Jetson Nano 4GB stuck on NVIDIA logo after SDK Manager flash

Robotics & Edge Computing Jetson Systems Jetson Nano
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Hi,

I’m using a Jetson Nano Developer Kit (4GB – B01) and it’s stuck on the NVIDIA logo during boot.

I installed JetPack using SDK Manager on Ubuntu 18.04 (VMware on Windows).
The board was detected, but at Step 3 (Flash) the process failed — the USB connection stopped working, and SDK Manager couldn’t communicate with the Jetson anymore.

I tried using Ethernet (RJ45) instead, but I don’t know the Jetson’s IP address, so SSH didn’t work.

Then I flashed a new microSD card with JetPack 4.6.1 (official image) using Balena Etcher.
The same image had worked perfectly before. I reinstalled it to fix CSS and other software issues, but now the Jetson doesn’t boot anymore.

When I power it on, the NVIDIA logo appears for 1–2 minutes, disappears, then reappears again — an endless loop.
No Ubuntu desktop, no console, no login screen.
I tested several SD cards (all JetPack 4.6.1, verified OK), same result.
No fan installed, but temperature seems fine.

Any idea what could cause this?
Could the failed USB flash have corrupted the bootloader, or is it a power/network issue?
Thanks in advance for your help.

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The VM is not supported by SDK manager, and may cause the problem you met, we support to have a native Ubuntu OS device.

However some developers did get it working, you can refer to Successfully flashed Jetson Nano emmc module through virtualbox on OSX to see if can resolve your issue.

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I am also facing the same issue with Waveshare’s Jetson Nano 4GB B01. I flashed the SD card with Jetpack 4.6.1, then booted the Jetson Nano after the Nvidia logo shows, all I see are the booting logs that get stuck after a few seconds. The only pack that works was the prebuilt 4.5.1 image by Waveshare. However, for some reason. I cannot detect some buses on the chip for servo and motor control

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Another problem with the same Jetson Nano: I used another SD card with the official image of JetPack 4 with Balena Etcher, but it’s stuck on the NVIDIA logo. The same with SDK Manager I use now on Ubuntu 18.04 - the same problem with USB, it can’t send the data. I decided to use Ethernet but the LED of Ethernet doesn’t work, so I can’t know the IP address to use. I also used USB-UART but nothing is listed. I think the SD card port is not working or something, but I don’t know if that’s what’s not working or not.

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You should use the image from Waveshare as it’s partner’s carrier board.

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That might be the mismatch of the bootloader, so better with SDK manager to flash your device via JetPack from a native Ubuntu OS machine.

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