Unable to change the power mode to 2

wunancy51t · March 4, 2025, 6:30am

I updated using the SD card method, but after rebooting, I still can’t change the power mode to 20W, and this window keeps appearing.

sudo nvpmodel -q 
NV Power Mode: 15W
0

sudo nvpmodel -m 2
NVPM ERROR: request for bad power mode 2
NVPM ERROR: optMask is 1, no request for power mode

wunancy51t · March 4, 2025, 6:39am

dpkg -l | grep nvidia-l4t-core

ii nvidta-l4t-core
36.4.3-20250107174145
агmб4
NVIDIA Core Package

cat /etc/nv_boot_control.conf

TNSPEC 3767-300-0005-K.2-1-0- jetson-orin-nano-devkit-super-
COMPATIBLE_ SPEC 3767--0005--1-- jetson-orin-nano-devkit-super-
TEGRA_BOOT_STORAGE mmcblko
TEGRA_CHIPID 0X23
TEGRA_OTA_BOOT_DEVICE /dev/mtdblock0
TEGRA_OTA_GPT_DEVICE /dev/mtablocko

DavidDDD · March 4, 2025, 7:01am

Hi,

Based on your image provided, your could refer to 6️⃣ Boot with JetPack 6.x SD card in

Thanks

wunancy51t · March 4, 2025, 7:04am

I followed the steps above, but the same issue keeps occurring repeatedly.

DavidDDD · March 4, 2025, 7:05am

Hi,

Do you do the reboot after the window Update information appears?

Thanks

wunancy51t · March 4, 2025, 7:07am

Yes, I have restarted.

DavidDDD · March 4, 2025, 7:11am

Hi,

Please execute below command for us to review:

cat /etc/nvpmodel.conf

Thanks

wunancy51t · March 4, 2025, 7:37am

#
# Copyright (c) 2021-2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.  All rights reserved.
#
# NVIDIA CORPORATION and its licensors retain all intellectual property
# and proprietary rights in and to this software, related documentation
# and any modifications thereto.  Any use, reproduction, disclosure or
# distribution of this software and related documentation without an express
# license agreement from NVIDIA CORPORATION is strictly prohibited.
#
# FORMAT:
# < PARAM TYPE=PARAM_TYPE NAME=PARAM_NAME >
# ARG1_NAME ARG1_PATH_VAL
# ARG2_NAME ARG2_PATH_VAL
# ...
# This starts a section of PARAM definitions, in which each line
# has the syntax below:
# ARG_NAME ARG_PATH_VAL
# ARG_NAME is a macro name for argument value ARG_PATH_VAL.
# PARAM_TYPE can be FILE, or CLOCK.
#
# < POWER_MODEL ID=id_num NAME=mode_name >
# PARAM1_NAME ARG11_NAME ARG11_VAL
# PARAM1_NAME ARG12_NAME ARG12_VAL
# PARAM2_NAME ARG21_NAME ARG21_VAL
# ...
# This starts a section of POWER_MODEL configurations, followed by
# lines with parameter settings as the format below:
# PARAM_NAME ARG_NAME ARG_VAL
# PARAM_NAME and ARG_NAME are defined in PARAM definition sections.
# ARG_VAL is an integer for PARAM_TYPE of CLOCK, and -1 is taken
# as INT_MAX. ARG_VAL is a string for PARAM_TYPE of FILE.
# This file must contain at least one POWER_MODEL section.
#
# < PM_CONFIG DEFAULT=default_mode >
# This is a mandatory section to specify one of the defined power
# model as the default.

###########################
#                         #
# PARAM DEFINITIONS       #
#                         #
###########################

< PARAM TYPE=FILE NAME=CPU_ONLINE >
CORE_0 /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/online
CORE_1 /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1/online
CORE_2 /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu2/online
CORE_3 /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu3/online
CORE_4 /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu4/online
CORE_5 /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu5/online

< PARAM TYPE=FILE NAME=FBP_POWER_GATING >
FBP_PG_MASK /sys/devices/gpu.0/fbp_pg_mask
FBP_PG_MASK_KNEXT /sys/devices/platform/gpu.0/fbp_pg_mask

< PARAM TYPE=FILE NAME=TPC_POWER_GATING >
TPC_PG_MASK /sys/devices/gpu.0/tpc_pg_mask
TPC_PG_MASK_KNEXT /sys/devices/platform/gpu.0/tpc_pg_mask

< PARAM TYPE=FILE NAME=GPU_POWER_CONTROL_ENABLE >
GPU_PWR_CNTL_EN /sys/devices/gpu.0/power/control
GPU_PWR_CNTL_EN_KNEXT /sys/devices/platform/gpu.0/power/control

< PARAM TYPE=FILE NAME=GPU_POWER_CONTROL_DISABLE >
GPU_PWR_CNTL_DIS /sys/devices/gpu.0/power/control
GPU_PWR_CNTL_DIS_KNEXT /sys/devices/platform/gpu.0/power/control

< PARAM TYPE=CLOCK NAME=CPU_A78_0 >
FREQ_TABLE /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_available_frequencies
MAX_FREQ /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_max_freq
MIN_FREQ /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_min_freq
FREQ_TABLE_KNEXT /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_available_frequencies
MAX_FREQ_KNEXT /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_max_freq
MIN_FREQ_KNEXT /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_min_freq

< PARAM TYPE=CLOCK NAME=CPU_A78_1 >
FREQ_TABLE /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu4/cpufreq/scaling_available_frequencies
MAX_FREQ /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu4/cpufreq/scaling_max_freq
MIN_FREQ /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu4/cpufreq/scaling_min_freq
FREQ_TABLE_KNEXT /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu4/cpufreq/scaling_available_frequencies
MAX_FREQ_KNEXT /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu4/cpufreq/scaling_max_freq
MIN_FREQ_KNEXT /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu4/cpufreq/scaling_min_freq

