# Unable to flash Linux ISO file in pen drive **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Tags:** support\ **Created:** [January 21, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/unable-to-flash-linux-iso-file-in-pen-drive/372877 "2025-01-21T14:44:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![harsh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/57b2e6/32.png) [@harsh](https://forums.balena.io/u/harsh)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/unable-to-flash-linux-iso-file-in-pen-drive/372877/1 "2025-01-21T14:44:13Z")
**Hi community!** It’s been very exciting to try all the new releases and updates on live USB. So in order to try that, I bring the 15 GB pen drive and tried to flash the Linux Mint iso file on it. But I got this error multiple times even after formatting the pen drive. ![Screenshot From 2025-01-21 19-59-41](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/balena/original/2X/7/76392117b3e1c55c27e1c2089b0e1ced617e600c.png) I hope community will surely have some solution. **Namaste**! ---
**Author:** ![ml3456](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@ml3456](https://forums.balena.io/u/ml3456)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2025, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/unable-to-flash-linux-iso-file-in-pen-drive/372877/2 "2025-01-24T18:30:34Z")
I’m having the exact same issue. Never ever had a problem. All usb drives for my NAS are the same maker and size. All Linux OS for my NAS. I could only get it to work if I deleted all partitions and formatted them to ext4 first. I even cloned a drive, took the target out and try to re-clone it and got the same error. Tried 2 computers. Same error. Something is wrong with the latest version. Wish I saved one of the older versions!! ML ---
**Author:** ![ml3456](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@ml3456](https://forums.balena.io/u/ml3456)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/unable-to-flash-linux-iso-file-in-pen-drive/372877/3 "2025-01-27T17:20:11Z")
Any thoughts from the team?? ---
**Author:** ![ml3456](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@ml3456](https://forums.balena.io/u/ml3456)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/unable-to-flash-linux-iso-file-in-pen-drive/372877/4 "2025-01-30T19:07:13Z")
Anybody?? ---
**Author:** ![harsh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/57b2e6/32.png) [@harsh](https://forums.balena.io/u/harsh)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 3:37am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/unable-to-flash-linux-iso-file-in-pen-drive/372877/5 "2025-01-31T03:37:29Z")
They are not going to answer. ---
**Author:** ![harsh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/57b2e6/32.png) [@harsh](https://forums.balena.io/u/harsh)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 3:39am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/unable-to-flash-linux-iso-file-in-pen-drive/372877/6 "2025-01-31T03:39:30Z")
I had tried ho manually flash using commands in Terminal. Here is the link of article. > **[How to Burn an ISO File to a USB Drive in Linux? - Scaler Topics](https://www.scaler.com/topics/burn-linux-iso-to-usb/)** > > Learn how to burn a Linux ISO to a USB drive in a few simple steps on scaler Topics. It really helped me. ---
**Author:** ![ml3456](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@ml3456](https://forums.balena.io/u/ml3456)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/unable-to-flash-linux-iso-file-in-pen-drive/372877/7 "2025-01-31T15:18:23Z")
Thanks. I realized Balena doesn’t support. Looking to clone, not burn a iso. Thanks though. ---
**Author:** ![ml3456](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@ml3456](https://forums.balena.io/u/ml3456)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 10:11pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/unable-to-flash-linux-iso-file-in-pen-drive/372877/8 "2025-03-06T22:11:42Z")
HAVE SWITCHED TO DISK GENUIS!!! Works great and support that answers you. Great switch from Etcher that even version 2 has same error. Goodbye Balena!