# Unable to boot after flash (default install)

**URL:** <https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/unable-to-boot-after-flash-default-install/116265>\
**Category:** Jetson AGX Xavier\
**Tags:** power-on\
**Created:** [March 20, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/unable-to-boot-after-flash-default-install/116265 "2020-03-20T14:27:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![yusufftran](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/yusufftran/32/15707_2.png) [@yusufftran](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/yusufftran)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/unable-to-boot-after-flash-default-install/116265/1 "2020-03-20T14:27:54Z")

</div>

Hi,

I wanted to test the flashing process and did the following steps:  
(on an ubuntu 18.04 VM running on Mac via virtualbox, usb passthrough)

- Downloaded and extracted - [Tegra186\_Linux\_R32.3.1\_aarch64.tbz2](https://developer.nvidia.com/embedded/dlc/r32-3-1_Release_v1.0/t186ref_release_aarch64/Tegra186_Linux_R32.3.1_aarch64.tbz2)
- Downloaded - [Tegra\_Linux\_Sample-Root-Filesystem\_R32.3.1\_aarch64.tbz2](https://developer.nvidia.com/embedded/dlc/r32-3-1_Release_v1.0/t186ref_release_aarch64/Tegra_Linux_Sample-Root-Filesystem_R32.3.1_aarch64.tbz2)
- cd’d into ./Linux\_for\_Tegra/rootfs/ and extracted above
- cd’d up and ran ./apply\_binaries.sh
- ./flash.sh jetson-xavier mmcblk0p1  
Flashes successfully

I tried to reboot the jetson with hdmi monitor connected but the screen keeps flashing: [Dropbox - File Deleted](https://www.dropbox.com/s/ablx7adolaqepit/2020-03-20%2014.11.08.jpg?dl=0)

Similar to this issue - [Can't turn on the device](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cant-turn-on-the-device/109654)

I connected to the uart port and usb passthrough to vm to capture the logs: - [Serial Output · GitHub](https://gist.github.com/thirdeye-yusuf/49dce23b3dc6fde5281f7c6642b0f859)

In the default rootfs/boot/extlinux.conf there’s no ‘quiet’ option to remove so didn’t edit.

Note, my first attempt to flash failed, I had not allocated enough storage to the ubuntu vm (host), on the 2nd attempt the flash succeeded.

Any ideas on how to resolve this?

Thanks

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![yusufftran](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/yusufftran/32/15707_2.png) [@yusufftran](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/yusufftran)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/unable-to-boot-after-flash-default-install/116265/2 "2020-03-20T14:56:55Z")

</div>

actually, I found the ‘quiet’ argument in extlinux.conf, removed and reflashing…  
will update soon…

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![yusufftran](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/yusufftran/32/15707_2.png) [@yusufftran](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/yusufftran)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/unable-to-boot-after-flash-default-install/116265/3 "2020-03-20T15:01:54Z")

</div>

ok, that fixed it:)

Resolved

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![TomNVIDIA](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/tomnvidia/32/14181_2.png) [@TomNVIDIA](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/TomNVIDIA)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/unable-to-boot-after-flash-default-install/116265/4 "2021-10-18T18:22:59Z")

</div>