a known issue with the SD card module on the Orin Nano devkit.
This issue has been resolved in Jetpack 5.1.4. Please install either Jetpack 5.1.4 or Jetpack 6.1.

Thanks.

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Hi, thanks for you reply.
Could you please tell me where I can search (the link) the known issue with Jetpack 5.1.1?

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You could refer to the related forum topics

Thanks

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The Jetson developer kits are not for production use. The developer kit is used to develop and test software in a pre-production environment.
Jetson modules are designed for deployment in a production environment throughout their operating lifetime.
You may need to design your carrier board for your product or purchase the carrier board from our ecosystem partner: Jetson Partner Hardware Products | NVIDIA Developer

See: Jetson FAQ | NVIDIA Developer

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Thanks. I checked the link you mentioned and it’s recommended to use SSD rather than micro SD card. Do you also recommend use SSD with SDK manager?

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Yes

Just clarify the issue has been resolved in JetPack version 5.1.4 and JetPack 6.1, allowing both SD cards or SSDs to be successfully used with the Jetson Orin Nano.

Thanks

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