Jetson Orin Nano 2
NVIDIA recently announced the Jetson Orin Nano 2, a successor to the popular Jetson Orin Nano Super. While the Orin Nano 2 won’t being shipping until the first half of 2027, NVIDIA did publish some...
View ArticleJetsonHacks August 2026 Newsletter
This is a sample newsletter. Sign up to get email delivery! Hello there! You knew this could happen. One day, summer would come to an end and you can see fall around the corner. If you’re in upside...
View ArticleJetPack 7.2.1 Released!
Today NVIDIA announces the newest release of JetPack, 7.2.1. Here’s the official blurb from the forums, including links to the NVIDIA blog post and official resources. Agent skills for video pipelines...
View ArticleJetPack 7.2 Announcement – GTC 2026 Taipei
There were some major announcements made at GTC 2026 in Taipei on June 1, 2026. A big part of that is NVIDIA DGX Spark Window PCs. But more importantly, there is an important Jetson announcement....
View ArticleNemoClaw on Jetson Orin: Three Commands to a Local AI Sandbox
At GTC 2026, NVIDIA introduced NemoClaw, a security wrapper for OpenClaw. It now runs on the Jetson Orins. Looky here: Background If you’ve been anywhere near the AI noise machine over the last month...
View ArticleJetPack 6.2.2 for Jetson Orin
JetPack 6.2.2 is now out in the wilds for the Jetson Orins. While it’s a minor point upgrade, it fixes a CUDA memory allocation problem introduced in the last update. If you have a Jetson Orin already...
View ArticleJetPack 7.1 and Jetson T4000 Now Available!
The latest JetPack release for Jetson Thor is now out in the wilds! This is the first production release of Jetson Linux and the JetPack Libraries for the Jetson AGX Thor. At CES 2026, NVIDIA...
View ArticleJetsonHacks Newsletter Sample, The Holidays, 2025
This is a sample newsletter. Sign up to get email delivery! Hello there! They tell me that this is the most wonderful time of the year. I use this time for reflection on what was, what is, and what...
View ArticleThe Jetson AGX Thor is 3.5 Times faster after launch. But how?
When a new generation of Jetsons are introduced, we know that they will perform much better after sofware is tuned to their capabilities. At launch in September 2025, the initial benchmarks running...
View ArticleNVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor vs DGX Spark Benchmarks
About a month ago, I sat down and put pencil to paper to predict the performance of the announced NVIDIA DGX Spark versus the newly introduced Jetson AGX Thor. The DGX Spark is now shipping, so it’s...
View ArticleNVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor – The new King of Embedded!
Jetson AGX Thor The NVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor is the new powerhouse in the Jetson family lineup. We’re taking a slightly different approach. Usually when we get a new Jetson, we post a whole bunch of...
View ArticleJetsonHacks Newsletter – July 2025
This is a sample newsletter. Sign up to get email delivery! Hello there! It’s been a while since you heard from me. I’ll tell you why, but first the news! There’s been quite a bit of news since we...
View ArticleWhy Chromium Suddenly Broke on Jetson Orin (and How to Bring It Back)
Jetson Orin vs. Snap 2.70 Why your Chromium browser (and other snaps) suddenly refuse to launch—and what to do about it Symptom: every snap you start dies withcannot set capabilities: Operation not...
View ArticleJetPack 6.2.1 is now available!
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...
View ArticleFirst Boot: Jetson Orin Setup with Script + LLM Help
After hundreds of articles and videos on JetsonHacks, I want to share one of the tricks the pros use for initial setup: shell setup scripts. Looky here: Background At first glance, setting up a Jetson...
View ArticleDevice Tree Overlays on Jetson: Scary but fun!
With the advent of JetPack 6.2, there have been some changes to how the Jetson Orin Developer Kits handle GPIO. By default, GPIO is input-only. Let’s fix that. Looky here: Introduction One of the most...
View ArticleJetson Orin + RealSense in 5 minutes
The JetsonHacks Github repository offers kernel modules which allow you to install and run a RealSense camera in around 5 minutes. Looky here: Background The Intel RealSense cameras were some of the...
View ArticleBuild Jetson Orin Kernel and Modules
When developing on a Jetson Orin, you might need custom kernel modules or specific settings for your project. While NVIDIA recommends building on an x86 host, you can streamline the process by...
View ArticleJetson Orin Nano Super with the Raspberry Pi V2 and V3 Cameras
The NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit includes two 22 pin MIPI-CSI camera connectors. The Jetson can be configured to use the Raspberry Pi V2 and V3 cameras by configuring the Camera Serial...
View ArticleDocker Setup on JetPack 6 – Jetson Orin
Updated March 1,2025 One of the changes from the previous version of JetPack versus JetPack 6 is that installing from a host x86 machine not install Docker by default. The SD card install for a Jetson...
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