Note: While you can still use this method to add a swap file, note that newer versions of L4T/JetPack have swap memory as part of the default distribution, implemented through zram. The swap memory by default is 2GB. If you want to change the amount of space allocated please see: https://github.com/JetsonHacksNano/resizeSwapMemory You may choose to use both a swapfile, as implemented here, and the zram swap memory at the same time.

Install a swap file on the NVIDIA Jetson Nano Developer Kit. This should help with memory pressure issues.

installSwapFile.sh - Create a swap file ; Use on external media like USB drive or SSD

usage: installSwapFile.sh [[[-d directory ] [-s size] -a] | [-h]]

-d | --dir [directoryname] Directory to place swapfile (defaults to /mnt)

-s | --size [gigabytes] (defaults to 6 )

-a | --auto Enable swap on boot in /etc/fstab (default: "Y")

-h | --help This message

Defaults to creating a 6GB Swapfile in the current directory

Note: If you enable swap on boot, you should also automount the drive that you're using

Automount a device given the label

autoMount.sh - Automount a device, useful for external media like USB drives

usage: autoMount.sh [ [-l label] | [-h]]

-l | --label [labelname] Label to lookup

-h | --help This message

Example usage:

$ ./shellScript.sh -l RaceUSB

where RaceUSB is the label of the device mounted at /media/jetsonhacks/RaceUSB

Tool to help automount the device given from the label The script looks up the device, mounting point and UUID for the given label Optionally add it to /etc/fstab

v0.7 April 2019

• Add Automount Support
• L4T 32.1.0 (JetPack 4.2)
• Tested on Jetson Nano

Initial Release April, 2019

• L4T 32.1.0 (JetPack 4.2)
• Tested on Jetson Nano