SDK 1.4.2 installed successfully on Metis, but ax_runner module missing

Hi it’s still me haha,

I’ve successfully installed the Voyager SDK v1.4.2 directly on my Metis Compute Board (Voyager Linux 1.0, Ubuntu 22.04 arm64 base).
The full installation (install.sh --runtime --development) completed without any critical errors, and all Axelera packages (runtime, compiler, qtools, etc.) appear correctly in the Python environment.

However, when I activate the SDK virtual environment and try to run: 

python3 -m ax_runner --help

i get : 

No module named ax_runner

Here’s a summary of my setup and verification steps:

✅ Environment 

cat /etc/os-release
lsb_release -a

✅ Installation 

cd ~/voyager-sdk
bash install.sh --runtime --development
source venv/bin/activate

The install completed with: 

Installation complete. To activate the environment, type:
  source venv/bin/activate
WARNING: Failed to refresh pcie and firmware

✅ Packages installed 

pip list | grep axelera

→ returns: 

axelera-aipu-aingine-api     0.3.0rc1.post3.dev0+def3e9a
axelera-aipu-api             3.1.0rc3.post1.dev0+6327ad4
axelera-codegen              1.4.2
axelera-compiler             1.4.2
axelera-miraculix            0.3.0
axelera-onnx-graph-cleaner   1.4.2
axelera-onnx2torch           1.4.2
axelera-qtools-tvm-interface 1.4.2
axelera-qtoolsv2             1.4.2
axelera-runtime              1.4.2
axelera_tvm                  1.4.2
axelera-types                1.4.2

❌ Issue

ax_runner is not installed in the venv: 

find ~/.cache/axelera/venvs/ -type f -name "ax_runner*.py"

→ returns nothing.

Attempting to install it manually fails: 

pip install ax_runner --extra-index-url https://software.axelera.ai/artifactory/api/pypi/axelera-pypi/simple

→ 

ERROR: No matching distribution found for ax_runner

🔍 Runtime path checks 

ls -R /opt/axelera/runtime-1.4.2-1 | grep ax_runner
find /opt/axelera/runtime-1.4.2-1 -name "*.whl"

Both return no ax_runner package inside the runtime folder.

🧩 Summary

So far:

• SDK 1.4.2 installs completely (runtime + development OK)

• All core Python libs (axelera-compiler, qtools, runtime, etc.) are available

• But ax_runner (needed to run python3 -m ax_runner) is missing from both the venv and /opt/axelera

• My Artifactory token is valid and allows access to the private repo

Could you please confirm:

1. If ax_runner should still be part of SDK 1.4.2 for Metis (Ubuntu arm64) installations?

2. If it’s expected to be installed automatically, in which package or path can I find it?

3. If needed, how can I manually link it or re-run only that component?

Thanks a lot for your help,
Thibaut