System Configuration Wizard runs on every boot

Robotics & Edge Computing Jetson Systems Jetson Orin NX
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Hi all,
I’m attempting to use a computer vision device running on Jetson Orin NX using JetPack 5.1.1.
However, every time I boot up the device it runs the system configuration wizard, as though it’s a first boot, meaning all the SDKs and software I’ve installed on the user I created in the previous setup disappears, as the user seemingly no longer exists.
Appreciate any assistance.

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Hi,

Could you confirm if the file system format of your Orin NX is ext4? This seems to be a situation related to the file system format. You can use the command to share the results with us.

lsblk -o NAME,FSTYPE,SIZE,TYPE,MOUNTPOINT

Thanks

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Hi David,
See above. Looks like it is formatted to ext4

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Hi Bterracini,
Did you use sudo su to switch to the root user, or are you logged in directly as root?

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Hi David,
It defaults to being logged in as root when I boot it, after I go through the system config.

EDIT:
I thought I had added additional context before, but apparently it didn’t add it to the thread.
I located the work I had previously done, but the find command doesn’t locate anything. At least my work isn’t being erased.
I still need to go through the system config wizard every time.

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You might consider creating a non-root user and attempting to log in again.

For example:

useradd -m bterracini  
adduser username sudo

Thanks

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Hi David,

There is a non-root user, its named nvidia. I can only get to it through su nvidia.
The problem is every time I reboot the device, it makes me go through the whole process of creating this user again, setting time zones and going through the whole config wizard.
Booting up doesn’t make me log in to anything, it automatically goes to root.

Effectively, the device treats every boot as the first boot.

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Hi bterracini,
I see. Could you provide the result from this command

mount | grep ' / '

I would also like to confirm how you are flashing the Orin NX.
Are you using the SDK Manager or flashing it manually?

If you are flashing the device manually, could you provide the specific commands used so we can reproduce the issue on our development kit?

Thanks

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Hi David,

output of that command is:

/dev/nvem0n1p1 on / type ext4 (rw,realtime,stripe-32)

As for flashing, the board is mounted on a carrier board manufactured by seeed studios. I followed the instructions here to flash it:

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Hi David,
Appreciate if you could look at this question again, have provided what you asked for above

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Hi,

In this case, I suggest do the cross check that Install Jetpack 5.1.4or Jetpack 6.1 to observe whether the issue exist.

Thanks

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