Unable to install any OS on AGX via sdkmanager

[rsingh2083]

Hi all,

My host system has 22.04 ubuntu, I changed the os-release to show 18.04 and somehow the sdkmanager started.
Now I tried installing 4.6.3, 5.0.2 and what not but all of them are not even flashing the OS.
All of them giving same error : -

ERROR :filesystem and OS - target_image: W : target Sources (multiverse/source/Sources) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:12 and /etc/apt/sources.list:30
ERROR :filesystem and OS - target_image: W : target Sources (multiverse/source/Sources) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:7 and /etc/apt/sources.list:18
ERROR :filesystem and OS - target_image: W : target Sources (multiverse/source/Sources) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:12 and /etc/apt/sources.list:20

I have a demo tomorrow and right now we are stuck with a AGX xavier brick, which is not booting, not installing anything, so many errors.
I even tried sdkmanager docker and even that didnt help, its not even showing anything to install at all…
Just wasted two days on forum, still no help or no resource to solve my problem. Please help

[KevinFFF]

Hi rsingh2083,

Are you using the AGX Xavier devkit or custom board?

Please help to provide the following file from your board.
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/nvidia-l4t-apt-source.list

@rsingh2083

My host system has 22.04 ubuntu, I changed the os-release to show 18.04 and somehow the sdkmanager started.

So, what’s your host PC Ubuntu version real running?

There’s the instruction to install Jetson with SDKM.
Install Jetson Software with SDK Manager :: NVIDIA SDK Manager Documentation

[rsingh2083]

@KevinFFF

/etc/apt/sources.list.d/nvidia-l4t-apt-source.list

How do I even access this file ? My agx is developer kit, and its not booting anything now.
Ive connected my board via usb-c cable to my laptop . Laptop has ubuntu 22.04

@KevinFFF

There’s the instruction to install Jetson with SDKM.

I tried SDK gui as well as docker. Gui is saying error with sources file while flashing the os.

Docker sdkmanager is not doing any thing after i log in via cli (pls see the snapshot )

[rsingh2083]

@KevinFFF

/etc/apt/sources.list.d/nvidia-l4t-apt-source.list

Is there any way to access the Jetson agx files via USB-C cable connected to my laptop ?

[KevinFFF]

@rsingh2083

How do I even access this file ? My agx is developer kit, and its not booting anything now.

This file is in the board. Just ignore this request if you can’t boot up at this momoent.

@rsingh2083

Laptop has ubuntu 22.04

I would suggest using standalone Ubuntu 18.04 host PC to run SDK Manager. DO NOT use VM or docker related environment, it might not detect the board while flashing and they are also not verified.

@rsingh2083

Is there any way to access the Jetson agx files via USB-C cable connected to my laptop ?

You could access files on the board with ssh, but the board should boot up first.

[rsingh2083]

@KevinFFF

I would suggest using standalone Ubuntu 18.04 host PC to run SDK Manager.

Fine and which jetpack version should be used ? 5.0.2 will work on AGX or 4.6.3 ?

[KevinFFF]

For your reference, available Jetpack version is related to host PC Ubuntu OS

• jp4 : 18.04 /16.04
• jp5 : 20.04/ 18.04

@rsingh2083

5.0.2 will work on AGX or 4.6.3 ?

Both version should work on AGX Xavier, the major difference between these two versions is about bootloader. You could use Jetpack 5.0.2(R35.1) for UEFI bootloader.