Jetson AGX Xavier

Official Documentation: https://developer.nvidia.com/embedded/downloads#?search=Developer Kit User Guide

You must have a Linux host computer with a working Internet connection to run SDK Manager and flash the developer kit. Supported host operating systems are:  Ubuntu Linux x64 Version 18.04 or 16.04

Jetson AGX Xvier Devlper Kit

https://developer.download.nvidia.com/assets/embedded/secure/jetson/xavier/docs/nv_jetson_agx_xavier_developer_kit_user_guide.pdf?t1EDhxRMZoR-puaYo7zlRMDiLMUSH5SERIynIihJWgfj5LNrQ-Op-KbzHnGUIsu15TtsODiF98eztcFQi9aE43wHmFfkF_I9Fxu_e0wnQgOp9-iwpvfMOIL52Y5dUmYTwYlT94jdlZa4R1ELXq8X7W6tvbUiJpz_sSlUtrEmCMXYjHmE_PaDdMZNQsE73BX_mqzODs7-iSscUQ==&t=eyJscyI6ImdzZW8iLCJsc2QiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5nb29nbGUuY29tLyJ9

https://wiki.elvis.science/index.php?title=Jetson_AGX_Xavier_Development_Kit:_Setup

How to install a functional Linux OS

Important: NVIDIA SDK Manager only supports Ubuntu for directly managing Jetson devices.

Workarounds:

• Use SDK Manager via Ubuntu VM on Mac:
  • Set up an Ubuntu VM (e.g., Parallels, VirtualBox) on your Mac.
  • Install SDK Manager in the VM and use USB passthrough to connect the Jetson in recovery mode.
• Connect Jetson to Mac in Recovery Mode:
  • Power off the Jetson, press and hold the recovery button while pressing power.
  • Connect via USB.
• Flashing OS via USB/SD Card (if model supports it):

  • For Jetson Nano, create a bootable SD card or USB.

  • Use tools like Etcher or dd on your Mac:

    sudo dd if=JetsonImage.img of=/dev/diskX bs=1m
    
    

  • Replace /dev/diskX with your device path carefully to avoid data loss.

https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/ubuntu-version-22-04-for-jetpack-installation-on-old-2018-jetson-agx-xavier-32gb-dev-kit/284544/4

Your filesystem must be ext4. Most Linux use this. I only mention because sometimes people try to use a VM on NTFS, or a VFAT formatted external drive. It’ll flash, and then it won’t work. Ubuntu 22.04 doesn’t have any difference in its filesystem type versus Ubuntu 14.04 or Fedora or CentOS or others. The filesystem type is quite different compared to a Mac or Windows installation, or default formatting on external media.

The restriction against Ubuntu 22.04 on the host PC is when flashing L4T R32.x onto the Jetson (using JetPack 4.x). You could flash using JetPack 5.x (L4T R35.x) if your host is 18.04 or 20.04. You can’t flash using an Ubuntu 22.04 host unless your JetPack release is 6.x+. That’s a JetPack limitation, not a Jetson limitation, and not a driver package limitation.