# The writer process ended unexpectedly 1.5.56 **URL:** \ **Category:** balenaEtcher\ **Created:** [August 27, 2019, 3:23am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/the-writer-process-ended-unexpectedly-1-5-56/27664 "2019-08-27T03:23:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TIMONNET](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@TIMONNET](https://forums.balena.io/u/TIMONNET)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 3:23am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/the-writer-process-ended-unexpectedly-1-5-56/27664/1 "2019-08-27T03:23:15Z")
Screenshots attached. At first, I thought it was because of SDXC (Sandisk ExtremePlus) SD card was too new. However seeing this is a very common error may be related. Windows 10 desktop. Fully patched. Downloaded Etcher tonight (both standard 64-bit and portable versions). Installed fine. Screenshot 1 (not shown due to new user limit of 1 image) - immediately recognized SDXC card as soon as I selected the image (2019-07-10-raspbian-buster-lite.zip). Screenshot 2 - started to say it was “Flashing” and then this error. Had great luck in past with Windows 7 and raspian-jesse images with Etcher. Trying older SD card – will reply, especially if it works and not a bug with software. Thanks, “Tim” ![etcher-02-fails](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/balena/original/2X/d/d9ffd765aaaaa660a4bbdfeb6a4791d88130e5e0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![TIMONNET](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@TIMONNET](https://forums.balena.io/u/TIMONNET)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 3:51am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/the-writer-process-ended-unexpectedly-1-5-56/27664/2 "2019-08-27T03:51:36Z")
As promised, I re-tested this 1.5.56 version of Etcher with a known good SDHC 32gb card I used with RaspberryPi Pi3 before. I combined the images so (top) you can see it recognized card; and (bottom) you can see that while it started, eventually 1.5.56 failed as well. Going to try to burn same image on Windows 7 with older Etcher. Again will report if I find any helpful news. ![etcher-03-test-with-SDHC32gb-failed-as-well](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/balena/original/2X/8/817a8303aa0b1490e89a84235f70576d49a1780b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![TIMONNET](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@TIMONNET](https://forums.balena.io/u/TIMONNET)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 4:48am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/the-writer-process-ended-unexpectedly-1-5-56/27664/3 "2019-08-27T04:48:30Z")
On my desktop, with Windows 10 Home as well (patched up to date), I am running Etcher 1.1.2. At first, even the SDXC card it worked like a charm. Flash completed and now at 65% validating with the same raspian-buster-lite image as before (downloaded 8/20). **HOWEVER, after Validation passed, I have new message:** _"(!) Attention_ \*The write has been completed successfully \* _but Etcher detected potential corruption_ \*issues when reading the image back from the \* _drive._ \*Please consider writing the image to a \* _different drive."_ [Retry] Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![TIMONNET](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@TIMONNET](https://forums.balena.io/u/TIMONNET)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/the-writer-process-ended-unexpectedly-1-5-56/27664/4 "2019-08-27T06:57:29Z")
Final Note: I used 1.1.2 to FLASH a total of 4 SanDisk Extreme Plus, 64GB - Write \>29MB/sec Read (validation) ~11MB/sec Had warnings 3 of 4 – BUT ALL BOOTED FIND ON new Pi4 2 MicroCenter SDXC, 64GB - Write ~ 18.6MB/src , Read - 14.6GB Had warning on 1 of 2 – Booted fine Note: I have update pending - but since it is working, I will not change until I get new Etcher on Laptop working. All the best (SOLVED?) Tim