Jetson Xavier NX Force boot issue

rahulnagar · July 4, 2025, 6:21am

Dear Team,

I am working with multiple Jetson Xavier NX modules on our custom carrier board. While most of the boards are working as expected and enter fastboot mode successfully, I have two Xavier NX modules that are not entering fastboot or being detected over USB.

Observations:

The same custom carrier board is used for testing, and other Xavier NX boards work perfectly with fastboot and flashing.
The two problematic boards are not detected via USB at all — they do not appear in lsusb as NVIDIA devices.
I have verified all recovery and force-recovery steps, including proper jumper settings and USB connection.
Power supply, USB cables, and host machine ports have been cross-verified.

Query:

Since these two boards are completely undetected and do not enter fastboot mode, is there:

Any alternate way to force the board into recovery or fastboot mode?
A method using UART, JTAG, or low-level boot recovery that can help revive the modules?
Could this indicate a boot ROM, eMMC, or PMIC failure that prevents USB enumeration?

I need to connect these boards to NVIDIA SDK Manager and flash Ubuntu, but without USB detection or fastboot entry, I’m unable to proceed.

Any guidance or recovery procedure would be highly appreciated.

Thanks & Regards,
Rahul

WayneWWW · July 4, 2025, 6:35am

Did you put things on NV devkit to validate the recovery mode or not?

rahulnagar · July 4, 2025, 6:54am

I don’t have the complete NVIDIA devkit — I’m using only the Jetson Xavier NX module mounted on our custom carrier board. I haven’t flashed anything yet, as these particular modules are not entering force recovery (RCM) mode. Other NX modules on the same custom board enter force recovery mode without issues and have been successfully flashed. However, these two modules are not even detected over USB — lsusb doesn’t show any NVIDIA device.

WayneWWW · July 4, 2025, 6:58am

To validate any hardware that is possibly going to RMA process, you should find a NV devkit and try.

rahulnagar · July 6, 2025, 7:21am

I arranged NV devkit and used the boards on kit. Following is the behavior:

1 Jetson not entering in force recovery boot mode.
1 Jetson enter in force recovery boot mode. But failed to flash with error: Unable to flash

WayneWWW · July 7, 2025, 2:58am

Please provide full log of this.

For another Jetson that is not entering recovery mode, please go RMA.

rahulnagar · July 22, 2025, 10:19am

Dear Wayne

I brought new board. when I am flashing the flash. I am getting :
14:53:19 INFO: CuDNN Runtime - target: verifying checksum of /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/cudnn-local-tegra-repo-ubuntu2004-8.6.0.166_1.0-1_arm64.deb

14:53:19 INFO: TensorRT Runtime - target: verifying checksum of /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/nv-tensorrt-local-repo-l4t-8.5.2-cuda-11.4_1.0-1_arm64.deb

14:53:19 INFO: OpenCV Runtime - target: verifying checksum of /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/OpenCV-4.5.4-8-g3e4c170df4-aarch64-libs.deb

14:53:19 INFO: OpenCV Runtime - target: Found file /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/OpenCV-4.5.4-8-g3e4c170df4-aarch64-libs.deb with correct checksum, skip downloading.

14:53:19 INFO: CuPVA Runtime - target: verifying checksum of /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/cupva-2.3.0-l4t.deb

14:53:19 INFO: CuPVA Runtime - target: Found file /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/cupva-2.3.0-l4t.deb with correct checksum, skip downloading.

14:53:19 INFO: VPI Runtime - target: verifying checksum of /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/vpi-lib-2.3.9-aarch64-l4t.deb

14:53:19 INFO: VPI Runtime - target: verifying checksum of /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/vpi-python3.8-2.3.9-aarch64-l4t.deb

14:53:19 INFO: VPI Runtime - target: verifying checksum of /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/vpi-python3.9-2.3.9-aarch64-l4t.deb

14:53:19 INFO: VPI Runtime - target: Found file /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/vpi-python3.8-2.3.9-aarch64-l4t.deb with correct checksum, skip downloading.

14:53:19 INFO: VPI Runtime - target: Found file /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/vpi-python3.9-2.3.9-aarch64-l4t.deb with correct checksum, skip downloading.

