Tegrarcm_v2 fails with return value 8

Robotics & Edge Computing Jetson & Embedded Systems Jetson AGX Xavier
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Whenever I try to flash AGX Xavier devkits from my ubuntu 18.04 laptop I get the following error:

[   9.1324 ] 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
[   9.1330 ] Applet version 01.00.0000
[  10.4433 ] Sending bct_bootrom
[  10.4434 ] [................................................] 100%
[  10.4446 ] Sending bct_mb1
[  10.4495 ] [................................................] 100%
[  10.4530 ] Sending bct_mem
[  10.4989 ] [................................................] 100%
[  10.6163 ]
Error: Return value 8
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
Failed flashing t186ref.

I am not running in a VM like other people who have a similar issue, and I have also tried 3 different AGX Xavier’s and various differenct USB-C cables. I am able to flash Xavier NX’s and TX2’s fine from this computer. Also, I am using Jetpack 4.4.1.

What exactly is Error Return Value 8?

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  1. Can you try jetpack4.6.1 or jetpack4.5.1 to flash this board?

  2. Can you check the uart log during flash? Please be aware that I am talking about the uart log… so not current flash log you shared.

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I will check the uart log but I can’t use a newer Jetpack version due to other limitations.

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This is just for debug. Not asking you to always use new jetpack.

So, please try to flash with new jetpack first.

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This is what the serial console logs when I am running the flashing script and it hits that error:


[004
[0026.100] W> RATCHET: MB1 binary ratchet value 4 is too large than ratchet level 2 from HW fuses.
[0026.109] I> MB1 (prd-version: 1.5.1.3-t194-41334769-d2a21c57)
[0026.114] I> Boot-mode: RCM
[0026.117] I> Chip revision : A02P
[0026.120] I> Bootrom patch version : 15 (correctly patched)
[0026.125] I> ATE fuse revision : 0x200
[0026.128] I> Ram repair fuse : 0x0
[0026.132] I> Ram Code : 0x2
[0026.134] I> rst_source : 0xb
[0026.137] I> rst_level : 0x1
[0026.141] I> USB configuration success
[0030.909] I> bct_bootrom image downloaded
[0030.917] W> MB1_PLATFORM_CONFIG: device prod data is empty in MB1 BCT.
[0030.923] I> Temperature = 31000
[0030.926] W> Skipping boost for clk: BPMP_CPU_NIC
[0030.930] W> Skipping boost for clk: BPMP_APB
[0030.934] W> Skipping boost for clk: AXI_CBB
[0030.938] W> Skipping boost for clk: AON_CPU_NIC
[0030.943] W> Skipping boost for clk: CAN1
[0030.946] W> Skipping boost for clk: CAN2
[0030.951] I> Boot-device: eMMC
[0030.954] I> Boot-device: eMMC
[0030.956] I> bct_mb1 image downloaded
[0030.966] I> ECC region[0]: Start:0x0, End:0x0
[0030.970] I> ECC region[1]: Start:0x0, End:0x0
[0030.974] I> ECC region[2]: Start:0x0, End:0x0
[0030.978] I> ECC region[3]: Start:0x0, End:0x0
[0030.983] I> ECC region[4]: Start:0x0, End:0x0
[0030.987] I> Non-ECC region[0]: Start:0x80000000, End:0x100000000
[0030.992] I> Non-ECC region[1]: Start:0x0, End:0x0
[0030.997] I> Non-ECC region[2]: Start:0x0, End:0x0
[0031.001] I> Non-ECC region[3]: Start:0x0, End:0x0
[0031.006] I> Non-ECC region[4]: Start:0x0, End:0x0
[0031.012] E> FAILED: Thermal config
[0031.019] E> FAILED: MEMIO rail config
[0031.034] E> Task 50 failed (err: 0x7979061c)
[0031.038] E> Top caller module: ALIASCHECKER, error module: ALIASCHECKER, reason: 0x1c, aux_info: 0x06
[0031.047] I> MB1(1.5.1.3-t194-41334769-d2a21c57) BIT boot status dump :
0000000000011111111110000111111111111110011000111110000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000011001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

I tried another Xavier AGX Devkit and get the same exact output

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Please also try new jetpack. Especially jetpack4.6.

