Jetson Orin Nano not booting after balenaEtcher flash failure

Robotics & Edge Computing Jetson Systems Jetson Orin Nano
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Hello,

I have a Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit (used, previously working).

Problem:

  • Flashed JetPack 6 using balenaEtcher on Windows

  • balenaEtcher gave error: “The writer process ended unexpectedly” at 79%

  • After that, Jetson will not boot properly

Current symptoms:

  • Fan spins ✅

  • Blue LED on ✅

  • No display output ❌

  • Ethernet LED not blinking ❌

  • Mouse/Keyboard not working on USB ports ❌

  • Windows PC cannot detect Jetson via USB-C ❌

What I tried:

  • DP cable connected to monitor

  • Tried recovery mode via FC REC + GND pin shorting

  • Used phone USB-C data cable

  • SDK Manager on Windows — shows “Could not detect board”

My setup:

  • Host PC: Windows 11

  • Cable: USB-C phone data cable

  • SDK Manager version: 2.4.0

Please help me recover this board!

2

Hello,

Thanks for visiting the NVIDIA Developer Forums.
To ensure better visibility and support, I’ve moved your post to the Jetson category where it’s more appropriate

Cheers,
Tom

6

Hi,

Please make sure the device into recovery mode.
To put device in recovery mode, please refer to Quick Start — NVIDIA Jetson Linux Developer Guide 1 documentation

Thanks