14:53:19 INFO: VPI Runtime - target: Found file /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/vpi-lib-2.3.9-aarch64-l4t.deb with correct checksum, skip downloading.

14:53:19 INFO: NVIDIA Container Runtime with Docker integration (Beta) - target: verifying checksum of /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/libnvidia-container0_0.11.0+jetpack_arm64.deb

14:53:19 INFO: NVIDIA Container Runtime with Docker integration (Beta) - target: verifying checksum of /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/libnvidia-container1_1.10.0-1_arm64.deb

14:53:19 INFO: NVIDIA Container Runtime with Docker integration (Beta) - target: verifying checksum of /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/libnvidia-container-tools_1.10.0-1_arm64.deb

14:53:19 INFO: NVIDIA Container Runtime with Docker integration (Beta) - target: verifying checksum of /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/nvidia-container-toolkit_1.11.0_rc.1-1_arm64.deb

14:53:19 INFO: NVIDIA Container Runtime with Docker integration (Beta) - target: verifying checksum of /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/nvidia-container-runtime_3.9.0-1_all.deb

14:53:19 INFO: NVIDIA Container Runtime with Docker integration (Beta) - target: verifying checksum of /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/nvidia-docker2_2.11.0-1_all.deb

14:53:19 INFO: NVIDIA Container Runtime with Docker integration (Beta) - target: Found file /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/nvidia-docker2_2.11.0-1_all.deb with correct checksum, skip downloading.

14:53:19 INFO: NVIDIA Container Runtime with Docker integration (Beta) - target: Found file /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/nvidia-container-runtime_3.9.0-1_all.deb with correct checksum, skip downloading.

14:53:19 INFO: NVIDIA Container Runtime with Docker integration (Beta) - target: Found file /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/nvidia-container-toolkit_1.11.0_rc.1-1_arm64.deb with correct checksum, skip downloading.

14:53:19 INFO: NVIDIA Container Runtime with Docker integration (Beta) - target: Found file /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/libnvidia-container-tools_1.10.0-1_arm64.deb with correct checksum, skip downloading.

14:53:19 INFO: NVIDIA Container Runtime with Docker integration (Beta) - target: Found file /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/libnvidia-container1_1.10.0-1_arm64.deb with correct checksum, skip downloading.

14:53:19 INFO: NVIDIA Container Runtime with Docker integration (Beta) - target: Found file /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/libnvidia-container0_0.11.0+jetpack_arm64.deb with correct checksum, skip downloading.

14:53:19 INFO: Multimedia API - target: verifying checksum of /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/nvidia-l4t-jetson-multimedia-api_35.4.1-20230801124926_arm64.deb

14:53:19 INFO: Multimedia API - target: Found file /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/nvidia-l4t-jetson-multimedia-api_35.4.1-20230801124926_arm64.deb with correct checksum, skip downloading.

14:53:19 INFO: CUDA Toolkit for L4T - target: verifying checksum of /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/cuda-repo-l4t-11-4-local_11.4.19-1_arm64.deb

14:53:20 INFO: TensorRT Runtime - target: Found file /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/nv-tensorrt-local-repo-l4t-8.5.2-cuda-11.4_1.0-1_arm64.deb with correct checksum, skip downloading.

14:53:20 INFO: cuDNN on Target - target: verifying checksum of /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/cudnn-local-tegra-repo-ubuntu2004-8.6.0.166_1.0-1_arm64.deb

14:53:20 INFO: CuDNN Runtime - target: Found file /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_files/cudnn-local-tegra-repo-ubuntu2004-8.6.0.166_1.0-1_arm64.deb with correct checksum, skip downloading.

