Unable to program Xavier AGX board for the very first time

Robotics & Edge Computing Jetson & Embedded Systems Jetson AGX Xavier
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Hi,
I am trying to program a new AGX board.

So far, According to the getting started guide,

  • Ensured device is powered off
  • USB type C has been connected between PC and front side USB-C connector of dev board.
  • Pressing and holding FORCE RECOVERY and power button while plugging in the provided power adapter

However, the device does not show up on my PC (not VM) . I.e, lsusb does not list any NVIDIA devices.
Also, another thing I observed is that the Power LED next to USB-C connector just blinks and does not stay on as seen in some NVIDIA getting started videos. Like this one for example.

Request any help I could get on this.

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There is an order to set device into recovery mode. It is not holding force recovery + power together.

The correct oreder is press and hold the recovery key ->Press and hold the poweron key ->Release the poweron key → Release the recovery key.

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Hi WayneWWW,

I tried your suggestion. Here is the sequence I followed.

Power off and pull out any connection to AGX → Connect USB-C to PC → Connect the other end to AGX → Press the FORCE RECOVERY button → Plug in the power adapter → Press the power button → Release the Power button → Release the FORCE RECOVERY key.

This still did not work. However, as I mentioned earlier, I notice a short blink on the power LED when I press the power key, and this LED does not stay on after pressing the power key.
Does this mean anything?

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  1. The order you are saying here still no match to what I said.

  2. That sounds a unstable power. It is the only xavier devkit you have? Want to use other devkit to make sure power adapter is fine.

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My Bad, had a typo. I followed the button sequence that you mentioned.

I do not have any other board to validate the adapter.
Also, the adapter That I am using is the one shipped with

EDIT:
It was indeed a power issue. The AC power cord was loosely connected to the adapter. This issue is now fixed. I can detect the NVIDIA device over usb now. Thank you Wayne :)