Jetpack 6 for Jetson Xavier NX

Hi everyone

I’ve set up my host PC with Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and the new NVIDIA SDK Manager. I want to use it to flash my Jetson Xavier NX (model number: ES-JNX84-AI-NX16) with the new Jetpack 6 and DeepStream 7. I am specifically interested in running the new suite of services listed under Metropolis. The SDK Manager shows that my board is connected, but also states that no SDKs are available for installation. Specifically with Jetpack 6.1 that is listed, the message reads, “Not available for Jetson Xavier NX modules”. I checked the NVIDIA docs beforehand and didn’t see a limitation on the device model, only specs such as processing capabilities and storage, which my board satisfies. What are my options if I want to use the new Jetpack?

Thanks everyone

Jetpack6 does not support Xavier series.

jetpack5 is rel-35.x
jetpack6 is rel-36.x.

Thanks for the quick reply @WayneWWW

So in order to use Jetpack 6, I would need to be on the release 36.x devices? The Jetson Linux rel-xx is tied to the hardware and not to the software then?

If possible, may you point me to someplace where I can find out more about what devices will have a longer support of life for software updates like Jetpack? We just got this Jetson device last year and were hoping to be able to use it with any updated software for a while. I don’t want to make a similar mistake if I have to purchase another board. I hope this makes sense. Thanks for your help so far

Jetson Module Recommended JetPack Release
Jetson Nano, Jetson TX2, Jetson TX1 JetPack 4.6.6 (final release)
Jetson AGX Xavier, Jetson Xavier NX JetPack 5.1.4 (latest sustaining release)
Jetson AGX Orin, Jetson Orin NX, Jetson Orin Nano JetPack 6.1

See: Product Lifecycle Extension of Jetson Xavier NX and Jetson Orin family - Jetson & Embedded Systems / Jetson Xavier NX - NVIDIA Developer Forums
and
Announcing End of Life for NVIDIA JetPack™ 4 with the release of JetPack 4.6.6 - Jetson & Embedded Systems / Announcements - NVIDIA Developer Forums

So I would need one of the Orins to be able to run the new Metropolis services

Thanks a lot @kayccc
You too @WayneWWW