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[BUG]:Error writing to device during formatting #1196

@peterharperuk

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@peterharperuk

What happened?

On Windows version 1.9.6. The "use custom" feature in imager used to be very reliable. I've used it once today to flash an image to an SD card but for some reason it's now giving me an error "Error writing to device during formatting". I've tried different cards and seem to have the same problem.

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1.9.6 (Default)

What host operating system were you using?

Windows

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11

Selected OS

custom

Which Raspberry Pi Device are you using?

Raspberry Pi 5, 500, and Compute Modules 5

What kind of storage device are you using?

microSD Card in an internal reader

OS Customisation

  • Yes, I was using OS Customisation when the bug occurred.

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