On a x64 based system with a Metis M.2, i am trying to do a firmware update for the device but getting an error.
(axelera-env) devuser@linuxdev:~/voyager-sdk$ axdevice interactive_flash_update
WARNING: AXELERA_DEVICE_DIR environment variable not set.
Using AXELERA_DEVICE_DIR=/home/devuser/voyager-sdk/axelera-env/lib/python3.12/site-packages/axelera/omega
WARNING: AIPU_RUNTIME_STAGE0_OMEGA environment variable not set.
Using AIPU_RUNTIME_STAGE0_OMEGA=/home/devuser/voyager-sdk/axelera-env/lib/python3.12/site-packages/axelera/omega/bin/start_axelera_runtime_stage0.bin
>>> Metis Flash Update Script
>>> =========================
>>> Auto-detecting and updating all connected devices...
>>> Detected 1 device(s) from axdevice
>>> ==============================================
>>> Found 1 device(s):
>>> - metis-0:81:0
>>> ==============================================
>>> Device metis-0:81:0 needs firmware update (current: 1.2.0-rc2, target: 1.7.0)
>>> Processing firmware update for device metis-0:81:0...
>>> Running First Time Flash Update
>>> ===================================
>>> Target device: metis-0:81:0
>>> Loading AIPU runtime stage0...
[libaxldev_linux.c:1660] Device command CMD_LOAD_FW (id 0x6e) returned an error code.
[libaxldev_linux.c:1663] Consider inspecting the device log via `axtrace --slog`.
Failed to load firmware.
>>> ERROR: Failed to load AIPU runtime stage0
>>> ERROR: Failed to update firmware for device metis-0:81:0
>>> ==============================================
>>> UPDATE SUMMARY
>>> ==============================================
>>> Total devices: 1
>>> Devices needing firmware update: 1
>>> Devices needing board controller update: 0
>>> Devices fully updated: 0
>>> Devices failed: 1
>>> ==============================================
>>> ERROR: Some devices failed to update
>>> Please check the errors above and retry
reason for the firmware update when trying to run inference examples, the inference runs but get some error/warning messages below is output of axdevice and axtrace --slog below
i am running SDK 1.7 on Ubuntu 25.04 , i got it running by installing python 3.12 version using uv on ubuntu 25.04
(axelera-env) devuser@linuxdev:~/voyager-sdk$ axdevice
[libaxldev_linux.c:1660] Device command CMD_BOARD_CTRL_VERSION (id 0x2bc) returned an error code.
[libaxldev_linux.c:1663] Consider inspecting the device log via `axtrace --slog`.
[libaxldev_linux.c:1660] Device command CMD_BOARD_CTRL_BOARD_TYPE (id 0x2bd) returned an error code.
[libaxldev_linux.c:1663] Consider inspecting the device log via `axtrace --slog`.
WARNING: Failed to parse response after board controller firmware version query: ''
Device 0: metis-0:81:0 1GiB metis-m2 flver=1.2.0-rc2 bcver=0.0 clock=800MHz mvm=100%
(axelera-env) devuser@linuxdev:~/voyager-sdk$ axtrace --slog
[00:21:13.411,529] <err> board_comm: Failed to send request 23: -12
[00:21:13.411,590] <err> service_monitor: Failed to send temperature request
[00:21:14.412,506] <err> board_comm: Failed to send request 23: -12
[00:21:14.412,567] <err> service_monitor: Failed to send temperature request
[00:21:15.413,482] <err> board_comm: Failed to send request 23: -12
[00:21:15.413,543] <err> service_monitor: Failed to send temperature request
[00:21:16.414,459] <err> board_comm: Failed to send request 23: -12
[00:21:16.414,520] <err> service_monitor: Failed to send temperature request
[00:21:17.415,435] <err> board_comm: Failed to send request 23: -12
[00:21:17.415,496] <err> service_monitor: Failed to send temperature request
[00:21:18.416,412] <err> board_comm: Failed to send request 23: -12
[00:21:18.416,473] <err> service_monitor: Failed to send temperature request
[00:21:19.417,388] <err> board_comm: Failed to send request 23: -12