< PARAM TYPE=CLOCK NAME=GPU >
FREQ_TABLE /sys/devices/17000000.ga10b/devfreq/17000000.ga10b/available_frequencies
MAX_FREQ /sys/devices/17000000.ga10b/devfreq/17000000.ga10b/max_freq
MIN_FREQ /sys/devices/17000000.ga10b/devfreq/17000000.ga10b/min_freq
FREQ_TABLE_KNEXT /sys/devices/platform/17000000.gpu/devfreq_dev/available_frequencies
MAX_FREQ_KNEXT /sys/devices/platform/17000000.gpu/devfreq_dev/max_freq
MIN_FREQ_KNEXT /sys/devices/platform/17000000.gpu/devfreq_dev/min_freq

<PARAM TYPE=CLOCK NAME=EMC >
MAX_FREQ /sys/kernel/nvpmodel_emc_cap/emc_iso_cap
MAX_FREQ_KNEXT /sys/kernel/nvpmodel_clk_cap/emc

###########################
#                         #
# POWER_MODEL DEFINITIONS #
#                         #
###########################

< POWER_MODEL ID=0 NAME=15W >
CPU_ONLINE CORE_0 1
CPU_ONLINE CORE_1 1
CPU_ONLINE CORE_2 1
CPU_ONLINE CORE_3 1
CPU_ONLINE CORE_4 1
CPU_ONLINE CORE_5 1
FBP_POWER_GATING FBP_PG_MASK 2
TPC_POWER_GATING TPC_PG_MASK 240
GPU_POWER_CONTROL_ENABLE GPU_PWR_CNTL_EN on
CPU_A78_0 MIN_FREQ 729600
CPU_A78_0 MAX_FREQ -1
CPU_A78_1 MIN_FREQ 729600
CPU_A78_1 MAX_FREQ -1
GPU MIN_FREQ 0
GPU MAX_FREQ -1
GPU_POWER_CONTROL_DISABLE GPU_PWR_CNTL_DIS auto
EMC MAX_FREQ -1

< POWER_MODEL ID=1 NAME=7W >
CPU_ONLINE CORE_0 1
CPU_ONLINE CORE_1 1
CPU_ONLINE CORE_2 1
CPU_ONLINE CORE_3 1
CPU_ONLINE CORE_4 0
CPU_ONLINE CORE_5 0
FBP_POWER_GATING FBP_PG_MASK 2
TPC_POWER_GATING TPC_PG_MASK 252
GPU_POWER_CONTROL_ENABLE GPU_PWR_CNTL_EN on
CPU_A78_0 MIN_FREQ 729600
CPU_A78_0 MAX_FREQ 960000
GPU MIN_FREQ 0
GPU MAX_FREQ 408000000
GPU_POWER_CONTROL_DISABLE GPU_PWR_CNTL_DIS auto
EMC MAX_FREQ 2133000000

# mandatory section to configure the default power mode
< PM_CONFIG DEFAULT=0 >

wunancy51t · March 4, 2025, 7:40am

This is the result of the following command on my board.

cat /etc/nv_boot_control.conf

TNSPEC 3767-300-0005-K.2-1-0-jetson-orin-nano-devkit-super-
COMPATIBLE_SPEC 3767--0005--1--jetson-orin-nano-devkit-super-
TEGRA_BOOT_STORAGE mmcblk0
TEGRA_CHIPID 0x23
TEGRA_OTA_BOOT_DEVICE /dev/mtdblock0
TEGRA_OTA_GPT_DEVICE /dev/mtdblock0

DavidDDD · March 4, 2025, 9:48am

Hi,

In 8️⃣ Unlock Super Performance,

You need to delete /etc/nvpmodel.conf or rename it to generate new config.

Thanks

wunancy51t · March 4, 2025, 10:27am

I have entered the following commands and restarted, but the issue still persists.

sudo rm -rf /etc/nvpmodel.conf

How do I rename it to generate a new config?

DavidDDD · March 4, 2025, 10:29am

Hi,

Please provide the results for us to review.

cat /etc/nv_tegra_release

Thanks

wunancy51t · March 6, 2025, 5:16am

cat /etc/nv_tegra_release

# R36 (release), REVISION: 4.3, GCID: 38968081, BOARD: generic, EABI: aarch64, DATE: Wed Jan 8 01:49:37 UTC 2025
# KERNEL_VARIANT: oot
TARGET_USERSPACE_LIB_DIR=nvidia
TARGET_USERSPACE_LIB_DIR_PATH=usr /lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/nvidia

burak2017 · March 6, 2025, 6:52pm

I have the same problem

What does not work:
rm -f /etc/nvpmodel.conf
rm -rf /var/lib/nvpmodel
And then rebooting again… → problems persits

What works:

I have an A/B setup. After switching from A to B (bootloader + rootfs) nvpmodel works

or

Reflashing the complete rootfs, and switching back to A makes also nvpmodel work again

DavidDDD · March 7, 2025, 5:52am

Hi,

The recommended way is to prepare ubuntu host to full flash your device using sdk manager.

Thanks

wunancy51t · March 12, 2025, 11:59am

I would like to understand the current issue better. Could you kindly let me know if there are any alternative solutions to resolve it?

DavidDDD · March 13, 2025, 5:40am

Hi,

Would you check your firmware version when boot up?

Jetson System firmware version 36.3.0-gcid-36106755 date 2025-04-25T02:38:25+00:

ESC   to enter Setup.
F11   to enter Boot Manager Menu.
Enter to continue boot.

Update Progress - 10% *****++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

The reason we recommend to use sdk manager because it is more straightforward to full flash your device.

Thanks

system · April 9, 2025, 5:28am

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