Hello everyone,
I’m having an issue with my Jetson AGX Orin Developer Kit. Initially, I had only the internal eMMC for my OS. Later, I added a 512GB SSD to store Docker container images (no OS on that drive). This worked fine: I could see the 512GB SSD in the Disks application, and I mounted it to store containers.
Recently, I decided to upgrade that SSD to a 2TB model (same brand, just larger capacity). After I powered off the Jetson, removed the 512GB SSD, and installed the 2TB SSD, the system booted to the NVIDIA splash screen but then went to a black screen. Even returning to the 512GB SSD didn’t fix the black-screen problem. Now, the device always boots to a black screen after the splash screen.
What I’ve Tried
-
UEFI Settings / Boot Order
- I accessed the UEFI/BIOS by pressing
Esc
during boot. - In Boot Maintenance Manager → Boot Options → Change Boot Order, I made sure “UEFI eMMC Device” is first.
- I also tried manually booting from file (
BOOTAA64.efi
) in the eMMC’s EFI partition. - Secure Boot is disabled; L4T Boot Mode is
extlinux
.
- I accessed the UEFI/BIOS by pressing
-
Physical Removal of SSD
- I physically removed the SSD entirely to ensure the system is only using the eMMC.
- Still ends in a black screen after the NVIDIA logo.
-
Logs
- I see a few “Failed to start NVIDIA specific power script” or “Dependency failed for nvpmodel” lines in the boot logs, but I’m not sure if these are fatal.
- I suspect I may need a serial console cable to see the full kernel log.
-
UEFI Observations
- In the File Explorer, I see two “No Volume Label” partitions on the eMMC:
- One with standard Linux directories (
/boot
,/dev
,/etc
, etc.). - Another with
EFI/BOOT/BOOTAA64.efi
.
- One with standard Linux directories (
- The external SSD (labeled “TakesiSSD”) just has folders like
jetson-containers
,Datasets
,lost+found
, etc. - Changing the boot order to only the eMMC or using “Boot from file” hasn’t solved the black screen.
- In the File Explorer, I see two “No Volume Label” partitions on the eMMC:
System Details
- ** Advantech AIR-030 **
- Internal eMMC for the OS (Jetson Linux).
- 512GB SSD (original) and 2TB SSD (attempted upgrade) used only for data/docker.
- 64GB RAM (as shown in UEFI).
- Secure Boot disabled.
- UEFI Quick Boot disabled.
Any guidance or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I’d like to avoid a full reflash if possible, but I’ll do that if there’s no simpler fix. Thank you!