15:42:38 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 15.7564 ] dd if=br_bct_b_BR.bct of=bct_backup.img bs=1 seek=16384 conv=notrunc

15:42:38 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 15.7577 ] 2888+0 records in

15:42:38 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 15.7617 ] 2888+0 records out

15:42:38 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 15.7617 ] 2888 bytes (2.9 kB, 2.8 KiB) copied, 0.00339312 s, 851 kB/s

15:42:38 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 15.7617 ]

15:42:38 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 15.7617 ] Generating signatures

15:42:38 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 18.7474 ] tegrasign_v3.py --key None --list images_list.xml --pubkeyhash pub_key.key

15:42:38 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 18.7478 ] Assuming zero filled SBK key

15:42:38 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 18.8802 ] Warning: pub_key.key is not found

15:42:38 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 15.8974 ] Parsing dev params for multi chains

15:42:38 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 15.8974 ] Generating br-bct

15:42:38 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 15.8996 ] Performing cfg overlay

15:42:38 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 15.8996 ] [‘/home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_sdk/JetPack_5.1.2_Linux_JETSON_XAVIER_NX_TARGETS/Linux_for_Tegra/bootloader/61704/tmp_p091_ad1.cfg’]

15:42:38 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 15.8996 ] Updating dev and MSS params in BR BCT

15:42:38 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 15.8996 ] tegrabct_v2 --dev_param tegra194-br-bct-qspi-l4t.cfg --sdram /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_sdk/JetPack_5.1.2_Linux_JETSON_XAVIER_NX_TARGETS/Linux_for_Tegra/bootloader/61704/tmp_p091_ad1.cfg --brbct br_bct.cfg --sfuse tegra194-mb1-soft-fuses-l4t.cfg --chip 0x19 0

15:42:38 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 15.9730 ] Updating bl info

15:42:38 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 15.9757 ] tegrabct_v2 --brbct br_bct_BR.bct --chip 0x19 0 --updateblinfo flash.xml.bin --updatesig images_list_signed.xml

15:42:38 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 15.9811 ] Updating smd info

15:42:38 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 15.9834 ] tegrabct_v2 --brbct br_bct_BR.bct --chip 0x19 --updatesmdinfo flash.xml.bin

15:42:38 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 15.9857 ] Updating Odmdata

15:42:38 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 15.9883 ] tegrabct_v2 --brbct br_bct_BR.bct --chip 0x19 0 --updatefields Odmdata =0xB8190000

15:42:38 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 16.0130 ] Performing cfg overlay

15:42:39 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 16.1767 ] 2888+0 records out

15:42:39 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 16.1767 ] 2888 bytes (2.9 kB, 2.8 KiB) copied, 0.00210974 s, 1.4 MB/s

15:42:39 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 16.1767 ]

15:42:39 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 16.3693 ] Parsing config file :tegra19x-mb1-pinmux-p3668-a01.cfg

15:42:39 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 16.4234 ] Added Platform Config 2 data with size :- 24

15:42:39 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 16.5331 ] Parsing config file :tegra194-mb1-bct-pmic-p3668-0001-a00.cfg

15:42:39 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 16.5336 ] Added Platform Config 4 data with size :- 348

15:42:39 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 16.5343 ] Parsing config file :tegra194-mb1-bct-reset-p3668-0001-a00.cfg

15:42:39 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 16.5348 ] Added Platform Config 3 data with size :- 92

15:42:39 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 16.5352 ] Parsing config file :tegra19x-mb1-prod-p3668-0001-a00.cfg

15:42:39 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 16.6619 ] tegrabct_v2 --chip 0x19 --mb1bct mb1_cold_boot_bct_MB1.bct --updatefwinfo flash.xml.bin

15:42:39 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 16.6712 ] Updating mb1-bct with ratchet information

15:42:39 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 16.6747 ] tegrabct_v2 --chip 0x19 --mb1bct mb1_cold_boot_bct_MB1.bct --minratchet tegra194-mb1-bct-ratchet-p3668.cfg

15:42:39 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 16.6768 ] FwIndex: 1, MinRatchetLevel: 0

15:42:39 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 16.6774 ] FwIndex: 2, MinRatchetLevel: 0

15:42:39 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 16.6777 ] FwIndex: 3, MinRatchetLevel: 0

15:42:39 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 16.6777 ] FwIndex: 4, MinRatchetLevel: 0

15:42:39 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 16.6777 ] FwIndex: 5, MinRatchetLevel: 0

15:42:39 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 16.7728 ] tegrahost_v2 --chip 0x19 --align mb1_bct_MB1_aligned.bct

