Jetson™ Flashing and Setup Guide for a Connect Tech Carrier Board
NOTE: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS recommended on the host computer
- Download the latest version of Nvidia JetPack (Jetson™ SDK) here
- If needed, make an Nvidia developer account
- Move the JetPack-L4T-XX-linux-x64.run file into any directory and run
bash ./JetPack-L4T-XX-linux-x64.run
(Replace the XX with the your version such as 3.1)
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A window should appear with the JetPack installer
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Select the Jetson TX2
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Enter your admin password
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Select the L4T OS and any other packages you want
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After the download and installation are complete, close JetPack
Do NOT finish flashing the target Jetson
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Go this this link and download the L4T support package from Connect Tech
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Copy the CTI-L4T-V###.tgz package into <JetPack_install_dir>/64_TX2/Linux_for_Tegra_tx2/
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Extract the BSP:
tar -xzf CTI-L4T-V###.tgz
(replacing ### with your file name)
- Enter the CTI-L4T directory:
cd ./CTI-L4T
- Run the install script as root
sudo ./install.sh
- Boot the Jetson into recovery mode by holding down the Force Recovery button on the Orbitty board and then pressing reset
- You can check the status by typing lsusb in terminal and checking for an Nvidia device
- Open a terminal from the <JetPack_install_dir>/64_TX2/Linux_for_Tegra_tx2/ directory:
sudo ./flash.sh orbitty mmcblk0p1
(Replacing "orbitty" with whichever Connect Tech carrier board you have)
- Wait for the process to finish and reboot
- Connect an HDMI display and a keyboard and mouse to the Orbitty carrier board.
- Boot unto Ubuntu using the following credentials:
Username: nvidia
Password: nvidia
- Connect the Jetson to your network via Ethernet (recommended) or wifi
- Write down the IP address of the Jetson
ifconfig
- Leave the Jetson at this point, do NOT reboot to recovery
- On the host computer, navigate to the JetPack install directory and launch JetPack
bash ./JetPack-L4T-XX-linux-x64.run
(Replace the XX with the your version such as 3.1)
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A window should appear with the JetPack installer
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Select the Jetson TX2
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Enter your admin password
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In the Component Manager window, make sure "Host-Ubuntu" is set to "no action"
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Change "Flash OS Image to Target" to "no action"
- Only "Install on Target" should be selected
- Only "Install on Target" should be selected
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Accept License Terms
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Enter the IP address you found earlier and your Jetson credentials (default nvidia:nvidia)
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A new terminal will appear. Once the process is completed, reboot the Jetson
Your Jetson is now ready