NVIDIA Jetbot Kit Jetson Nano logo but no boot sequence

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Hi, I bought the latest Jetbot Nano kit with Jetson Nano from SparkFun (KIT-16417) and am working through the software setup.

https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/as … om-nvidia

I used the enclosed microSD and then connected a HDMI monitor (my Samsung TV), USB keyboard and USB mouse to it. I left the WiFi dongle in place. I powered it with a 5V, 2.5A RaspberryPi power supply. All I saw was the NVIDIA logo; the green power LED comes on and stays on. It didn’t boot. I tried this multiple times using the battery enclosed in the kit, always getting the same result.

I assume that my HDMI ‘monitor’ is suitable since I see the NVIDIA logo in all it’s glory.

I tried a headless boot using minicom from Linux but that did not complete either.

I am not sure what to try next. My guess is that the Jetson Nano is defective.

Please advise.

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I have a hunch as well. In order to better assist you , are you able to provide a video of the behavior lasting at least 5 minutes after you initially power the Nano?

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I have made a 5 min video (L1060303.MP4) showing a boot attempt. In this case, the power source was the fully charged battery pack that came with the kit. I have attempted to attach this video as a Google Drive link.

Please advise

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w-QYL- … =drive_web

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Hi,

We are facing the exact same problem as well; has this problem been resolved? If so, how was it solved?

Regards,

Rishan

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I am facing the same problem. Would you please let us know what is the solution?

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Thanks for reaching out to us on this.

Make sure you are checking the compatibility of the image you are using:

v01-11 Image: Won’t fit on older non-CANVAS SD cards

Canvas SD Card: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/16498

non-Canvas SD Card: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14833

v01-00 Image: Not compatible with the newer Jetson Nano Models (requires upgrade)

2GB Nano Kit

v2.1 Kit (with two camera connectors)

My recommendation (using a Win 10 computer):

Use SD Memory Card Formatter to format the SD card

Download the v01-10 image (Support for JetPack 4.3)

Use Win32 or the Raspberry Pi Imager to write the image to the SD card

If this doesn’t work after 2-3 tries, my guess is a corrupted SD card

Here is a link to the guide https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/as … rom-nvidia

Hope this helps, and happy sparking!

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Tested. And confirmed that does not work.