jetpack5-ssd-boot-fix

jetpack5-ssd-boot-fix is a skill for Claude Code, Codex from Seeed-Projects/Seeed-Jetson-DevelopTool. It costs 57 tokens per session (1,037 once invoked), scanned B, original, MIT.

A repair guide for boot failures on Seeed Jetson devices using an NVMe solid-state drive with JetPack 5, NVIDIA’s software platform for Jetson hardware.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to check the affected JetPack version and repair the SSD by wiping it externally or reflashing it with a full erase.
Why use it?
It addresses cases where flashing appears successful but the device still shows filesystem errors and will not start.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

Written for no agent in particular: nothing here depends on one.

Needs its repository: it runs a file that does not travel with it, so clone the repository first. The line is sudo ./tools/kernel_flash/l4t_initrd_flash.sh --erase-all \.

Good fit Use it to check the affected JetPack version and repair the SSD by wiping it externally or reflashing it with a full erase.

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Install

Getting it into your agent

It runs from inside its repository, so the clone comes first — what it calls does not travel with the file alone.

Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Seeed-Projects/Seeed-Jetson-DevelopTool
agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/seeed-projects/seeed-jetson-developtool/jetpack5-ssd-boot-fix

Made for: Claude Code, Codex.

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Per session 57 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 1,037 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan B 1 finding. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00057 $0.01037
Opus 5 $0.00028 $0.00518
Sonnet 5 $0.00011 $0.00207
Haiku 4.5 $0.00006 $0.00104

Measured 7d ago against content hash 38451eaeb1b2, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-07, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade B, and why

jetpack5-ssd-boot-fix scanned grade B with 1 finding against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 7d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Asks for rootmediumPrivilege escalation

A mod that escalates privileges can change anything on the machine, not only the project.

sudo wipefs -a /dev/sdX
seeed_jetson_develop/skills/openclaw/jetpack5-ssd-boot-fix/SKILL.md · 128 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 128 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Fix JetPack 5 SSD Boot Failure

JetPack 5 may fail to boot from certain NVMe SSDs even after a successful flash. This is caused by filesystem incompatibility or incomplete wiping during flash. JetPack 6 is not affected by this issue.

Hardware: Seeed Jetson device, NVMe SSD, SSD enclosure (for Option A), USB cable Software: JetPack 5.x, Ubuntu host PC


Execution model

Run one phase at a time. After each phase:

  • If output contains [STOP] → stop immediately, consult the failure decision tree
  • If output ends with [OK] → tell the user "Phase N complete" and proceed

Two repair options are available. Ask the user which they prefer before starting.


Phase 1 — confirm the issue (~1 min)

Symptom: JetPack 5 was flashed successfully to SSD, but device fails to boot with filesystem errors on screen.

# On the Jetson (if accessible via serial/recovery), check:
cat /etc/nv_tegra_release

[OK] when user confirms JetPack 5 boot failure from SSD. [STOP] if running JetPack 6 (this issue does not apply).


Option A — Wipe SSD externally

Phase 2A — connect SSD to host PC (~1 min)

  1. Remove the NVMe SSD from the Jetson device
  2. Connect it to a host PC using an NVMe-to-USB enclosure
  3. Identify the device name:
lsblk

Verify it's the Jetson SSD by checking for Jetson device tree files:

ls /media/$USER/*/boot/
# Should show Jetson-specific device tree files (*.dtb)

[OK] when SSD is identified (e.g. /dev/sda). [STOP] if SSD not detected — check enclosure and cable.

Phase 3A — wipe the SSD (~5–15 min)

⚠️ DANGER: This destroys all data. Back up first. Double-check the device name.

Replace /dev/sdX with the actual device. Adjust count for larger SSDs (count=800 with bs=100M = 80 GB wiped):

sudo wipefs -a /dev/sdX
sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdX bs=100M count=800

[OK] when dd completes without errors.

Phase 4A — re-flash JetPack 5 (~15–30 min)

  1. Reinstall the SSD into the Jetson
  2. Put device into recovery mode
  3. Flash JetPack 5 following the standard Seeed flash guide: https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/flash/jetpack_to_selected_product/

Read the full file on GitHub · 128 lines

Files

What ships with it

2 files beside SKILL.md in the same directory: the scripts, references and assets a skill reads on demand. Not counted in the per-session cost; read them before you install if any of them is executable.

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 7d ago First seen · 128 lines · 57 tokens per session scan B 38451eaeb1b2

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jetpack5-ssd-boot-fix is a skill published in the GitHub repository Seeed-Projects/Seeed-Jetson-DevelopTool (54 stars, last pushed yesterday), licensed MIT. It adds 57 tokens to every session and 1,037 once invoked, about $0.0003 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it B with 1 finding (asks for root). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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