/jetson-init-image
Extract Jetson Linux + sample-rootfs tarballs and run apply_binaries.sh for the active target, then record bsp_image in the profile. Use after jetson-init-target; not for source-tree setup.
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Extract Jetson Linux + sample-rootfs tarballs and run apply_binaries.sh for the active target, then record bsp_image in the profile. Use after jetson-init-target; not for source-tree setup.
SKILL.md
jetson-init-image.SKILL.mdname: jetson-init-image
description: >-
Extract Jetson Linux + sample-rootfs tarballs and run
apply_binaries.sh for the active target, then record bsp_image in
the profile. Use after jetson-init-target; not for source-tree
setup.
version: 0.0.1
license: "Apache-2.0"
metadata:
data-classification: public
author: "Jetson Team"
tags:
- bsp
- image
- bootstrap
domain: metaInitialize 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`](../../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`](../../context/target-platform-contract.md#derived-platform-facts). 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:
1. Do not extract over it unless the user explicitly requested re-extraction and accepted the overwrite risk. 2. Derive the on-disk version from `Linux_for_Tegra/nv_tegra_release`. Ask before replacing a different recorded `bsp_image.version`. 3. Verify the installed GPU stack against the platform-derived expectation when possible. Detection precedence (first probe that yields a definitive answer wins):
1. `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. 2. Otherwise, `find Linux_for_Tegra -name nvgpu.ko`: present → nvgpu, absent → OpenRM. 3. 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:
1. `<bsp_image.root_path>/` 2. `<workspace>/` 3. 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. -
Read more
name: jetson-init-image
description: >-
Extract Jetson Linux + sample-rootfs tarballs and run
apply_binaries.sh for the active target, then record bsp_image in
the profile. Use after jetson-init-target; not for source-tree
setup.
version: 0.0.1
license: "Apache-2.0"
metadata:
data-classification: public
author: "Jetson Team"
tags:
- bsp
- image
- bootstrap
domain: metaInitialize 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`](../../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`](../../context/target-platform-contract.md#derived-platform-facts). 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:
1. Do not extract over it unless the user explicitly requested re-extraction and accepted the overwrite risk. 2. Derive the on-disk version from `Linux_for_Tegra/nv_tegra_release`. Ask before replacing a different recorded `bsp_image.version`. 3. Verify the installed GPU stack against the platform-derived expectation when possible. Detection precedence (first probe that yields a definitive answer wins):
1. `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. 2. Otherwise, `find Linux_for_Tegra -name nvgpu.ko`: present → nvgpu, absent → OpenRM. 3. 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:
1. `<bsp_image.root_path>/` 2. `<workspace>/` 3. 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. -
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