Just trying to create flash from iso.
What should be done?
I had the same issue, pal. I opened diskpart and selected the Pen Drive I was using and then I ran the ācleanā command. I did NOT initialize with GPT or MBR or formatted it(you have to initialize to format and do anything on the drive though) and then re-ran Etcher with Admin privileges and now my Pen Drive is happily formatted with Linux Mint. Feel free to ask for any doubts or issues! I, or someone else can help you.
Today I think that *.iso is bad, as if I use UUI to create a boot-flash, then I get the same kind of error during flash usage.
Š²Ń, 18 Š°Š²Š³. 2024 Š³. Š² 10:17, mrfoxesite via balenaForums <notifications@balena.discoursemail.com>:
Then try a different iso then! Next time If you get an error like so, try a different iso and check than asking first. It will save your time and also ours. If you get it with a different iso and find no fix then you can put on the forums. Itās your choice. If you want follow my advice, modify it and then follow it and of course- donāt follow it! But yeah I had this issue you told today just a few hours ago and wanted to fix and found your post. Atleast I found the fix and then commented! Thank you for your help.
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Thatās what I did 
Š²Ń, 18 Š°Š²Š³. 2024 Š³. Š² 11:00, mrfoxesite via balenaForums <notifications@balena.discoursemail.com>:
Can confirm that this exact thing happens to me on the latest windows 11 version when trying to flash. I tried several different linux distro isos but they are all the same things.
Me too. Trying to flash the latest Ubuntu version, from Windows 11. It must be the Windows platform.
Doesnāt work - administrator, compatabilty mode etcā¦ just doesnāt work ā¦ Hey Balenda morons what a joke this issue is arround since August - it is October - no fix ? What a garbage soft with garbage support - Hey morrons at Ubuntu this is exactly why your os is not for on the level with normal software produced by normal software companiesā¦ write better instructions with the tools that work atleast and not some junk like this baldalenda
It does work on Win 11 Home and Win 11 Pro but itās flaky - Iāve had that error message too. Rebooted, and in one case where that didnāt work, reinstalled the balenaEtcher software. Was then able to create the .iso boot USB. Strange.
You literally need to give it administrator rights thanks for the answer
same thing happened to me as well opened the app in administration and it worked like magic.
Thank you guys @WesMax
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I got the same error using balenaEtcher-1.19.25-x64.AppImage with Linux. Going back to balenaEtcher-1.18.11-x64.AppImage solved the problem for me.
Just dropping this note for users not running Windowsā¦
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This worked for me on Windows 10!
Had same issue when trying to Flash a Windows 11 bootable image onto an SD Card With my Linux based Steam Deck running on Steam OS wouldnt work with the newer V1.19.25 but i see someone had similar issues with a linux based system and said just using V1.18.11 sorted there issue and allowed them to Flash there Bootable or what ever and it worked for me so i recommend trying the older version.
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First, my thanks to the balena folks for trying to provide this bootmanager. Iām guessing it is a lot harder to make a bootmanager for linux work properly with Windows than it used to.
Working from a Win10 machine I downloaded Etcher and directed it toward a Linux Mint 22 ISO I had already downloaded. It runs for a while and then says:
āError opening source
Something went wrong while opening
C:\Usersā¦\linuxmint-22-cinnamon-64bit.iso.
Error:(0 , h.requestMetadata) is not a function.ā
LinuxMint specifically directs me to use Etcher, probably because of the UEFI and other hurtles, to try to install on a new Windows 11 machine.
I Do have Admin permission on this machine (though not specifically in the Admin acctā¦donāt even think I have that password). I have tried TWO different ISOs of this Mint with etcher I downloaded from your site today.
Obviously this is hitting a fair number of people, so it would be nice if the balena staff would kick this up a notch and provide a real fix or, if that is too difficult, at least a better (more helpful) crash/error message?