When i first plugged in the power cord into my Jetson TK1 the unit fired up. I pressed the power button repeatedly to power on/off the device but it only stayed on.
I proceeded with installing JetPack per the instructions, with the board in Recovery mode.
The TK1 and my host Ubuntu 14.02 running on a Dell Latitute E6400 were individually connected thru ethernet to the same router. As instructed i connected the TK1 to the Host using the provided usb cable and confirmed thru lsusb the TK1 was seen.
I then get the following install error which also shuts down the TK1.
When the TK1 first arrives, I would expect that connecting power causes it to start without requiring the power button. Sometimes after the device has powered up and then is powered down with power disconnected the power button could possibly be required when reconnecting power.
When powering the unit off by power button instead of software there is a time delay the button needs to be pressed for several seconds (this helps avoid accidental power off). Since this is a full computer forcing power off while the system runs can cause problems with file system corruption (journaling file systems keep the file system usable, but chunks of files may be lost). Power down should be done via either the GUI button or via command “sudo shutdown -h now” (incorrect shutdown should be harmless so far as hardware is concerned…only software is an issue when using the power button).
The USB read error refers to the micro-USB cable. The fact that the supplied cable worked to detect the TK1 via lsusb shows that basics were correctly in place. Other issues can occur because of virtual host installs, otherwise this would tend to be an issue in the Jetson. How is your Linux host installed? Is it a standalone install? Is this a vmware install?
The Linux host is standalone install on a Dell Latitude E6400.
I also tried following the How to Reinstall the Original File System on Jetson TK1 instructions at
but for R21.4,ie Tegra124_Linux_R21.4.0_armhf.tbz2
Same error with the TK1 shutting off while in Recovery Mode.
Here’s the lsusb output
sabrisansoy@ubuntubot:~/Downloads/tk1_reflash$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 012: ID 0955:7140 NVidia Corp.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 003: ID 046d:c077 Logitech, Inc.
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 0a5c:5800 Broadcom Corp. BCM5880 Secure Applications Processor
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Now when i hit the power button the device starts then shuts off immediately.
If i’m holding the Recovery Button down first then the power switch the unit stays on.
This sounds like hardware failure. Since recovery mode does not shut off automatically, I’m not 100% certain that it is hardware failure…there is a tiny possibility that the boot loader software is the cause of the non-recovery-mode power off issue. If a flash corrupted the boot software, then it becomes possible it is a software problem. However, the USB read error tends to validate the hardware being at fault. Unfortunately, I’d say it’s time to start the RMA procedure.