Jetson Orin NX J4012 JP6.0 to JP6.1 via APT fails

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#1

Hi, i’m trying to upgrade via APT from JP6.0 to JP6.1 but it fails and the NVIDIA Guide does not cover the J4012 carrier board. Can you guide me to succeed?

I used this official guide: How to Install and Configure JetPack SDK — JetPack 6.1 documentation

My failure is described in the guide: ERROR. Procedure for A_kernel-dtb update FAILED.

But the fix does not work.
If you see the below error:

ERROR. Procedure for A_kernel-dtb update FAILED.

Use the following three commands, then re-attempt the upgrade. Do not reboot the device after running the below command, before re-attempting the upgrade.

sudo parted /dev/mmcblk0 -s rm 4
sudo parted /dev/mmcblk0 -s resizepart 3 67.9MB
sudo parted /dev/mmcblk0 mkpart A_reserved_on_user 67.9MB 101MB

sudo parted /dev/mmcblk0 -s rm 4
Error: Could not stat device /dev/mmcblk0 - No such file or directory.

But here is the full failed output:

Setting up nvidia-l4t-kernel (5.15.148-tegra-36.4.0-20240912212859) ...
Using the existing boot entry 'primary'
Warning: Cannot get compatible board name.
3767-000-0000--1--recomputer-orin-j401-
TNSPEC 3767-300-0000-M.1-1-0-recomputer-orin-j401-
COMPATIBLE_SPEC 3767-000-0000--1--recomputer-orin-j401-
TEGRA_BOOT_STORAGE nvme0n1
TEGRA_CHIPID 0x23
TEGRA_OTA_BOOT_DEVICE /dev/mtdblock0
TEGRA_OTA_GPT_DEVICE /dev/mtdblock0
Info: Write TegraPlatformCompatSpec with 3767-000-0000--1--recomputer-orin-j401-.
Info: The esp is already mounted to /boot/efi.
Starting kernel post-install procedure.
Rootfs AB is not enabled.
ERROR. Procedure for A_kernel update FAILED.
Cannot install package. Exiting...
dpkg: error processing package nvidia-l4t-kernel (--configure):
 installed nvidia-l4t-kernel package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nvidia-l4t-kernel-headers:
 nvidia-l4t-kernel-headers depends on nvidia-l4t-kernel (= 5.15.148-tegra-36.4.0-20240912212859); however:
  Package nvidia-l4t-kernel is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package nvidia-l4t-kernel-headers (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                                                                          No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                       No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                                                                                     No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                      dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nvidia-l4t-jetson-io:
 nvidia-l4t-jetson-io depends on nvidia-l4t-kernel (>> 5.15.148-tegra-36.4-0); however:
  Package nvidia-l4t-kernel is not configured yet.
 nvidia-l4t-jetson-io depends on nvidia-l4t-kernel (<< 5.15.148-tegra-36.5-0); however:
  Package nvidia-l4t-kernel is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package nvidia-l4t-jetson-io (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nvidia-l4t-kernel-oot-modules:
 nvidia-l4t-kernel-oot-modules depends on nvidia-l4t-kernel (= 5.15.148-tegra-36.4.0-20240912212859); however:
  Package nvidia-l4t-kernel is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package nvidia-l4t-kernel-oot-modules (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nvidia-l4t-display-kernel:
 nvidia-l4t-display-kernel depends on nvidia-l4t-kernel (= 5.15No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                                                                                             No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                              .148-tegra-36.4.0-20240912212859); however:
  Package nvidia-l4t-kernel is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package nvidia-l4t-display-kernel (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nvidia-l4t-kernel-oot-headers:
 nvidia-l4t-kernel-oot-headers depends on nvidia-l4t-kernel (= 5.15.148-tegra-36.4.0-20240912212859); however:
  Package nvidia-l4t-kernel is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package nvidia-l4t-kernel-oot-headers (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nvidia-l4t-kernel-dtbs:
 nvidia-l4t-kernel-dtbs depends on nvidia-l4t-kernel (= 5.15.148-tegra-36.4.0-20240912212859); however:
