JetPack Version Not Available for Custom Jetson Xavier NX in SDK Manager

[drone_autonomy]

I am using a custom-made carrier board of the Jetson Xavier NX and facing issues with NVIDIA SDK Manager. When I connect it, the required JetPack version doesn’t appear in the available installation section (it shows “There are no SDKs available for installation”). How should I proceed?

Should I attempt to install JetPack from the command line and manually flash it to the board? If so, how can I confirm the JetPack version compatibility with my custom chipset? Or could this issue be hardware-related?

Host OS Version: Ubuntu 22.04
Target OS Version: Ubuntu 20.04

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

[KevinFFF]

Hi kripansh.work,

Do you mean that you are using the custom carrier board with SDK manager?
If so, it is not expected since SDK manager may not work with your custom carrier board.

Please request your vendor for the custom BSP package.
And share the result of cat /etc/nv_boot_control.conf on your board.

[drone_autonomy]

Hi @KevinFFF , Thanks for your response.
Actually the carrier board is developed by my organization only for jetson xavier nx. and I checked it by adding one NX SOM that i was using on other carrier board it works.

but now I am looking to flash some other jetpack and start fresh. I want to understand two things

1. can i straightaway download jetpack 5 or any version from Nvidia developer site and flash it using command line
2. how can I install sdk components by default, like Opencv with Cuda, deepstream, etc ?

if 1st answer is YES, can you please point me out to any general instructions on how to flash this by command line.

ps: I found some resources here. please let me know can i use these ?

1. Flash Jetpack | Seeed Studio Wiki
2. reComputer J1020v1 | A206 | Seeed Studio Wiki

[KevinFFF]

@drone_autonomy

Actually the carrier board is developed by my organization only for jetson xavier nx. and I checked it by adding one NX SOM that i was using on other carrier board it works.

Do you mean that the SoM works on the previous carrier board but not for the current carrier board?
If so, are they both designed by your company? Or if there’s any difference between the boards?

@drone_autonomy

can i straightaway download jetpack 5 or any version from Nvidia developer site and flash it using command line

We don’t have the custom BSP package working for your board since we don’t know your custom design.
Your team may refer to Jetson Module Adaptation and Bring-Up: Jetson Xavier NX Series — NVIDIA Jetson Linux Developer Guide 1 documentation to create your custom BSP package.

@drone_autonomy

how can I install sdk components by default, like Opencv with Cuda, deepstream, etc ?

You can use SDK Manager to install SDK components only.
Or you can just run sudo apt install nvidia-jetpack on your board.