Help Recovering Jetson Orin NX 16G (reComputer J4012)

Robotics & Edge Computing Jetson & Embedded Systems Jetson Orin NX
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Hi all,

I’m working with a Jetson Orin NX Developer Kit mounted on the Seeed Studio reComputer J4012 carrier board. The system won’t boot into the OS, and I’m trying to find a recovery method that doesn’t require shorting the recovery pins or making hardware modifications.

Current Situation:

  • I can access the UEFI boot menu and UEFI shell, but it’s not booting into Ubuntu or any OS.
  • The board doesn’t seem to have a built-in reset or recovery button.
  • I know I could short the FC REC and GND pins to force recovery mode, but I’d prefer not to do any physical work on the board if I can avoid it.

What I’m Considering:

  • Creating a bootable USB stick from my PC with the JetPack image and trying to boot from USB on the Orin NX.
  • My goal is to either repair the existing installation or flash a clean OS without having to use recovery mode through hardware pins.

What I Need Help With:

  • Can I boot directly from USB on this board and reinstall JetPack without entering recovery mode?
  • Are there any other options I’m missing that are purely software-based?

Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks in advance.

Tony

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Actual flash mandates recovery mode. Jetsons do not have a BIOS, thus they cannot self-flash. They do have the equivalent using software, but writing that requires the Jetson to be in recovery mode. That mode turns the Jetson into a custom USB device, and it is the flash software which has the driver for the custom USB device. No recovery mode implies no custom USB device.

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