cannot get the original image to work and make a bootable SD card, new image works perfectly

[cyberluz]

I am not new to creating bootable SDs from an image file, and this one has me puzzled.

Downloading jetcard_v0p0p0.zip with WIndows 10 computer, using balenaEtcher I create the SD card, with a 64GB Sandisk SD card. I first clear it with SD Formatter. The process is flawless, no issues, but the completed card yields the nvidia splash screen that cycles on and off about every 10 seconds.

Doing the exact same process with jetcard_nano-4gb-jp451.zip I get a perfect bootable SD card! No issues.

I tried Chrome vs Firefox, different SD card brands (Kingston vs. Sandisk), downloaded the zip via Mac ... nothing works. The original image just doesn't work! I tried balenaEtcher via URL, was warned about a missing partition table, but the same warning came up with the jp451 image, and still no success.

Am I crazy? HELP!!!!!!!

Ford
Griffin Robotics

[jaybdub]

Hi Ford,

Thanks for reaching out!

This might be related to the image itself rather than how you are flashing the image.

I believe during the timeframe that the original image (v0p0p0) and the newer image (4g-jp451) were released, there was a change to the bootloader on Jetson Nano that causes older versions not to boot.

It's been a while since I've encountered this issue, so I'm hazy on the details, but something to be aware of.

Is it possible for you to accomplish your work on the latest JetCard image? Or are there any challenges you're facing in doing so?

Best,
John

[cyberluz]

Thank you for the quick response. The change to the boot loader makes sense as to why SDs from Jetbots no longer work with the Jetson board on a Jetracer. I was trying to work from the old image on a Jetracer to compare to the new image and any problems that it may create. My partner and I had not rolled up to the newer image and I was trying to duplicate his load. Does the boot loader change the Nano when a newer image is run? These Jetson Nanos had been used as a Jetbots, but it seems that with the new image they are then no longer able to boot from the Jetbot image . If you can point me to some info about this I can do the research, but I need to know as we move forward how to deal with this. Any links or conversations online that might help me would be great. Thank you again for the quick response, I’ve been banging my head on this one! Ford Davis

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On Mon, Jul 18, 2022 at 2:48 PM John ***@***.***> wrote: Hi Ford, Thanks for reaching out! This might be related to the image itself rather than how you are flashing the image. I believe during the timeframe that the original image (v0p0p0) and the newer image (4g-jp451) were released, there was a change to the bootloader on Jetson Nano that causes older versions not to boot. It's been a while since I've encountered this issue, so I'm hazy on the details, but something to be aware of. Is it possible for you to accomplish your work on the latest JetCard image? Or are there any challenges you're facing in doing so? Best, John — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#134 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AORUNHVTCLEU5XSIT6DAXUTVUW7LHANCNFSM535M3WAA> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[jaybdub]

Hi @cyberluz ,

Yes I believe when you use the later images, it updates the bootloader, making the older images not work.

I am not sure if there is a way to revert this to use old images, but I can check.

If it's possible though, I would recommend moving towards a newer image and configuring JetRacer on top of that. I'm happy to help with any issues you face doing this.

Best,
John

[cyberluz]

We are working toward the new image, the reason we have encountered this. The real issue is that some Nanos used to figure out what had happened came from Nanos used as Jetbots not Jetracers. If they can't be reloaded/flashed I need to know that they are out of that use. Not great as replacements are impossible given the supply shortages.

It would help if there is a way back.

Thank you,
Ford

[cyberluz]

Is there a way back for these Nano boards so we can use them again as Jetbots not Jetracers? I unknowingly switched some finding this issue. Can I send them in to someone to be reverted for Jetbot use?

[arickchan]

Hello @jaybdub

New image work good in the training notebook but when I first run the road following notebook, error message shown as below:

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OSError Traceback (most recent call last)
in
----> 1 import torch
2 import torchvision
3
4 CATEGORIES = ['apex']
5

/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/torch/init.py in
186 # See Note [Global dependencies]
187 if USE_GLOBAL_DEPS:
--> 188 _load_global_deps()
189 from torch._C import *
190

/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/torch/init.py in _load_global_deps()
139 lib_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(here), 'lib', lib_name)
140
--> 141 ctypes.CDLL(lib_path, mode=ctypes.RTLD_GLOBAL)
142
143

/usr/lib/python3.6/ctypes/init.py in init(self, name, mode, handle, use_errno, use_last_error)
346
347 if handle is None:
--> 348 self._handle = _dlopen(self._name, mode)
349 else:
350 self._handle = handle

OSError: /usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/libgomp.so.1: cannot allocate memory in static TLS block

Any idea to solve this problem? thanks
Rick Chan