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Questions About the Wiki Page #61

Open WenchaoLiu93 opened 5 years ago

WenchaoLiu93 commented 5 years ago

Hey, everyone. I have a few questions about the Wiki page that tells us how to flash JetPack and Orbitty BSP.

  1. Why should we finish up flashing the JetPack before proceeding with flash Orbitty BSP? The Wiki page tells us to install JetPack on the host machine, and flash the Jetson, remotely I assume, afterward.

  2. How do we flash the Orbitty BSP? The Wiki page is not totally clear about how connections we should have. Neither is the guide on Connect Tech. Should the power be plugged in, for instance?

If anyone can answer those two questions for me, it'd be great. Thanks!

Wenchao

metheis commented 5 years ago

Hi Wenchao,

I am the team lead for the Jetson Trashformer project and handled the hardware implementation. I would be happy to clarify the Jetpack setup.

There have actually been changes to the way the ConnectTech support packages are implemented. When the Trashformer was was built in 2017, ConnectTech did not supply precompiled kernels that had all of correct the USB 3.0 address for its board. Now it does, so the flashing process is easier than before.

You don't need the "Re configuring the Jetson TX2 Kernel" page anymore as ConnectTech now does this in house. In terms of the Flashing Guide, many of the steps are similar, but I can clarify what needs to be done.

  1. The initial Jetpack setup is to download the file system and drivers that will eventually be flashed onto the Jetson. We need these files on the host computer so that we can change the kernel files out to match the ConnectTech Board.
  2. Once the Jetpack files have been downloaded on the host computer (notice how the wiki page specifies NOT to flash the Jetson at this point), download the latest TX2 carrier board support package from ConnectTech.
  3. Follow ConnectTech's instructions in the ReadMe to flash.

They have also created a very helpful installation guide here: http://connecttech.com/flashing-nvidia-jetson-tx2-tx1-module/

I would recommend watching the video in the link. I can update the Wiki in the coming days / weeks, but the only reason why we originally made our own instructions for ConnectTech's product was because they did not have a comprehensive set of their own instructions at the time. For now, please follow ConnectTech's guide.