Hello everyone, I’m currently experiencing an issue with the Ascent GX10. On the first startup, as expected, it shows the welcome screen and proceeds through the initial setup steps. However, when I reach the ‘Connect to Wi-Fi’ step, even though I’ve tried multiple times, the device still reports t…

There was a temporary degradation in Canonical’s servers which may have interfered with some units setup. [image] Temporary performance degradation on connectivity-check service Announcements On 21 March 2026 04:55 UTC, Canonic…

I had the same problem when first starting, so used an ethernet connection and got set up that way. I have been fighting the wifi hotspot for days, and finally have a clue. Wifi worked fine as a network connection, but not as a hotspot, which is the mode it has to be in for startup configuration. T…

The wifi password for the Asus is the last 6 digits of the MAC address. I had to dig this out of the user manual. There was no sticker inside the quick start guide containing the data. This only works if you’re using Asus OS image out of the box. If you change the SSD (which I did) and load Nvidia’s…

@tenari Thanks for the heads-up on the difference in the passwords. I was more interested in setting up a different one permanently. I know I can do that if I create a completely separate connection, but I was hoping to be able to use the default one and just set the pw.

I received yesterday the GX10. I have tried to reinstall using the ISO from Asus and the wifi startup connection doesnt let me to pass. However the system says I have the wifi properly connected. What should I do the next? [nvidia]

Same issue here. I just got the box, plugged in the keyboard, mouse, HDMI, and the LAN cable, and turned it on. The first two times, it showed the Wi-Fi network, but it wouldn’t accept the password. After the third reboot, it doesn’t show any Wi-Fi networks at all and just keeps looping, searching…

How did you make the UI appear in the upper right? On mine, only the logo in the upper left and the WiFi connection in the middle appear, so I have to force quit every time I reboot. I’d appreciate your help.

Me again. Hey guys, here’s what worked for me: Download the latest recovery image from Nvidia. Extract the files to a folder. Insert a blank USB drive (at least 8GB). Run the “CreateUSBKy.sh” file (or the one appropriate for your operating system). Restart the device and go into the UEFI settings…

I also had this issue yesterday with my second spark, I changed the system clock in the bios to match my local time and then connected to my iPhone hotspot, then it managed to connect and setup was able to proceed.

[image] antonio.mastrolorito: System Recovery — DGX Spark User Guide Can anyone confirm if DGX Spark recovery is suitable for Asus Ascent GX10? I installed NVIDIA DGX OS for ASUS Ascent GX10 7.4.0-3 provided by Asus, still with the same problem. Not sure if Nvidia’s recovery is valid for thi…

Yep, I can confirm it for sure.

Unable to configure the Ascent GX10 on first startup

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raphael.amorim March 20, 2026, 11:45pm 24

Even employees are reporting the same. Looks like some problem on the server validation side:

Setup Wizard loop

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Unable to configure the Ascent GX10 on first startup

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