# Jetson Xavier NX Installation Failed on Step 3: Start the flashing process **URL:** \ **Category:** Jetson Xavier NX\ **Tags:** reflash\ **Created:** [May 11, 2023, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/jetson-xavier-nx-installation-failed-on-step-3-start-the-flashing-process/252931 "2023-05-11T06:27:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eririfky29](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@eririfky29](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/eririfky29)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/jetson-xavier-nx-installation-failed-on-step-3-start-the-flashing-process/252931/1 "2023-05-11T06:27:24Z")
Hello, I tried to flash Jetson Xavier NX Developer Kit with JetPack 5.1 Flashing failed on the "Step 3: Flash Jetson Linux” step. The process finished “`Step 2: Boot the device with flash initrd image` ” but fails on “`Step 3: Start the flashing process` ”. The host machine is Ubuntu 18.04 on virtualbox here is the log [NV\_L4T\_FLASH\_JETSON\_LINUX\_COMP.log](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/uploads/short-url/xmSflVzUV5DTkKWYK6WwAuQSC6F.log) (189.0 KB) full logs [SDKM\_logs\_JetPack\_5.1\_(rev.\_1)\_Linux\_for\_Jetson\_Xavier\_NX\_modules\_2023-05-11\_10-15-17.zip](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/uploads/short-url/idYSj5vl9VP4fJ2hkNhiLc6FCAt.zip) (154.5 KB) ```auto [2.4305] Added binary blob_nvtboot_recovery_cpu_t194_sigheader.bin.encrypt of size 233040 [2.6044] Added binary blob_nvtboot_recovery_t194_sigheader.bin.encrypt of size 206016 [2.6051] Added binary blob_preboot_c10_prod_cr_sigheader.bin.encrypt of size 24016 [2.6111] Added binary blob_mce_c10_prod_cr_sigheader.bin.encrypt of size 145184 [2.6115] Added binary blob_mts_c10_prod_cr_sigheader.bin.encrypt of size 3430416 [2.6162] Added binary blob_bpmp-2_t194_sigheader.bin.encrypt of size 1007392 [2.6222] Added binary blob_tegra194-a02-bpmp-p3668-a00_lz4_sigheader.dtb.encrypt of size 36176 [2.6229] Added binary blob_spe_t194_sigheader.bin.encrypt of size 95232 [2.6233] Added binary blob_tos-optee_t194_sigheader.img.encrypt of size 914992 [2.6242] Added binary blob_eks_t194_sigheader.img.encrypt of size 5136 [2.6247] Added binary blob_boot0.img of size 56109056 [2.8256] Added binary blob_kernel_tegra194-p3668-0001-p3509-0000.dtb of size 323861 [2.8602] Added binary blob_tegra194-p3668-0001-p3509-0000_sigheader.dtb.encrypt of size 338048 [3.0698] Sending bootloader and pre-requisite binaries [3.0804] tegrarcm_v2 --instance 1-2 --download blob blob.bin [3.0816] Applet version 01.00.0000 [3.1050] Sending blob [3.1051] [] 001% [3.1051] [.] 003% [3.1051] [..] 005% [3.1051] [...] 006% [3.1051] [....] 008% [3.1051] [.....] 010% [3.1051] [.....] 011% [3.1051] [......] 013% [3.1051] [.......] 015% [3.1051] [........] 016% [3.1051] [.........] 018% [3.1051] [..........] 020% [3.1051] [..........] 021% [3.1051] [...........] 023% [3.1051] [............] 025% [3.1051] [.............] 026% [3.1051] [..............] 028% [3.1051] [...............] 030% [3.1051] [...............] 031% [3.1051] [................] 033% [3.1051] [.................] 035% [3.1051] [..................] 036% [3.1051] [...................] 038% [3.1051] [....................] 040% [3.1051] [....................] 041% [3.1051] [.....................] 043% [3.1051] [......................] 045% [3.1051] [.......................] 046% [3.1051] [........................] 048% [3.1051] [.........................] 050% [3.1051] [.........................] 051% [3.1051] [..........................] 053% [3.1051] [...........................] 055% [3.1051] [............................] 056% [3.1051] [.............................] 058% [3.1051] [..............................] 060% [3.1051] [..............................] 061% [3.1051] [...............................] 063% [3.1051] [................................] 065% [3.1051] [.................................] 066% [3.1051] [..................................] 068% [3.1051] [...................................] 070% [3.1051] [...................................] 071% [3.1051] [....................................] 073% [3.1051] [.....................................] 075% [3.1051] [......................................] 076% [3.1051] [.......................................] 078% [3.1051] [........................................] 080% [3.1051] [........................................] 081% [3.1051] [.........................................] 083% [3.1051] [..........................................] 085% [3.1051] [...........................................] 086% [3.1051] [............................................] 088% [3.1051] [.............................................] 090% [3.1051] [.............................................] 091% [3.1051] [..............................................] 093% [3.1051] [...............................................] 095% [3.1051] [................................................] 096% [3.1051] [................................................] 098% [3.1051] [................................................] 100% [15.7476] tegrarcm_v2 --instance 1-2 --boot rcm [15.7492] Applet version 01.00.0000 [15.8642] RCM-boot started ~/nvidia/nvidia_sdk/JetPack_5.1_Linux_JETSON_XAVIER_NX_TARGETS/Linux_for_Tegra *************************************** * * * Step 3: Start the flashing process * * * *************************************** Waiting for target to boot-up... 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Timeout Cleaning up... 10:31:12.194 - Info: [Component Install Finished with Error] 10:31:12.196 - Info: [host] [16.29 GB used. Disk Avail: 36.74 GB] 10:31:12.196 - Info: [NV_L4T_FLASH_JETSON_LINUX_COMP Install took 14m17s] ``` screenshoot: ![20230511_103946](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/original/3X/3/8/38a54a7193d85d5ccf9a1ba35c49fec06f260088.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![jchaves](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/jchaves/32/11248_2.png) [@jchaves](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/jchaves)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/jetson-xavier-nx-installation-failed-on-step-3-start-the-flashing-process/252931/3 "2023-05-11T15:23:56Z")
