The latest JetPack release for Jetson Orins is now out in the wilds. One welcome fix is the addition of support for Docker 28.x . No more downgrading the Docker version to get Docker to work! Here’s the release blurb from the NVIDIA Jetson forums:
We are pleased to announce the production release of JetPack 6.2.1. JetPack 6.2.1 packages Jetson Linux 36.4.4 with Linux Kernel 5.15 and Ubuntu 22.04 based root file system. JetPack 6.2.1 is a minor upgrade over JetPack 6.2. This release supports all NVIDIA Jetson Orin modules and developer kits.
What’s new in JetPack 6.2.1
- Added support for using Hardware Security Module (HSM) to sign boot images.
- Resolved minor bugs, which improved the success rate of flashing with SDK Manager.
- Addressed compatibility issues between JetPack 6.2 and the latest Docker release (v28.0.x).
You can install JetPack 6.2.1 with any of the methods below
- SDK Manager: You can do a fresh install of JetPack 6.2.1 using SDK Manager.
- Debian Package: If you have JetPack 6 already installed on Jetson AGX Orin Developer Kit or Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit, you can upgrade to JetPack 6.2.1 using APT. Refer to the steps here.
- SD Card: If you are using Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit, you can download the SD Card image from JetPack 6.2.1 page and use Balena Etcher to prepare the SD Card with JetPack 6.2.1
- Manual Flashing: If you prefer to install using the command line, you can flash Jetson device from a linux host by following steps here. Once Jetson Linux is flashed, you can install the compute stack using SDK Manager (using linux host) or by running “sudo apt update” followed by “sudo apt install nvidia-jetpack” on Jetson.
Note: JetPack 6.2.1 packages the same libraries, components and supports the same SDKs as JetPack 6.2.
JetPack 6.2.1/ Jetson Linux 36.4.4 resources
JetPack 6.2.1 SDK Page
Jetson Linux 36.4.4 Page
Jetson Linux 36.4.4 Release Notes
Jetson Linux 36.4.4 Developer Guide
Worth checking out, if just to fixup the Docker issue.
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I upgraded my Jetson to 36.4.4 i.e. 6.2.1 jetpack version. This means I can now upgrade my docker to 28.x by using the script command bash ./unhold_and_upgrade_docker.sh ?
Yes it does! Thanks for reading.
I wanted were JetPack release-dates, for reference, but NVIDIA doesn’t put them *anywhere*! Even their release-notes are outdates, and going through Git history seems to be the only proper way to go about it.
I appreciate the announcement articles, saved me a few minutes!
You are welcome. Thank you for taking the time to read and comment!