15:42:39 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 16.7784 ] tegrahost_v2 --chip 0x19 0 --magicid MBCT --ratchet_blob ratchet_blob.bin --appendsigheader mb1_bct_MB1_aligned.bct zerosbk

15:42:39 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 16.8738 ] Packing sdram param for instance[5]

15:42:39 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 16.8738 ] Packing sdram param for instance[6]

15:42:39 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 19.9622 ] tegrasign_v3.py --key None --list mem_rcm_aligned_sigheader.bct_list.xml --pubkeyhash pub_key.key

15:42:39 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 19.9625 ] Assuming zero filled SBK key

15:42:40 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 19.9643 ] Warning: pub_key.key is not found

15:42:40 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 16.9838 ] tegrahost_v2 --chip 0x19 0 --updatesigheader mem_rcm_aligned_sigheader.bct.encrypt mem_rcm_aligned_sigheader.bct.hash zerosbk

15:42:40 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 16.9863 ] Copying signatures

15:42:40 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 16.9887 ] tegrahost_v2 --chip 0x19 0 --partitionlayout flash.xml.bin --updatesig images_list_signed.xml

15:42:40 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 17.2475 ] Boot Rom communication

15:42:40 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 17.2504 ] tegrarcm_v2 --chip 0x19 0 --rcm rcm_list_signed.xml

15:42:40 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 17.2517 ] BR_CID: 0x88021911642ca70204000000110300c0

15:42:40 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 17.6828 ] RCM version 0X190001

15:42:41 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 17.7101 ] Boot Rom communication completed

15:42:42 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 19.7327 ] tegrarcm_v2 --isapplet

15:42:42 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 19.7350 ] Applet version 01.00.0000

15:42:42 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 19.8077 ] Sending BCTs

15:42:42 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 19.8116 ] tegrarcm_v2 --download bct_bootrom br_bct_BR.bct --download bct_mb1 mb1_bct_MB1_sigheader.bct.encrypt --download bct_mem mem_rcm_sigheader.bct.encrypt

15:42:42 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 19.8140 ] Applet version 01.00.0000

15:42:42 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 19.9085 ] Sending bct_bootrom

15:42:42 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 19.9086 ] […] 100%

15:42:42 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 19.9097 ] Sending bct_mb1

15:42:42 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 19.9148 ] […] 100%

15:42:42 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 19.9184 ] Sending bct_mem

15:42:42 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 19.9673 ] […] 100%

15:42:42 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 19.9732 ] 000000008c8c0302: E> NV3P_SERVER: Failed to verify image bct_mem.

15:42:42 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 19.9917 ]

15:42:42 ERROR: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: Error: Return value 2

15:42:42 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: Command tegrarcm_v2 --download bct_bootrom br_bct_BR.bct --download bct_mb1 mb1_bct_MB1_sigheader.bct.encrypt --download bct_mem mem_rcm_sigheader.bct.encrypt

15:42:42 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: Failed flashing t186ref.

15:42:42 ERROR: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: *** ERROR: flashing failed.

15:42:42 ERROR: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [exec_command]: /bin/bash -c /home/oem/.nvsdkm/replays/scripts/JetPack_5.1.2_Linux/NV_L4T_FLASH_JETSON_LINUX_COMP.sh; [error]: *** ERROR: flashing failed.

15:42:42 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ Component Install Finished with Error ]

15:42:42 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [host] [ 9.60 MB released. Disk Avail on Partition /dev/sda2: 13.53 GB ]

15:42:42 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ NV_L4T_FLASH_JETSON_LINUX_COMP Install took 15m24s ]

15:42:44 ERROR: command error code: 11

15:42:44 ERROR: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: command terminated with error

15:42:44 SUMMARY: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: First Error: Installation failed.

INSTALLATION FAILEDPlease review the terminal tab for details. Resolve and RETRY.

EXPORT LOGS

RETRY

FAILED ITEMS

STOP TRYING

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I have attached terminal logs also.
SDKM_logs_JetPack_5.1.2_Linux_for_Jetson_Xavier_NX_2025-07-22_15-27-08.zip (577.7 KB)

WayneWWW · July 22, 2025, 11:14am

15:42:42 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 19.9732 ] 000000008c8c0302: E> NV3P_SERVER: Failed to verify image bct_mem.

15:42:42 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 19.9917 ]

15:42:42 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 19.9917 ]

15:42:42 ERROR: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: Error: Return value 2

Such error seems to be related to PCN, please flash with latest Jetpack5 BSP first.

rahulnagar · July 24, 2025, 7:17am

Hi Wayne

Thank you for your support.

I have successfully uploaded Jetson Linux 5.1.5. Device is booted also but I need to upload Jetson Linux 5.1.2. in the board. When I am going to flash it return below error:

There is not enough space on required partitions (1GB disk usage threshold on is needed).
Need additional 8954 MB on /dev/sda2.
Do you want to continue installation anyway?

Currently I Cancel this process. so what should I do before I install Jetson linux 5.1.2?

rahulnagar · July 28, 2025, 1:57pm

Dear Wayne

I’m still waiting for your response on this. In the meantime, I tried flashing with a fresh setup of JetPack 5.1.2 using the following command:

sudo ./flash.sh jetson-xavier-nx-devkit-emmc mmcblk0p1

Unfortunately, I’m still encountering the same error.

Just to clarify, all our development has been done on a custom board using JetPack 5.1.2, and due to project timelines, we’re not in a position to switch JetPack versions at this stage.

Could you please help us with a solution?

Here are the logs I’m seeing:

11:25:16 DEBUG: running command < true >

11:25:16 INFO: command finished successfully

11:25:16 DEBUG: running command < if ls -l /dev/tty[AU]* > /dev/null 2>&1; then ls -l /dev/tty[AU]* | awk ‘{ print $NF }’; else echo “”; fi >

11:25:16 INFO: command finished successfully

11:25:43 DEBUG: running command < true >

11:25:43 INFO: command finished successfully

11:25:43 DEBUG: running command < lsusb | grep 0955: | awk ‘{printf $2 “/” $4 " " $6 “;”}’ >

11:25:43 INFO: 001/047: 0955:7e19;

11:25:43 INFO: command finished successfully

11:26:06 DEBUG: running command < true >

11:26:06 INFO: command finished successfully

11:26:06 DEBUG: running command < lsusb | grep 0955: | awk ‘{printf $2 “/” $4 " " $6 “;”}’ >

11:26:06 INFO: 001/047: 0955:7e19;

11:26:06 INFO: command finished successfully

11:27:35 SUMMARY: CUDA on Host - host: Install completed successfully.

11:27:35 SUMMARY: CUDA Cross Compile Package on Host - host: Install completed successfully.

11:27:35 SUMMARY: NvSci - host: Install completed successfully.

11:27:35 SUMMARY: VPI on Host - host: Install completed successfully.

11:27:35 SUMMARY: Nsight Systems - host: Install completed successfully.

11:27:35 SUMMARY: Nsight Graphics - host: Install completed successfully.

11:27:35 SUMMARY: Nsight Compute - host: Install completed successfully.

11:27:35 SUMMARY: Nsight Perf SDK - host: Install completed successfully.

11:27:35 SUMMARY: Drivers for Jetson - target_image: Install completed successfully.

11:27:35 SUMMARY: File System and OS - target_image: Install completed successfully.

11:28:01 DEBUG: running command < true >

11:28:01 INFO: command finished successfully

11:28:01 DEBUG: running command < lsusb | grep 0955: | awk ‘{printf $2 “/” $4 " " $6 “;”}’ >

11:28:01 INFO: 001/047: 0955:7e19;

11:28:01 INFO: command finished successfully

11:28:05 DEBUG: running command < true >

11:28:05 INFO: command finished successfully

11:28:05 DEBUG: running command < lsusb | grep 0955: | awk ‘{printf $2 “/” $4 " " $6 “;”}’ >

11:28:05 INFO: 001/047: 0955:7e19;

11:28:05 INFO: command finished successfully

11:28:09 INFO: Device info before pre checks:
Jetson Xavier NX | 001/047 | 1-1 | 2.002.00 | Recovery | 0955:7e19

