# Flashing guide

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Note: There are scripts to help you do the necessary basic setup after flashing Jetson on Holybro's Github page:

&#x20;<https://github.com/Holybro/holybro-jetson-companion>
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Two methods to flash the board:

### SDK Manager:

This is a GUI-based solution by Nvidia which can be found from the link below:\
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<https://docs.nvidia.com/sdk-manager/install-with-sdkm-jetson/index.html>

**Note:** Keep it in mind that at the time of writing this document, we chose to install Jetpack 5.1.2.

### Command Line:

You could benefit from [Nvidia flash guide](https://docs.nvidia.com/jetson/archives/r35.3.1/DeveloperGuide/text/IN/QuickStart.html#to-flash-the-jetson-developer-kit-operating-software) .&#x20;

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The difference here is you need to change the DIP switch on the carrier board to REC to boot in recovery mode.&#x20;

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### Important procedure if the SSD has preinstalled Jetpack

After the system is cloned to a new SSD, we connect the SSD and Jetson module to the baseboard, enter the force recovery mode, and connect to the computer.\
On the computer used to flash the firmware with the SDK manager, navigate to the folder: nvidia ->nvidia\_sdk, find the target version Jetpack folder, open it, and open the terminal at the folder location.

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Once in the terminal, enter the command below:\
sudo ./flash.sh --no-systemimg -c bootloader/t186ref/cfg/flash\_t234\_qspi.xml jetson-orin-nano-devkit  mmcblk0p1

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In the latest Jetpack, the file path is bootloader/generic/cfg/flash\_t234\_qspi.xml
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