Jetson Init Image

Initialize BSP Image

Output is only bsp_image: in the active profile: derived version

plus root_path only when overriding <workspace>/Image.

When to invoke

• The user asks to extract, prepare, or initialize the BSP image.
• A downstream skill reports missing

<bsp_image.root_path>/Linux_for_Tegra/.

• The active profile has no bsp_image: block yet.

Procedure

Resolve target and image path

Resolve the active profile per

../../context/target-platform-contract.md.

Refuse if there is no active profile or reference_devkit: is missing.

<workspace> is the parent of the active profile's target-platform/

directory. <bsp_image.root_path> defaults to <workspace>/Image.

| Profile state | Action |

|---|---|

| bsp_image.root_path exists | Use it without prompting. |

| bsp_image: exists without root_path | Use <workspace>/Image. |

| No bsp_image: block | Ask once: Enter for default, or absolute override path. |

For an override, validate that the closest existing parent is writable.

Omit root_path when the default is used.

Determine GPU stack

Use the shared GPU-driver invariant from

../../context/target-platform-contract.md.

Derive the expected stack from reference_devkit.module.id and the

catalogue:

| Chip family | Module IDs | Stack | apply_binaries.sh flag |

|---|---|---|---|

| T234 / Orin | p3701, p3767 | nvgpu | none |

| T264 and later / Thor+ | p3834 | OpenRM | --openrm |

Refuse unknown module IDs. The --openrm flag is only valid on BSP

releases that ship the OpenRM stack; if the active BSP doesn't expose

the flag, omit it regardless of what the target wants.

Reuse or extract

If <bsp_image.root_path>/Linux_for_Tegra/ already exists:

• Do not extract over it unless the user explicitly requested

re-extraction and accepted the overwrite risk.

• Derive the on-disk version from Linux_for_Tegra/nv_tegra_release.

Ask before replacing a different recorded bsp_image.version.

• Verify the installed GPU stack against the platform-derived

expectation when possible. Detection precedence (first probe that

yields a definitive answer wins):

• Linux_for_Tegra/rootfs/etc/nv_tegra_release carries an

INSTALL_TYPE= token on BSP releases that expose it (newer

lines). Read and compare directly.

• Otherwise, find Linux_for_Tegra -name nvgpu.ko: present →

nvgpu, absent → OpenRM.

• If the chip family has only ever shipped one stack (e.g. T234 /

Orin is always nvgpu in current BSPs), fall back to the

catalogue-derived expectation without disk probing.

If the installed stack conflicts with the active target, refuse and ask

the user to re-extract with the correct stack or fix the target profile.

Otherwise skip extraction and update the profile.

Locate tarballs

When extraction is needed, search:

• <bsp_image.root_path>/
• <workspace>/
• current working directory

Prompt for absolute paths for anything missing. Required filenames:

• Jetson_Linux_R<ver>_aarch64.tbz2
• Tegra_Linux_Sample-Root-Filesystem_R<ver>_aarch64.tbz2

Both filenames must contain the same R<ver> token. Refuse mismatches

and record <ver> as bsp_image.version. Do not download tarballs.

Extract and apply binaries

Use absolute tarball paths; they may live outside

<bsp_image.root_path>.

ROOT="<bsp_image.root_path>"
BSP_TARBALL="<absolute path to Jetson_Linux_R<ver>_aarch64.tbz2>"
ROOTFS_TARBALL="<absolute path to Tegra_Linux_Sample-Root-Filesystem_R<ver>_aarch64.tbz2>"

mkdir -p "$ROOT"
tar xjf "$BSP_TARBALL" -C "$ROOT"
sudo tar xpjf "$ROOTFS_TARBALL" -C "$ROOT/Linux_for_Tegra/rootfs"

cd "$ROOT/Linux_for_Tegra"
if [ "$GPU_STACK" = "openrm" ]; then
  sudo ./apply_binaries.sh --openrm
else
  sudo ./apply_binaries.sh
fi

Set GPU_STACK from the "Determine GPU stack" step above. Abort on the first failing command and

surface the failed command.

Update the active profile

Persist the resolved BSP image metadata in the active target profile so

later skills can find the BSP without re-prompting. Preserve existing

blocks, comments, and quoted SKU values; use a round-tripping YAML

writer such as ruamel.yaml.

bsp_image:
  root_path: <absolute override path>  # omit for <workspace>/Image
  version: "<derived version>"

Rules:

• Same version and same root path: no rewrite.
• Different version: ask before updating.
• Different recorded root_path: refuse automatic rewrite.
• Always quote version.

Finish

Report the image path, extracted vs reused state, GPU stack, derived

version, and profile update status. Then suggest /jetson-init-source.

Purpose

Materialize Linux_for_Tegra/ on disk by extracting the right Jetson

Linux + sample-rootfs tarballs and running apply_binaries.sh with

the GPU-stack flag derived from the active target (nvgpu for T234,

OpenRM for T264+). Then commit the derived BSP version into the

profile's bsp_image: block.

Prerequisites

• Active target profile resolved per

../../context/target-platform-contract.md.

• Jetson Linux BSP tarball and matching sample-rootfs tarball staged

on disk (e.g. by /jetson-download-bsp or hand-placed).

• Write access to the workspace Image/ root (or the override

bsp_image.root_path).

• sudo available for apply_binaries.sh.

Limitations

• Writes only the bsp_image: block; source tree, documents, and

carrier profile are owned by sibling skills.

• Refuses to overwrite an existing Linux_for_Tegra/ without explicit

user direction.

• Does not download tarballs; rely on /jetson-download-bsp or

hand-stage the inputs.

Troubleshooting

• apply_binaries.sh exits non-zero — re-read its console output;

most failures are missing sudo, missing rootfs tarball, or wrong

GPU stack flag for the SoC generation.

• nv_tegra_release absent after extract — extraction stopped

early; verify tarball integrity and rerun.

• Recorded version disagrees with the tarball filename — the

tarball was renamed; trust the value parsed from

Linux_for_Tegra/nv_tegra_release over filenames.

• Different recorded root_path already in profile — refuse and

ask the user to confirm before overwriting.

References

• ../../context/target-platform-contract.md
• ../../references/bsp-platforms-catalogue.md
• ../../references/platform_template.yaml
• ../jetson-init-target/SKILL.md
• ../jetson-init-source/SKILL.md
• ../jetson-flash-image/SKILL.md