11:28:09 INFO: Start to check If Jetson device Ready To Flash Recovery…

11:28:09 INFO: Start flash pre launch final sweep…

11:28:24 DEBUG: running command < true >

11:28:24 INFO: command finished successfully

11:28:24 DEBUG: running command < sudo /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_sdk/JetPack_5.1.2_Linux_JETSON_XAVIER_NX_TARGETS/Linux_for_Tegra/nvsdkmanager_flash.sh --help | grep check-all >

11:28:24 INFO: [host] [sudo] password for oem:

11:28:25 DEBUG: command error code: 1

11:28:25 DEBUG: command terminated with error

11:28:25 INFO: Start to check bootrom status…

11:28:25 INFO: Device bootrom status check has been skiped. This could be the sdk does not support the check, or the check reqiured file does not exist, or an unknown error has been met but is unrelated to the check.

11:28:25 INFO: Device info before flash:
Jetson Xavier NX | 001/047 | 1-1 | 2.002.00 | Recovery | 0955:7e19

11:28:25 DEBUG: running command < true >

11:28:25 INFO: command finished successfully

11:28:25 DEBUG: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: using adapter to install NV_L4T_FLASH_JETSON_LINUX_COMP@JETSON_XAVIER_NX_TARGETS to /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_sdk/JetPack_5.1.2_Linux_JETSON_XAVIER_NX_TARGETS

11:28:25 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [host] [ Disk Avail on Partition /dev/sda2: 75.71 GB ]

11:28:25 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: Installing component ‘Flash Jetson Linux’ (NV_L4T_FLASH_JETSON_LINUX_COMP)

11:28:25 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: change working directory to /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_sdk/JetPack_5.1.2_Linux_JETSON_XAVIER_NX_TARGETS/Linux_for_Tegra

11:28:25 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ Component Install Started ]

11:28:25 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: current working directory is /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_sdk/JetPack_5.1.2_Linux_JETSON_XAVIER_NX_TARGETS/Linux_for_Tegra

11:28:25 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: exec_command [host]:

11:28:25 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: **********************

11:28:25 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: set -e

11:28:25 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: unset LC_ALL

11:28:25 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: echo sudo ./nvsdkmanager_flash.sh --nv-auto-config --username nvidia

11:28:25 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: sudo ./nvsdkmanager_flash.sh --nv-auto-config --username nvidia

11:28:25 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: sleep 20

11:28:25 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: if [[ ’ --nv-auto-config --username nvidia’ == ‘–nv-auto-config’ ]]; then

11:28:25 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: sleep 40

11:28:25 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: **********************

11:28:25 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: exec_command: /home/oem/.nvsdkm/replays/scripts/JetPack_5.1.2_Linux/NV_L4T_FLASH_JETSON_LINUX_COMP.sh

11:28:25 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: sudo ./nvsdkmanager_flash.sh --nv-auto-config --username nvidia

11:28:27 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [OEMPreconfig] Password for L4T new user nvidia:

11:28:29 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: *** Reading EEPROM … — Copying tegra194-mb1-soft-fuses-l4t.cfg succeeded.

11:28:29 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: “/home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_sdk/JetPack_5.1.2_Linux_JETSON_XAVIER_NX_TARGETS/Linux_for_Tegra/bootloader/tegraflash.py” --chip 0x19 --applet “/home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_sdk/JetPack_5.1.2_Linux_JETSON_XAVIER_NX_TARGETS/Linux_for_Tegra/bootloader/mb1_t194_prod.bin” --soft_fuses tegra194-mb1-soft-fuses-l4t.cfg --bins “mb2_applet nvtboot_applet_t194.bin” --skipuid --cmd “dump eeprom boardinfo cvm.bin; reboot recovery”

11:28:56 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: Use ! to execute system commands

11:28:56 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash:

11:28:56 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 0.0383 ] Generating RCM messages

11:28:56 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 0.0416 ] tegrahost_v2 --chip 0x19 0 --magicid MB1B --appendsigheader /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_sdk/JetPack_5.1.2_Linux_JETSON_XAVIER_NX_TARGETS/Linux_for_Tegra/bootloader/mb1_t194_prod.bin zerosbk

11:28:56 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 0.0433 ] Header already present for /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_sdk/JetPack_5.1.2_Linux_JETSON_XAVIER_NX_TARGETS/Linux_for_Tegra/bootloader/mb1_t194_prod.bin

11:28:58 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 1.6459 ] Assuming zero filled SBK key

11:28:58 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 1.6493 ] tegrasign_v3.py --file /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_sdk/JetPack_5.1.2_Linux_JETSON_XAVIER_NX_TARGETS/Linux_for_Tegra/bootloader/mb1_t194_prod_sigheader.bin --key None --length 1136 --offset 2960 --pubkeyhash pub_key.key

11:28:58 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 1.6497 ] Assuming zero filled SBK key

11:29:00 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 3.3396 ] Warning: pub_key.key is not found

11:29:00 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 3.3392 ] tegrahost_v2 --chip 0x19 0 --updatesigheader /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_sdk/JetPack_5.1.2_Linux_JETSON_XAVIER_NX_TARGETS/Linux_for_Tegra/bootloader/mb1_t194_prod_sigheader.bin /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_sdk/JetPack_5.1.2_Linux_JETSON_XAVIER_NX_TARGETS/Linux_for_Tegra/bootloader/mb1_t194_prod_sigheader.hash zerosbk

11:29:00 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 3.3622 ] tegrabct_v2 --chip 0x19 0 --sfuse tegra194-mb1-soft-fuses-l4t.cfg.pdf sfuse.bin

11:29:00 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 3.3670 ] tegrarcm_v2 --listrcm rcm_list.xml --chip 0x19 0 --sfuses sfuse.bin --download rcm /home/oem/nvidia/nvidia_sdk/JetPack_5.1.2_Linux_JETSON_XAVIER_NX_TARGETS/Linux_for_Tegra/bootloader/mb1_t194_prod_sigheader.bin 0 0

11:29:00 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 3.3684 ] RCM 0 is saved as rcm_0.rcm

11:29:00 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 3.3752 ] RCM 1 is saved as rcm_1.rcm

11:29:00 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 3.3754 ] RCM 2 is saved as rcm_2.rcm

11:29:00 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 3.3756 ] List of rcm files are saved in rcm_list.xml

11:29:00 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 3.3756 ]

11:29:00 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 3.3757 ] Signing RCM messages

11:29:00 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 3.3827 ] Assuming zero filled SBK key

11:29:09 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 3.3914 ] Warning: pub_key.key is not found

11:29:09 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 3.3878 ] Copying signature to RCM mesages

11:29:09 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 3.3906 ] tegrarcm_v2 --chip 0x19 0 --updatesig rcm_list_signed.xml

11:29:09 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 7.6709 ] Boot Rom communication

11:29:09 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 7.6742 ] tegrarcm_v2 --chip 0x19 0 --rcm rcm_list_signed.xml --skipuid

11:29:09 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ 7.6761 ] Boot Rom communication failed

11:29:09 ERROR: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: Error: Return value 3

11:29:10 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: Command tegrarcm_v2 --chip 0x19 0 --rcm rcm_list_signed.xml --skipuid

11:29:10 ERROR: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: — Error: Reading board information failed.

11:29:10 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [OEMPreconfig] SDKM_INSTALL_ERROR [exec_command]: /bin/bash -c /home/oem/.nvsdkm/replays/scripts/JetPack_5.1.2_Linux/NV_L4T_FLASH_JETSON_LINUX_COMP.sh; [error]: Password for L4T new user nvidia: — Error: Reading board information failed.

11:29:10 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ Component Install Finished with Error ]

11:29:10 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [host] [ 2.96 MB released. Disk Avail on Partition /dev/sda2: 75.72 GB ]

11:29:10 INFO: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: [ NV_L4T_FLASH_JETSON_LINUX_COMP Install took 45s ]

11:29:11 ERROR: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: command terminated with error

11:29:11 SUMMARY: Flash Jetson Linux - flash: Installation failed.

INSTALLATION FAILEDPlease review the terminal tab for details. Resolve and RETRY.

WayneWWW · July 29, 2025, 3:14am

If this is related to PCN, please check our PCN center and see if any patch for your target BSP.
If there is not, then please upgrade the BSP.

system · August 27, 2025, 7:05am

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