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measure, please add a jumper across J21 pins 9 and 10. This terminates the input and prevents noise.
Alternatively, connecting a serial device (such as a TTL-to-RS232 converter) drives the relevant signal and
prevents the issue.
5. When prompted, enter ubuntu for both the user name and password.
Force Recovery Mode
To update your system, you must be in Force USB Recovery Mode so that you can transfer system software
to the Jetson TX1 module. When in Force USB Recovery Mode, you are able to update system software and
write to the boot loader, boot configuration table (BCT), and write partition configuration to the device.
Note: For OS-specific instructions when updating system software on your Jetson TX1, see the Developer
SDK documentation.
To place system in Force USB Recovery Mode
1.
Power down the device. If connected, remove the AC adapter from the device. The device must be powered
OFF, and not in a suspend or sleep state.
2. Connect the Micro-B plug on the USB cable to the Recovery (USB Micro-B) Port on the device and the other
end to an available USB port on the host PC.
3. Connect the power adapter to the device.
4. With the system powered on:
• Press and hold the RECOVERY FORCE buon.
• While depressing the RECOVERY FORCE buon, press and release the RESET buon.
• Wait 2 seconds and release the RECOVERY FORCE buon.
Flashing the Boot Loader and Kernel
For information about flashing the Boot Loader and Kernel, see the Geing Starting chapter in the NVIDIA Tegra
Linux Driver Package Development Guide.
JetPack
The NVIDIA
®
Jetson
™
Development Pack (JetPack) is an installer that automates installation of a development
environment for the NVIDIA Jetson Embedded Platform, and makes it easy to flash your Jetson system with
the latest OS images. JetPack includes host and target tools, APIs, and packages (middleware, samples, and
documentation including help for compiling samples) to enable you to jumpstart your environment and begin
developing.
Supported Host Operating Systems
• Ubuntu Linux x64 (v14.04)
Note: At least 10 GB of disk space is required for the complete installation of JetPack TX1.
Target Platform Requirements
• Jetson Tegra Developer Kit
• Connected as follows: