I am using an NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit. I have tried flashing JetPack 4.x and 6.x images onto a microSD card and booting the device using the 2GB carrier board. However, when I power on the Jetson, it only displays a black screen with a shell/terminal prompt and does not boot into the Ubuntu desktop environment.
Could you please help me identify what might be causing this issue and how to resolve it?
No idea of its version and what to install.
Hi @tusharavas2,
For Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit, please do not use JetPack 4.x. JetPack 4.x is for older Jetson platforms, not Jetson Orin Nano.
For your case, please help confirm two details first:
Carrier board
Please confirm whether you are using the official Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit carrier board, or an older Jetson Nano 2GB carrier board.
The official Orin Nano Developer Kit uses the Orin Nano carrier board. If a different carrier board is used, the boot image and BSP support may be different.
Exact prompt on screen
Please share a photo of the black screen / terminal prompt.
If it shows a UEFI Shell> prompt, the board may still have older QSPI/UEFI firmware that cannot boot the JetPack 6.x image yet. In that case, follow the JetPack 6.x update path first:
JetPack 6.x Update Path — Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit - User Guide
Recommendation:
For microSD card setup on Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit, use the official Jetson Orin Nano setup instructions and JetPack 6.x update path. Do not use JetPack 4.x.
Official guide:
Thanks.