Jetson Orin Nano Super Dev Kit Update Failing

[adam283]

Good afternoon, I bought a Jetson Orin Nano Super Dev Kit from Seeed Studios using the link on the nVidia site, and it came with firmware version 35.3.0. I have been following various forum posts and guides to try and get the device updated so I can have the proper “Super” experience, but I have been running into issues with the firmware upgrade process.

I flashed the Jetpack 5.1.3 image on to a 64GB uSD card and went through the Ubuntu setup, and was prompted for reboot to update firmware. I rebooted and it went through the motions of updating, but after boot it still shows 35.3.0.

Output from reboot and update:

Jetson UEFI firmware (version 3.0-32616947 built on 2023-02-21T18:13:46+00:00)
ESC   to enter Setup.
F11   to enter Boot Manager Menu.
Enter to continue boot.

Update Progress - 100% **************************************************����Shutdown state requested 1
Rebooting system ...
��

Output of nvbootctrl dump-slots-info

user@jetson:~$ sudo nvbootctrl dump-slots-info
Current version: 35.3.0
Capsule update status: 2
Current bootloader slot: A
Active bootloader slot: A
num_slots: 2
slot: 0,             status: normal
slot: 1,             status: unbootable

I have yet to find a forum post where both slots do not show “normal” yet mine shows slot 1 is unbootable. I have not procured a NVMe SSD for this device yet so I am running from uSD only.

Any advice is greatly appreciated and thank you in advance.

[foxsquirrel1]

@adam283

Any advice is greatly appreciated and thank you in advance.

You will need a ubuntu 22.04 box and use sdkmanager. It will not jump up a major version without using sdkmanager to reconfigure the bootloader. FYI, it will wipe everything on the SD.

[adam283]

Thank you thank you thank you! I’ve been working through threads and how-to’s since Tuesday and this worked. Loaded SDK Manager on my Ubuntu 24.04 laptop and connected via USB and it flashed to firmware 36.4.2 and both boot slots are in “normal” state now.