  Package nvidia-l4t-kernel is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package nvidia-l4t-kernel-dtbs (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for nvidia-l4t-initrd (36.4.0-20240912212859) ...
Include /etc/nv-update-initrd/list.d/binlist
Include /etc/nv-update-initrd/list.d/modules
nv-update-initrd: Updating /boot/initrd from /etc/nv-update-initrd/list.d for kernel version 5.15.148-tegra..
Add /usr/sbin/nvluks-srv-app
Add /lib/modules/5.15.148-tegra/updates/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/nvethernet.ko
Add /lib/modules/5.15.148-tegra/updates/drivers/nvpps/nvpps.ko
Add /lib/modules/5.15.148-tegra/updates/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8126/r8126.ko
Add /lib/modules/5.15.148-tegra/updates/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8168/r8168.ko
Add /lib/modules/5.15.148-tegra/modules*
Add /lib/modules/5.15.148-tegra/kernel/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.ko
Add /lib/modules/5.15.148-tegra/kernel/drivers/nvme/host/nvme-core.ko
Add /lib/modules/5.15.148-tegra/kernel/drivers/thermal/tegra/tegra-bpmp-thermal.ko
Add /lib/modules/5.15.148-tegra/kernel/drivers/pwm/pwm-tegra.ko
Add /lib/modules/5.15.148-tegra/kernel/drivers/hwmon/pwm-fan.ko
Add /lib/modules/5.15.148-tegra/kernel/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-tegra194.ko
Add /lib/modules/5.15.148-tegra/kernel/drivers/phy/tegra/phy-tegra194-p2u.ko
Add /lib/modules/5.15.148-tegra/kernel/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/tegra-xudc.ko
Add /lib/modules/5.15.148-tegra/kernel/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/typec_ucsi.ko
Add /lib/modules/5.15.148-tegra/kernel/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi_ccg.ko
Add /lib/modules/5.15.148-tegra/kernel/drivers/usb/typec/typec.ko
Updating modprobe.d configuration directories for modprobe..
Add config /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
Add config /etc/modprobe.d/bcmdhd.conf
Add config /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-ath_pci.conf
Add config /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
Add config /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-firewire.conf
Add config /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-framebuffer.conf
Add config /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-modem.conf
Add config-link /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-oss.conf
Add config /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-rare-network.conf
Add config /etc/modprobe.d/denylist-nouveau.conf
Add config /etc/modprobe.d/denylist-oot-modules-audio.conf
Add config /etc/modprobe.d/denylist-ramoops.conf
Add config /etc/modprobe.d/denylist-tegra-safety.conf
Add config /etc/modprobe.d/denylist-tpm-ftpm-tee.conf
Add config /etc/modprobe.d/dkms.conf
Add config /etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf
Add config /etc/modprobe.d/nvgpu.conf
Add config /etc/modprobe.d/tegra-udrm.conf
Add config /lib/modprobe.d/aliases.conf
Add config /lib/modprobe.d/fbdev-blacklist.conf
Add config /lib/modprobe.d/systemd.conf
Cleaning up the temporary directory for updating the initrd..
Errors were encountered while processing:
 nvidia-l4t-kernel
 nvidia-l4t-kernel-headers
 nvidia-l4t-jetson-io
 nvidia-l4t-kernel-oot-modules
 nvidia-l4t-display-kernel
 nvidia-l4t-kernel-oot-headers
 nvidia-l4t-kernel-dtbs
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Flashing J4012 (Orin NX 16 GB) with jetpack 6 fails
#2

Sorry, reComputer J4012 is not compatible with JetPack 6.1 yet. Please install listed JetPack versions on the wiki page by the instructions strictly.

#3
#4

Hi, thanks for your response. What is the reason for incompatibly of the J4012 with JP 6.1? I guess if it can run JP 6.0 then 6.1 shouldn’t be a problem?

#5

As a third-party carrier board instead of official NVIDIA product, it has to be adapted with corresponding peripheral drivers on every JetPack versions. This is why every supported version has a standalone package on our wiki.

#6

Ah ok, i understand this. but by when are you going to provide the new image? JP 6.1 is out for a long time already and has very powerful improvements. So it is not just a maintenance upgrade. Can you just provide it soon?

#7

Thanks for your feedback. Our engineers are working on this currently, and we will update the wiki pages when finished.