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With a New Jetpack I get the following error with the flash script:

l4t_sign_image.sh: Generate header for Image_sigheader.encrypt
l4t_sign_image.sh: chip 0x19: add 0x20bf808 to offset  0x8 in sig file
/tmp/tmpofw_384e/l4t_sign_image.sh: line 95: xxd: command not found

but I have xxd on the machine

Could you also tell me what Error: Return Value 8 means?

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Ok, I fixed the xxd issue and now with Jetpack 4.6 I get the same Error: Return Value 8. Also has an identical serial log

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Can you share the flash command you are using here?

BTW, are you sure these modules are Xavier 16GB but not 8GB module?

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./flash.sh jetson-xavier mmcblk0p1

We have the 32GB variant of the AGX Xavier

What does Error: Return Value 8 mean? If I had more details on the error I would be able to debug this better.

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I don’t think analyzing “value 8” would help. For example, you can use that value 8 error as keyword to search over this forum. And you will find out lots of boards have this problem but the causes are all different.

Honestly, I don’t think this is an issue you could debug.
Please just attach me your flash serial console log again from jetpack4.6. Need to check this internally.

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Here is the serial console output:


[004
[0026.100] W> RATCHET: MB1 binary ratchet value 4 is too large than ratchet level 2 from HW fuses.
[0026.109] I> MB1 (prd-version: 1.5.1.3-t194-41334769-d2a21c57)
[0026.114] I> Boot-mode: RCM
[0026.117] I> Chip revision : A02P
[0026.120] I> Bootrom patch version : 15 (correctly patched)
[0026.125] I> ATE fuse revision : 0x200
[0026.128] I> Ram repair fuse : 0x0
[0026.132] I> Ram Code : 0x2
[0026.134] I> rst_source : 0xb
[0026.137] I> rst_level : 0x1
[0026.141] I> USB configuration success
[0030.909] I> bct_bootrom image downloaded
[0030.917] W> MB1_PLATFORM_CONFIG: device prod data is empty in MB1 BCT.
[0030.923] I> Temperature = 31000
[0030.926] W> Skipping boost for clk: BPMP_CPU_NIC
[0030.930] W> Skipping boost for clk: BPMP_APB
[0030.934] W> Skipping boost for clk: AXI_CBB
[0030.938] W> Skipping boost for clk: AON_CPU_NIC
[0030.943] W> Skipping boost for clk: CAN1
[0030.946] W> Skipping boost for clk: CAN2
[0030.951] I> Boot-device: eMMC
[0030.954] I> Boot-device: eMMC
[0030.956] I> bct_mb1 image downloaded
[0030.966] I> ECC region[0]: Start:0x0, End:0x0
[0030.970] I> ECC region[1]: Start:0x0, End:0x0
[0030.974] I> ECC region[2]: Start:0x0, End:0x0
[0030.978] I> ECC region[3]: Start:0x0, End:0x0
[0030.983] I> ECC region[4]: Start:0x0, End:0x0
[0030.987] I> Non-ECC region[0]: Start:0x80000000, End:0x100000000
[0030.992] I> Non-ECC region[1]: Start:0x0, End:0x0
[0030.997] I> Non-ECC region[2]: Start:0x0, End:0x0
[0031.001] I> Non-ECC region[3]: Start:0x0, End:0x0
[0031.006] I> Non-ECC region[4]: Start:0x0, End:0x0
[0031.012] E> FAILED: Thermal config
[0031.019] E> FAILED: MEMIO rail config
[0031.034] E> Task 50 failed (err: 0x7979061c)
[0031.038] E> Top caller module: ALIASCHECKER, error module: ALIASCHECKER, reason: 0x1c, aux_info: 0x06
[0031.047] I> MB1(1.5.1.3-t194-41334769-d2a21c57) BIT boot status dump :
0000000000011111111110000111111111111110011000111110000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000011001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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Hello,

Can you share the sticker of your module?

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What is the sticker?

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There should be some sticker for the S/N and mac address info of that module. Physcially stick on the module itself…

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IMG_1699
IMG_16991920Ă—2560 680 KB

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No, not this one. This is the carrier board.
Is there any sticker on the module?

Do you know that a devkit is formed by a module and a carrier board, right…?

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There is no sticker on the module

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Do you have other Jetson Xavier to validate that your host setup is fine?

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I said earlier in the post that I tried 3 other AGX Xavier’s and it fails the same way, but I am able to flash Xavier NX’s and TX2’s