JetPack 6.1 Release Announcement

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We are pleased to announce the production release of JetPack 6.1. JetPack 6.1 packages Jetson Linux 36.4 with Linux Kernel 5.15 and Ubuntu 22.04 based root file system. The Jetson AI stack in JetPack 6.1 includes CUDA 12.6, cuDNN 9.3, TensorRT 10.3, VPI 3.2, DLA 3.1 and DLFW 24.0. This release supports all NVIDIA Jetson Orin modules and developer kits.

Highlights of JetPack 6.1:

  • Upgraded compute stack with CUDA 12.6, TensorRT 10.3, cuDNN 9.3, VPI 3.2. DLA 3.1 and DLFW 24.0
  • Camera: Enhanced Argus library, reducing CPU utilization by up to 40%
  • Security: Support for Firmware-based Trusted Platform Module (fTPM) on the Orin platform. Refer to the security page for all security features.
  • Software support for the PCN 211361 and fixes for various security vulnerabilities.

Installation:
You can install JetPack 6.1 with any of the methods below:

  • SDK Manager: You can do a fresh install of JetPack 6.1 using SDK Manager.
  • Debian Package: If you have JetPack 6 already installed on Jetson AGX Orin Developer Kit or Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit, you can upgrade to JetPack 6.1 using APT. Refer to the steps here
  • SD Card: If you are using Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit, you can download the SD Card image from JetPack 6.1 page and use Balena Etcher to prepare the SD Card with JetPack 6.1
  • Manual Flashing: If you prefer to install using the command line, you can flash Jetson device from a linux host by following steps here. Once Jetson Linux is flashed, you can install the compute stack using SDK Manager (using linux host) or by running “sudo apt update” followed by “sudo apt install nvidia-jetpack” on Jetson.

JetPack 6.1 Components:

SDK Support:

  • DeepStream 7.1 (coming in Q4 ‘24)
  • Isaac ROS 3.0 (coming soon)
  • Holoscan 2.6 (coming in Nov ‘24)

Containers: Containers will soon be available on JetPack 6.1. We will update the announcement as containers are made available.

JetPack 6 Resources:

Quick Reference for manual flashing commands:

  1. Jetson AGX Orin Industrial - EMMC used for rootfs (using Jetson AGX Orin Developer Kit carrier board):
    sudo ./flash.sh jetson-agx-orin-devkit-industrial internal

  2. Jetson AGX Orin Industrial - NVMe used for rootfs (using Jetson AGX Orin Developer Kit carrier board):
    sudo ./tools/kernel_flash/l4t_initrd_flash.sh --external-device nvme0n1p1 -c tools/kernel_flash/flash_l4t_external.xml --showlogs --network usb0 jetson-agx-orin-devkit-industrial internal

  3. Jetson AGX Orin Developer Kit - EMMC used for rootfs:
    sudo ./flash.sh jetson-agx-orin-devkit internal

  4. Jetson AGX Orin Developer Kit - NVME used for rootfs:
    sudo ./tools/kernel_flash/l4t_initrd_flash.sh --external-device nvme0n1p1 -c tools/kernel_flash/flash_l4t_external.xml --showlogs --network usb0 jetson-agx-orin-devkit internal

  5. Jetson Orin NX 16 GB - NVMe used for rootfs (using Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit carrier board):
    sudo ./tools/kernel_flash/l4t_initrd_flash.sh --external-device nvme0n1p1 -c tools/kernel_flash/flash_l4t_t234_nvme.xml -p '-c bootloader/generic/cfg/flash_t234_qspi.xml' --showlogs --network usb0 jetson-orin-nano-devkit internal

  6. Jetson Orin NX 8 GB - NVMe used for rootfs ((using Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit carrier board):
    sudo ./tools/kernel_flash/l4t_initrd_flash.sh --external-device nvme0n1p1 -c tools/kernel_flash/flash_l4t_t234_nvme.xml -p '-c bootloader/generic/cfg/flash_t234_qspi.xml' --showlogs --network usb0 jetson-orin-nano-devkit internal

  7. Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit- NVMe used for rootfs:
    sudo ./tools/kernel_flash/l4t_initrd_flash.sh --external-device nvme0n1p1 -c tools/kernel_flash/flash_l4t_t234_nvme.xml -p '-c bootloader/generic/cfg/flash_t234_qspi.xml' --showlogs --network usb0 jetson-orin-nano-devkit internal

  8. Jetson Orin Nano 4 GB - NVMe used for rootfs (using Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit carrier board):
    sudo ./tools/kernel_flash/l4t_initrd_flash.sh --external-device nvme0n1p1 -c tools/kernel_flash/flash_l4t_t234_nvme.xml -p '-c bootloader/generic/cfg/flash_t234_qspi.xml' --showlogs --network usb0 jetson-orin-nano-devkit internal

  9. Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit - SDCard used for rootfs (using Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit carrier board):
    sudo ./tools/kernel_flash/l4t_initrd_flash.sh --external-device mmcblk0p1 -c tools/kernel_flash/flash_l4t_t234_nvme.xml

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