Hi, Have you tried using the [flashing script](https://developer.ridgerun.com/wiki/index.php/Xavier/JetPack_5.0.2/Flashing_Board) directly by running it manually yourself: ```auto sudo ./flash.sh jetson-xavier-nx-devkit mmcblk0p1 ``` Also I am able to recall that issues tend to appear when attempting to flash a Jetson board while working with a virtual machine. It may be worth to browse this forum for related threads to those issues. For example: > [@Flashing Jetson Nano 2GB with VM](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/flashing-jetson-nano-2gb-with-vm/217336): > > Hello, Not sure if this is the place for this post, but I have seen a lot of posts that try to Flash jetson boards using VMs and sdkmanager but couldn’t find any complete guide. I did this for the 2GB Nano when the etcher method failed for me and I did not have access to a serial device. And after a lot of trial and failure, the process is quite straightforward. I was never able to successfully flash using Oracle VM VirualBox and it worked first try on [VMware](https://www.vmware.com/products/workstation-player/workstation-player-evaluation.html). I have linked the community versi… > [@Flash xavier AGX with qemu/kvm virtual machine](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/flash-xavier-agx-with-qemu-kvm-virtual-machine/226410): > > I want to flash my xavier agx via a qemu/kvm virtual machine. I can redirect the Xavier in recovery/flash mode to start the process. As the USB resets the host VM does not automatically connect the USB. If I catch the script while it is complaining about not connecting to the USB and re-direct it to the VM and the script will continue to run. I keep on missing it and the script times out at some point in the process. Can someone point me to the place where the USB is connected in the script… Jafet Chaves, Embedded SW Engineer at RidgeRun Contact us: [support@ridgerun.com](mailto:support@ridgerun.com) Developers wiki: [https://developer.ridgerun.com/](https://developer.ridgerun.com/) Website: [www.ridgerun.com](http://www.ridgerun.com/) ---
**Author:** ![eririfky29](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@eririfky29](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/eririfky29)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/jetson-xavier-nx-installation-failed-on-step-3-start-the-flashing-process/252931/4 "2023-05-11T15:50:09Z")
ok, i will try. so i don’t have to open the sdk manager? just run it through terminal? ---
**Author:** ![jchaves](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/jchaves/32/11248_2.png) [@jchaves](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/jchaves)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/jetson-xavier-nx-installation-failed-on-step-3-start-the-flashing-process/252931/5 "2023-05-11T15:59:53Z")
Yes, exactly. You don’t need to open the sdkmanager. You should find this script at: `/Linux_for_Tegra/` ---
**Author:** ![KevinFFF](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/kevinfff/32/15508_2.png) [@KevinFFF](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/KevinFFF)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 1:52am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/jetson-xavier-nx-installation-failed-on-step-3-start-the-flashing-process/252931/6 "2023-05-12T01:52:43Z")
Hi eririfky29, Are you using Xaver NX devkit with eMMC or SD module? ```auto $sudo ./nvsdkmanager_flash.sh --storage nvme0n1p1 ``` Do you connect an NVMe drive and want to flash into it? For the timeout issue at step3, we would need to check serial console log. Please refer to the following instruction to capture serial console log. [Jetson Nano & NX Style - Serial Debug Console](https://jetsonhacks.com/2019/04/19/jetson-nano-serial-console/) ---
**Author:** ![eririfky29](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@eririfky29](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/eririfky29)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 3:43am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/jetson-xavier-nx-installation-failed-on-step-3-start-the-flashing-process/252931/7 "2023-05-12T03:43:12Z")
i’m using Xavier NX with NVMe, i think it’s devkit with SD module(?) yes, i choose NVMe for storage device to flash. ok, i need TTL-USB converter first, so i will give an update later ---
**Author:** ![eririfky29](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@eririfky29](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/eririfky29)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/jetson-xavier-nx-installation-failed-on-step-3-start-the-flashing-process/252931/8 "2023-05-17T11:28:55Z")
the solution for me is i install the jetson from SDK manager directly from Linux machine instead of VM. so don’t use VM, it’s not recommended, but certain cases it work. one of those: > [@Flashing Jetson Nano 2GB with VM](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/flashing-jetson-nano-2gb-with-vm/217336): > > Hello, Not sure if this is the place for this post, but I have seen a lot of posts that try to Flash jetson boards using VMs and sdkmanager but couldn’t find any complete guide. I did this for the 2GB Nano when the etcher method failed for me and I did not have access to a serial device. And after a lot of trial and failure, the process is quite straightforward. I was never able to successfully flash using Oracle VM VirualBox and it worked first try on [VMware](https://www.vmware.com/products/workstation-player/workstation-player-evaluation.html). I have linked the community versi… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/system/32/68080_2.png) [@system](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/jetson-xavier-nx-installation-failed-on-step-3-start-the-flashing-process/252931/10 "2023-06-07T00:55:11Z")
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