OS: Windows 10:0.19844.1466 w/latest updates/patches (as of 21Jan2022)
Homebrew PC i5-9600K, 32GB RAM, Gigabyte Z390UD Mobo
SDHC: Team 500r 64GB 10 (inserted into integrated SDHC reader in PC)
SDHC configured as Windows FAT32 disk
Process used:
Downloaded latest version of Balena Etcher and installed (v1.7.3.0)
Inserted formatted SDHC into integrated SDHC slot in PC
Selected file (E:…\HamPi_v2.0.img.xz) downloaded from HamPi project on SourceForge.net and used SHA check after download
Selected SDHC as selected target
Selected “Flash!”
Windows immediately pops up “Insert disk” dialog (Please insert a disk into USB Drive (H:)).
Etcher errors out with this error:
"Something went wrong. If it is a compressed image, please check that the archive is not corrupted (did this - no joy)
Command failed: C:\users<profilename>\AppData\Local\Programs\balena-etcher\balenaEtcher.exe C:\users<profilename>\AppData\Local\Programs\balena-etcher\resources\app\generated\child-writer.js
Can’t configure or trim a source that is not randomly readable, skipping.
Error: file closed
C:\users<profilename>\AppData\Local\Programs\balena-etcher\resources\app\generated\child-writer.js:1
After this there is a plethora of data - it is however unselectable and therefore uncopyable.
I looked for a log file for balenaEtcher in the file location area where balena installed - which is C:\users<profilename>\AppData\Roaming\balena-etcher - that might contain this information in order to post here it but found nothing other than the “000003.log” files which have nothing in them regarding the errors.
I also looked for a log in the C:\windows\logs directory and found nothing for balenaEtcher.
I then searched the boot partition for *.log files and didn’t find any log files associated with balenaEtcher that had the information found in the dialog mentioned above.
I wonder why balenaEtcher installs in the user profile directory instead of the normal C:\Program Files\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\ directories. I guess this may just be at the prerogative of the programmer.
Steps I have taken to troubleshoot the issue:
- changed out SDHC for an unused one - no joy.
2… again, downloaded the file I am writing to the SDHC again and used SHA to check it - no joy - moved the file being written from several folders deep to the desktop - no joy
- re-formatted the SDHC to FAT32 again - no joy
- deleted the partition on the SDHC and re-formatted - no joy
- uninstalled, rebooted, then re-downloaded balena-etcher and re-installed - no joy
I am at a complete loss as to what the problem is. I don’t understand the cause of the error that it posts nor do I know what to do about it to fix it. So if someone could please help me I sure would like to not spend all day again today trying to make this work. I have used balena etcher for quite some time with no issues and don’t understand what might have changed to cause this problem.
Thank you ahead of time!