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 “clean” 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.
вс, 18 авг. 2024 г. в 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. It’s your choice. If you want follow my advice, modify it and then follow it and of course- don’t 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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That’s what I did 
вс, 18 авг. 2024 г. в 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.
Doesn’t work - administrator, compatabilty mode etc… just doesn’t work … 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 companies… 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 it’s flaky - I’ve had that error message too. Rebooted, and in one case where that didn’t 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 Windows…
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This worked for me on Windows 10!