Struggling to install huggingface_hub

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Seems like this?

What you are seeing is not a problem with your Jetson; it is SDK Manager saying:

“For this host OS + target hardware combination I don’t have any JetPack SDKs that I’m allowed to offer.”

On your screenshot the key line is:

  • Host Machine: Ubuntu 24.04 – x86_64
  • Target Hardware: Jetson AGX Orin modules
  • SDK VERSION panel: “There are no SDKs available for installation.”

1. What SDK Manager is doing in Step 1

In Step 1 SDK Manager:

  1. Looks at:

    • Product = Jetson
    • Host OS version (here: Ubuntu 24.04)
    • Selected target board (AGX Orin / Orin Nano / etc.)

  2. Asks NVIDIA’s server for a JSON manifest of all JetPack releases.

  3. Filters that list by a compatibility matrix:

    • Each JetPack version is tagged with which host OS versions it supports.
    • If none of the JetPack entries match your host OS + target board, the list is empty.

When the filtered list is empty, SDK Manager shows the ghost icon and:

“There are no SDKs available for installation.”

So the message means “there is no JetPack version that officially supports Ubuntu 24.04 for this board”, not that your board is broken.

2. Why this happens specifically on Ubuntu 24.04

2.1. SDK Manager vs JetPack support

  • SDK Manager itself can run on Ubuntu 24.04 (system requirements list 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, 22.04 and 24.04 as valid hosts).

  • But each SDK (JetPack) has its own host OS support. The compatibility matrix for SDK Manager 2.0.0 shows, for example:

    • JetPack 4.x → Ubuntu 16.04 / 18.04
    • JetPack 5.x → Ubuntu 18.04 / 20.04
    • JetPack 6.x → Ubuntu 20.04 / 22.04
    • No JetPack entry lists Ubuntu 24.04 yet in that matrix.

Recent community reports for Jetson Orin Nano/Orin NX say exactly what you are seeing:

  • On a Ubuntu 24.04 host, SDK Manager shows the Jetson device, but the SDK Version panel is empty and says “no SDKs available”. The suggested fix is to use Ubuntu 20.04 (or 22.04, depending on JetPack version) as host. (Zenn)

A Jetson AGX Xavier user saw the same message when trying to flash JetPack 5.1 from Ubuntu 22.04, and NVIDIA’s response was that JetPack 5.1 requires a 20.04 host; 22.04 is only for JetPack 6.x. (Seeed Studio Forum)

So, your situation matches this pattern:

  • You’re running Ubuntu 24.04 on the host.
  • JetPack versions for Jetson AGX Orin / Orin Nano are currently defined only for 20.04 and/or 22.04, not 24.04.
  • The compatibility filter removes every JetPack entry → nothing left to display → “no SDKs available”.

3. Less common causes (for completeness)

There are a few other things that can trigger similar messages:

  1. Account / membership or network issues

    • If SDK Manager cannot download the configuration files at all, it may show
      “No SDKs are available for your account” and complain about failing to fetch a configuration file. (RidgeRun Developer Wiki)
    • That is a different message from what your screenshot shows, and usually accompanies explicit network errors in the log.

  2. Very old SDK Manager

    • Very old SDK Manager builds do not know about newer JetPack streams, so they can’t list them. Updating to the current 2.x release fixes it. (Seeed Studio Forum)

  3. Unsupported/custom target boards or BSPs

    • For custom carrier boards or modules that require a custom BSP, NVIDIA sometimes states that SDK Manager can’t offer a ready-made JetPack image; you must build/flash manually. (NVIDIA Developer Forums)

Your screenshot shows a standard Jetson AGX Orin module and a modern SDK Manager UI, so the host OS mismatch is by far the most likely root cause.

4. Practical solutions

Option A – Use a supported Ubuntu version as host (recommended)

Pick the host version that matches the JetPack you want:

  • JetPack 5.x → Ubuntu 20.04 host is recommended.
  • JetPack 6.x → Ubuntu 20.04 or 22.04 host.

Steps (high-level):

  1. On an x86_64 machine, install Ubuntu 22.04 or 20.04 (dual-boot, separate disk, or another PC).

  2. Install the latest NVIDIA SDK Manager from the official download page.

  3. Boot your Jetson into recovery mode and connect it via USB-C to the host.

  4. Start SDK Manager, log in, select:

    • Product Category: Jetson
    • Target Hardware: your exact board (e.g., “Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit” or “Jetson AGX Orin 64GB”)

  5. The SDK Version panel should now show JetPack 5.x / 6.x entries instead of the ghost icon.

As soon as you move from Ubuntu 24.04 to a supported host version, reports show that the “no SDKs available” message disappears. (Zenn)

Option B – Use a VM on your existing Ubuntu 24.04 machine

If you don’t want to repartition or rebuild your current host:

  1. Install a hypervisor such as VirtualBox or VMware on your 24.04 host.
  2. Create a VM running Ubuntu 22.04 or 20.04 (x86_64).
  3. Install SDK Manager inside the VM.
  4. Pass the Jetson’s USB device through to the VM (so the VM sees it as if it were plugged directly into it).
  5. Run SDK Manager as above.

This is widely used in practice (including on non-Ubuntu hosts), but it adds complexity around USB passthrough and performance.

Option C – “Hack” the host into pretending it’s 22.04 (not recommended)

Some users edit /etc/lsb-release so that SDK Manager believes a 24.04 machine is 22.04, and JetPack 6.x appears.

This can work, but it is fragile:

  • Other tools may now mis-detect your OS.
  • You’re using a JetPack release on an untested host configuration.
  • If something goes wrong, NVIDIA support will typically ask you to move to a supported host anyway.

For a beginner this is usually not worth the risk; using a proper 20.04/22.04 environment is safer.

5. Quick checklist for you

  1. Confirm: your host says Ubuntu 24.04 – x86_64 in SDK Manager Step 1 (as in your screenshot).

  2. Decide which JetPack you want (most Orin tutorials currently target JetPack 5.1.x or 6.x).

  3. Set up a Ubuntu 20.04 (for JetPack 5.x) or 22.04 (for JetPack 6.x) environment on x86_64:

    • Separate PC, or
    • Dual-boot, or
    • VM on your existing machine.

  4. Install the latest SDK Manager there and re-run the Jetson flashing process.

  5. In Step 1, you should now see a dropdown of JetPack SDK versions instead of “There are no SDKs available for installation”.

Summary

  • The message in your screenshot means: no JetPack release is officially defined for “Jetson AGX Orin + Ubuntu 24.04 host”, so SDK Manager has nothing to offer.
  • SDK Manager itself supports Ubuntu 24.04, but the JetPack SDKs for Jetson currently support only older host versions (20.04 / 22.04), as shown in NVIDIA’s compatibility matrix and confirmed by multiple Jetson Orin Nano/AGX Orin user reports. (Zenn)
  • The straightforward fix is to run SDK Manager from a supported host OS (20.04/22.04), either directly on a machine or inside a VM. Once you do that, the SDK Version panel will list valid JetPack versions and you can proceed with flashing normally.