Upgrade Your Jetson Orin Nano To Super!

[@JetsonHacks]

MAXN (25W) mode is currently only available on the official NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kits. That's part number p3767-0005 if you're keeping track. You can get the part number from the Info tab of jtop. The NVIDIA Developers Kit have a micro-SD reader on the Jetson module.

[@-ligum]

Hi to all ! after following the whole process , I’ve made sure the Sd card is not empty and has an os for nano, but unfortunately after inserting a sd card the os doesn’t load and after some dots ….. it stuck .What I’m doing wrong? Thanks for assistance

[@JetsonHacks]

You need to check which version of firmware is running.

[@-ligum]

@@JetsonHacksthanks I’ll check it tomorrow again🙏🏻

[@ramkumarkoppu]

Thank you, This video helped my nano to gain super powers, it's better than following the Nvidia jetson documentation.

[@JetsonHacks]

You are welcome. I am glad you were able to make it Super! Thanks for watching.

[@sy2532]

I for sure would like to see the NVMe install upgrade to Super! I tried installed my Dev Orin Nano using the SDK manager, but I am not sure if it installed everything correctly because it rebooted into the operating system, but the SDK manager seemed to want to do more.

[@JetsonHacks]

Me too! Thanks for watching!

[@shakhizatnurgaliyev9355]

Hi Jim, I don't have any Jetson Super Orin on hand, but it's good that you made a video about Super Nano. thanks! Looking forward to AGX thor.....

[@JetsonHacks]

Thor should be interesting, that's for sure. Thanks for watching!

[@under_14]

Can I install an ssd to this setup for running my machine learning programs and have the Jetson boot from the sd card?

[@JetsonHacks]

Yes you can! There are several ways to do that, here's one example from Jetson AI Lab: www.jetson-ai-lab.com/tips_ssd-docker.html Thanks for watching!

[@JohnWindberg]

I went through the steps, and everything appears to be working fine, except one small thing. I no longer get the green NVIDIA bios screen any more. Just black until the mouse pointer appears and then Ubuntu starts. Thus I no longer have access to bios settings or boot options. I've tried pressing various keys at various times. F2, F10, Esc. Still, just black until Ubuntu. Any ideas how to get the green NVIDIA bios screen back?

[@JetsonHacks]

I have not heard of that issue. It's worth brining up on the Jetson Orin Nano forum so the NVIDIA engineers can help: forums.developer.nvidia.com/c/agx-autonomous-machines/jetson-embedded-systems/jetson-orin-nano/632

[@xacompany]

Thanks a lot Jim!

[@JetsonHacks]

You are welcome, and thanks for watching!

[@garykingston1662]

Just in time… almost. I got this working yesterday but the previous method of moving and booting to an ssd doesn’t work… so I anxiously await your video on how to set that up. Early Christmas present! Happy holidays.

[@JetsonHacks]

I guess Santa's a little late in getting the videos out. I hope you and yours have a great holiday!

[@BenjiNotknown]

I would like to see an nvidia jetson in 65x30mm form factor a la pi zero

[@JetsonHacks]

That's an interesting idea. Thanks for watching!

[@ardeshiraminian9841]

thanks for your video. Concise and to the point.

[@JetsonHacks]

You are welcome, and thank you for the kind words. Thanks for watching!

[@geppetto3244]

Thank you Jim! 🙂

[@JetsonHacks]

You are welcome, and thanks for watching!

[@ProaliusVideos]

Not working for me, i have installed Jetpack 6.1 ok with sdkmanager and make de RM, but after rebooting not appear MAX mode....any help?

[@JetsonHacks]

What version firmware is running, and what is the L4T number?

[@fruitcake4910]

You have to delete /etc/nvpmodel.cfg (can’t remember the exact name but it’s in “Unlock Super Performance” section, Next button skips over it) and restart before MAXN mode will show up

[@fruitcake4910]

In the Getting Started guide

[@fruitcake4910]

Oh it’s in the video 5:12

[@uaprende3314]

Thanks from Ecuador, just yesterday I was updating but the other power mode didn't appear.

[@JetsonHacks]

You are welcome. Hope you can get it to work. Thanks for watching!

[@JetsonHacks]

@@uaprende3314 What version of firmware?

[@JetsonHacks]

@@uaprende3314 When did you delete the /etc/nvpmodel.conf file so it could create a new one?

