Jetson AGX Xavier Flash Failure

evan1e5eg · April 29, 2019, 9:27pm

Hello,

I have been running into an issue while attempting to connect to my Jetson. I am able to successfully install everything up to the point “Flash Jetson OS”. At this point, I receive the following report:

16:09:06 ERROR : Flash Jetson AGX Xavier : lost connection
16:11:17 INFO : Flash Jetson AGX Xavier : exit status 255
16:11:17 WARNING : Flash Jetson AGX Xavier : command scp -q -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no /tmp/tmp_NV_L4T_FLASH_XAVIER_WITH_OS_IMAGE_COMP.sh aulick_jetson@192.168.55.1:~; ssh -t -q -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no aulick_jetson@192.168.55.1 "~/tmp_NV_L4T_FLASH_XAVIER_WITH_OS_IMAGE_COMP.sh && rm -f ~/tmp_NV_L4T_FLASH_XAVIER_WITH_OS_IMAGE_COMP.sh" finished with error, but ignored
16:11:17 INFO : Flash Jetson AGX Xavier : exec_command: sleep 20
16:11:37 INFO : Flash Jetson AGX Xavier : exec_command: sudo ./flash.sh jetson-xavier mmcblk0p1
16:11:37 INFO : Flash Jetson AGX Xavier : ###############################################################################
16:11:37 INFO : Flash Jetson AGX Xavier : # L4T BSP Information:
16:11:37 INFO : Flash Jetson AGX Xavier : # R32 (release), REVISION: 1.0, GCID: 14531094, BOARD: t186ref, EABI: aarch64,
16:11:37 INFO : Flash Jetson AGX Xavier : # DATE: Wed Mar 13 07:41:08 UTC 2019
16:11:37 INFO : Flash Jetson AGX Xavier : ###############################################################################
16:11:44 INFO : Flash Jetson AGX Xavier : Error: probing the target board failed.
16:11:44 INFO : Flash Jetson AGX Xavier : Make sure the target board is connected through
16:11:44 INFO : Flash Jetson AGX Xavier : USB port and is in recovery mode.
16:11:44 INFO : Flash Jetson AGX Xavier : exit status 1
16:11:44 INFO : Flash Jetson AGX Xavier : [ Component Install Finished with Error ]
16:11:44 ERROR : Flash Jetson AGX Xavier : NV_L4T_FLASH_XAVIER_WITH_OS_IMAGE_COMP command sudo ./flash.sh jetson-xavier mmcblk0p1 finished with error
16:11:44 INFO : Flash Jetson AGX Xavier :
16:11:44 INFO : Flash Jetson AGX Xavier : [ 16.00 KB used. Disk Avail: 172.65 GB ]
16:11:44 INFO : Flash Jetson AGX Xavier : [ NV_L4T_FLASH_XAVIER_WITH_OS_IMAGE_COMP Install took 4m50s ]
16:11:44 INFO : Flash Jetson AGX Xavier : command sudo ./flash.sh jetson-xavier mmcblk0p1 finished with error
16:11:44 ERROR : Flash Jetson AGX Xavier : command terminated with error
16:11:44 ERROR : Flash Jetson AGX Xavier : install 'Flash Jetson AGX Xavier' failure, command < cd '/home/evanp/nvidia/nvidia_sdk/JetPack_4.2_Linux_P2888' ; /opt/nvidia/sdkmanager/resources/app/output/installUtils/adapter -a='install' -c='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' -i='NV_L4T_FLASH_XAVIER_WITH_OS_IMAGE_COMP' -v='32.1' -l='/home/evanp/nvidia/nvidia_sdk/JetPack_4.2_Linux_P2888' -L='/home/evanp/.nvsdkm/logs/JetPack_4.2_Linux' -p='12056' -t='P2888' -e='undefined' > terminated with error
16:11:44 INFO : Device Mode Host Setup in Target SDK : install 'Device Mode Host Setup in Target SDK' Skipped
16:11:45 INFO : DateTime Target Setup : install 'DateTime Target Setup' Skipped
16:11:45 INFO : CUDA Toolkit for L4T : install 'CUDA Toolkit for L4T' Skipped
16:11:45 INFO : cuDNN on Target : install 'cuDNN on Target' Skipped
16:11:45 INFO : TensorRT on Target : install 'TensorRT on Target' Skipped
16:11:45 INFO : OpenCV on Target : install 'OpenCV on Target' Skipped
16:11:45 INFO : VisionWorks on Target : install 'VisionWorks on Target' Skipped
16:11:45 INFO : Multimedia API : install 'Multimedia API' Skipped
16:11:46 INFO : All done!

I have verified that the Jetson is recognized by my computer and is in Recovery mode. I have Python 3.0 installed. I am running the SDK Manager on a Dell XPS 13. I only have the USB-C port available on the host device, and due to this, I have used both a USB-C to USB-C cable, and also a USB-C to USB-A cable paired with a USB-A to USB-C adapter-- both of which I resulted in the same state and error message stated above.

I am not sure what quite to do after this point, what do you suggest?

WayneWWW · April 30, 2019, 2:03am

You might be the first one that use adapters during flash.

Could you try to manually flash the board?

