Device: MSI C931 EdgExpert-C594 OS: Nvidia DGX OS GA2 OTA2 Network Environment: UniFi Dream Machine SE & US XG 6 PoE Switch Location: Auckland, NZ Fresh out of the box, I am stuck in the initial setup wizard. Even with a 10GbE RJ45 cable connected before boot and assigned IP on Port via DHCP, th…

I’ve pushed a script up, should be pretty seamless to patch the current recovery image. https://github.com/sjug/dgx-spark-ethernet-patch

It looks like server side validation issues. Even employees are reporting the same issue: [image] Unable to configure the Ascent GX10 on first startup DGX Spark / GB10 Even employees are reporting the same. Looks like some problem on the server validation side…

Are you sure you’re able to reach curl -v https://connectivity-check.ubuntu.com?

No, I can’t confirm that from the DGX itself because OOBE locks out shell access. What I can confirm is that the box gets an IP, is pingable, and attempts outbound connections to Canonical/ Snapcraft endpoints, yet the setup still fails. I’ve reproduced the same exact behavior over Ethernet, multip…

I’ve got a workaround until they fix it eventually. Do you have other Linux machines that you’re using to write the recovery USB?

Yes, I have other Linux machines I can use to write to the recovery USB. I noticed the recovery docs reference some kernel boot parameters: usb.shell, noui, and autoinstall.

I’m experiencing the same issue. Still unable to pass through this problem.

I can confirm after following the steps in your repo, my spark device proceeded downloading and installing the system updates. much appreciated

It seems the check is fixed by Canonical :) For me it works without a patched ISO. xxx@MacBook-Pro-von-xxx ~ % curl -v https://connectivity-check.ubuntu.com * Host connectivity-check.ubuntu.com:443 was resolved. * IPv6: (none) * IPv4: 91.189.91.96, 91.189.91.97, 91.189.91.98, 185.125.190.98, 185.1…

I’m in Thailand, and it still doesn’t work. * Host connectivity-check.ubuntu.com:443 was resolved. * IPv6: (none) * IPv4: 185.125.190.97, 91.189.91.97, 91.189.91.96, 185.125.190.96, 185.125.190.98, 91.189.91.98 * Trying 185.125.190.97:443... * ALPN: curl offers h2,http/1.1 * TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS ha…

For me it is also broken again.

Setup Wizard loop

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raphael.amorim March 20, 2026, 11:47pm 2

It looks like server side validation issues. Even employees are reporting the same issue:

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Setup Wizard loop

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