[@JetsonHacks]

@@uaprende3314The /etc/nvpmodel.conf is not a real file, it is a linked file. In a Super machine, it will point to /etc/nvpmodel/nvpmodel_p3767_0003_super.conf You can delete the existing link, and create a new symbolic link using a command like ln. It's worth a try, but there may be some other issue. If the super.conf file does not exist, then there's something else wrong.

[@urieldeveaud]

hi, thanks for your video! do you know if we can connect the jetson to a windows pc to add some gpu processing? or it is only usable as standalone... thanks for your answer

[@JetsonHacks]

You are welcome. The Jetson Orin Nano is a stand alone computer, designed for low power use while having high compute capabilities . You can network it with a PC. Hope this answers your question. Thanks for watching!

[@urieldeveaud]

@@JetsonHacks thanks for your quick answer :) i want to use the jetson for stable diffusion processing, remotely controled from my main laptop... i suppose using the network connection of the jetson can give me this setup... need to try out

[@JetsonHacks]

@@urieldeveaud Yes, you can run a Docker container on the Jetson which will act as a server your PC can browse.

[@blubberflutsch]

Would love to see an update, that enables h264/h265 hardware encoding... I still can not believe that they crippled that on the Orin Nano.

[@JetsonHacks]

Me too. Thanks for watching!

[@DienNguyen-pm6fi]

great tutorial !

[@JetsonHacks]

Thank you for the kind words, and thanks for watching!

[@energyideas]

If I get a new Jetson Nano Orin Super delivered in 2025, is the firmware up to date for Jetpack 6? Thanks.

[@JetsonHacks]

I do not know. Please ask this in the official NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano forum where a NVIDIA engineer can give you the correct answer: forums.developer.nvidia.com/c/agx-autonomous-machines/jetson-embedded-systems/jetson-orin-nano/632 Thanks for watching!

[@energyideas]

@@JetsonHacks Received new Jetson Nano Orin Super today 1/5/25, had old firmware, not updated. What a hassle. Thanks for your help!

[@JetsonHacks]

@@energyideas Yes, it's a hassle. The out of box experience needs some work. I'm glad you were able to get yours. Good luck on your projects!

[@whatsinthename8722]

can you please do some benchmarks on super kit, like running some LLMs like Llama3.2 and some object detection models like yolov8 or yolo11?

[@JetsonHacks]

No thanks, NVIDIA has a full suite that they do. Here's an example of the results: www.jetson-ai-lab.com/benchmarks.html Thanks for watching!

[@ESGamingCentral]

@@JetsonHacks any idea on where you can find these on stock? scalpers are no fun

[@JetsonHacks]

@@ESGamingCentral I don't have any good leads right now. The inventory they had sold out fast! Fortunately, they have factories to make more, and more are on the way. Thanks for watching!

[@ESGamingCentral]

@@JetsonHacks thanks for your content, please keep sharing. I want to replicate some of the things you do once I'm able to find one.

[@whatsinthename8722]

@@JetsonHacks I had seen them already and seen some other people on social media saying that actual benchmarks is not even close, that's why I asked!!

[@YomTech44]

Hey, Jim, I am your all-time fan. Nice to see you lately!🤩🤩 I need one thing badly, can I install pytorch/torchvision in the Nvidia Jetson Orin Nano 8GB devkit with Jetpack 6.1 (cuda 12.6 cudnn 9.3)? I want you to give me a clue, the 'torchvsion' doesn't allow me to build it with CUDA for the above specs.

[@JetsonHacks]

I don't know how you are attempting to build it. I always use the official NVIDIA .whl files from developer.nvidia.com/embedded/downloads You can ask for specific help from the NVIDIA Jetson forum, where NVIDIA engineers and community members share their experience.

[@YomTech44]

@@JetsonHacks Okay, thank you, Jim. I tried so many times that is why.

[@Eriiiiiiiick]

HI JIM!

[@JetsonHacks]

Hi Eriiiiiiiick !

[@7BlackJack8]

"Super" is just marketing to relaunch an existing item with a simple upgrade patch.

[@JetsonHacks]

And cutting the price in half, which is the real part of the announcement. Thanks for watching.

[@ronakvyas6595]

The price drop is "super"

[@JetsonHacks]

@@ronakvyas6595 The price makes it accessible to a much larger range of projects. Thanks for watching!