The command is

“sudo ./flash.sh jetson-xavier mmcblk0p1” under Linux_for_Tegra folder.

linuxdev · April 30, 2019, 2:54pm

You need Python 2, not Python 3 (not that 3 would hurt, but it won’t help). Perhaps this is not related to the problem, but if not, then you will eventually need Python 2.

_X_CHAMPION_X · July 11, 2019, 4:36pm

I opened up the flash script in “/home/<MY_USER>/nvidia/nvidia_sdk/JetPack_4.2_Linux_P2888/Linux_for_Tegra” to find that jetson-xavier is not one of the available options when running the script. Is there a reason for why it’s not showing up in the script or can you help point me to a work-around solution?

Thanks!

linuxdev · July 11, 2019, 8:07pm

Whatever you select for the target to flash is what should be there. If you’ve only run it with a TX2 setting, then only the TX2 content would be there. Also, don’t forget to set to not delete temp content.

WayneWWW · July 12, 2019, 1:59am

Could you share what is under your Linux_for_Tegra??

_X_CHAMPION_X · July 12, 2019, 1:42pm

I ran it with the command line install & flash:
sdkmanager --cli install --user <MY_EMAIL> --logintype devzone --product Jetson --version 4.2 --targetos Linux --host --target P2888 --flash all

It stated my available target options as follows:
Available options are:
Jetson 4.2
sdkmanager --cli install --user <MY_EMAIL> --logintype devzone --product Jetson --version 4.2 --targetos Linux --host --target P2888 --flash all
sdkmanager --cli install --user <MY_EMAIL> --logintype devzone --product Jetson --version 4.2 --targetos Linux --host --target P3310 --flash all
sdkmanager --cli install --user <MY_EMAIL> --logintype devzone --product Jetson --version 4.2 --targetos Linux --host --target P3489-0000 --flash all
sdkmanager --cli install --user <MY_EMAIL> --logintype devzone --product Jetson --version 4.2 --targetos Linux --host --target P3448-0000 --flash all

My /home//nvidia/nvidia_sdk/JetPack_4.2_Linux_P2888/Linux_for_Tegra directory contents are:

apply_binaries.sh jetson-xavier-maxn.conf p2771-3489-ucm1.conf
bootloader jetson-xavier-slvs-ec.conf p2771-3489-ucm2.conf
build_l4t_bup.sh kernel p2972-0000.conf.common
flash.sh nv_tegra p2972-0000-devkit.conf
jetson-tx2-as-4GB.conf p2771-0000-as-0888.conf p2972-0000-devkit-maxn.conf
jetson-tx2.conf p2771-0000.conf.common p2972-0000-devkit-slvs-ec.conf
jetson-tx2i.conf p2771-0000-devkit.conf rootfs
jetson-xavier.conf p2771-0000-dsi-hdmi-dp.conf source_sync.sh

And this is the block of code in that flash file, I spoke of:

* special handling for NV issue 2501257 *

if [ “${ext_target_board}” = “jetson-nano” ] ||
[ “${ext_target_board}” = “p3448-0000” ] ; then
echo "*** sign dtb *** ";
cp flash.xml flash.xml_
sed -i “/"PAD"/ a ${dtbfilename} ” flash.xml_
sed -i ‘s/“PAD”/“RP1”/g’ flash.xml_
cp “${flashcmdfile}” “${flashcmdfile}"
sed -i ‘s/flash; reboot/sign /g’ "${flashcmdfile}”
sed -i ‘s/flash.xml/flash.xml_ /g’ “${flashcmdfile}"
bash "${flashcmdfile}”
echo "*** flashing ${target_board} by sending signed dtb *** ";
sed -i “s|–bldtb ${dtbfilename}|–bldtb signed/${dtbfilename}.encrypt|g” “${flashcmdfile}”
bash “${flashcmdfile}”
# remove temporary files
rm flash.xml_
rm “${flashcmdfile}_”
exit 0;
fi;

linuxdev · July 12, 2019, 10:53pm

If some content is missing, then it might be an unpack failure. There is a recent Ubuntu bug in one of the bzip2 updates which broke things. See:
[url]Jetpack 4.2 Xavier Install Failed - Jetson AGX Xavier - NVIDIA Developer Forums

If you have the incorrect version of bzip2, then content would be missing.

snarky · July 13, 2019, 4:35am

Are you using any virtualization on the XPS 13, or are you running Ubuntu native on the laptop?

WayneWWW · July 15, 2019, 3:41am

Not sure why the blocking code is for nano…

I see you have “jetson-xavier.conf” under Linux_for_Tegra. Could you share the flash steps and flash error? Please note that we are not using sdkmanager here. Just the flash script.

_X_CHAMPION_X · July 15, 2019, 4:41pm

linuxdev I tried out what was in that thread post, resulting in the same “flash failure” outcome.

snarky I’m running a clean install of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

I’ve reverted back to the sdk_manager GUI, despite the issues I had with it. In which I resolved that (GUI related) issue, by following:
https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/1042240/jetson-agx-xavier/jetpack-4-0-installation-problem-solved-/

WayneWWW · July 16, 2019, 3:15am

What is the problem now??

Could you just share the error message when you try to flash under My/home//nvidia/nvidia_sdk/JetPack_4.2_Linux_P2888/Linux_for_Tegra ?

I mean running “sudo ./flash.sh jetson-xavier mmcblk0p1”.

Please note that sdkmanager also uses this script to flash the board too…

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