How to set MAXN Power Mode on Jetson Orin Nano Super booting from an SSD

Robotics & Edge Computing Jetson & Embedded Systems Jetson Orin Nano
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I have installed the OS onto an SSD following parts of both these tutorials:

I know both of these are for other devices but they work for the Jetson Orin Nano Super.

Running jtop confirms that it is aware that it is the p3767-0005 NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit

I am accessing the device headless over ssh, so I can’t see BIOS options or change the power mode through the desktop. I tried to set the Power Mode to MAXN, but nvpmodel -m 2 responds with NVPM ERROR: request for bad power mode 2.

When I checked /etc/nvpmodel.conf, it didn’t show the MAXN power mode. I have attached my current nvpmode.conf (as nvpmode.conf.txt) to this post. I’ve also deleted the file and rebooted, but the option doesn’t show up.

nvpmodel.conf.txt (4.8 KB)

I also read in a few places that you need to install it via the SDK Manager, but I don’t want to reinstall the Jetson Orin Nano from scratch.

I found what the nvpmode.conf should have on this page and I can manually add a power mode but I don’t know if that is the best solution.

After looking at this forum post, the response from nvpmodel -q --verbose is
nvpmodelverboselogs.txt (2.2 KB)

What should I do next? I appreciate any suggestions.

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What is the exact BSP version you are running on your board?

Only the latest Jetapck version from sdkmanager will enable Orin Nano super mode.

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Hi! Thanks for the quick response.

I’m not sure where I can find my BSP version, but I am running Jetpack 5.1.2, L4T 35.4.1, and it’s release 5.10.120-tegra.

I did just realize that Jetpack 5.1.2 isn’t the latest version, so I will flash the Jetson again with SDK Manager and get back to you.

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Only latest jetpack6 one will have it. Even the latest jetpack5 one won’t have.

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Thank you! That did indeed fix it.

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